In order to get past security in the lobby of the building I work in, you have to either swipe a security badge or get an "authorized" sticker from one of the security desks. Good ole post-9/11 security measures. Well, I forgot my security badge today so I just did what I always do when I leave it home…walk right past security and get on the elevator without any of them even noticing. Damn, I feel so safe here.
Remember the guy I met at Wawa last week? Although the Myspace thing was a bit odd he was my physical ideal: tall (6′3) with an athletic build, Pharell’s complexion, low-cut Caesar, royal blue button-down shirt, jeans that don’t sag but aren’t too tight either, and a sort of dressy sneaker.
Well, he kept bugging me for my Myspace url so I gave it to him. The next time I logged on I had a friend request waiting for me…I just accepted it but didn’t look at his page.
On Thursday he told me that he wanted to see me, so I asked what he had in mind. He sat there dumbfounded for a while. I told him that I don’t invite strangers to my home so that’s out of the question. He finally asks what I like to do. I suggested a couple of bar/grille type places near Univ of Penn b/c it’s always fun down there, plus the prices are usually right due to the heavy student population in the area. He wasn’t feeling that but didn’t have any suggestions of his own!
We ended up going to this bar inside the Westin hotel downtown that one of his friends suggested. We both had 2 drinks while we sat and talked for a couple of hours. It turns out that he attended my Alma Mater on a basketball scholarship at one point before transferring to another school in PA. I found that he has a 5 yr old daughter…and that he and the mother broke up 3 WEEKS AGO. Been there, done that, have the t-shirt! I immediately place him in the just-a-friend box. He tells me that he’s looking for something serious and all kinds of red flags go up. WHO in the hell is looking for something serious immediately after ending a 6 yr (or more) relationship? Not a man that’s for sure!
As he’s driving me home he’s dropping "I want to come in" type hints. I’m thinking, he just wants to f&ck. Period. Not happenin’ buddy.
On Saturday afternoon I was cruising my friend’s list out of boredom and clicked on his page. His profile says "in a relationship" and his girlfriend is the first person in his "top 8." He had me in the number 2 slot LOL. I clicked on her profile and there was a picture of them together, with a comment from him dated 11/28/06 "that’s a good man in the picture…don’t let him go!" Either he’s bold as hell, or just plain stupid. At first I was just going to start ignoring his calls because I knew that any excuse he could come up with would be dumb. However, since I’m always down for some self-torture, I answered the phone when he called.
I asked him why he was pretending to be single and he said, “You’re trippin.’ I just left my profile as-is because I’m not trying to meet anybody on Myspace.” I hung up.
What a disappointment.
