Day 225: The coffee date

No sleeping in today, I set the alarm to make sure I was up and ready for my coffee date with the wine guy.

I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but somehow I managed to be late even though I was up 2 hours earlier and I only live 5 minutes away.

I really do think it's in my genes, or at least that's my excuse so it's out of my control which means it's not my fault.

We were meeting at a Starbuck's I used to go to all the time.

And yes, I did go out on one date with a guy a met there one morning, but that was years ago so now it's back in the 'safe zone'.

Is coffee an aphrodisiac? What is my fascination with dating men from coffee shops? Ok, so it's only been 2 guys it just feels like so many more, I think because I'm always scoping out the scene for available guys.

So here I am, on a date, we ordered and true to form for this particular Starbuck's they screwed up my order.

I ordered an iced coffee, and I thought I listened to the barrista call it back correctly and sure enough they made an iced green tea.

When I lived near this particular location and was stopping in 3 times a week they would always screw up my order. They would forget to make it, make the wrong thing, mess up my name, you name it, they did it.

How is it that 6 years later and a complete staff change, they are still managing to screw it up? It's crazy, but at least their consistent right?!

Once I got my correct drink order, we headed outside and found a nice table with some shade and sat down.

We ended up getting lost in the conversation, talking for about 4 hours, rotating around the table like a human sundial.

It was good conversation, with some laughs mixed in, all in all, a good date. It ended with plans to meet over another beverage... wine.

Later I headed to the electronics store to try to catch a guy who knows about video editing software.

I went in the day before and talked with one of the workers who referred me to the guy I'm was heading back in to see.

During the initial conversation yesterday, I had to 'dumb down' the specifics in order for the worker to understand my questions.

He directed me to the guy today who has the same editing skill level I do, and then said 'if you come in around 2, I'll be here to help you translate'.

Huh? Why would I need him to translate? Last time I checked I was translating to him, when all I really wanted to do was talk with someone who understood me.

Isn't that what we're all looking for? Someone who will listen, and understands us without having to translate too much.

Someone with a similar background who just knows where we're coming from without having to explain in excruciating detail what we're feeling.

I know that's the perfect world scenario, and I'm not naive enough to think there will be someone who instinctually knows what I'm feeling all the time, but a good reference point is a plus.

So that's where this stage of the search has taken me, at least for the time being, only time will tell what the next item on the 'wish list' will be.