first dates, or semi-first dates, are horrible things. actually, i’ve never really been on any before the other night, but they are still horrible. i get self-conscious and very, very talkative — at a level which might be deemed uncomfortable. especially if your male company doesn’t really talk all that much and there you are babbling about smallville and buffy. i don’t think i made a very good impression, all things considered.

and people wonder why i fixate on fictional males from films and television. i’m just not good with the real kind.