Internet Date 2: Firecracker

Last night I met the firecracker out for a drink on the waterfront and had a good time. This was our second attempt at meeting up and almost didn't happen.

I saw Firecracker online and sent her an email. She seemed really athletic, was into SCUBA diving, and a lot of other outdoor activities. I'm not sure how I got the impression, but I felt that she had a wild streak.

Firecracker: The Firecracker is 24, about 5'2", dark hair and dark complexion. She was much skinnier in her pictures, but she was still fairly petite in person. Cute face, and very talkative. By talkative, I mean that I didn't have to lead the conversation the entire time.

We emailed and texted a few times last week, and made tentative plans to meet up for a beer last Sunday. On Sunday afternoon I sent her a text asking if she wanted she still wanted to get together, and I got a message back that she was at the Nats game, drunk, and wouldn't be able to make it. We rescheduled for Wednesday night.

We met at the bar around 9 and had a couple drinks. Overall the night was uneventful. She was easy to talk to, but I don't think I was getting the full Firecracker persona, she seemed a little shy. I guess it is the best you can expect given the awkward circumstances. I gave her a ride home after the bar and we made out in the car for a little while in front of her building. She said she had a friend in town visiting for two nights, and I get the feeling she had me drop her off near her building, but not right in front of it (I don't really know which building was hers). I'm OK with that, I've been there before. She's probably banging an ex who's in town for the week and didn't want him to spot her getting out of my car. Again, no problem so long as I get the same treatment next week.

As she got out of my car I said "So, want to meet up sometime next week?", she said "Fuck yeah!" and walked away. That was a strange reply, I guess things went well. Next week she's coming over to test out my new hot tub.

On a more interesting note, I finally talked to GG last night. I was working out and she plunked down on the machine right next to me. She had her earphones in but I kind of waved in front of her to get her attention. When she took her earphones I introduced myself. We talked for a bit and I asked her where she went to school because I had noticed her G-Burg shirt. She said she did go there. I told her that a bunch of my friends and one of my sisters went there and how much I liked the school. We talked for a couple of minutes, then I felt myself babbling. I decided to cut it short and said "nice to meet you, hope to see you around" and went back to my workout. I'd say the groundwork is laid.

I leave this afternoon for my ride, the route is 800 miles from Philly, and I have a few hundred more on top of that to get to and from Philly, so I'm looking at over a thousand miles in three days. My ass already hurts.