November 12, 2017

 This morning I woke up at eight o'clock after only six and a half hours of sleep. That kind of sucked but I survived. I posted to my group on Facebook and sent a text to my friend to let them know I was going on a date and if they didn't hear from me than the woman was probably a fifty-nine year old man and it had turned into a Silence of the Lambs situation. And then I got ready and headed out.

I made it to the restaurant in almost exactly an hour and got there about ten minutes early. I stayed in my car and started my notes for the day because I hadn't had time to do that before I left. I then got a text from my date letting me know she had gotten there and was standing outside. And then we met.

She was in fact a she, not an old he, and looked just like her pictures. That was an instant relief. We went in, waited a little bit, and then got seated in a booth. We talked for a little bit, ordered food, and then continued to talk. We talked about all the random things until a little before three o'clock because that is when they closed and they had already vacuumed and we were the last people there. And then we stood outside and said goodbye for over two hours. It was cold and my feet froze, and I think my legs partially fell asleep while we stood there, but we just kept talking. I think we both tried to end it several times but then our conversation would sidestep into a random thought and just keep going. During the meal and then while outside we probably talked about all the taboo date topics, like religion and politics, but it ended up working out pretty well. About ten minutes after five o'clock we finally put a fork in it after agreeing we would continue to text and we'd figure out a second date.

The drive home went quickly and when I got home I had random stuff for dinner. I didn't want to cook or pick anything up so I basically just had my typical lunch. I then watched YouTube videos and eventually played CoD: WW2 multiplayer. It was fun. I ended on my best match so far in this version of the game. I got twenty kills, only had seven deaths, and I was the top scorer. It was definitely more of a fluke than skill, but I'll take it. I then spent a lot of time in the headquarters trying to retrieve three balls hidden on the map. I got two of them, the one in the bunker was a struggle, and I only have the watchtower one left. That one will take awhile because I did try for a little while but had to call it a night because it was getting frustrating.

Now I'm going to record my audio journal because I'm tired and want to go to bed. I open tomorrow so I'm already looking at six hours of sleep at most, which means tomorrow will be a long day. Hooray.