Lots of New Experiences

"Offline guy" and I had our first night out in Bloomfield last Friday. Also known as "Bloomfield night". Technically, it was Bloomfield and Lawrenceville night but that's just a little long. He picked me up around 8:45 and we left from his place to go to Kopec's in Lawrenceville to see his friend's band play. Unfortunately, it was raining, so we walked probably about a mile and a half to Kopec's in the rain. The way down wasn't too bad so we weren't incredibly soaked. We got there at the same time as his friend, so he helped unload the van while I watched the van for the band. The bar had $1.50 16oz Pabst so we got one and went to hang out on the back deck for a little while until his friend was on.

However, "offline guy" wasn't feeling well. He and I had gone out Tuesday night for a bit, but he wasn't feeling well then. He had to keep going outside for fresh air. I thought he might have the flu (not the swine flu even though we joked about that) that had been going around. That Tuesday, we ended up hanging out on my porch and he felt much better. The rest of the week he hadn't said anything about not feeling well so I thought he was ok. But after we got to the bar Friday night, it hit him again. So we ended up hanging out on the back deck the whole night despite the rain. The first band ended and we were hoping that his friend would go on so we could watch and leave, but no - some other band went second. We ended up just leaving to walk back and "offline guy" felt bad. He really wanted to see his friend play and for us to have a Bloomfield night out. We ended up stopping in Bloomfield on the way back (soaked mind you, because it poured the entire walk) to grab some beer and we spent the rest of the night just talking on his porch. He gave me a hoodie to change into because my wet clothes were a bit chilly. All in all it was a really good time regardless, but "offline guy" promised me a better Bloomfield night soon.

He ended up coming to a party at my house the next night. I was concerned about him not feeling well after Friday and initially he didn't, but he had heard of this old Indian herb that was supposed to make him feel better and it worked, which made me happy since he was able to hang out with everyone and have fun. We went out for the hockey game for a little bit Monday night and he felt completely fine. And when he's completely fine he's able to think about the things he should be thinking about. Such as on the walk back he just randomly told me to switch sides of the sidewalk with him. I was confused and asked why - his answer was because he wanted to walk on the outside because that's what guys are supposed to do. That was very sweet and unexpected since I've walked on many sidewalks in my day, with guys, and it never really occurred to me what side I was walking on.

I am really looking forward to tomorrow night though. "Offline guy" and I are going to the opera with a friend of mine. I'm looking forward to our first "dress-up" date. He told me that he was very excited to wear his suit - I didn't even have to recommend that he wear a suit. I've had my dress, shoes, and accessories picked out for about a week now. Many people reading this are probably shocked that I'm going to the opera on a Friday night, but I think this is a totally awesome idea that should be done more often, granting that I like the opera since I've never been to one. It's nice to be excited for the actual event for once, knowing that I'm already going to enjoy the guy that I'm spending time with instead of having to meet a new guy and worry about what he's going to be like. And the best part is getting to spend time with friends, too, with "offline guy". It will definitely be an experience!! :)