Well, that didn’t end well, and by that I mean 2012. I got sick before Xmas and I think I still went to the gym a few times and I swore it was cold that week even though people were pointing out that it was much warmer than the week before. That’s probably because I was running a fever of 100.3°F that I didn’t realize until t the Sunday before New Years. I found that out when I was taking my mom’s temperature just before I took her to the ER for chest pains. She had a blood clot in her lung. She had to stay in the hospital a few days and I stayed at home feeling miserable. It wasn’t much fun.
So, NYE, or amateur night as some people call it, I stayed up until 10PM. That’s at least an hour later than I’d planned.
I think I made some resolutions. One is to get out more. I went to a gathering of old co-workers from an old dot-bomb we all worked for and had a nasty hangover after three whole beers. THREE. That’s getting old for you. I think getting out once this year (and right before that I was at dinner with old high-school buddies) qualifies as “out more” so maybe I can chalk that one up as a win.
Another resolution is to ask someone out this year, maybe one person a month. That’s 12 chances at humiliation and more likely, 12 more times someone just says, “No.” In the spirit of making this a real New Year’s Resolution, I may just not do this one at all.
And finally I think I’m telling myself to buy more books AND READ THEM. I bought two already. I wonder if that’s enough?
I’m so sorry to hear about your Mom. I hope she is feeling better.
If you want to read more books, join a book club. A fun one. How about one that is full of a lot of women for you to ask out?
Also, you’re cute, smart, and funny. You must be asking out the wrong women. 2013 should be the year you put your sister in charge of your dating life.
At the very least it will be a lot of fun to read about. (Yes. I am throwing you under the bus for my own amusement.)
“You must be asking out the wrong women. 2013 should be the year you put your sister in charge of your dating life.
At the very least it will be a lot of fun to read about. (Yes. I am throwing you under the bus for my own amusement.)” +1 Vote.
Have you read “The Name of the Wind” yet? You could also attempt to pick up women at a bookstore in the scifi/travel/cooking/etc sections. Though the girls who are browsing in a store instead of on a tablet/ebook/website… might be the odds are good that the goods are odd. Stay away from the philosophy and self help sections when trolling.
I was hit on in a bookstore once in the travel section. My boyfriend felt bad for the guy when I told him since I got annoyed at the interruption and forced socialization. And that he kept making small talk instead of just asking me out. The brush off was a bit brutal for not even getting to the point. Heh.