He's good at scattergories.

I am a secretary. I see some crazy things. But this story from last week takes the cake.
We get lots of packages nearly everyday. There's about 3 different people that typically bring the packages. One of these guys has been coming for nearly a year and in our semi-daily, 30 second encounters, I've become a fan of his foolishness. I know back in March he would tell me about his girlfriend and I had just assumed that they got married over the summer. So last Thursday when he came to pickup a package and he told me that he had "a proposition" for me and to check my schedule for Saturday at 5, I was really confused. So on Friday he comes in and is extremely awkward and finally manages say that he wants to set me up on a date with his friend who is very good at scattergories. I suppose that this could be a good thing, but I took it as a bad sign that the best thing this kids friend could say about him is that he's good at scattergories. But I agreed nevertheless, convinced by the fact that it was a group date and I like the mail-room guys that would be there.

So Saturday came and I was at the football game. I told my date to pick me up half an hour late because I couldn't leave the game early. He didn't seem super understanding of that, so that was a bad sign. I don't know if I would ever like a boy that doesn't watch football.

And then the date... So the other 6 couples on this date all knew each other really well (2 of them were even married). And they were all aware of the strange situation of our blind date: I got set up on a date by someone that I don't even really know.

So the night was a blast, but the date wasn't particularly fun... I don't know if that makes sense, but that's how it was. Everyone we were with was so fun and we played hilarious games and watched The Avengers. Overall, some excellent activities. However, my specific date was very awkward. I told my fair share of stories throughout the night (I do that) and all he ever said was "oh. cool." He just gave me no conversation to go on. And then during the games, we were all having fun, but my date kept calling people out for not following the rules exactly. He was getting very upset. I felt very uncomfortable because I didn't know how to respond to such overly competitiveness. So yes, he was definitely good at scattergories. He wasn't the most awkward person I've ever conversed with, but my date definitely was not a comfortable experience.
What a ridiculous situation I was in, which leads me to Dating Rule #29: When being set up on a date, make sure that the responsible party knows you at least a little bit.

Peace n Blessings.
The Friendly Kisser.