Ew. One of the fellows mentioned in this article I, uh, dated at some length.

Just got invited to a friend’s party. Lucky me, he’s co-hosting with a guy I went on an awkward date with. (One of these things is not like the other: New Balance gym shoes, backpack, dinner at an upscale restaurant.)

Anyway, things with J. are good. Just booked tickets to spend 10 days over Christmas with his very cool family.

I was watching a TED Talk yesterday when I was struck by a sense of recognition. Where had I seen this speaker before?

Oh yeah, we had lame date.