Hires Man

This past week I went on a date with Hires Man. I met him on a website. He immediately delved into tall chick anecdotes. His line to get in was just mentioning funny quirks about tall chicks and short guys. Good move Hires. Every tall chick can laugh about a short dude. Well, we exchanged a couple stories and then set up a time to meet in person. I was hoping he was tall. I didn't even ask, or look. We arranged the place to meet and all that stuff. Normally phone numbers are exchanged, but we didn't. Everything was arranged online. If one of us ran late, or got lost, or anything there was no last minute contact. It was very 'You've got mail'esque. Minus the fact that Meg Ryan walks around with the worst posture ever (that makes her boobs super low) and is a good foot shorter than I am. And that Hires Man is way better looking than Tom Hanks, although Mr. Hanks could buy Hires Man a million times over.
After a little bit of confusion we finally were able to meet. I was pleasantly surprised. Hires Man was better looking than his photos on his profile showed. Which, is a rarity in the online dating scene. Normally people choose the best photo of themselves that has ever been taken and put it up hoping someone will be able to see the resemblance. Anyway, I digress. Hires Man was great conversation. He loves to travel just about as much as I do...I mean, he has a real job so he can't quite as much as I can. He's been a ton of places, he's interesting, has the same taste in music and fashion (meaning an apathy for it). We got along well. The one thing I would say could be improved....I caught you looking at the chest a couple times. I know you're a dude and you gotta scope things out.... but you could have been way more stealth about it. On the final rating I'd say you get a 7.5 out of 10 for this date. I'd definitely go out with Hires Man again

The Disappearance of Chase, part Deux

So, this weekend I had the evening off, Chase was in town again so we decided to go out. Now, Chase and I have only ever been either, the two of us, or with a couple of his friends. So, this weekend since I was in the area I decided to visit my nephews. I figured that if I was going to be in the area I wanted to make sure I saw them. I told Chase that he could come with  me, or I could meet up with him later. He chose to come with me. Normally I don't allow the dudes I date to meet anyone in my family for a very, very long time. Boy am I glad I broke that streak this weekend. Chase was so uncomfortable. He wasn't rude, but he also wasn't pleasant. He clearly hated my nephews (in his defense Wilberforce, the two year old, was having a total melt down the entire time we were there), and would have rather been anywhere else in the world. So, we left and met up with some of my friends for dinner. (I also don't normally have them meet friends at least until we are exclusive.) Again, I'm glad I broke that pattern also. I realized at dinner that Chase is unwilling to go outside of himself to make others feel comfortable.  After dinner he and I went to grab some ice cream and a movie (we saw Limitless. Great film. The only film I've ever seen with Chase that I didn't feel like I'd been cheated out of two hours of my life.) After the movie we went back to the car we left near my sister's. We were chit chatting about all different sorts of things. Apparently in our innocent chatter we came upon a subject that he's not okay with. I made a very simple, and very innocent statement.  He flipped. Threw open the car door, patted me on the back and stormed off. Ran to his truck climbed in and flew off. I waited a few seconds to see if he was for real and if that was really what was happening. He was real. Now, he called about 5 minutes later to apologize for storming off (yes, he agreed he stormed off). He explained that I hit a nerve unknowingly, and totally unintentionally...although it was something so simple and bizarre that I'm sure no one could have done it intentionally. He requested that I call him back so we could talk through it. You know Chase, I don't think any talking through would help. As soon as I realized you were for real I shut down and was totally turned off. I won't be making that call, and I don't think I'll be taking your call either. Good Luck with everything Chase.

Green Eyes

So, this past week I went on a date with a co worker. You may ask yourself, "self, why is he called Green Eyes when his eyes aren't green?"  I'll let you ponder the answer to that question for a bit while I tell you about the date. Green Eyes is another co worker who has expressed interest in me. I didn't think anything of his friendly chatter for a few weeks until one day he made a special trip to gate C13, where I was working and where he was not working. He pulled up on a tug, walked over (past 5 dudes at the bottom of the belt) and came to the door of the bin. I was working hard and he didn't say anything so I just kept working. Apparently he was waiting for the opportune moment to say something-the crew on the gate wasn't about to let opportune moment come. They put him to work on C13 (where he was not supposed to be working). They had him do all the grunt work (well, even more so than throwing bags around).  When he was done he came back to the door of the bin, looked in and handed me this piece of paper and ran before they could get him to do more work. I was chuckling the entire time because this was all a little too familiar since Long Jean had done the same thing just a few weeks before. Side note: I've worked at Delta for just about 3 years. I've never had anyone show any real interest and then in a period of a few weeks I have two very ballsy (not that I really know the extent of ballsy) dudes put their cards on the table.
So,  on the way home I text him about the dangers of pursuing a girl at work and the extra work and hoops that he had to get through. He responded with something sweet that reads just like a line. Actually, he said a lot of stuff that reads just like a line. I called him on it multiple times. Well, finally he wore me down enough that I finally said yes to going out.
Back to the date....We met up for lunch one day. Now, Green Eyes is  not my typical datee. He has gauged ears, very visible and large tattoos (and looking to cover even more of his body in them), smoker, painted nails, sports chopper gear, rings, etc. Just not my typical looks. But, he is well read...which is a huge positive. I love when I don't have to dumb down my banter. Quick witted, which is one of the best traits I can find in someone. He had me laughing the entire meal. We had a really great time. And, we went somewhere that neither of us had ever been....which is another huge positive. Means, he's willing to strike out and try things. Anyway, it was a lovely date. Also, when the check came out he immediately slid it off the table and hid it. There was no question that he was taking care of everything. Another good thing. I hate when they let it sit on the table and there is awkwardness about who is picking up the check (not that I have a problem doing that...but never on a first date).  The only down side to the date itself is that when we stood up to go I noticed I was taller than him. Oi, another one falls to the 'average symptom'. Overall I'll rate this date as two thumbs enthusiastically up.