the party

our improv leader had invited me to her birthday party. this would be an opportunity to see the group outside of the sessions (i had no doubt we'd make up most of the guests), and thus hopefully connect with them on another level, i.e. talk about ourselves. 

i had a great time. guy 1 eventually showed up although his timing was a bit off as i was in the middle of a conversation with another guy i'd just been introduced to (and who was interesting!). but once food got served, i managed to sit down next to him and we actually got talking. when we'd both finished our plates, he said he was going to get some more. i wasn't particularly hungry anymore but he took my plate and said he'd get me something. what did i want? ... 'surprise me', i said. which would of course lead to disaster but if he was flirting, i thought that would at least get the point across that i was ready to play. he came back with pretty much everything i hadn't picked the first time around, which presumably showed that he'd paid attention. plus, as someone else said, he mostly brought back zero-calorie food, showing he was attentive to the fact that, as a woman, i probably wanted to be careful. unfortunately, most of that was what i hadn't been interested in, but it was funny and full marks for trying! 

later, i was caught up in a conversation in the kitchen. i was thinking i should probably go back to the main room and continue talking to guy 1 when he came in - on his way out. he had to get up early the next morning. we talked for about 10 minutes before he said he had to leave. and we were right back in the awkward place we'd been at the play the previous week - we just looked at each other and said goodbye. no air-kissing (the norm in these parts). on the one hand, it was weird, but on the other, he didn't seem comfortable so i felt it would be strange if i did air-kiss him, although for me it was weirder not to. it also presumably sent the wrong message but that should be fixed quite easily with the email i will send him tomorrow, in which i'll suggest meeting up for a drink.

anyway, the rest of the evening went great and i only got home at 3am.