Date #29 - Noah R.

I had my misgivings about meeting him, but he knew how to use the English language so I gave it a go. Let's do this list already.

Pros

• Knows how to use the English language.
• .....nope, that' s about it. Oh, he said I was "very attractive". That's a pro, right?
• ......no, that's really it.

Cons

• Sells refrigerators. Well, works for a company that buys them wholesale. I'm not one to hate on different professions, but okay, yes, I'm going to hate. I hated, just now, just a little bit.
• Brought me 2 roses. Oh. My. God. This was our FIRST TIME MEETING. And we had only chatted online ONCE. The girl at Coffee Bean said, "AWWWW, did you bring her those?" I was mortified.
• Was too eager to tell me everything about him. Like how someone thought his voice was cool and he can do all sorts of "accents", so they asked him to record an audio book. Or how he lost 25 pounds in 2 months. Or how he has two cars, one of which was his dad's, who passed away when he was 21, and put in his will that he gave the car to him, but only found out when he passed away and saw the will, and how.... should I stop now?
• He was just too weird for me. The first thing he told me when we sat down was that he was a pirate. And showed me his pirate bracelet. And pirate necklace. And said he went to a pirate dinner show, so he's been a pirate ever since. Please, someone save me.
• Shall I continue? I'm going to stop, since I want to go to bed and already spent enough time on him.

He's not a bad guy, just fucking weird. And because I felt that he was a nice but weird guy, I gave him 1 hour and 20 minutes of my life. Goddamnit, I need to cut this shit out, back out even earlier if I can tell that this ain't going nowhere. So I wrote him an email essentially saying, you is not what i is lookin for, lates, good lucks.

I should go with my gut from now on. My gut said don't do it, but I gave him a chance. Silly Lily!

Date #28 - Noah C-Z

Yet another 26-year old. Hails from all over the place. Is a UCLA alum as a history major. Has good writing skillz.

Pros

• Got wit. But sometimes comes off a bit mean.
• Has traveled more places than I have. He's been everywhere, and has done it the way I've wanted to do it - months and months at a time.
• 6'3''.
• Sarcastic. Sometimes hard to tell if he's joking, cause I'm barely learning his style.
• Cute. I guess. Yeah, he's cute.
• Very easy to talk to. I don't need to supply conversation, the next topic just pops right up.
• Able to entertain. We played a game on the ride back home (since he had no stereo) and we each asked each other questions, but could never ask the same question back. Learned that he lived in Medeillan, Columbia for several months, bought a house, flipped it and sold it. WTF? Craziness, but gotta hand it to him, that's pretty cool.
• Has some insightful thoughts on inter-continental relationships, as he is so very well traveled.

Cons

• His humor can be a bit harsh, almost arrogant sometimes.
• He's TOO skinny. Too skinny!
• Kind of forward. When I went to use his restroom after our date (LA County Fair, don't EVER EVER GO THERE!!), he showed me his room and said, "have a seat!" on his bed. Um, felt SUPER awkward, so I stood, and then he proceeded to "flirt" with me by comparing his height sitting down on the bed with my standing height, and grabbed me by the waist to bring me closer. Um, no. Hands off the waist buddy.
• Too garish at times. He'd kind of exaggerate reactions and emotions, and although it may be acceptable for LILY to do so, he shouldn't do so. Not cute. (But cute on Lily?? Yesh! ;).

Not really feeling the chemistry, but he's not bad to talk to. He already friended me on Facebook. Oh well, he's here for a bit until I decide to unfriend him

Date #27 - Otto

26-year old that originally hails from North Carolina. Yes, he speaks some North Carolinan. He's cute and he's a geek, but I love geeks. And he sculpts toys for a living. How freaking rad is that.

We decide to do the double featurette of the Toy Story 3D movies. Not my first choice but he suggested it. 3 hours in a dark theater with potential awkwardness. Alright, bring it on. He meets me at my place so I can drive us to the Century City Mall.

Pros

• He's cute. Not hot like I fantasized, but still cute.
• He's got a good sense of humor, but it goes into remission when I'm physically near him. It only comes out via text, email or chat. He's shy.
• He's shy. It's cute and endearing.
• Even though he's shy, I can tell he really likes me. :)
• Did I mention he was 6'4''?
• He must be good with his hands since he's a sculptor, if you catch my drift... mu ha ha ha ha ha!!
• He's a true gentlemen. Wouldn't hear of me trying to pay for my movie tickets and offered to buy me concessions during the movie break. So sweet!
• He's a good person. That I can instantly tell just from meeting him.
• For funnies and laughters, he had laser lines put into the side of his head. Like how Vanilla Ice had his hair. He said nobody got the joke. But I did! :D

Cons

• He's so shy that it's painful sometimes. The pregnant pauses seem to last for hours and it makes me crazy. I can't POSSIBLY supply all the conversation points! Hopefully he will open up better next time.
• He's a bit young. 26. But I will see how this 26 year old fares.
• When he didn't hear me or didn't understand me, he says "What?" in this way that rubs me the wrong way. Dunno what it is, just feels too... harsh?

I had to have the chat with him about me dating multiple people at once. He said he was a one-girl-at-a-time man, and I respect that, but I need to do what I think is best for me. I've put all my eggs into one basket with Jeff and Chad, and I may have potentially passed on people that could have worked out better with me. So until I am sure, I am keeping my options open. I explained that to him, and he understands and says he will still come courtin'.

We have date #2 lined up this week, so we'll see how this goes!