my date with painter dude

oh wow.  

so i just barely got back from my date with painter dude. i am supposed to be working on homework or job applications but i cannot concentrate. i could probably go ahead and do a sociological analysis of the date, the way professor england likes us to, but i am not really in the mood for that. instead, i'll just give the high points and low points of the date.  

high point: talking without awkward silences 

low point: when he didn't come and open my door when he first got here 

high point: making me laugh by getting excited to see that they had smoothies 

low point: following me inside instead of leading the way in (i get self-conscious that people are looking at my butt) (i know it's just me being paranoid but still) 

high point: just being casual and relaxed, so i didn't have to feel anxious 

high point: sharing his pizza with me 

low point: when his phone rang and he took the call at the table 

low point: having a hard time with the food (restaurants are always hard) 

high point: pulling through anyways and eating intuitively because i'm AWESOME 

high point: when he opened the car door for me as we were leaving 

high point: thanking me for paying (i told him i'd pay to thank him for driving me to the airport, but it was still nice of him to thank me) 

high point: telling me i'm pretty (i am a sucker for that. maybe it's because i want to believe it so badly.) 

high point: walking me to my door 

high point: asking me out again this saturday 

high point: getting a kiss goodnight  

all in all, a good date i think. maybe i can turn my dating history around and have less disasters, now that i know what it's like not to have things go completely wrong.  

my mom would love this guy, because he is so laid-back and relaxed, and very nice and polite and not sarcastic, and he tucked in his shirt. (except the phone thing wasn't very polite, but i think guys are just dumb sometimes) pop would like him because he's like a cowboy bull rider guy, and he'd probably slip into a southern accent talking to him. But he wouldn't like the fact that he isn't in college and doesn't plan to go and wouldn't be very excited about doing math problems with him. Kate would think he's okay. Dot would think he's incredibly hot and nod her approval at his cowboy boots, maybe asking if he has a brother or a friend she could hook up with. Joe is in his own little universe.  

i like him. he's not my one true love (if i even have one) and i'd never marry him, but it's not like i'm in some sort of hurry. i like how he is able to calm me down by being casual, and i like that he's an optimist. sometimes a lack of sarcasm can be like a breath of fresh air. and, he's flat out gorgeous. he's a taurus, which is supposed to be my perfect match. (completely irrelevant yet slightly interesting) i want to see him ride a bull.