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rena_librarianI left work around six, had time to get home, shed my coat and bag, wash the pan and turn on the oven for pizza, and then Brandon called. ^_^ I'm not entirely sure how long we talked but it was 6:40 when we got off the phone, so, like, somewhere between 15 and 25 minutes.
And it was so EASY. No awkward pauses, which is good. I liked most of what I heard.
We're going to dinner at El Charro's--apparently he's never been, lol.
And he's not gay, lol. I mentioned I was taking salsa lessons (which are tomorrow, so I told him I could meet him at seven) and we dove off into ballroom dancing--he's taken swing dancing lessons and wants to learn more--and after the subject started to wane, he throws in there, "Oh, and I'm not gay." I told him that was good, as it would have been one of my questions tomorrow, since I've had that problem before. XD
He asked what I was into and I said most of my interests were pretty geeky--reading, writing, and drawing, and he said that reading and writing weren't geeky (though he voiced no opinion about drawing), and later in the conversation he said that he hoped he didn't come across as arrogant, but he likes to think of himself as more intelligent than average. God, we can only hope so. ^_^ I told him it wasn't arrogant if it's true.
Apparently April told him I have an "offbeat" sense of style. Which is kind of true, but I'm still trying to figure out why, out of all the things she MIGHT have said about me, she chose that one. (I'm intelligent? I read a lot? I work for a software company? I dunknow!) I'm wearing one of my new shirts from Canada tomorrow, so hopefully I won't disappoint, lol. (I swear, buy a few non-baseball-cap hats and suddenly you're a kook...) He said that he liked to wear nice stuff (from what I could see in the picture I rather thought so) and people are always asking him why he's dressed up even when he's not, in his opinion. So YAY, he's giving off a metro vibe, and I SO have the same thing happen to me all the time. ^_^
Talked to Nico about it tonight (I actually didn't tell him; I was going to wait until after the fact, but April talked to him) and he said I sounded pretty nonchanlant about it. Yay. That's what I was going for.
Not that I'm NOT excited, because I AM--I've been all bouncy most of the day (moreso after the phone call) and it'll only be worse tomorrow--but...hmm. Part of it is that I know so little about him so I'm kind of holding myself in check until I know if he's worth it, and part of it is I'm honestly just trying to rein myself in and not get spastic. Nevermind that I did a little dance of joy in my kitchen whilst texting with April, and have squeed a couple of times since then, the point is I did it when I was alone. Right? ^_^;
The few potential issues I picked up on...he mentioned a dog, and it sounded like he really likes the dog. Eep. (On that note, I went to the Lions meeting today and discovered that guide dogs don't bother me. Hmm. Maybe because they're actually quiet and still?) But that's kind of worrisome. And he's living with family at the moment, but to be fair he was living elsewhere and just moved back to Mountain Home the day after Christmas. If he's apartment-hunting, or at least plans to start once he gets a paycheck--he's currently in training for his newly acquired job--then it's a nonissue. Will check up on that.
Oh, and he mentioned that he doesn't drink. I'm really curious as to why, and if it'll bother him that I do. I actually kind of like that about him in theory, though--even though we differ there, it may mean that we share OTHER relatively conservative opinions. But if he's all militantly anti-alcohol, then that would be an issue. Be straightedge if you want but don't come down on me for legally indulging myself.
Not sure what's going to happen after dinner, dinner was all we planned but it can't possibly take that long. I think it'll be to late to see a movie, assuming we can even find something we both want to see (Sweeney Todd maybe...I think I want to wait for the DVD. And is I Am Legend even still playing?). And there's a whole lotta nothing to do in Mountain Home.
So I'm going to go to sleep now, have to be at work in... *groan* fiveish hours.
And it was so EASY. No awkward pauses, which is good. I liked most of what I heard.
We're going to dinner at El Charro's--apparently he's never been, lol.
And he's not gay, lol. I mentioned I was taking salsa lessons (which are tomorrow, so I told him I could meet him at seven) and we dove off into ballroom dancing--he's taken swing dancing lessons and wants to learn more--and after the subject started to wane, he throws in there, "Oh, and I'm not gay." I told him that was good, as it would have been one of my questions tomorrow, since I've had that problem before. XD
He asked what I was into and I said most of my interests were pretty geeky--reading, writing, and drawing, and he said that reading and writing weren't geeky (though he voiced no opinion about drawing), and later in the conversation he said that he hoped he didn't come across as arrogant, but he likes to think of himself as more intelligent than average. God, we can only hope so. ^_^ I told him it wasn't arrogant if it's true.
Apparently April told him I have an "offbeat" sense of style. Which is kind of true, but I'm still trying to figure out why, out of all the things she MIGHT have said about me, she chose that one. (I'm intelligent? I read a lot? I work for a software company? I dunknow!) I'm wearing one of my new shirts from Canada tomorrow, so hopefully I won't disappoint, lol. (I swear, buy a few non-baseball-cap hats and suddenly you're a kook...) He said that he liked to wear nice stuff (from what I could see in the picture I rather thought so) and people are always asking him why he's dressed up even when he's not, in his opinion. So YAY, he's giving off a metro vibe, and I SO have the same thing happen to me all the time. ^_^
Talked to Nico about it tonight (I actually didn't tell him; I was going to wait until after the fact, but April talked to him) and he said I sounded pretty nonchanlant about it. Yay. That's what I was going for.
Not that I'm NOT excited, because I AM--I've been all bouncy most of the day (moreso after the phone call) and it'll only be worse tomorrow--but...hmm. Part of it is that I know so little about him so I'm kind of holding myself in check until I know if he's worth it, and part of it is I'm honestly just trying to rein myself in and not get spastic. Nevermind that I did a little dance of joy in my kitchen whilst texting with April, and have squeed a couple of times since then, the point is I did it when I was alone. Right? ^_^;
The few potential issues I picked up on...he mentioned a dog, and it sounded like he really likes the dog. Eep. (On that note, I went to the Lions meeting today and discovered that guide dogs don't bother me. Hmm. Maybe because they're actually quiet and still?) But that's kind of worrisome. And he's living with family at the moment, but to be fair he was living elsewhere and just moved back to Mountain Home the day after Christmas. If he's apartment-hunting, or at least plans to start once he gets a paycheck--he's currently in training for his newly acquired job--then it's a nonissue. Will check up on that.
Oh, and he mentioned that he doesn't drink. I'm really curious as to why, and if it'll bother him that I do. I actually kind of like that about him in theory, though--even though we differ there, it may mean that we share OTHER relatively conservative opinions. But if he's all militantly anti-alcohol, then that would be an issue. Be straightedge if you want but don't come down on me for legally indulging myself.
Not sure what's going to happen after dinner, dinner was all we planned but it can't possibly take that long. I think it'll be to late to see a movie, assuming we can even find something we both want to see (Sweeney Todd maybe...I think I want to wait for the DVD. And is I Am Legend even still playing?). And there's a whole lotta nothing to do in Mountain Home.
So I'm going to go to sleep now, have to be at work in... *groan* fiveish hours.
