Back in the Saddle

This installment has been a long time coming as I have started seeing someone new. However, after our first date/meeting I gave her my blog address. Right after I knew this was a mistake (not that I had anything to hide) because my blog was the perfect place to write about her but no she could read anything I put her. A few weeks after I asked some friends if I should write about her in this blog. The conversation went like this:

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CHRIS: How long do I wait to post about her on my blog?

ERIC: A day.

CHRIS: Tomorrow?

ERIC: No...

TOM: ...Tomorrow, then a day.

ERIC: ...Yeah.

CHRIS: So, two days?

ERIC: Yeah, I guess you could call it that.

TOM: Definitely. Two days. That's the industry standard.

ERIC: (to TOM, shop talk) ...I used to wait two days. Now everyone waits two days. Three days is kinda the money now, don't you think?

TOM: ...Yeah. But two's enough not to look anxious...

ERIC: Yeah, but three days is kinda the money...

CHRIS: (interrupting sarcastically) Why don't I just wait three weeks and tell her I was cleaning out my room and remembered the date...

The guys laugh.

ERIC: Laugh all you want, but if you post too soon you can scare off a nice baby who's ready to party.

TOM: Don't listen to him. You post whenever it feels right to you.

CHRIS: How long you guys gonna wait to post about your honeys?

ERIC AND TOM: Six days.
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Well, maybe it wasn't exactly like that but enough time has passed that I feel I can post this. It feels good to be dating again. Her name is Stephanie and she is great. Tons of fun, interesting to talk to, athletic, pretty, smart, sexy.

Of course a concern of mine was that she had little to no interest in roleplaying or genre geek stuff in general. I quickly got over this as I looked at my friends and their partners who also had little to no interest in geek culture (ie comic books, scifi/fantasy, rpgs, video games ex ex). A friend of mine even said the next girl I see should have no interest in gaming. I agree 100%. This has also given me a chance to do a lot of things I have been wanting to do but have come up with excuses not to. Such as see a play...

My favorite date so far was when we went to see "Kiss Me Kate." A musical about what happens backstage during a production of "Taming of the Shrew." The musical itself was alright but the venue and atmosphere was amazing. An outdoor stage with a combination of seating and grass in which you can bring dinner and eat outside before the play started.

So, now with Stephanie I have something else to look forward to during the week which keeps me extremely busy. I wake up at 7am and go to sleep at midnight with little to no time to relax at home.... and I have no problem with that. As a matter of fact I love it. However, tonight I actually have nothing to do... might be nice to just kick back and watch a movie or read a book.