Ok, so this guy's name is Justin. He lives around the corner from me. He is originally from South Dakota, YES! SOUTH DAKOTA! He was in the Army for 5 years and has been out for 1 (or 2). He came to this area because of working opportunities. He works as a Russian translator for a government contracting company. As he says, he does "Russiany things". He's crazy smart. He knows three languages besides English (Russian, German and Arabic) and he's traveled all over the place.
The date: We went to some rinky dink, hole-in-the-wall place called Buck Murphy's. It is such a hole-in-the-wall place that they don't even accept credit cards. They admit they are stuck in the 60's. The majority of the customers in there were over the age of 70. I ordered a beer and they did in fact, to my surprise, have Sam Adams but they only had Octoberfest-OCTOBERfest. :) I was ok with that because that's my favorite but I thought it was funny. We chatted about everything imaginable.... family, past relationships, work, etc. He probably knows more about me at this point than some of my friends.
There was an old guy in there that was highly entertaining and he was thrilled to have met someone from South Dakota. He kept playing old songs on the radio from the 60's and was impressed that I knew them. He told Justin that he needed to marry me and not let me go. Justin's response was "that's a very interesting comment." I thought it was pretty funny.
The Redskins game came on while we were sitting there and Justin isn't a football fan but we chatted and watched a bit and listened to the other bar patrons complain and argue a bit. At one point, and I might be the only one to notice this but two players were on the screen at the same time. One was number 76 and the other was 67. I said "oh, look, 7667." Justin chuckled and said "That's an interesting observation. Are you a fan of palindromes?" My reply was "Yes, Actually I am." He said that my eyes got so big and I got really excited when he asked me that. He got to see some of my .... uniqueness, if you will.
There were many, many funny moments. Conversation was easy, comfortable and just enjoyable. We both decided we needed a change of locales. I told him if he wanted to head home and go our separate ways thats fine if he wanted to call it a night. He said that he actually wanted to spend more time with me if I was up for it. I was game! Neither one of us wanted to go to another bar or eat so we went to his place. His apartment is spotless! OMG! It looked like a hotel room. He has the most amazing wall art and "things" all around. He has Matryoshka (nesting) dolls which I love and he was impressed I knew the actual name of! He has the most awesome chair- http://www.lovesac.com/sacs.html. It's amazingly comfortable. I could have definitely fallen asleep very easily there. We watched a bit of TV and then there may have been some small happenings of a make out session. By the time I left his place it was 1 or 130. The date began at 530. I call that a success!
We chatted throughout today, like we have been and there's no set time or place for our next date just yet but I think sushi is the plan. I like this one, immensely! I hope he sticks around.
Oh, the one downfall is that he is allergic to cats. So am I, so hopefully it's not too bad of an allergy. He says it's been awhile since he's been around a cat so he's not sure how allergic he is or how severe the symptoms are... I'm hoping it's copeable-which is not a word, but it should be so I'm keeping it!
Stay tuned... I hope there are many more blogs to come with Justin being the topic.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Second Date with Latino Carlos
So, I decided to show him the greatness that is The Hideaway. We decided to get there at 9 to watch Karaoke. He was there at 9:05. :) I'm so glad that he wasn't super late. Lateness drives me nuts. He liked the atmosphere of The Hideaway right away. I got the homemade apple pie ice-cream. I thought it was good but lacked the taste I was expecting, especially with all the hype around it.
Anywho, I learned a couple things about him. First, he is afraid of animals particularly dogs. He was bitten by several dogs when he was young. He now understands that the dogs were just tugging on his pants and were playing but that traumatized him so much that he is terrified of any dog, any size. That's not going to work for me. This might be the deal breaker!
Also, he is afraid of commitment, but so am I. This is not a deal breaker but good to know. We should both be wearing "approach with caution" signs at all times.
He paid for the date again, and I got to see his tipping skills. He is a FANTASTIC tipper. The bill was about $30 and he put a $10 tip on it. :) A+++ for that!
The plan for Sunday was to go to see Miracle on 34th Street in the theaters. However, I think I would enjoy it more if I went alone. I enjoy Carlos' company but still prefer the movies alone. I feel very comfortable around him and feel like I can be my silly self and he doesn't mind. I'm not sure what the future beholds but him being afraid of dogs is a big flag since my dog is my life! Perhaps I can be the Latino Whiisperer and Molly will be the cure to his fright. :) We shall see......
Anywho, I learned a couple things about him. First, he is afraid of animals particularly dogs. He was bitten by several dogs when he was young. He now understands that the dogs were just tugging on his pants and were playing but that traumatized him so much that he is terrified of any dog, any size. That's not going to work for me. This might be the deal breaker!
Also, he is afraid of commitment, but so am I. This is not a deal breaker but good to know. We should both be wearing "approach with caution" signs at all times.
He paid for the date again, and I got to see his tipping skills. He is a FANTASTIC tipper. The bill was about $30 and he put a $10 tip on it. :) A+++ for that!
The plan for Sunday was to go to see Miracle on 34th Street in the theaters. However, I think I would enjoy it more if I went alone. I enjoy Carlos' company but still prefer the movies alone. I feel very comfortable around him and feel like I can be my silly self and he doesn't mind. I'm not sure what the future beholds but him being afraid of dogs is a big flag since my dog is my life! Perhaps I can be the Latino Whiisperer and Molly will be the cure to his fright. :) We shall see......
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Latino Carlos
Ok, so.... I set up a date for today. Some background information first. He is 35. He was born in El Salvador and came to the U.S. when he was 15. Became a U.S. citizen at 20. He just moved within the past 2 weeks from Silver Spring area to Severn so that he could work for his brother and be around to help his parents (especially his mom) out. His mom went through radiation treatments recently and he is now staying with them for the time being. He doesn't have kids and never been married or as I like to call these specially men, he's a "unicorn".
Ok so.... the date. We went to The Greene Turtle. I got there WAY early and he was about 5 minutes late, noon was the agreed upon meeting time. He apologized profusely even though he admits that he's never on time for anything due to being bad at managing time!
I thought we would only be there for an hour or so. Well, 2 beers and an order of fried pickles later (you can't go to The Greene Turtle and NOT have fried pickles).... it was 2. The time went by so fast. We talked about everything from family members, to past relationships, to hobbies. He hasn't been on the online dating scene so we couldn't share horror stories. He thinks that everyone has the best of intentions and I'm the opposite. I'm a bit more realistic than he is but then again, I've been "out there" way more than he has. He's so sweet and optimistic. Pretty much the opposite of me. :) I kind like it! While we were talking, there were times where he would touch my arm or hand and I didn't mind. :) That's a good sign!
He probably would have had another beer if I was willing, but I want to head to IKEA which I thought I was going to do around 2 with a friend but that friend isn't returning my call so.... I told him I had to get going and couldn't have another Sam Adams or else this "date" would turn bad!
When the check came, I went to grab it to see how much it was and he put his hand on top of it and pulled it away and said I don't need to worry about it. :) EXECUTED PERFECTLY!
He walked me to my car and we hugged good bye. He said for me to let him know if I want to do this again. I later texted him and said thanks and that I hoped to see him again soon. I told him he was in charge of picking the next time and place. So it's up to him. He said he would think of some place fun to go to.... Hopefully there will be another Latino update before Christmas! We shall see...
Ok so.... the date. We went to The Greene Turtle. I got there WAY early and he was about 5 minutes late, noon was the agreed upon meeting time. He apologized profusely even though he admits that he's never on time for anything due to being bad at managing time!
I thought we would only be there for an hour or so. Well, 2 beers and an order of fried pickles later (you can't go to The Greene Turtle and NOT have fried pickles).... it was 2. The time went by so fast. We talked about everything from family members, to past relationships, to hobbies. He hasn't been on the online dating scene so we couldn't share horror stories. He thinks that everyone has the best of intentions and I'm the opposite. I'm a bit more realistic than he is but then again, I've been "out there" way more than he has. He's so sweet and optimistic. Pretty much the opposite of me. :) I kind like it! While we were talking, there were times where he would touch my arm or hand and I didn't mind. :) That's a good sign!
He probably would have had another beer if I was willing, but I want to head to IKEA which I thought I was going to do around 2 with a friend but that friend isn't returning my call so.... I told him I had to get going and couldn't have another Sam Adams or else this "date" would turn bad!
When the check came, I went to grab it to see how much it was and he put his hand on top of it and pulled it away and said I don't need to worry about it. :) EXECUTED PERFECTLY!
He walked me to my car and we hugged good bye. He said for me to let him know if I want to do this again. I later texted him and said thanks and that I hoped to see him again soon. I told him he was in charge of picking the next time and place. So it's up to him. He said he would think of some place fun to go to.... Hopefully there will be another Latino update before Christmas! We shall see...
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