"I'm in Edmonton killing time till 2"
"Come see me!"
This was from a gal named "PirateDaisy" that I have been chatting with this past week over at OkCupid. We exchanged numbers last night and made plans to carve pumpkins at my place the next weekend. But, it looks like my crazy manly charms sped up the process and I ended up meeting her for lunch at Second Cup downtown.
Upon seeing her, it was like "click" I didn't feel any shyness, hestitation or nervousness at all, I just snuck up behind her, observed that she was playing Angry Birds (as per my recommendation!) and asked her how it was.
She greeted me with a big smile and gave a hug. I was offered the remnants of a sad looking cheesecake that was all dried up (she was there for over an hour). I picked at that for a bit and teased her for a few minutes after observing her pirate fetish extended to the skull & crossbones she had stiched onto her purse.
We left to go to the art gallery, and it .. was just really comfortable being with her. She's 24, long red hair (bites fist) and I thought she was quite attractive. I opened the first set of doors for her at the art gallery and then paused while I let her open the next set for me (hey I believe in equal rights!), this prompted a lady who was handing out brochures to laugh as we came in :)
Paying 18.50 to see stuff that I've recently checked out with my ex, I wasn't too enthused about the idea of looking over the same things as I did two months ago. But it was new to her. We had a look at etchings, mediocre art by Canadian artists and there was an exhibit of oil-related photos upstairs which enabled me to point out what I do for a living.
"See this? I insulate pipes!"
"Why do pipes have to be insulated?"
(sighs)
Well, it wasn't all that bad. Niki stayed close by my side the entire time and her perfume was driving me mad. There was definitely physical attraction at work here, but .. as the date went on, I started to notice how a little out of sync she and I was. Firstly, there was the age gap.. I'm 32 and she's 24, thats eight years apart.. She wasn't allowed to watch movies until she was 10, so it was a little difficult to discuss what her favourites were, other than it being action films. But on the bright side, it means that I can still show her stuff like Tango & Cash / The Last Boyscout and not have to worry about whether or not she's seen it already.
So, we left the art gallery and sat on a bench in Churchill Square where we chatted amicably with furrowed glances towards the dishevelled and suspiciously homeless people wandering around. The conversation went well enough. Laughs were had and I felt like this had potential to be a "relationship" but .. I really didn't feel like it had the potential for anything long-term.. At least not in the way that I felt with my ex..
You know when you meet someone, you click? Well, this happened, but strangely, the effect didn't feel as complete as it did when I first met Lauren. We "clicked" sure, but it was on a level that I can't properly articulate at the moment. Maybe physically? Or perhaps as a "just friends" sort of thing? Well, no idea.. but hopefully I'll find out next weekend once Niki comes by to carve pumpkins. I'll be doing this:
.. And I'll give it to her. 'Cause what do I need another pumpkin for? Check out this beauty I carved a few days ago:
I think it came out well. Not bad for a first attempt anyways.
Tomorrow morning, I'm calling up the union hall and asking for a job. I think it's time for me to roll up the sleeves and get back to working again. It's not ideal, but I can stomach it for now. I've just about finished painting and I've gotten most of my affairs in order.. plus I'm not feeling as shitty as I have been what with the breakup and all and I feel confident in saying..
...good things are going to happen to me :)
