Speed Dating

(Flash back two Saturdays ago)

The lovely LoLA and I are baking cupcakes, as we like to do from time to time. While we wait for our cupcakes to cool so that we can frost them, we begin to discuss some ideas of potentially fun or interesting things to do. Somehow, the conversation lands on speed dating. Yes, speed dating. Seems like an interesting concept. You see it in movies every here and again. We decide to pursue the idea further. LoLA gets on the computer, to try to find a local speed dating event that we could attend. Bingo! we find one, and we're booked. 

We decide no matter how this little adventure turns out it is bound to be fun. Imagine two different scenarios...

1) It's actually fun and we meet some cool guys

2) It's tons of lame people, which will provide us with hours of hilarity. 

clearly... win win situation

(now flash forward to Sunday night)

We go speed dating. The event is held at a bar in Chinatown, that we have actually been to a couple times previously. We walk in and it seems ok. The people running the event give us a name badge and sheet that we are supposed to use to keep track of our dates. There is a place for the guys name, a place to say whether or not you want to see him again, and a space to make notes to help you remember. This event is supposed to consist of 30 or so "dates" so mind you, remembering everyone could be quite the feat. So we go and each get a drink from the bar (score, they didn't card!) and we take our seats at a large table. When the event starts, it's just like what you would imagine. The girls stay seated and the guys rotate around every 3 minute. (which is actually a perfect amount of time) 

I would say that the overall adventure ranks somewhere between the two previously posted outcomes. There were some people who I would definitely see again (Chet and his friend Justin, the cute med students, are a decidedly perfect double date for LoLA and I) and then there are some who I would never see again (a sampling from my notes... "hasn't realized that he's gay yet," "guido," and "awkward Asian")

So then the fun stuff starts... you go home and log on to the website and you check off the names of people who you would be willing to go on a real date with. If they choose you, then you can see each other's email addresses. It's a match!! 

I matched with three people and have received emails from two. stay tuned...