Day 227: The Setup

I woke up today with one primary goal in mind, and that was to make sure I had a cute outfit to wear.

I knew I was going to be in the studio on audience day and that meant I would be on camera... great. One of my favorite things in the world.

I know its odd for someone to work in tv and hate to be on camera but it's me, what can I say.

I also needed a cute outfit because I was heading to sushi with the Encourager tonight and she mentioned she was bringing 'somoene', someone being code for some random guy she is trying to set me up with.

This is the same girl who tried to get me together with a guy who looks like my brother, which thankfully didn't happen. But I was slightly concerned that's who she was bringing with her to sushi.

I'm looking forward to catching up with her, but I am really not excited about meeting and trying to entertain a random stranger.

Thankfully I was distracted enough throughout the day that I didn't have time to obsess about what may or may not happen at dinner.

Or perhaps I have just given up being concerned about it because embarassing dating moments are ingrained in my being.

I wouldn't be true to myself if I didn't at least try to find out what she had up her sleeve, so yesterday I made a half hearted attempt.

I heard one of the girls at work talking to the Encourager and I said 'ask her who she's inviting to sushi tomorrow night.'

But sadly my plan backfired, and if she did spill the beans I didn't know because the girl at work didn't share any details.

By the time we planned to meet I had a feeling the Encourager just said she was inviting someone to get me riled up, but then again she is so unpredictable I never know.

I arrived first and decided to text her to see how many I should put on the list for the table. Her answer was vague, she only said she would be there soon.

Ok, I thought to myself, 'this has gone far enough' so I made the executive decision to get a table in the bar and grab a drink... just in case.

by the time the Encourager got there I had ordered a large beer with a sake bomber. Not because I planned on doing sake bombers at dinner, but it was $3 cheaper so it seemed like a good idea.

She arrived by herself, and I breathed a sigh of relief... until she sat down with a giant Cheshire grin on her face.... 'oh crap what is she up to?'

She was giddy with delight as she told me about the guy she invited, that may... or may not show up.

He's a Midwestern guy with a good job (that requires him to work really late on a Friday night), a nice guy, tall, dark and handsome and his mother rescues cats.

Ok so I wasn't terribly upset about the prospect, I was however, concerned about the giant beer and sake bomber I ordered.

Surprisingly she ordered one too 'I'll have what she's having', which doesn't happen. I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen her drink anything, let alone sake bombers.

I was afraid of what was in store for the evening. About an hour and a half into dinner she got a text from him saying he was still at work. Another good sign, he's considerate.

We kept eating, and ordered another drink and chatted until the restaurant closed, then we headed to another restaurant with one of the servers the Encourager realized she knew from an acting class years ago.

The night ended up being a lot of fun, with mixed feelings about the lack of a setup.