So I had a blind date again today.
I know, I said I wouldn't, but I figured it can't be worse than the last one.
It wasn't worse, but it wasn't good either.
It was a deaf blind date.
I'd been chatting with this girl online for a while. She's from close by, and seemed nice. But she told me she had trouble meeting guys because she's deaf.
I figured what the hell! It's a complication, but it's not like she's married or something. I told her we should meet for coffee and see what happened. So we did.
It wasn't good. I don't know how to sign, and she doesn't speak at all, or read lips, as far as I know. But we had a notebook and so we wrote back and forth for an hour.. just chit chat and general conversation stuff.
But she was getting frustrated. I couldn't write fast enough and still be legible, and would sometimes forget and answer her out loud... I'm left handed, so when we were in the car, I couldn't talk to her at all...
It wasn't fun.
And of course, my whole life is all about music.. I'm always listening to something. I read out loud for a living. It's two different worlds.
She said I was very nice. Which I guess is something.
Now I need something to do for the rest of the evening.
I know, I said I wouldn't, but I figured it can't be worse than the last one.
It wasn't worse, but it wasn't good either.
It was a deaf blind date.
I'd been chatting with this girl online for a while. She's from close by, and seemed nice. But she told me she had trouble meeting guys because she's deaf.
I figured what the hell! It's a complication, but it's not like she's married or something. I told her we should meet for coffee and see what happened. So we did.
It wasn't good. I don't know how to sign, and she doesn't speak at all, or read lips, as far as I know. But we had a notebook and so we wrote back and forth for an hour.. just chit chat and general conversation stuff.
But she was getting frustrated. I couldn't write fast enough and still be legible, and would sometimes forget and answer her out loud... I'm left handed, so when we were in the car, I couldn't talk to her at all...
It wasn't fun.
And of course, my whole life is all about music.. I'm always listening to something. I read out loud for a living. It's two different worlds.
She said I was very nice. Which I guess is something.
Now I need something to do for the rest of the evening.
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riz:
I'm planning on becoming a writing machine! Don't you worry... I got 17k words written in about 2 and a half months and that was with several week long breaks.... plus lots of time off for research/rewriting. With focus? I'm sure I'll have a rough draft done by early summer. And then I'll get to spend all summer rewriting like a fool!
riz:
You and me both!! I hope by the time I'm done it all results in my book ending up in a book store near you!