[Malankazooie]

There's a robin's nest on a tree just outside my office window. I've been working from home today and it's been amazing watching how much work the mother does to feed her babies. Three chicks' heads pop up every time she returns to the nest with food. These are some hungry babies because she goes out on insect gathering runs about 3 or 4 times an hour and feeds them. She is very diligent to make sure all three get their fair share of the bounty. Neat stuff.

[Gust Hubb]

And now, consequence of trying that dating site last night as mentioned on the groove thread, I have a date Monday. Go figure.

I was just trying to maintain a conversation with one of the people and now dinner/happy hour. I have a feeling I will be bipolar for the next few weeks; nothing good lasts forever, but I am cautiously optimistic.

[worry]

What's your demeanor IRL under more 'normal' conditions?

[Tsundoku]

9 days off, starting tomorrow.

[Gust Hubb]

Kanyemander West, on 29 July 2016 - 02:51 AM, said:

What's your demeanor IRL under more 'normal' conditions?

Not sure. Been a while since those conditions existed.

[Abyss]

ok.... let's go over the basics here...

1 - Do not discuss your ex, your divorce, being single, dating, money. If she brings these things up, respond briefly then ask her something tangential and redirect the chat.

2 - By all means discuss your kids, but briefly. Then ask her something.

3 - Have the following conversational backups available - one tv show, one old movie, your favorite food type and where you go to eat it. Remember to ask her what hers is.

4 - If you split the bill, do not parse out who ate what. Unless you ate way more, in which case offer to pay more, cover the tip, or otherwise show you're not cheap. Once. If she still wants to split, split.

5 - If you are so inclined, offer to pay. If she refuses, do not insist, tho I recommend 'you can get it next time' if you want to dangle that possibility. If she refuses, shut up and let her pay half.

6 - Do not expect anything. Smile. Ask questions.

7 - If you get into a jam, excuse yourself to the washroom and either climb out a window and run away, or post to the forum and stay in the stall until one of us replies with a plan of action which will no doubt be brilliant, help, and in no way involve potsherds, vodka, Pokémon Go or llamas.

[Tiste Simeon]

Fart regularly to show how calm & confident you are.

[JPK]

Gust Hubb, on 29 July 2016 - 02:45 AM, said:

And now, consequence of trying that dating site last night as mentioned on the groove thread, I have a date Monday. Go figure.

I was just trying to maintain a conversation with one of the people and now dinner/happy hour. I have a feeling I will be bipolar for the next few weeks; nothing good lasts forever, but I am cautiously optimistic.

Way to go man. One day and you've already got someone interested enough to meet in person.

I think the others have already given you some good advice on jumping back into casual dating (especially Abyss) but above everything else remember to have some fun with this. From what I can tell, you're a damn good guy and I suspect it comes out quickly in person.

Last bit of advice: take the last hour before you're supposed to meet and listen to some confidence music. Something that leaves you with a positive groove and a feeling of "damn right, I GOT this. My go-to was Fall Out Boy (don't judge me people!) but you'll have a good idea of what works best for you.

[Gust Hubb]

Might have to listen to Kaleo. This chick is into that style of music, and if I come out of this alive, I have a whole host of new bands to start listening to (the music exchange was worth it, totally).

Still feel way too young with all this optimism and hope. Feel like I am itching for new scars and have this detached part of me watching and shaking his head going "poor fool."

[Nicodimas]

Gust Hubb, on 30 July 2016 - 04:09 AM, said:

Might have to listen to Kaleo. This chick is into that style of music, and if I come out of this alive, I have a whole host of new bands to start listening to (the music exchange was worth it, totally).

Still feel way too young with all this optimism and hope. Feel like I am itching for new scars and have this detached part of me watching and shaking his head going "poor fool."

Your going to be fine. Women over these are super fun. Enjoy and have fun with it...at the end of the day who cares?...it just for the experience of a different person.

[Tsundoku]

Gust Hubb, on 30 July 2016 - 04:09 AM, said:

Might have to listen to Kaleo.

Sounds more like a hipster diet. Kale is the Devil's Vegetable, btw.

Just had a 90 minute massage. Knots everywhere, especially in the mid-lower back. Feeling soooooo much better now.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 30 July 2016 - 05:40 AM

[Loki]

That moment when your child looks at you and says "I would push you in front of a T-Rex if it tried to eat me' and you just know you have succeeded as a parent.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Following rough day yesterday I spent the evening with some close friends. We had takeaway and watched Disney (The Sword in the Stone and The Aristocats). I now have a challenge to get "one big Medieval mess!" into conversation. All in all, made me feel much better

[Gust Hubb]

Nicodimas, on 30 July 2016 - 04:50 AM, said:

Gust Hubb, on 30 July 2016 - 04:09 AM, said:

Might have to listen to Kaleo. This chick is into that style of music, and if I come out of this alive, I have a whole host of new bands to start listening to (the music exchange was worth it, totally).Still feel way too young with all this optimism and hope. Feel like I am itching for new scars and have this detached part of me watching and shaking his head going "poor fool."

Your going to be fine. Women over these are super fun. Enjoy and have fun with it...at the end of the day who cares?...it just for the experience of a different person.

Yeah, it should be fun. She seems fairly low key and so far text conversations have been smashing (although I get the feeling that is entirely different than the real meal deal).

Tsundoku, on 30 July 2016 - 05:38 AM, said:

Gust Hubb, on 30 July 2016 - 04:09 AM, said:

Might have to listen to Kaleo.

Sounds more like a hipster diet. Kale is the Devil's Vegetable, btw. :pJust had a 90 minute massage. Knots everywhere, especially in the mid-lower back. Feeling soooooo much better now.

What's wrong with Kale! It's going into my curry tomorrow night.

[Solidsnape]

So seeing the kids is awesome obviously and my SO is super cool. When o got home late last night I was pampered and cuddled pretty much until I fell asleep!
Today, the ocean color scene gig was crackin.
High point already? I may have peaked too early!!!

[Andorion]

Sexy Gumbo, on 31 July 2016 - 02:27 AM, said:

Vanilla ice cream with whip cream and strawberry syrup plus red velvet cupcakes all washed down with pumpkin spice coffee. Fuck yes

Is... si that your breakfast?

[WinterPhoenix]

^ Breakfast of champions right there

Think mine was cheap as chips instant noodles though, so I can't talk

[worry]

I bought some donuts for dessert.

[worry]

I was only adding to the festivities!

[Tsundoku]

Gust Hubb, on 30 July 2016 - 03:01 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 30 July 2016 - 05:38 AM, said:

Gust Hubb, on 30 July 2016 - 04:09 AM, said:

Might have to listen to Kaleo.

Sounds more like a hipster diet. Kale is the Devil's Vegetable, btw. :pJust had a 90 minute massage. Knots everywhere, especially in the mid-lower back. Feeling soooooo much better now.

What's wrong with Kale! It's going into my curry tomorrow night.

Some time back I had an unfortunate experience with Kale. It tried to kill me. A rogue leaf of it became lodged between my respiratory and my digestive tract and tried to choke me. Now I know what a cat feels like after they hock up a hairball.

Satan's Vegetable!

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 31 July 2016 - 04:32 AM