Date 96 - Dipping the pen in the company ink

originally posted Saturday, October 01, 2005

There's some debate within the "Council of Evil" that this shouldn't even count as a date. Or perhaps it's a half-date. Some said it was a date that I turned into a non-date.

Read on and you be the judge.

D is a cutie that works on my floor. Awhile ago he started popping by my office for non-office stuff... so I decided to throw a dog a bone and returned his serve.

Next thing I know he's IMing me to ask me out for coffee after my class. Bad timing. Not only was I stuck in a class all week and trying to catch up on work at night, but I also had plans every night of the week, so I asked for a raincheck.

Before our coffee, I began questioning things.
He didn't know I was going on 100 dates. Wasn't it arrogant of me to assume this would be a date? Perhaps the poor guy just wanted to vent about work with someone who didn't work on the same projects. Or maybe it was supposed to be a date but my raincheck thing sent the "I'm not interested" signal. Either way, I didn't want to get things wrong. After suffering the humiliation of the putt-putt incident, I was not going to endure any indignity from a guy I'd have to see occasionally in the elevator at my place of employment!

So, sadly we stayed on the corporate campus and got coffee from the cafeteria. We sat outside on the back patio for an afternoon break that lasted about 45 minutes and got to know each other a little better. Nice.

Several more coffee breaks have ensued and yesterday he bought my Diet Cherry Coke - which incidentally had a winning cap so now I've got another liter of the stuff coming my way. Hooray for caffeine!

So, you be the judge! Date or non-date?