Car salesman...Another match experiment. I guess dating is like golf, some times you have good day, and sometimes you have a horrible day. This was not a good golf day.
Since it was our first meeting, I wanted to pick a place that was fast and close to my casa. Fast because I didn't want a drawn out experience and close to my house, so could get home fast if it was bad.
As you can see, I always expect the worst. Really, I don't ask for much, since I have been disappointed so many times. This story will explain why I expect the worst!
The Car Salesman was persistent and this was the first red flag. He wanted to meet for breakfast, which was fine. I thought, "Well it could be a good way to start the day and id it wasn't, it would just be a good breakfast.
We said we would meet at 10 am. 10 minutes before 10, I was getting a text message saying he was there at a table. 5 minutes before 10, another text that he was wearing a blue shirt. 2 minutes before another text making sure I was coming. Red flag!
When I got there, he looked just like his picture. He was busy texting me about being 5 minutes late. OK, can you stop texting, I am sitting in front of you!!
If you go on these first dates on Match, Tip: only plan a 1 hour meeting. At least the first time. This will help you both. You might think you're both having a great time, because you are, but the other person might not and be to nice to say anything. So keep it short and sweet. If there is chemistry, there will be a second date and you can make the second date longer.
I could tell this guy would not understand the 1 hour rule, so I went in telling him, I had plans at 11:10. I even had someone to call me at 11:05, to make it look like I had to go. I never really do this but with this one, I had a feeling because of all the am text.
Right away, the Car Salesmen started to talk about being good at selling himself. It's good to be confident but come one relax. You could tell he was very nervous and aware of the time. It was like if a timer was on and he only had one hour to sell a car.
Little did he know that nothing would be sold on that date.
Balans has good breakfast options. I wanted to the basics and ordered the Two Eggs plate , comes with bread and potatoes. That could not take long to make. I was hoping he was not going to order anything complicated because I was not getting a good vibe. Full breakfast is good too.
He seemed to be a normal guy but then the diarrhea of the mouth started. People, go to therapy, don't go on a date an spill all our insecurities and past. I don't want to know about your ex-wife. I don't want to know that you were drunk on the way to your wedding. I don't want to know about the honeymoon. Red flag
What about simple conversation, "what do you do?", "what are your hobbies?"," tell me about your family and friends..." At not time during the hour, was I asked anything about me. In this date, this was fine with me because I didn't want to reveal anything personal.
He asked me if I wanted kids, which I told him yes. He also wanted kids but that he always uses protection. Good for you Car Salesman! Good for you!
I wasn't even thinking about that. Feel much better knowing that your always safe.
He really just needed someone to talk too. It was very obvious! Do I look like a priest?
We were sitting outside, I could not people watch because I was facing the inside. People watching can always help when your on a bad date. It was a bit chilly, and I was getting goosebumps. I grabbed my long sleeve shirt and as I was putting it on, he said, "Wow, your cold!" I thought he had noticed my goosebumps on my arm and agreed with him. After I put on my long sleeve shirt, he again said, "Wow, you are cold!"
I told him that it was kind of chilly and he said "Yeah, I can see your headlights!"
Red flag! Whattttttt!
Tip to men: Don't talk about a woman's nipples on a first date. Not cool!
I looked at him with a horrified face, the waiters saved his day because she brought our food. Really! No comment fool!
After 30 minutes about the ex-wife, we moved on to his ex-live-in girlfriend of 5 years.
Deep thought: "Wow, I wanted to know everything about your past relationships in 1 hour, how did you know!?" Ahhhhhhhhh
Story after story about her, I realized, "Dude, you still like her.!"
I almost told him, "Hey, maybe you will get back with her!"
I was waiting for him to pull out pictures of her. But he never did. I wouldn't have been surprised. Specially when he started to tell me about their sex life. Again, NOT a first date conversation piece! What is wrong with you!! Red flag
Lesson: Watch the red flags. Keep things simple the first date. Telling someone you're divorced or have kids is ok. But sex, nipples etc, not allowed.
Reflection: Being alone not so bad:)
At 11:05 my phone rang! Saved by the bell!!!!
http://www.balans.co.uk/
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Not a good first date location
Snaggletooth and I meet at a party. It was dark and I didn’t notice the tooth people!
We exchanged numbers and talked about going to dinner.
Finally date night came. I was excited. He was not my type really but he was fun and made me laugh. He was going to pick me up, we had spoken that day and he had said he had picked a great place.
As it got closer to pick up time, he called. There had been a changed in plans. One of his friends was celebrating his divorce. He asked if I mind that we go hang out with the newly-divorced friend. I said, “Sure.” What was I going to say.
Snaggletooth was an outgoing guy, who showed affection. As long as I didn’t look at the tooth, I was ok. He told me to come and meet them there.
As I head to the location, I was questioning my decision. I had told him not to worry and that we could reschedule. I told him to go out with his friends and have fun.He said no, that he wanted me to join him. I told myself, “maybe it’s nice that I meet his friends. You learn a lot for a person’s friend. Maybe it’s nice that he wants me to meet his friends…?!”
As I pull in, I saw a big Hooters sign. “I can’t be going there?! There are other restaurants around the Hooters, maybe I am just meeting them there, and then we are going some where else. NOT…
I have nada against Hooters. When I worked for Budweiser, I went to many many Hooters. And Tere and Ernie, we go to the Bayside Hooters after Heat games all the time.
But come on!
“Mari, your cool! Act cool! You’re a fun girl! He will see how laid back you are,” I told myself. And really people, I love to drink beer and eat wings.
As we walked in, I saw him at a table with his friend. Soon another friend came in, and then another. I was introduced to everyone, eeryone seemed nice. Once all 6 guys and me got there, it was shot time!
One shot after another… Everyone cheered, “Yeah divorce!” After the 4th shot I found myself saying…”Yeah divorce!!!! Wooo hooo!”
Wait…“Why are you happy about divorce? You have never been married or divorced. Why am I cheering for this?”
I also realized all the waitresses knew him. Not like they knew him from high school or were old friends They knew him because he went every week and on weekends. He sat at the same table, had the same rituals, they knew him well!
“Mari, your cool! Act cool! You’re a fun girl!”I told myself.
Waitress after waitress was coming by to say hi. “Weird, but ok, I am here.”
I kept busy eating my curly fries, with the yummy cheese! I eat my super hot wings and drank my draft beer. I do like wings people and they make them hot!
Everyone was high-fiving and now started the stories about woman. Divorcing woman, dating woman, woman, woman, woman. Are we woman bashing I thought!?….”hmmmmm, that’s not cool! Wait I am a woman!”
It was getting late. I needed to drive home and realized there was a lot more divorce celebration and woman bashing to come. I looked at Snaggletooth, who I must say, had been very nice to me during our Hooters outing. He had paid attention to me, held my hand, I told him I was going to get going.
He asked me to talk a last shot. I said sure, one for the road! What the hell!
As he walked me to my car, I thought well that’s nice. (Really Mari!?) We said good bye and he said he would not be able to call me later but would call me the next day because… they were going to a strip club and wouldn’t be home till super super late.
I said, “Oh, ok. Have fun!”
I drove home in silence.
Reflection: Reschedule date; don’t celebrate divorce with a guy you just started to date. Bad start!
Lesson: Don’t date someone with no friends.
www.Hooters.com
We exchanged numbers and talked about going to dinner.
Finally date night came. I was excited. He was not my type really but he was fun and made me laugh. He was going to pick me up, we had spoken that day and he had said he had picked a great place.
As it got closer to pick up time, he called. There had been a changed in plans. One of his friends was celebrating his divorce. He asked if I mind that we go hang out with the newly-divorced friend. I said, “Sure.” What was I going to say.
Snaggletooth was an outgoing guy, who showed affection. As long as I didn’t look at the tooth, I was ok. He told me to come and meet them there.
As I head to the location, I was questioning my decision. I had told him not to worry and that we could reschedule. I told him to go out with his friends and have fun.He said no, that he wanted me to join him. I told myself, “maybe it’s nice that I meet his friends. You learn a lot for a person’s friend. Maybe it’s nice that he wants me to meet his friends…?!”
As I pull in, I saw a big Hooters sign. “I can’t be going there?! There are other restaurants around the Hooters, maybe I am just meeting them there, and then we are going some where else. NOT…
I have nada against Hooters. When I worked for Budweiser, I went to many many Hooters. And Tere and Ernie, we go to the Bayside Hooters after Heat games all the time.
But come on!
“Mari, your cool! Act cool! You’re a fun girl! He will see how laid back you are,” I told myself. And really people, I love to drink beer and eat wings.
As we walked in, I saw him at a table with his friend. Soon another friend came in, and then another. I was introduced to everyone, eeryone seemed nice. Once all 6 guys and me got there, it was shot time!
One shot after another… Everyone cheered, “Yeah divorce!” After the 4th shot I found myself saying…”Yeah divorce!!!! Wooo hooo!”
Wait…“Why are you happy about divorce? You have never been married or divorced. Why am I cheering for this?”
I also realized all the waitresses knew him. Not like they knew him from high school or were old friends They knew him because he went every week and on weekends. He sat at the same table, had the same rituals, they knew him well!
“Mari, your cool! Act cool! You’re a fun girl!”I told myself.
Waitress after waitress was coming by to say hi. “Weird, but ok, I am here.”
I kept busy eating my curly fries, with the yummy cheese! I eat my super hot wings and drank my draft beer. I do like wings people and they make them hot!
Everyone was high-fiving and now started the stories about woman. Divorcing woman, dating woman, woman, woman, woman. Are we woman bashing I thought!?….”hmmmmm, that’s not cool! Wait I am a woman!”
It was getting late. I needed to drive home and realized there was a lot more divorce celebration and woman bashing to come. I looked at Snaggletooth, who I must say, had been very nice to me during our Hooters outing. He had paid attention to me, held my hand, I told him I was going to get going.
He asked me to talk a last shot. I said sure, one for the road! What the hell!
As he walked me to my car, I thought well that’s nice. (Really Mari!?) We said good bye and he said he would not be able to call me later but would call me the next day because… they were going to a strip club and wouldn’t be home till super super late.
I said, “Oh, ok. Have fun!”
I drove home in silence.
Reflection: Reschedule date; don’t celebrate divorce with a guy you just started to date. Bad start!
Lesson: Don’t date someone with no friends.
www.Hooters.com
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Nothing to talk about
Have you every be on a date and realized that if you didn't talk, their would be no conversation?
I like PF Changs. I do. I never have a bad meal and it's the same each time. Love the lettuce wraps. The Sweet and Sour soup too. But when I go there or any where, I like good company!
Manchild Manchild and I go to PF Changs. I can't tell you how many people are waiting for a table. I see two openings at the bar and suggest, "let's sit at the bar."No conversation while we stood by the host. At least at the bar I would be sitting and drinking algo.
PS: Manchild Manchild, did not understand what going on a date was. This was the best I was going to do. So I took it.
Lesson: You can do better
Reflection: You can do better
For some reason, I had noticed that Manchild Manchild had no conversation. Very limited, either about very man things or very child like things. So that day when he picked me up in his Manchild car, I thought, "what if I don't talk at all tonite...?" "Will he have something to say." "Maybe since I talk a lot, he was not being allowed to be himself and tell stories, express himself?"
NOPE! He was just bla...Thank God for TV's at the bar! Thank God for WIne!
As I sat there, hoping to hear him talk and say something...anything....i just sipped on my wine and watched soccer.
The food was good, a set menu, which was great. Called PF Change for Two: http://www.pfchangs.com/menu/
All of a sudden, I started to laugh. And turned to him and said, "If I don't talk, you have nothing to say!!" I realized, "What is wrong with me? what is wrong with this picture?"
Food can be ok like it was that night. But sometimes when the food is ok, you want the company to be great, then the food doesn't matter.
I like PF Changs. I do. I never have a bad meal and it's the same each time. Love the lettuce wraps. The Sweet and Sour soup too. But when I go there or any where, I like good company!
Manchild Manchild and I go to PF Changs. I can't tell you how many people are waiting for a table. I see two openings at the bar and suggest, "let's sit at the bar."No conversation while we stood by the host. At least at the bar I would be sitting and drinking algo.
PS: Manchild Manchild, did not understand what going on a date was. This was the best I was going to do. So I took it.
Lesson: You can do better
Reflection: You can do better
For some reason, I had noticed that Manchild Manchild had no conversation. Very limited, either about very man things or very child like things. So that day when he picked me up in his Manchild car, I thought, "what if I don't talk at all tonite...?" "Will he have something to say." "Maybe since I talk a lot, he was not being allowed to be himself and tell stories, express himself?"
NOPE! He was just bla...Thank God for TV's at the bar! Thank God for WIne!
As I sat there, hoping to hear him talk and say something...anything....i just sipped on my wine and watched soccer.
The food was good, a set menu, which was great. Called PF Change for Two: http://www.pfchangs.com/menu/
All of a sudden, I started to laugh. And turned to him and said, "If I don't talk, you have nothing to say!!" I realized, "What is wrong with me? what is wrong with this picture?"
Food can be ok like it was that night. But sometimes when the food is ok, you want the company to be great, then the food doesn't matter.
Too young
Baby Face and I meet on a trip where we were both visiting mutual friend. The whole time we all went out, he kept asking my friend, "Will she date me?When my friend told me I was like: "His too young!"
We talked again when we got to Miami and I thought what the hell, a girls got to eat. Literally, I was hungry.
Michaels Genuine,I thought, everyone loves that place, what's not to like. So if I am going to meet with Baby Face, let me tell him to take me where men take a woman on a date. We were both make in Miami, what the hell, he might be too young but what did I have to lose.
Lesson: Men should take you on dates and I am sorry, that is the way it is. Maybe after 10 years of being married they take you to PF Changs or Flannigan's, but when you start going out, they should take you out on a date! PS: I love PF Changs and Flannigan's and have some good stories that will be told.
Reflection: Don't be afraid to ask for what you want! And have fun.
So we meet there, I am totally taking charge. Baby Face has no idea what was happening. We meet for lunch (which is another whole thing, if are going on a date, a real date, don't do lunch.) I had made the reservation and he didn't seem to care. They sat us down close to the kitchen and the waiter ask us if we are going to want the wine menu. I said yes and right away the waiter gives it to me. Even he knew I was wearing the pants here people!
Baby Face was not dumb and knew what to order and how to pronounce it. We ordered the Kimchi with crushed peanuts and thick cut potatoes! Very good. The view was good, he was handsome and I could watch the others in the restaurant. I tired my best to also talk about what he liked to do, he went on and on about his job. He came from a good family and worked in the family business. He tired to sound mature. Poor Baby Face, what did he really have much to talk about . But as he told me story about college, which had been like a year before, I was enjoying my wine and Short Rib and Fontina Cheese Panini. I asked him to order Grilled Bershire Pork Chops and tried it, we both liked it.
The waiter come with the bill and went straight to Baby Face. I might have been wearing the pants but the waiter knew who was paying, at the end we were on a date.
You might not be laughing to much about this story but the moral is, sometimes you know a date wont be anything to write about, but pick a place where food was really good! Make the best of the situation and eat well!
I hear the brunch is great. Maybe I can find Baby Face's number and give him a ring.
http://www.michaelsgenuine.com
We talked again when we got to Miami and I thought what the hell, a girls got to eat. Literally, I was hungry.
Michaels Genuine,I thought, everyone loves that place, what's not to like. So if I am going to meet with Baby Face, let me tell him to take me where men take a woman on a date. We were both make in Miami, what the hell, he might be too young but what did I have to lose.
Lesson: Men should take you on dates and I am sorry, that is the way it is. Maybe after 10 years of being married they take you to PF Changs or Flannigan's, but when you start going out, they should take you out on a date! PS: I love PF Changs and Flannigan's and have some good stories that will be told.
Reflection: Don't be afraid to ask for what you want! And have fun.
So we meet there, I am totally taking charge. Baby Face has no idea what was happening. We meet for lunch (which is another whole thing, if are going on a date, a real date, don't do lunch.) I had made the reservation and he didn't seem to care. They sat us down close to the kitchen and the waiter ask us if we are going to want the wine menu. I said yes and right away the waiter gives it to me. Even he knew I was wearing the pants here people!
Baby Face was not dumb and knew what to order and how to pronounce it. We ordered the Kimchi with crushed peanuts and thick cut potatoes! Very good. The view was good, he was handsome and I could watch the others in the restaurant. I tired my best to also talk about what he liked to do, he went on and on about his job. He came from a good family and worked in the family business. He tired to sound mature. Poor Baby Face, what did he really have much to talk about . But as he told me story about college, which had been like a year before, I was enjoying my wine and Short Rib and Fontina Cheese Panini. I asked him to order Grilled Bershire Pork Chops and tried it, we both liked it.
The waiter come with the bill and went straight to Baby Face. I might have been wearing the pants but the waiter knew who was paying, at the end we were on a date.
You might not be laughing to much about this story but the moral is, sometimes you know a date wont be anything to write about, but pick a place where food was really good! Make the best of the situation and eat well!
I hear the brunch is great. Maybe I can find Baby Face's number and give him a ring.
http://www.michaelsgenuine.com
Starbuck date #1
Starbucks has been a place of many first dates for me. I wont event call them dates...1 hour meetings.
Hemorrhoids dude and I meet on Match.com. He looked normal in his pictures and seemed normal via email. We talked one time on the phone and it was short and we discussed out first and thank God, only meeting.
Starbucks on Lincoln Road. PS: more then one on Lincoln Road so learn about that.
Before the meeting I got a text asking me how the weather was down by Brickell. It was fine but her wanted to check the Doppler Radar. WHAT?
Sign #1 that he was weird. As i stood at the door of the Starbucks (Across from BCBG) I saw many guys I wished would be Hemorrhoids dude and lots of guys I prayed would not be him. Finally we realized we were are different Starbucks and he texted me he was coming to mine. Ladies, let them come to you. I should have made him come to my Starbucks in my hood, not his.
Finally we meet. Not like the picture, looks very skinny, looks like he needs a good meal. I don't want to date a guy skinner than me, come on! As we walked in, I had made up my mind that I wanted to leave.
So as we ordered our drinks I said..."I am going to have to leave soon. i dropped my mom at the hospital to visit a friend at Jackson and she is going to call me any minute to pick her up!" Bam! Sin pena baby!
I ordered a Passion Fruit Tea. Love that refreshing and tasty and not to many calories. I don't know what he ordered but I didn't care. Get me out.
He wanted to sit outside but all taken. I was like ok let's sit inside, he seemed annoyed. But really I was more annoyed. I was hoping anyone would call me on my phone and could say, "It's my mom, got to go!"
But nada! No love! As we talked or really he talked, I realized what good music they play at Starbucks. I think at one point I was singing along in my head to the song playing.
He discussed how expensive the beach was. Beer was expensive...bla bla bla. Cheapo! Then he told me about some friend of his that had a piercing in his pennies. Excuse me!! What!!!!!!!
Are you trying to tell me something? Why can't my mom call me!!!!??? Finally I said, "I have to go to the bathroom!" I didn't care anymore, I would think of a plan in the bathroom!
On my way to the bathroom, I thought, should I just leave? No, that's mean! Who cares...it's not like we are friends. Will never see him again. But I didn't do it. Very close but I was not raised to do such a thing:)
I came back to Hemorrhoids dude, with the phone to my ear saying..."Ok mom, see you soon." I told him, my mom just called, I am going to have to go and pick her up.
Ok, Mari why do you call him Hemorrhoids dude!? We as I was telling him I had to go to pick my mom at Jackson he started with another story...well first parking at Jackson is expensive. Thanks for the FYI.
Second, he has a friend who he had to go visit there once who have hemorrhoids! Why do you need to tell me that?? I will spare you with the details because I kind of wanted to barf.
After listening to this story, thinking, "your almost home free!!" I got up and said, "ok, I have to go."
He seemed disappointed to see me go. Ok, if you know me, I can talk! I might have said 2 things the whole time....Not me at all! How could he be disappointed?
I was ready to run to my car. But no, he wanted to walk me to my car. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I really didn't want that so 1/2 way there I was like, "ok, I don't want you to have to walk."
So I said bye and then walk faster than I had ever walked!
Lesson: If you have a bad feeling, your probably right.
Reflection: Come on God! Really!
Tip about Starbucks...get a card from there and register it! You will get lots of benefits. I am now a GOLD member!
Favorite locations:
Miracle Mile
Mary Brickell Village
Hemorrhoids dude and I meet on Match.com. He looked normal in his pictures and seemed normal via email. We talked one time on the phone and it was short and we discussed out first and thank God, only meeting.
Starbucks on Lincoln Road. PS: more then one on Lincoln Road so learn about that.
Before the meeting I got a text asking me how the weather was down by Brickell. It was fine but her wanted to check the Doppler Radar. WHAT?
Sign #1 that he was weird. As i stood at the door of the Starbucks (Across from BCBG) I saw many guys I wished would be Hemorrhoids dude and lots of guys I prayed would not be him. Finally we realized we were are different Starbucks and he texted me he was coming to mine. Ladies, let them come to you. I should have made him come to my Starbucks in my hood, not his.
Finally we meet. Not like the picture, looks very skinny, looks like he needs a good meal. I don't want to date a guy skinner than me, come on! As we walked in, I had made up my mind that I wanted to leave.
So as we ordered our drinks I said..."I am going to have to leave soon. i dropped my mom at the hospital to visit a friend at Jackson and she is going to call me any minute to pick her up!" Bam! Sin pena baby!
I ordered a Passion Fruit Tea. Love that refreshing and tasty and not to many calories. I don't know what he ordered but I didn't care. Get me out.
He wanted to sit outside but all taken. I was like ok let's sit inside, he seemed annoyed. But really I was more annoyed. I was hoping anyone would call me on my phone and could say, "It's my mom, got to go!"
But nada! No love! As we talked or really he talked, I realized what good music they play at Starbucks. I think at one point I was singing along in my head to the song playing.
He discussed how expensive the beach was. Beer was expensive...bla bla bla. Cheapo! Then he told me about some friend of his that had a piercing in his pennies. Excuse me!! What!!!!!!!
Are you trying to tell me something? Why can't my mom call me!!!!??? Finally I said, "I have to go to the bathroom!" I didn't care anymore, I would think of a plan in the bathroom!
On my way to the bathroom, I thought, should I just leave? No, that's mean! Who cares...it's not like we are friends. Will never see him again. But I didn't do it. Very close but I was not raised to do such a thing:)
I came back to Hemorrhoids dude, with the phone to my ear saying..."Ok mom, see you soon." I told him, my mom just called, I am going to have to go and pick her up.
Ok, Mari why do you call him Hemorrhoids dude!? We as I was telling him I had to go to pick my mom at Jackson he started with another story...well first parking at Jackson is expensive. Thanks for the FYI.
Second, he has a friend who he had to go visit there once who have hemorrhoids! Why do you need to tell me that?? I will spare you with the details because I kind of wanted to barf.
After listening to this story, thinking, "your almost home free!!" I got up and said, "ok, I have to go."
He seemed disappointed to see me go. Ok, if you know me, I can talk! I might have said 2 things the whole time....Not me at all! How could he be disappointed?
I was ready to run to my car. But no, he wanted to walk me to my car. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I really didn't want that so 1/2 way there I was like, "ok, I don't want you to have to walk."
So I said bye and then walk faster than I had ever walked!
Lesson: If you have a bad feeling, your probably right.
Reflection: Come on God! Really!
Tip about Starbucks...get a card from there and register it! You will get lots of benefits. I am now a GOLD member!
Favorite locations:
Miracle Mile
Mary Brickell Village
Not knowing how to pronounce what you ordered
Not knowing how to pronounce what you ordered
Manchild Manchild and I been going out for a month and 1/2 or so at this point. We had meet thru friends and it was a comfortable but not simulating dating. Reflection, he was feeling in a void for me, but not really what I wanted.
Lesson: Don't hang out with someone because you feel alone, it's better to be alone then in bad company.
So one day I went to one of my favorite pizza place in Miami...Tutto Pizza with Manchild Manchild FYI If you sit outside, you can eat from both Tutto Pasta and Tutto Pizza. We sat outside and enjoyed the Miami weather.
I love their pizza and really enjoy crust brick oven pizza, reminds me of the pizza places I went in Sao Paulo when I lived there.
One of my favorites are: Diavola - Tomato sauce, mozzarella and spice salami, Pizza al Prosciutto - Tomato sauce, prosciutto, mozzarella and arugula and Portuguesa - Tomato sauce, ham, mozzarella, black olives, eggs and onions.
So yummy! But really all the pizzas are good.
The waiters there are very friendly and speak Portuguese, Spanish and English, maybe event Italian...As I sit there with Manchild Manchild, we decide to order pizza and pasta. I pick the pizza, he picks the pasta. Easy right.!?
I tell the waiter...1/2 Diavola and 1/2 Prosciutto. I can already taste it. Wont worry about what to talk about a dinner because all I can think is PIZZA!
Now it's time for Manchild Manchild to order the pasta.How hard is it to order pasta!? Or anything really..
He ask what type of pasta do you have. Come on...really! The waiter and I seem surprised but they are so nice he gives the list.
Still puzzled with what to pick, Manchild Manchild says..."Cua forma on noki"...I was like WHAT? Waiter ask him to repeat. I wanted to dig a hole and hid. And then
after several repeating sessions...waiter says...Gnocchi Pasta ai Quattro Formaggi?
Manchild Manchild says yes and quickly gives the waiter his menu...As waiter walks away Manchild Manchild says...I order that all the time and love it.
YOU CAN'T EVENT PRONOUNCE IT! ARE YOU KIDDING ME. HOW CAN THAT BE YOUR FAVORITE ITALIAN DISH!?!
If you had ordered a dish many times in your Manchild life, learn to say it! Come one!
If you haven't been check out:
http://www.tuttopizza.org/ and http://www.tuttopasta.com/
Manchild Manchild and I been going out for a month and 1/2 or so at this point. We had meet thru friends and it was a comfortable but not simulating dating. Reflection, he was feeling in a void for me, but not really what I wanted.
Lesson: Don't hang out with someone because you feel alone, it's better to be alone then in bad company.
So one day I went to one of my favorite pizza place in Miami...Tutto Pizza with Manchild Manchild FYI If you sit outside, you can eat from both Tutto Pasta and Tutto Pizza. We sat outside and enjoyed the Miami weather.
I love their pizza and really enjoy crust brick oven pizza, reminds me of the pizza places I went in Sao Paulo when I lived there.
One of my favorites are: Diavola - Tomato sauce, mozzarella and spice salami, Pizza al Prosciutto - Tomato sauce, prosciutto, mozzarella and arugula and Portuguesa - Tomato sauce, ham, mozzarella, black olives, eggs and onions.
So yummy! But really all the pizzas are good.
The waiters there are very friendly and speak Portuguese, Spanish and English, maybe event Italian...As I sit there with Manchild Manchild, we decide to order pizza and pasta. I pick the pizza, he picks the pasta. Easy right.!?
I tell the waiter...1/2 Diavola and 1/2 Prosciutto. I can already taste it. Wont worry about what to talk about a dinner because all I can think is PIZZA!
Now it's time for Manchild Manchild to order the pasta.How hard is it to order pasta!? Or anything really..
He ask what type of pasta do you have. Come on...really! The waiter and I seem surprised but they are so nice he gives the list.
Still puzzled with what to pick, Manchild Manchild says..."Cua forma on noki"...I was like WHAT? Waiter ask him to repeat. I wanted to dig a hole and hid. And then
after several repeating sessions...waiter says...Gnocchi Pasta ai Quattro Formaggi?
Manchild Manchild says yes and quickly gives the waiter his menu...As waiter walks away Manchild Manchild says...I order that all the time and love it.
YOU CAN'T EVENT PRONOUNCE IT! ARE YOU KIDDING ME. HOW CAN THAT BE YOUR FAVORITE ITALIAN DISH!?!
If you had ordered a dish many times in your Manchild life, learn to say it! Come one!
If you haven't been check out:
http://www.tuttopizza.org/ and http://www.tuttopasta.com/
Welcome to the datingandrestaurantbandit blog!
Welcome to the datingandrestaurantbandit blog!
In the last couple of years I have been so lucky to be in the dating scene. I know your so jealous.
Every person I have gone out with has been very interesting and I have learned a lot about men, life and specially myself.
This blog is a way for me to tell the story of the dates and people I have gone out with, to
A. Entertain you
B. Vent
C. Reflect on what I have learned
D. Laugh
E. Laugh at Mari
As I was thinking of doing this blog, I realized, all these dates have been at restaurants and places in Miami. I love to eat and many times the food and
place I have been at have saved me from getting up and running out.
Why not take this dating world experience, and using it for good!
So not only will you hear about these dates, but you will hear about the restaurants, cafes, bars they take place in. You wont want to date the person I am talking about, but you might want to go to the place we are at!
All the names of the men on these dates will be changed. But the name of the places are real!
I hope no one gets mad or takes this the wrong way, but at this point, one has to laugh. And if you know me well, I laugh a lot!
In the last couple of years I have been so lucky to be in the dating scene. I know your so jealous.
Every person I have gone out with has been very interesting and I have learned a lot about men, life and specially myself.
This blog is a way for me to tell the story of the dates and people I have gone out with, to
A. Entertain you
B. Vent
C. Reflect on what I have learned
D. Laugh
E. Laugh at Mari
As I was thinking of doing this blog, I realized, all these dates have been at restaurants and places in Miami. I love to eat and many times the food and
place I have been at have saved me from getting up and running out.
Why not take this dating world experience, and using it for good!
So not only will you hear about these dates, but you will hear about the restaurants, cafes, bars they take place in. You wont want to date the person I am talking about, but you might want to go to the place we are at!
All the names of the men on these dates will be changed. But the name of the places are real!
I hope no one gets mad or takes this the wrong way, but at this point, one has to laugh. And if you know me well, I laugh a lot!
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