I'm completing work here and sending my proposal off to Wizards of the Coast tomorrow night, I hope. I'm writing this here as a hard motivator to get it done; I don't wanna' look foolish in front of all these gorgeous girls, do I?
I have a date tomorrow with a girl that I know is going to run screaming for the hills once she gets to know me a little better. I guess it's unfair to judge her prematurely, but unless she has some hidden streak I'm not aware of, I don't think I'm her type. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what sort of man she thinks I am. She asked me out after viewing my profile on plentyoffish.com, and her initial message to me mentioned a guy that seems more comfortable pounding a few Natty Ices while watching UFC with his bros on Saturday night. Don't get me wrong, I'll pound some nasty beer, but I'm not that guy. I'm comfortable with my masculinity; this shit is thoroughly man-tastic. But I don't know if I'd ever describe myself as a "man's man", since that brings to mind a certain stereotype I don't think I fit, and that's one of the things she's told me she's looking for. Also, maybe I'm a little anal retentive, but spending too much time telling me how you "think geeks are cool" kinda' smacks of spending too much time telling your black friends how down you are for the streets.
I think I'm reading too much into it. She asked me out, which is the first time that's happened... ever? I honestly can't remember another time that a woman asked me out for a first date. On those merits alone I'm going to go and charm her fucking pants off. Metaphorically. I'm a gentleman.
In other news, I'm signing up for a membership at Planet Granite this weekend! I'm so excited. One step closer to the six month goal of rock climbing. And, depending on my budget... maybe tattooed this weekend? That would far, far too much to hope for. I think I want something black and gray, and I want these lyrics incorporated into the design :
"And now the road is empty, as every promise is
If life is pointless, then point taken, say amen.
So light another candle, point my body out to sea
Because your heart is no place for a wretch like me.
Another stranger passin', a common dissonance
If life is pointless, then point taken, say amen.
So light another candle, point my body out to sea
Because your side is no place for a wretch like me."
We'll see how reasonable a design that ends up being. I may have to shorten down the text to one paragraph, or maybe one or two phrases.
I have a date tomorrow with a girl that I know is going to run screaming for the hills once she gets to know me a little better. I guess it's unfair to judge her prematurely, but unless she has some hidden streak I'm not aware of, I don't think I'm her type. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what sort of man she thinks I am. She asked me out after viewing my profile on plentyoffish.com, and her initial message to me mentioned a guy that seems more comfortable pounding a few Natty Ices while watching UFC with his bros on Saturday night. Don't get me wrong, I'll pound some nasty beer, but I'm not that guy. I'm comfortable with my masculinity; this shit is thoroughly man-tastic. But I don't know if I'd ever describe myself as a "man's man", since that brings to mind a certain stereotype I don't think I fit, and that's one of the things she's told me she's looking for. Also, maybe I'm a little anal retentive, but spending too much time telling me how you "think geeks are cool" kinda' smacks of spending too much time telling your black friends how down you are for the streets.
I think I'm reading too much into it. She asked me out, which is the first time that's happened... ever? I honestly can't remember another time that a woman asked me out for a first date. On those merits alone I'm going to go and charm her fucking pants off. Metaphorically. I'm a gentleman.
In other news, I'm signing up for a membership at Planet Granite this weekend! I'm so excited. One step closer to the six month goal of rock climbing. And, depending on my budget... maybe tattooed this weekend? That would far, far too much to hope for. I think I want something black and gray, and I want these lyrics incorporated into the design :
"And now the road is empty, as every promise is
If life is pointless, then point taken, say amen.
So light another candle, point my body out to sea
Because your heart is no place for a wretch like me.
Another stranger passin', a common dissonance
If life is pointless, then point taken, say amen.
So light another candle, point my body out to sea
Because your side is no place for a wretch like me."
We'll see how reasonable a design that ends up being. I may have to shorten down the text to one paragraph, or maybe one or two phrases.