Its amazing that we are still finding new animals and plants on our planet. There is still so much to explore. I'm sure my neice, A, will enjoy the new bugs.
22 May 2009
Top New Species
I just saw this article over at CNN. They've named the top 10 new speices of the year. My favorites are the 14 inch long stick bug, the snail whose shell twists on 4 axis points, and the suicide plant.
16 May 2009
Awkwardness
So let me give you a little bit more background on the poetry patron I went out with. Like I said yesterday, he comes to the poetry open mike night and reads. English in not his native tongue, so he asked me to help him with spelling and grammar, so I said sure. In between emailing me poems, he would also ask me to dinner or see if had any plans for the weekend. Since I always took my time answering these, he point blank asked me if I was interested in him as he was in me. I answered "No".
I went out with him because 1) he asked; 2) I haven't gone out in a long time and thought it would be fun; and 3) I've been very busy and need time away from work/home/church/gym.
All first dates have a bit of awkwardness, but the drive home was the worst. The conversation went something like this:
boy: Do you ever get lonely?
me: Yes, but not as much as I used to.
boy: So do I. I want a relationship with someone. Someone to holds with. Aren't you looking for a relationship?
me: (in my head, yes, but not with you.) Yes, but right now I'm just want to have fun.
long pause
boy: I know you don't want a serious relationship with me, but could we try to have one? You don't have to introduce me as your boyfriend or anything.
me: (in my head, what?) Look, I'm can be your friend. We can go do things together, like dinner or movies or bowling or whatever.
another long pause
boy: I get so lonely. I really think we should have a relationship.
me: I have a group of friends that get together once a week, usually on Mondays. You'd be welcome to join us.
silence
The really awkward part was that every time he started talking about being in a relationship, he would slow down to 50 mph, on the freeway.
I went out with him because 1) he asked; 2) I haven't gone out in a long time and thought it would be fun; and 3) I've been very busy and need time away from work/home/church/gym.
All first dates have a bit of awkwardness, but the drive home was the worst. The conversation went something like this:
boy: Do you ever get lonely?
me: Yes, but not as much as I used to.
boy: So do I. I want a relationship with someone. Someone to holds with. Aren't you looking for a relationship?
me: (in my head, yes, but not with you.) Yes, but right now I'm just want to have fun.
long pause
boy: I know you don't want a serious relationship with me, but could we try to have one? You don't have to introduce me as your boyfriend or anything.
me: (in my head, what?) Look, I'm can be your friend. We can go do things together, like dinner or movies or bowling or whatever.
another long pause
boy: I get so lonely. I really think we should have a relationship.
me: I have a group of friends that get together once a week, usually on Mondays. You'd be welcome to join us.
silence
The really awkward part was that every time he started talking about being in a relationship, he would slow down to 50 mph, on the freeway.
15 May 2009
Going Out
So I'm going on a date tonight. I haven't been on a date in a long, long time. Dates are rare things for me, so I'm usually excited about them. But not today.
It might help if I were more interested in the guy. But he did ask. And I'm not completely creeped out by him, like I am by most guys who hit on me as the library. Yes, he's a library patron. But I've only ever seen him at the poetry program, so he's not one of the library bums or stalker guys that usually hit on me.
I wonder, if I didn't meet him at the library, would I still not feel like going out with him?
It might help if I were more interested in the guy. But he did ask. And I'm not completely creeped out by him, like I am by most guys who hit on me as the library. Yes, he's a library patron. But I've only ever seen him at the poetry program, so he's not one of the library bums or stalker guys that usually hit on me.
I wonder, if I didn't meet him at the library, would I still not feel like going out with him?
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