I got a job writing for a magazine, which is even better than I ever hoped it would be. It's a local entertainment montly,, but my boss is AWESOME (love him to pieces) and he takes me everywhere. He's a cancer like me so he gets me. I'm an oddball so having someone that I can work with that closely and not have them find me annoying is a huge help.
Then around the same time I took the job with the magazine I decided I was going to find someone to spend my life with. Time to get over B and his bs. (I'll write a whole separate piece about all that craziness) So I put an ad on Plenty of Fish. Well there certainly is plenty of fish but when I say nobody appealed to me I mean NOBODY. My kids were telling me to stop being so fussy, sitting home for 2 years is enough, time to get out in the world.
So there was Chris. Exact polar opposite of everything I find attractive in a guy. He was bald. Completely, he shaved it. And he had this weird beard thing. I went out with him and he was an Aries. That was new also. They can't sit still I found out. He was completely harmless, he was just lonely. He was on some kind of antidepressants that made him not pursue anything in the bedroom (great) and he was goofy. I laughed, usually at him but I can honestly say it was much better than crying so I kept going out with him. He was a musician and introduced me to alot of people, who turns out I wound up knowing through the magazine eventually. It all worked out. We never did any of the stuff that I like to do in my free time though. That started to get on my nerves. So the magazine wanted me to go to the John Levique Pirate Days thing. It was 3 days, the first being a night time Pirates Ball. Chris hung on me like a little kid who was having one of those 'stranger danger' moments. Not okay. So I ended it with him as soon as he brought me home that night.
I went back the next day and spent the day with boss man. We went and had some drinks, ate and hung out with the bands who were all going to be performing in an upcoming event for the magazine.
I felt like a giant weight was taken off my back not having to deal with Chris out there. He of course blew up my phone the whole day, guess it's a good thing I turned the ringer off.
So let me get to Daniel and Tonya from the Craic. I had just done a story on their band in the magazine, they were doing the next event with the magazine and they were performing at the show that weekend. I hung out with them here and there but we kept running into them while the boss and I were roaming around. Every time I saw him he was chewing on a piece of jerky. He had one in his hand, in his mouth and a bag of it in his pouch. He made stupid jokes about how he can't live with out the jerky man's meat etc. Well the next day I went back and went to get a drink at the bar. (hair of the dog) and was so sunburned that I only managed to put on half of my costume. I was in heavy duty fuck it mode. The first thing when I sat down that morning Jen and April from For Love or Money came over and kept me company and the Craic was about to get up and play. In case you've never heard a celtic bagpipe and drum band, do NOT go listen to it with a hangover. Daniel comes over and says "Hello! Have you gotten to try the jerky man's meat yet?"
Perfect out for me "I was just about to go do that!" So I walked around and found a few of my friends and eventually there was the jerky booth. They were pretty much out of everything. The jerky guy was talking to someone but he was big and very handsome and in a kilt no less. YUM.
So fast forward about 2 hours and 3 drinks later. Hangover gone. I'd eaten and spent time visiting with all my friends and now I was just sitting with the bands and relaxing. In walks the jerky guy. He came over and sat next to me (there were over 100 seats with 3/4's of them empty) Okay I think, I'm buzzed, no makeup, hair's a wreck and I'm so sunburned I can't think straight. Perfect, first guy I find attractive in 3 years and I look and feel like death. Well fast forward a few hours, drinks and alot of talking and his partner (another blonde chick) walks up to him and says she has to talk to him. He introduces me and tells her he'll see her later. Hmm I thought, blew her off to sit with me...okay. Then another hour goes by and his stepfather comes over same thing. Introduces me shoos the guy away. Step dad stays and does a bit of polite chit chat with me for a minute and I thought. Every guy I've ever been with has done the compliment someone else to see if it pisses me off thing to find out if I liked them. (they always fess up later and say that's how they knew it was a green light) So I complimented his father.
WELL guess what jerky man does? He gets up and storms off. Step father walks over to the bar. I follow him. I tell him "If you could, let him know I really like him." And I left. I got about 20 ft.
I hear "LISA!"
I stopped and turned around smiling "Yes?"
He walked up to me and said "Did you tell my Dad that you liked me?"
I said "Yep."
And let the games begin.
We stood around there flirting for another 20 minutes and then I said goodbye and went to leave.
I got another 20 ft away and I hear... "LISA!"
"Yes?" I was loving this new game BTW
"I need your phone number."
I gave him my card. We walked together a little bit and then I started to leave again.
I got another 20 ft..."LISA!" I walked back and got closer to him that time.
"Yes." I don't know HOW it happened he swears I did it but I really don't remember the how of it, but we kissed. It wasn't just a peck on the cheek kiss it was a nice one for a drunken I just met you but come here, kiss.
He stopped me one more time to 'ask me out' I said yes.
I tell you more next time but suffice it to say that I have never felt that comfortable or been that forward with a guy in my entire life.
SWOON...
Then around the same time I took the job with the magazine I decided I was going to find someone to spend my life with. Time to get over B and his bs. (I'll write a whole separate piece about all that craziness) So I put an ad on Plenty of Fish. Well there certainly is plenty of fish but when I say nobody appealed to me I mean NOBODY. My kids were telling me to stop being so fussy, sitting home for 2 years is enough, time to get out in the world.
So there was Chris. Exact polar opposite of everything I find attractive in a guy. He was bald. Completely, he shaved it. And he had this weird beard thing. I went out with him and he was an Aries. That was new also. They can't sit still I found out. He was completely harmless, he was just lonely. He was on some kind of antidepressants that made him not pursue anything in the bedroom (great) and he was goofy. I laughed, usually at him but I can honestly say it was much better than crying so I kept going out with him. He was a musician and introduced me to alot of people, who turns out I wound up knowing through the magazine eventually. It all worked out. We never did any of the stuff that I like to do in my free time though. That started to get on my nerves. So the magazine wanted me to go to the John Levique Pirate Days thing. It was 3 days, the first being a night time Pirates Ball. Chris hung on me like a little kid who was having one of those 'stranger danger' moments. Not okay. So I ended it with him as soon as he brought me home that night.
I went back the next day and spent the day with boss man. We went and had some drinks, ate and hung out with the bands who were all going to be performing in an upcoming event for the magazine.
I felt like a giant weight was taken off my back not having to deal with Chris out there. He of course blew up my phone the whole day, guess it's a good thing I turned the ringer off.
So let me get to Daniel and Tonya from the Craic. I had just done a story on their band in the magazine, they were doing the next event with the magazine and they were performing at the show that weekend. I hung out with them here and there but we kept running into them while the boss and I were roaming around. Every time I saw him he was chewing on a piece of jerky. He had one in his hand, in his mouth and a bag of it in his pouch. He made stupid jokes about how he can't live with out the jerky man's meat etc. Well the next day I went back and went to get a drink at the bar. (hair of the dog) and was so sunburned that I only managed to put on half of my costume. I was in heavy duty fuck it mode. The first thing when I sat down that morning Jen and April from For Love or Money came over and kept me company and the Craic was about to get up and play. In case you've never heard a celtic bagpipe and drum band, do NOT go listen to it with a hangover. Daniel comes over and says "Hello! Have you gotten to try the jerky man's meat yet?"
Perfect out for me "I was just about to go do that!" So I walked around and found a few of my friends and eventually there was the jerky booth. They were pretty much out of everything. The jerky guy was talking to someone but he was big and very handsome and in a kilt no less. YUM.
So fast forward about 2 hours and 3 drinks later. Hangover gone. I'd eaten and spent time visiting with all my friends and now I was just sitting with the bands and relaxing. In walks the jerky guy. He came over and sat next to me (there were over 100 seats with 3/4's of them empty) Okay I think, I'm buzzed, no makeup, hair's a wreck and I'm so sunburned I can't think straight. Perfect, first guy I find attractive in 3 years and I look and feel like death. Well fast forward a few hours, drinks and alot of talking and his partner (another blonde chick) walks up to him and says she has to talk to him. He introduces me and tells her he'll see her later. Hmm I thought, blew her off to sit with me...okay. Then another hour goes by and his stepfather comes over same thing. Introduces me shoos the guy away. Step dad stays and does a bit of polite chit chat with me for a minute and I thought. Every guy I've ever been with has done the compliment someone else to see if it pisses me off thing to find out if I liked them. (they always fess up later and say that's how they knew it was a green light) So I complimented his father.
WELL guess what jerky man does? He gets up and storms off. Step father walks over to the bar. I follow him. I tell him "If you could, let him know I really like him." And I left. I got about 20 ft.
I hear "LISA!"
I stopped and turned around smiling "Yes?"
He walked up to me and said "Did you tell my Dad that you liked me?"
I said "Yep."
And let the games begin.
We stood around there flirting for another 20 minutes and then I said goodbye and went to leave.
I got another 20 ft away and I hear... "LISA!"
"Yes?" I was loving this new game BTW
"I need your phone number."
I gave him my card. We walked together a little bit and then I started to leave again.
I got another 20 ft..."LISA!" I walked back and got closer to him that time.
"Yes." I don't know HOW it happened he swears I did it but I really don't remember the how of it, but we kissed. It wasn't just a peck on the cheek kiss it was a nice one for a drunken I just met you but come here, kiss.
He stopped me one more time to 'ask me out' I said yes.
I tell you more next time but suffice it to say that I have never felt that comfortable or been that forward with a guy in my entire life.
SWOON...
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