After Date News

Everything we had planned was pretty much tossed out of the window.  We hung out for about 4 hours and I had a great time.  And no I did not over think anything, no expectations, and I just enjoyed the time.  Anna was a lot less serious than I thought she would be and she thought I would be older and more serious.  She was late and hung over.  However she is an ex-New Yorker like myself, bubbly (she laughed that I used that to describe her), and very open.  We visited a pottery sale at the library where her room mate had a booth, but wasn't present.  So we got to look around and then I helped her pack the stuff up.  Anna felt really bad about the work, but I didn't mind.  I usually don't mind what I am doing if the company is good.  So she took me out for dinner for helping her.  So we went to Chili's.  Italian NYer's are loud.  I've had enough shushing in my life to retrain myself, but Anna was voicesterous.  So I think we gave free entertainment to those sitting around us since we covered about ever topic known to man.  We hit it off nicely and I think we are both what we are looking for.  A friend to do stuff with that was of the opposite sex.  So next weekend is shot for both of us, but hopefully the week after we can do something again.

T Minus

LOL.  I thank everyone for their comments.  It has stopped me from getting my mind running.  Little nervous so we will see.  Talking to my good friend Paul before and he asked what her name was.  I told him it was Anna.  He said most likely we wouldn't have to remember it.  LOL.  That's what friends are for. 

Realized today I haven't been out on a date in about 6 months.  Wow time flies.  The 6 months prior I had dated more women than I had in my prior life.

They found my Mom wandering around her neighborhood this morning.  We were told it could take up to a week to have the medicine leave her system.  So my brother wants to move her soon.  A place close to me looks the best so we will see. 

Catch you all later with how it went.

End of the Day

They sent my Mom to the ER today because he speech was slurred and they were worried she was going to have a stroke.  My brother and I believe it is from the medicine her doctor gave her.  Since we talk to her many times a day we can hear how it affects her.  She sounds drunk.  We had him take her off of it since in my opinion if she needs to be taken medicine how about something to prevent the stoke.  Not something to help with her memory if she has one.  Hello the horse has already left the barn.  Anyway she was evaluated and let go.  Happy to say that the stuff just doesn't bother me anymore.  Not to long ago when she use to get very sick, boy did it affect me.  I could hear it affecting my brother though today.

So Anna and I are suppose to meet up at the library art gallery at 3 then shoot over to Starbucks afterwards.  Should be a fun time.  So far pretty casual with it.  I think it from me thinking of Anna as more of a friend potential then something more.  Although she may pass the litmus test tomorrow and I will have to re-evaluate.  So at least my attitude will be good.

Saturday Afternoon

All I can say is OUCH!  A lot of running last night, not much sleep, and yoga this morning have battered my body.  I feel a nap coming on before work tonight.

Yoga is really rough when you are really tired.  Tara was weird today and kept herself occupied while in class.  Before and after.  I waved, smiled, and said goodbye on the way out while she was talking to some of the other students.  The email yesterday didn't say anything.  So if she shows more of an interest in the future I will pursue, but I have no problem walking away from it now.  I am in no rush and I am not holding on tight so I feel like I am in a good position.

I got a good laugh this morning when I realized Anna had marked her territory when she responded to my asking her for Starbucks earlier in the week.  I think she has seen all these other women talking to me so she responded so that all know we are going out for Starbucks tomorrow.  LOL.  Good way to get rid of the competition.  Funny thing they had already turned me down in one way or another, but we still say hi to each other.

Went to get new glasses today since mine are SO scratched it is not funny.  I thought I was getting a good deal on the glasses till I found out the frame and lens cost were separate.  So it came out to be normal price.  The wanted to sell me glass insurance in case they break in a year.  WTF!  Are the selling me defective equipment here?  Are they going to fall apart in the rain?  LOL.

Oh well I need a nap before work. 

Heavy Early

I'm tired and sore and in a few hours I need to get up for yoga class.  It was a long night at valet tonight.  The first two parties were pretty much a bust for us.  The last party we nickname the Hoochie Mamma Party.  (hoochie mamma's usually being sluts/whores.)  The real title is the Coalition of Young Black Professionals.  There meetings are pretty normal, but the parties get pretty wild.  The nickname comes from all the women that come have hardly any clothes on.  Doesn't matter if it is the dead of winter.  Usually we get there late after all the set up is done.  Tonight we were there for it.  OMG I wanted a bat.  The guys running it act so entitled.  The rules don't apply to them and like 3 year old they got a answer for everything.  Our biggest problem is that they just don't tip. Of all the parties we do this is the worse. A lot of work with not much money.

One thing I have been working on is playing it cool or taking it easy.  I'm exhausted and I can't think of the word.  Just very casual.  So I will continue with that with Tara tomorrow.  Her email was very non everything.  So I will play it by ear as coherently as I can be.

On the other hand.  Leaving Anna alone for the last 2 days I find a message tonight when I get home asking if I want to help pick some stuff up at an art gallery then grab some Starbucks Sunday. 

Jeez I can't remember what this persona is called.  Of having interest, but not too interested.  Seems to be working better than my usual.  We'll the adrenaline is wearing off from the running so I think sleep is calling.

Yoga & Starbucks

You could have knocked me over with a feather.  I got an email back from Tara my yoga teacher.  Just saying she was getting back to me, she's been really busy, and she would see me in class.  LOL.  I was going to miss class tomorrow so I could sleep in.  We have many parties tonight with a big Hoochie Momma party that will go late.  I hate these parties since they DO NOT tip, but they complain a lot.  Also I never get to bed before 4 am.  So I will need to drag my ass out of bed for my 10:30 class.  Hopefully Tara will be blatant cause I will be as sharp as a sack of wet mice. LOL.

Responses

Well I got a lot of comments and responses from my last entry so I figured I would respond here.

~ I have to agree with Hadon that I feel I know less and less everyday about women.

~ The difference between bold and assertive.  Well my last name is Vanella if you didn't know.  Bold would be one of my female patients asking me if I taste as good as I sound.  Assertive would be anything less than that.

~ Jennifer - well there really is no story here she just happened to email me while I was ranting last night.  I asked her out weeks ago.  She gave me the laundry list of things she was doing for the next few weeks.  So I got the point.  I email every once in a while wishing her a happy weekend.  She sometimes does the same.  It's pretty business like.