TGIF!

Three new messages today. Things must slow down on Fridays since it's the weekend. The first guy says "They so need a flirt button on here! That way you would know if someone was interested in you. So here goes /flirt". lol It's cute - definitely different. He's got kids and he's bald. I think most of you ladies will agree ... I need a full head of hair I can run my fingers through! The second guy is also bald, kind of scary-looking. I think I'm going to delete him. He wasn't very original either he added his name and "I'd like to get to know you." The third guy says "Hi, how you doing?" That reminds me of Joey from Friends (snicker). He's got kids and absolutely nothing on his profile page. Dude, at least make an effort.

On another note, this morning I got to work, logged in, and found that analyst guy had added me to IM. Shortly after I added him, we started chatting. He seems like a nice guy. It was funny because I had no idea who it was as he never told me his real name on the dating site; all I had was his alias. He asked me about my job and what I did. It turns out we have a very similar job so that's a nice place to start. He told me the name of the company where he worked - good, good. He doesn't think I'm a psycho because he trusted me enough to tell me ... that or he's lying. lol We had a descent conversation. I tried to keep asking him questions, but it was sort of slow. I wasn't sure if he was just busy with work, not sure what to say/ask, or if he wanted to save the questions for if/when we meet up. He asked if I had plans for the weekend, so I told him. I wasn't sure if he was getting ready to ask me out or not.

He seems like a funny guy. He asked me if I had a webcam at work. I laughed. I do, but I didn't know if I was ready for that plus I sit in an area with a lot of traffic so I politely declined for now. I'm guessing he wanted to make sure I was who I said I was. Later in our conversation he wondered if I still had people around me and said "I can show you the 'real' me when you are alone". LOL Then he proceeded with "That sounded scary." hahaha That was both cute and funny. Bravo.

After we talked about what part of town we lived in he asked me where I was going to meet him for drinks after work. Normally happy hour on a Friday evening would be lovely, but I have an early exercise class on Saturday mornings and I've learned from past experience that it can be grueling if I show up sleep-deprived or hungover. Besides, one of my friends advised that I shouldn't go out on Fri/Sat night. Doing so implies that first of all I don't have anything better to do, furthermore it sends the expectation that I have all night to entertain or try and be entertained. Dates during the week are less pressure as you know you both have to work the next day so you know it won't be a late night. Needless to say, I told him I was available Sunday or Tuesday evening.

We chatted a little more about the dating site and how long we'd been registered. Later in our conversation he told me he was free Tuesday night and asked if he could take me out. Guess it's a date! Our conversation was going well, so I decided to share some photos - some real photos of me, not my alter-ego. I'm excited about it. I have no expectations so I'm not very nervous, but I do find myself wondering what the heck I'm going to wear.

Later this evening I also exchanged a couple of random messages with scary movie guy. Nothing terribly exciting though. He asked what my plans were for the evening/weekend and then asked me about local bars/pubs and local museums. No more exciting traffic for the evening ... more tomorrow.