Sixteen books down, twelve more to go in the 28 Books in 2008 challenge!

I missed the bus today.  Normally this wouldn’t have been a big deal except I was about two feet from the stop when the bus came by.  It didn’t even slow down.  It was several minutes early as well.  Waiting for the next one would have put me being late for work and I wasn’t sure that there was anyone at home to take me.  Luckily a guy passing by saw what happened and offered me a ride to campus.

Seemed normal enough at first.  Talked a bit about school and such.  Then he brought up religion.  I tend to be fairly open about the fact that I don’t particularly believe in organized religion, which ended up being a bit of a mistake in this case.  He turned out to be a very recently returned LDS missionary.  So for the rest of the ride and several minutes in the parking lot I got a sales pitch/lecture about how great the church is.  He didn’t want to let me out of the truck until I accepted a free copy of the Book of Mormon.  I also have a card containing a phone number that I should call on the minuscule chance I want a missionary to come to my home and give a more in-depth pitch.  Fun times.

Just a few minutes ago, two giggly girls came up to the desk. One of them has a crush on this guy who’s studying nearby with a female companion who is either his girlfriend, study partner, or both. So they write a note that probably declared undying lust love for this guy they’ve never met and a cell phone number. Of course they were too scared to deliver it in person. Unfortunately they decided that I should be the one to be the go-between.

After a bit of internal angst about the likelihood of a non-happy ending for this situation and a helluva lot of begging from the girls, I gave in. Definitely “against my better judgment…”, but it was quite different from the requests I normally get and it provided a entertaining distraction from an otherwise slow day.

However, Never. Again.

Just upgraded WP. Let me know if something isn’t working.

As of about two weeks ago, Daniel and I are no longer “together”.  The break-up was unexpected, although in hindsight it shouldn’t have been.  The last few months have been really stressful and we hadn’t been getting along as well as we used to (although I thought things were slowly getting better…).   We’re still roommates and friends.  I think we actually get along better now.

Due to having very strict parents, I never went on a date (except for prom with a friend) until college. I met Daniel not too long after and we were together for almost exactly two years.  The idea of dating is very much a novelty.  I’ve made contact with a couple of people on OKCupid, a site I haven’t been active on (except to take the odd personality quiz) in a couple of years.  I’m mainly looking for someone to have fun with.  Nothing too serious right now.

Any advice for someone who knows nearly nothing about dating and such?