Chronicles of Dating

I'm usually pretty reserved when it comes to talking about my dating life but after Lana posted about her hysterical boobz message she encouraged me to start documenting some of my encounters with the opposite sex as well.

So here it goes...

Last weekend when I was at a studio party sitting around with friends someone apologized after hearing about a horrible date I went on with one of her friends. Oh no! Apparently my bad dating stories are getting around…

A few months ago I went to a party at her house and a guy noticed me and asked who I was. Lana and I were getting ready to leave and said our goodbyes to the host who asked if I’d say hello to my admirer on the way out. Sure. Why not? I have nothing to lose!

When I walked past him and his friends I clearly made eye contact and was ignored. What?! Later that night I returned home and checked my Facebook to find a message in my inbox from the guy at the party.

[As I mentioned before I’ve gotten used to the whole idea that our generation does not actually ask one another out in real life.]

In my quest to be open to new possibilities I said yes to a date/'hang out'. He asked me where we should go so I picked a location where we would run into the least amount of people I know.

I ended up being 5 minutes late but figured he would already be there since he initiated. Not there. I didn’t want to be awkward and stand around by myself so I bought a drink and sat at a table alone.

Eventually, I saw my ‘date’ walking towards the coffee shop talking on his phone. He apologized for being 15 minutes late and said it was an important call from work (late but employed, I can let it slide).

Things started to get awkward from the very beginning when he didn’t order anything. Not a thing.

We sat there and in the middle of our conversation he decided he wasn’t done with his phone and started checking his eMail.

[Okay, not interested…?]

I thought it couldn’t get worse but it did. He proceeded to talk about working out and starting a raw food diet.

I excused myself to go the bathroom only to return to him talking on the phone AGAIN.

At this point I assumed he really wasn’t interested and I was more than okay with that. Instead, he asked what my plans were for the upcoming week. I let him know that I would have to check my work schedule (and go home to decide if I am terribly picky or was this a horrible date?).

We got up to leave but I had to throw away my cup because I actually ordered something. When I turned to walk out the door with him I realized he had already done so.

[WTF?! ]

I proceeded towards the door alone…

I walked outside and he was fiddling with his phone once more. I politely said, “It was nice meeting you” and gave him a hug and he replied, “Yeah, hit me up when you’re free this week.”

I came to find out that he quickly moved onto another girl who had an equally awkward experience which reassured me that I wasn’t being overly picky and that it was simply a horrible date.

Needless to say, no one was ‘hit up’ that week.

So what gives...am I picky? Would you have given this guy a second chance?  

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Hello, Late Twenties!

I turned 27 on August 22 and spent the day with my mom, had dinner with family, and grabbed a few drinks with some of my sweet friends. It was a really great day. :)

Last year on my birthday I made a list of things I wanted to accomplish in the next year. A few examples: go on a date from an online dating site, switch banks, sell my car, go to the dentist, take two vacations.

This year I asked friends what I should include and they suggested I buy a road bike, read a book a month, and apply to grad school. Some are on the boring side, some should be fun, and others are going to be a total challenge.

So here is this years list:

1. Learn something new each month.
2. Complain less.
3. Apply to grad school.
4. Buy a road bike.
5. Sell my car.
6. Pay off my higher interest student loan.
7. Exercise 15 minutes a day.
8. Keep my clothes off the floor.
9. Spend more time with family.
10. Wake up earlier.
11. Go overseas.
12. Read a book a month.
13. Take a hip hop class.
14. Vote in local elections.
15. Learn to homebrew.
16. Take time off from work every 3 months.
17. Call my grandma more often.
18. Cook a new recipe every week.
19. Open a Roth IRA.
20. Visit an old friend.
21. Wear suntan lotion every day.
22. Make a new friend.
23. Buy local and in season produce.
24. Ask for help.
25. Take more pictures.
26. Get a new tattoo.
27. Go after what I want.

Here's to another year of life! xo, Colleen 

Also remember my Summer Rules? Check out this blog Summer Goals. Happy unofficial last weekend of summer!