OKCupid

I've had a couple people ask me about my OKCupid experience(s). Here you go:

C convinced me to try OKCupid, a site that caters to nerds, geeks, and dorks. In other words, my people.

I signed up in mid-October, but didn't fill in any personal information for another month because I was embarrassed. The site's free, by the way.

There are IM functions and lots of cheeky personality tests. I've found myself on there just to find out what Beatles song character I am.

A few guys IMed me, others messaged me, and I messaged a couple of them. I felt weird about everything, honestly. You can ignore guys if they creep you out or if you're not interested. You can flip through profiles; it's kind of like being on the SPCA website.

Anywho, I had a date with a math teacher and with a middle manager at Apple.

Teacher dude was cool. He's from SoCal and really into metal and punk rock. We have another date to see Xanadu this week. Yep, Xanadu.

Apple dude was awkward. I know all about awkward - I wrote the the Cliff Notes on awkwardness. But, holy crap.

a)He came to the bar having seconds earlier eaten a piece of garlic bacon pizza. So...you don't even want to consider making out with me? OK.
b)He talked about seeing his first dead body in Mexico city.
c)He talked about insects.

He's a nice guy, and he did make some really amazing droll comments.

So, yeah! It's a little nerve wracking, but seems worth the effort. I'm getting good practice meeting new people.

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