A Good Human

I saw Mr.#42 (formerly known as Mr. #41)  last night. Our mutual friend described him as "a good human," which I think is lovely and accurate. He is honest, open (even when it may not be the most self-interested way to be), funny, and interested in the world. He reads books and cares about his friends. Both of our lives are in a state of flux right now (I'm about to get on the road  to New Orleans, hence the abbreviated post), but if the stars align in such a way that I end up back in New York, this story may continue.

A Contestant in the "Weirdest First Date Activity" Category

Hi from New York! I got into town on Saturday and on Sunday met up with Mr. #41, a friend of a friend (gold star, friend!), for brunch. We had mediocre food but awesome conversation.  Talking to him made me even more excited than usual about my life. His life is also pretty awesome, but he admitted having not only brunch envy (I guess my omelette was less mediocre than his waffles) but life envy when I talked about my upcoming travels. He is a big traveler also, but currently consumed with that very New York activity, finding a new apartment.

Since his new apartment is going to be small, Mr. #41 had post-brunch plans to go Murphy bed shopping. And since we were getting along so famously, he invited me to come along while he visited this place. Weird? Maybe. Awesome? Definitely. Only in New York, kids.

Gold Stars

Date #40 tonight: wine in Burlington.  In keeping with the rule of only positive things in the blog...I am SO happy to be home!

Moving on...

I'm so appreciative of all the support from all my readers and my sweet friends.  One friend in particular has been very enthusiastic about this project and has now set me up with THREE different people. She definitely gets a gold star.

Would you like a gold star, too? Set me up with someone you'd want me to be with. I'm getting a little wary of online dating, especially after a dear old friend recently described it as "the land of broken toys." So I'm putting out a plea to my loyal readers to help me find my last 12 dates.

I have a lot of travel coming up, but would be delighted to go on dates in different cities, and am totally open to the idea of my big love being somewhere I don't necessarily live (location? just a detail, despite what many of you have to say...).

Here's my upcoming schedule:
October 11-20: Vermont
October 20-25: New York, NY
October 25-30: In transit-- contact me for details
October 30-November 21: New Orleans, LA
November 22-24: Williamsburg, VA
November 25-December 4: Detroit, MI
December 5-9ish: San Francisco, CA
December 10-22: Detroit MI

How about it, readers? Who wants a gold star?