Person of Interest
Saturday I had my date with “person of interest #2”. That’s right, she’s not a suspect yet, just a POI. We met at this place. When I arrived (maybe about 2 minutes beyond the scheduled time) I found her already sitting at a table for 2 on the patio with a basket of chips in front of her. This was good because I wasn’t sure how crowded the place would be. Anyway, she recognized me as I approached, which was also good because she specifically asked me how old the pictures on my profile were when we talked on the phone. So I kind of had her pegged as the suspicious type.
The weather was really nice on Saturday, in the afternoon it got up to about 75, so the patio seemed like a good choice. It was pretty much fully occupied out there. I mentioned that I heard that there was supposed to be a cold front coming in sometime that evening. We talked for awhile and I finally managed to order (she always gets the same thing there so she really didn’t need to look at the menu). The food came out really quickly; it was almost shocking how quick it was. I mean, I expect that for lunch at El Chico, but this surprised me. Black beans are quite the staple at this restaurant. They even have a black bean dip that they bring along with the salsa. I love the taste of black beans, but I avoided them like the plague because black beans and my innards don’t agree. The result could peel paint.
This girl was much easier to talk to than the last one I met. She just has a lot more personality. As we ate, it seemed as though the cold front had decided to come in. I think she was getting cold about 5 minutes into the meal. I felt OK at first, but by the time I finished eating I was pretty cold too. After the meal we decided to move inside to the bar for margaritas. We both stopped at one margarita, but I think if we had known that we would be at the bar for 3 hours we probably would have had more. My buzz was completely gone by that time. As we left we noticed that the patio was deserted.
So, overall I thought it was a pretty good date. Experience has taught me, though, that I am a terrible judge of such things. I guess I’m just not very good at reading people. She said that she had a good time too, but what do you expect her to say to my face? I didn’t have the phone number problem that I had last time, since I already had her number. Sunday I did send her an email saying that I had a good time, yada, yada, yada, and at least she actually replied so maybe that’s a good sign. I’m planning to ask her out again, so we’ll see what happens!
The weather was really nice on Saturday, in the afternoon it got up to about 75, so the patio seemed like a good choice. It was pretty much fully occupied out there. I mentioned that I heard that there was supposed to be a cold front coming in sometime that evening. We talked for awhile and I finally managed to order (she always gets the same thing there so she really didn’t need to look at the menu). The food came out really quickly; it was almost shocking how quick it was. I mean, I expect that for lunch at El Chico, but this surprised me. Black beans are quite the staple at this restaurant. They even have a black bean dip that they bring along with the salsa. I love the taste of black beans, but I avoided them like the plague because black beans and my innards don’t agree. The result could peel paint.
This girl was much easier to talk to than the last one I met. She just has a lot more personality. As we ate, it seemed as though the cold front had decided to come in. I think she was getting cold about 5 minutes into the meal. I felt OK at first, but by the time I finished eating I was pretty cold too. After the meal we decided to move inside to the bar for margaritas. We both stopped at one margarita, but I think if we had known that we would be at the bar for 3 hours we probably would have had more. My buzz was completely gone by that time. As we left we noticed that the patio was deserted.
So, overall I thought it was a pretty good date. Experience has taught me, though, that I am a terrible judge of such things. I guess I’m just not very good at reading people. She said that she had a good time too, but what do you expect her to say to my face? I didn’t have the phone number problem that I had last time, since I already had her number. Sunday I did send her an email saying that I had a good time, yada, yada, yada, and at least she actually replied so maybe that’s a good sign. I’m planning to ask her out again, so we’ll see what happens!
posted by JC at 12:44 PM
7 Comments:
I'm glad your date went well! Sounds like you both had a lot to talk about. What are the plans for date #2? You could always impress her with your cooking abilities.
I think I'll see if she wants to go to Sonic on my moped.
I don't think I'm ready to break out the cooking skills yet.
three cheers for your good date with POI #2!
So glad you had a nice date! Have you talked to here again yet? Any idea when date #2 will be?
Sonic on a mopehead? That's totally marriage material right there! :-)
Glad the date went well and I hope you have a 2nd date again soon.
POI #2 sounds like a normal girl. I bet she asked about your pics because soemone else she met had sent her really old ones. That happened to me last time I did online dating. I got really great photos from a guy who was supposed to be 40 and when I met him he was 50 at least and had gained at least 50lbs as well. The weird part is his whole thought process. I mean why not be honest up front right? But people often are not. At any rate, sounds like you had a much better date than last time.
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