Analog-Theater 2.0

I had a date today with a lady named Jeanne. She’s a nice, attractive, and intelligent girl, which makes me wonder why she was willing to go out with me. Over the last few days, I got some advice from my brother, my uncle, and a close friend, on top of what I read in a book. It seemed like good advice, but it made things hard. The book and my uncle agreed on one important thing, that I have to keep her feelings in mind. They both said to pay attention to her and what she has to say.

My friend has always been giving me the same advice, take pride in how I dress. When he came to visit, he took me shopping for some new clothes. He has a nice sense of style and it works for him, but I don’t find it comfortable dressing like that. It feels like I’m trying to be someone else. Even though I am a jeans and tee shirt guy (and Robert, sneakers do go with tuxedos), I did at least wear a button up shirt and good pants to take Jeanne out.

My brother’s advice was the hardest. The subjects I know and care about the most are: anime, manga, Dungeons and Dragons, sci-fi movies, and video games. My brother said not to talk about: anime, manga, Dungeons and Dragons, sci-fi movies, and video games. To make things worse, after a long, awkward silence, she said that she wasn’t very good a start conversations. Mostly I ended up asking her about herself. Eventually it felt like an interview.

Over all, the date wasn’t too bad. Italian food is her favorite, so I took her to Olive Garden. She had the Chicken Alfredo and I had the Venitian Apricote Chicken. After dinner, I took her home. She said she had a good time when I walked her to her door. I think this was my best date in the last three years. It was also my only date in the last three years. Now that it’s over, I think I can wait another three years before I ask a girl out again. Unless I get one with Francine Dee before then.

After I dropped Jeanne off at her house, I went to the theater and caught a showing of Stardust. I’ve read some of Neil Gaiman’s works, but not this one. Overall, I was impressed. It lived up to my expectations. Captain Shakespeare was a very interesting character. So were the brothers. I loved the scene when Tristan returned to his town. I won’t give away very much, I don’t want to spoil things for those that haven’t seen the movie yet. I’m going to have to buy this when it comes out on DVD.

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