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April 10, 2005
Strange Dates Pt 3 (final)
"Hey. I thought you weren't coming."
"No. No. Just got caught up for a second."
"Well, come on in. Do you want a drink?"
"Yeah, sure. -- You've got a really nice house." Normally I don't look, but since she invited me over to watch TV, as we walked to the kitchen I noticed there was no TV. So sarcastically, because we both knew I didn't come over to watch TV, I commented, "But I don't see any TV."
"Well, I just put my daughter to bed so we'll have to start watching upstairs. I just want to make sure she falls asleep."
"OK. Fine with me."
"The TV is in my bedroom; I hope you don't mind"
"That's cool." 'Come over to watch TV' Yeah, right.
Each with a glass of wine we walked upstairs to her bedroom. At the top of the stairs I heard a toddler sing along song playing in one of the rooms -- with a toddler singing along. That's a little awkward.
"That's just my daughter, this is my room." She opened the door to her bedroom. True to her word there was a bed and a TV. And that's about it. "You'll have to sit on the bed, is that ok."
That's what I came over for. "No problem."
"I'll be right back. I need to check on Chloe." She hurried over to the next room and I crawled into her bed. American Idol was already on TV.
"Can you believe Chad was kicked out last week?"
"What?"
"Can you believe Chad was kicked out last week? He was by far the best."
"Ahh. I don't have a TV. I haven't ever seen this show."
"You should get one. For the next show -- it's my favorite -- if nothing else."
Humor her, Brian. "Oh, yeah? What's it about?"
"Well, they put a bunch of people in hotel on this island and they have to hook up with each other, and if they don't hook up then they get kicked out."
"Wow. That sounds interesting." Oh, no. Was that too condescending?
"Yeah, and they're all hot, but regular people can take their places -- oh, and this one guy -- he's so ugly -- he got on and he's so boring. He's been on the show for like 3 weeks."
"Oh, yeah?"
"You've got to see it."
The show came on in a couple minutes. The premise was ridiculous and I felt embarrassed watching it. Not just embarrassed because I could no longer truthfully say I had never watched a reality show, but embarrassed for...well, for the actors, the producers, the viewers. I could no longer watch, and decided to get down to business.
I rolled my body toward her and asked her a question. She rolled the same way - not toward me - and didn't answer. Did she just roll away from me when I rolled toward her? She did. I rolled back.
I didn't think much of her not answering my question until she finally did. After the commercials came on. I asked her that likek 5 minutes ago. I rolled toward her to talk to her and again she rolled away. At least she kept talking to me. Until the commercials ended.
We lay on her bed in silence while the program was on. I would occassionally roll toward her. At first hopefully, but later just for fun - to watch her roll away. When the commercials would come on she would begin talking again. She can't even talk while she watches TV? What did she invite me over for?
She really invited me over just so she'd have company while watching TV? I was invited to watch TV?
Posted by calculatoronfire at April 10, 2005 12:12 PM
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So what's the verdict? Guy or girl? Did you try and return the condom at the convience store on the way back home?
Posted by: mike at April 12, 2005 10:13 AM
Ouch...
Did you shake hands at the end of the night or did you get that "we'll always be friends" hug
Posted by: jdo at April 12, 2005 04:38 PM
About a month after I hung out and watched tv with her I got a call from her gay bodyguard. He wanted me to go out for drinks with him.
I thought it might have been because I didn't have sex with her that night, which was, as it turns out, the last time I ever saw her.
Oh, how nice it was to part with that "We'll always be friends" hug.
PS - looking back at the fact, purely objectively, she's a he.
Posted by: brian at April 12, 2005 10:32 PM