Ok, so.... Background knowledge on the D.P.R. His name is Adam. He lives in Linthicum Heights (side note, no good comes from a place that has "heights" in the name-ponder on that for a moment). I am not sure the difference between Linthicum and Linthicum Heights.... apparently a slight height- ba-dum-ching! He was never married, no kids and has been on this earth for 38 years (in his current state anyway, for those reincarnation believers). He works for the Dept. of Corrections in their terrorism and drug unit or something like that. If you are just tuning in or recently tuning into my blog, I have terrible attention issues and half listen when people talk. My brain tends to fill in the pieces I missed with more "creative" responses. However, I'm pretty sure that that is the unit he works for. He says he works in an office all day pushing papers and his job isn't at all as glamorous as it sounds.
So the date.... well, he suggested Brian Boru's which is an Irish joint in Severna Park. I'm always up for wherever and definitely up for new places so I was excited to see this place. I wasn't too terribly excited to hear it was an Irish place but I can find SOMETHING edible wherever I go. Despite what some of my friends may say, I'm not that picky when it comes to food but I don't eat a lot of meat (red or otherwise) and the Irish love their meat! Lucky for me, they also love their potato leek soup and portobello mushroom sandwiches. (I had the latter.) I showed up a tad earlier than agreed upon (as any smart girl would) and he told me he was running a bit late but showed up on time...sneaky move but I'm way sneakier (sneaker, sneaker!). We were the only two in the room for a bit of time so it was plenty easy to talk and be heard. Ok...now comes the "annoyances". 1.) He has a tiny lisp. This is ok. I can deal with this (surprisingly!). On the other hand, number 2) He says "sumpin'" instead of something! WTH? Is this a colloquialism of the Baltimore and/or surrounding area kind? The first time he said this, I did a Molly look. You know the look that a dog gives you with a little head tilt when you say a word familiar to the dog but they aren't 100% positive that's what you said? Yeah, that's what my facial expression looked like. Then when he said it again, I wanted to punch either him or myself in the face... didn't matter which! With all that said, the rest of the date was decent. We chatted for a bit, then decided that the dinner crowd was coming in so we should give the table up. I got a hug before jumping into my car and heading to Starbucks for a Nonfat Pumpkin Latte (no whip) which was all I could think about for at least the last 45 minutes of sitting there. I don't think it was a love connection or even a "will turn into a long term relationship connection" but it was a night out and he did pay! :) I would certainly go out with him again if asked. If that does occur, I will definitely try to avoid any conversation where the word "something" might pop up or at least hope that I'm not PMSing at the time or else the second date won't end on a good note simply because of the word "something" and my lovely PMS disposition!
I can't even get a good read on him as to whether or not he is interested in hanging out again. He does work long hours (shift work) and says he prefers to stay in lately so... Elefino (this word is the answer to my favorite riddle of all time, hope someone out there gets it. I'm pretty sure it's mentioned in a past blog or 4 as well)! As usual, I will keep you all up-to-date with any updates that might be updated. :) Until then, Arrivederci!
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