So far so good...

[mousme]

Asked the girl out. Got a "yes."

Actually, I got a "no," but that was a good response, since I asked her whether she'd be averse to going out on a date with me sometime. In that case, "no" was what I was looking for.

Now all we have to do is figure out a day/time for all this.

It would be very nice to have a relationship which doesn't either A) never get out of the starting gate, or B) make for great anecdotal evidence in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

So far I think this one might fit the bill. She's not crazier than me as far as I can tell, so that at least puts chances on our side. Also, she dances and she laughs at my jokes. So I'm optimistic.

My mother never understood how I could be such an optimist. She's always said that I'm going to live life being perpetually disappointed. By being pessimistic, at least you get to be pleasantly surprised when things go well. This was all said jokingly, but I suspect there's a kernel of truth in there about how she thinks about the world.

I don't know. I kind of like being an optimist.

I really want to go for a walk, but I'm waiting for a phone call from someone with whom I have plans tonight (I'm giving her a lift to go to the Godforsaken Howling Wilderness), and I don't want to miss it. It's just such a nice day out...

Comments

[ai731.livejournal.com]

YAY!

[elanya.livejournal.com]

yay for dates!

Also, why don't you just call the persn you're waiting to heard from, and then go for a walk? :D

I would also like a walk, but it is actually not that nice here, and I just had a nap, and I ought to be thesisisng :/

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I've already called her twice. The first time she was in the shower, and the second time she was taking a nap.

I spoke to her mother both times, and I think I might get folded, spindled and mutliated if I call a third time. ;)

I left messages, so she ought to call me when she wakes up. Mind you, if she doesn't call before 4:30, I may not be able to give her a lift at all, since we have to be there for 6:30 and it takes a while to get to Ontario from here.

[kino-kid.livejournal.com]

CRAP!

I only got in at 1pm and totally flaked out. I'm sorry you didn't go outside on my account (bad, bad, that's what answering machines are for.)

I left you a message when I woke up, but after reading this, I realize you already left).

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was teh suck that I couldn't get hold of you. I tried three more times between 4:00 and 4:30, but the line was busy all the time. :(

You were missed, anyway.

We shall have to coordinate for two weeks from now for the wedding so that there are no such sucky mixups then. :)


Wheeeee! Wedding! :)

[sultrysong.livejournal.com]

Go you!

[striped.livejournal.com]

Yay! Great!

[dejaspirit.livejournal.com]

Go you! Here's hoping for quality companionship!

[luvenditti.livejournal.com]

huzzah!

[baronscartop.livejournal.com]

I mentioned to Her Ladyship that maybe you should invite this mystery person to the Gig.

I was told this was not a good idea, based on past experience. I countered that the last experience hastened what was likely inevitable, and so perhaps an invitation to the Gig would be ideal.

It's up to you, of course.

I used to be a pessimist, for the same reasons your mother proposes, and I wasn't kidding about it. But if you live your life as though it is always going to suck, guess what happens? I'm never going back.

t!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

She's already invited. Was invited a long time ago, before I asked her out. I think she'll have fun. She was the one who started singing "Sheena" when I mentioned The Ramones.

What are the odds of a repeat performance of last time, anyway? :P