So, when I left off writing notes last night I was on my way out for a date. And what a peculiar date it was…
It was a first date; and the guy seemed pretty nice beforehand. We’d had a couple really good conversations, and he was kind interesting with some of my nerdier interests – and pretty adorkable, so I was pretty excited. The date was a simple one; tea date! I swear; I’m not the one that suggested it! I feel like I must have a reputation of sorts at my local DT because I’ve been on something like eight tea dates (with different guys) at that DT store in the last year.
He picked me up, and was pretty visually nervous (plus he kept tripping over his words which was kinda cute); and off we went. At the store; he picked up a carry mug, 50g of Chocolate Chili Chai and a To Go of Jungle Ju Ju. To kind of switch things up, I let him pick out my drink – and he decided on (with no input from me) this one, iced. Oh boy…
Yeah; it’s no secret that I kind of hate this blend – but I told him he could pick, so I shut up and drank the damn thing. It actually wasn’t too bad; when he was busy looking at different cups and mugs and stuff I approached the associate and asked her to cut the steep time a few minutes short which I think definitely helped. It was certainly more peach than jasmine, and not nearly as chemical as I know it would’ve been if she’d steeped it as long as originally intended.
Added bonus from the trip; I was wearing short sleeves (so as to not irritate the new tattoo I got) so the associate was able to see my Camellia Sinensis tattoo! It’s the first time I’ve been to my local DT with short sleeves since getting it. And her reaction was great; she instantly cut out all the usual sales pitches/bullshit they have to say and had some pretty good tea convo with me! It was fun – though the date may have been a little lost/left out.
But that’s sorta when things got weirder? I know we didn’t really have anything planned in particular after grabbing tea – but I expected to like sit down and drink it or walk around the mall or something. Instead, he just kinda headed right for his car and then drove me home. So, all in all, it was like a half hour date? Which seemed very rushed/short – especially since I was having a good time! His car is a write off and it was making some questionable noises when we were driving to the mall, which is why he said he wanted to end the date (in case the car broke down) but I don’t know…
And then, when we got to my house he just kinda said he’d had a great time and hopefully we can do it again sometime. But that’s it; didn’t move in for a kiss/make a move or anything. It felt kind of weird/mixed signal-ish to me. I texted him today on break; just a casual ‘hey’ but no reply back. I guess I’ll try again in a few more days if I don’t hear from him by then. I thought he was having a fun time too but maybe I was reading the situation poorly? If that was a ‘blow off’, it was a very weird/indirect one. And not gonna lie, I’ll be a little disappointed because he seemed pretty great; but it wont be the end of the world either…
PS. I really hope you guys can see the link, but the tattoo in the top left corner (bird cage/umbrella hybrid) is the one I got! It hurt like a mother fucker today at work, but I’m also very happy with it!
The lines at the top near the point/tip look a little wonky there, but they look fine in person. It looks weirder there because of the position my arm was in when they took the picture.
pretty tat!
I was wondering how your date went :) Interesting that his tea pick for you was so different from what he seems to like. Love the tats!