As a gift to myself, I took Friday of my birthday week off. It was wonderful to have a three day weekend. When I woke up Monday morning to go to work, I felt terrible. I emailed in sick and went back to bed.
I crashed for about four more hours and then got up to listen to the radio. The student radio station I provide tech support for had their first week of programming this week. Even thought the DJs trained hard they were very nervous about their first show. I needed to listen in and make sure there was no dead air. Monday went well but a few other shows had dead air for a bit b/c our mother-flippin’ M-Audio Fast Track Pro is running on beta drivers. We’ve actually only had a few glitches until this week but it’s becoming a bigger problem. I am in the classic situation of figuring out if it is a software/hardware issue or a user issue.
The station got a nice half page article in the Tribune this week. We were above the fold and had two photographs with the article. A sliver of me was in one of the photos shot during a training sessions I was conducting with the DJs. The photos didn’t make it in the online version of the article.
I may have mentioned in a previous post that I started an account on an online dating database. I had a date this week with a man from the site. I sent him a smile and he sent me a hug. I then emailed him and we exchanged a few emails of light chatter. He asked me for drinks on Tuesday night. We met up at Dunlay’s winebar at about 9. I warned him that I wouldn’t have time to go home and change and would be dressed casually and sporting a bit of helmet hair.
I got there on time and saw him right off the bat. He looked exactly like his photo. He has a terrific look. I am especially drawn to his eyes. He was surprised and pleased that I looked exactly like my photo. His profile was the only one that made me laugh. What I liked most about his profile is his response to the sexy, sexier fill in the blank. “The smell of your skin is sexy; your funny smart ass comment is sexier.” To me, this is a man that a truly feminine woman that can laugh her ass off. I feel like I am a good candidate. I have always been funny but feminine has only caught up with me in the last couple of years.
We had so much fun hanging out. We drank and laughed until 12:30. We also did some kissin’ which was nice. I’ve always wanted to be that couple in the corner of the bar quietly kissing and laughing. He wanted me to go home with him but settled on walking me to my bike. He wanted to hang out the next night but I was nursing a hangover and had to do some school work. We’ve texted off and on this week but no plans have been made. I am being a good girl and not asking or hinting as to when/if we will hangout again. I have instead just sent him a text or two this week just saying Hi and hoping he is having a nice day. He seems to have a super busy professional life but I also think he juggling several women from the dating site. I’d like to at least hang out once more to see if there is anything between us but I’m not holding my breath. I have another interaction happening with a guy on the site but not sure there is a connection there. He seems self-deprecating.
I was going to go to the Bike Art closing party but didn’t make it. Bucktown is not easy to get to via public transit. I had already put in 15 miles on my bike yesterday (50 miles for the week!) so I wasn’t going to bike another inch. I stayed at home and chilled.
This weekend includes magical adventures for me like taxes, homework, grocery shopping, and laundry! It’s all good though. It’s tasks like these that add normalcy to my life. Also, my grandpa has prepared a package for me about the Jones’ side of the family. That should be coming in the mail any day now. I’m excited to find out what some of my heritage is.
