date update
finally... here’s the head’s up on last weekend’s date.
i went shopping the friday before just so i can "dress appropriately." (HIS WORDS!!!) i got myself a coat and boots, and it was the most expensive shopping spree i ever had!!! waaaah!!! still thinking if i made the right call about the boots... they’re really nice and comfy, though. they’ll probably be worth the investment come wintertime. ANYway...
we met up at a bar near the theater. he was dressed more casually than i expected. Grar. hate him for that. thanks goodness i was not THAT overdressed. if i had shown up in more formal wear i'd have killed him. i swear.
we had a drink before the show, with 30mins of getting-to-know-you conversation. i had half a pint of guinness (that dark brew they call "ale" which happens to be the "national drink of britain." heh.) and, if any of you know of my past encounters with alcohol... let's just say i didn’t finish my one unit. talk about loser. AAAAAAAAAAND... my head hurt all throughout act 1 of the play. loser loser loser. i had to exert extra effort to focus on the production because the headache just made me want to go to sleep. and dig this... it was shakespeare. no everyday language for you!!! mental faculties were given a run for the money. agh. but I survived beautifully, thank you. he was surprised. he thought I wouldn’t have been able to handle the dialogue, given that english is not my native language. "even if your english is perfect" – hah!!! i told him i read shakespeare. he was doubly surprised. i don’t know if that means pretty points for me, but whatever. giving up after half a pint of guinness was more than enough to offset whatever points I chalked up with good shakespearean background.
the show was three hours, we finished almost 11pm. he was considering going to another bar (karaoke, this time. wahahaha.) but i begged off. my head was still throbbing, and i really don’t know how much more i could take. he waited until i got on a bus home, then we parted ways. how anti-climactic, huh? oh well, what do you expect? i went home and had my late LATE post-alcohol dinner. yay.
so there, my first dating experience in the land of endless fog. not too bad, as far as dates go. except for the part where i had to endure verses and rhymes with a throbbing headache. but i have to say, i thoroughly enjoyed the show. i was so absorbed (partly a by-product of sheer willpower) that half the time i forgot i was out on a date. hahaha. kevin spacey as richard ii... not too bad, but he still needs work on his voice projection and theatrical sense. the set design and production work was amazing, though. just have to say. (appreciation for such spawned from minor experience in theatre. but of course, we didn't get to discuss that. heh.)
so, first date over. life goes on.
i went shopping the friday before just so i can "dress appropriately." (HIS WORDS!!!) i got myself a coat and boots, and it was the most expensive shopping spree i ever had!!! waaaah!!! still thinking if i made the right call about the boots... they’re really nice and comfy, though. they’ll probably be worth the investment come wintertime. ANYway...
we met up at a bar near the theater. he was dressed more casually than i expected. Grar. hate him for that. thanks goodness i was not THAT overdressed. if i had shown up in more formal wear i'd have killed him. i swear.
we had a drink before the show, with 30mins of getting-to-know-you conversation. i had half a pint of guinness (that dark brew they call "ale" which happens to be the "national drink of britain." heh.) and, if any of you know of my past encounters with alcohol... let's just say i didn’t finish my one unit. talk about loser. AAAAAAAAAAND... my head hurt all throughout act 1 of the play. loser loser loser. i had to exert extra effort to focus on the production because the headache just made me want to go to sleep. and dig this... it was shakespeare. no everyday language for you!!! mental faculties were given a run for the money. agh. but I survived beautifully, thank you. he was surprised. he thought I wouldn’t have been able to handle the dialogue, given that english is not my native language. "even if your english is perfect" – hah!!! i told him i read shakespeare. he was doubly surprised. i don’t know if that means pretty points for me, but whatever. giving up after half a pint of guinness was more than enough to offset whatever points I chalked up with good shakespearean background.
the show was three hours, we finished almost 11pm. he was considering going to another bar (karaoke, this time. wahahaha.) but i begged off. my head was still throbbing, and i really don’t know how much more i could take. he waited until i got on a bus home, then we parted ways. how anti-climactic, huh? oh well, what do you expect? i went home and had my late LATE post-alcohol dinner. yay.
so there, my first dating experience in the land of endless fog. not too bad, as far as dates go. except for the part where i had to endure verses and rhymes with a throbbing headache. but i have to say, i thoroughly enjoyed the show. i was so absorbed (partly a by-product of sheer willpower) that half the time i forgot i was out on a date. hahaha. kevin spacey as richard ii... not too bad, but he still needs work on his voice projection and theatrical sense. the set design and production work was amazing, though. just have to say. (appreciation for such spawned from minor experience in theatre. but of course, we didn't get to discuss that. heh.)
so, first date over. life goes on.
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