#life

DATES

Lindzi, so GREAT that we see EYE TO EYE on SO MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES.  I think we can both CONGRATULATE OURSELVES on how we have handled this website, through its UPS AND DOWNS to make it the SPECTACULAR AND MINDBLOWING success it undoubtedly is.  I see us as on some kind of UNSTOPPABLE TRAJECTORY TO THE TOP.  

NOAH+BOOTCAMP sounds AMAZING--my one thought is, keeping in mind that he is PRONE TO ASTHMA, that we make use of this and perhaps have the drill sergeants of this boot camp OVERWORK HIM INTO A MINOR ATTACK so that medical personnel have to be called in....

I see a small form barely visible under the sheet on a white stretcher...oxygen mask....those long lashes fluttering...medics working frantically...

Nothing SERIOUS, just a little excitement to add some turgid, GREY'S ANATOMY STYLE urgency to add what I am starting to call "The Noah Mystique."

ANYWAY...JUST THOUGHTS. Polishing up before TONIGHT'S EPIC DATE with Lila and Ted...so many goosebumps and weird tingles--Lindzi, YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE the times I have FANTASIZED ABOUT THIS VERY MOMENT IN TIME....ORGANIZING MY VERY OWN REALITY ROMANCE DATE....AND IT IS HAPPENING TONIGHT!!!!!!!  I WILL LET YOU IN ON ALL THE DETAILS!!!!!!

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All right.  so maybe I was resting A LITTLE TOO COMFORTABLY on my victory laurels here.  

An UPSET, in regards to Ted and Lila.  I have to say I am disquieted, as I sit at 12:30am at my laptop, fingers quivering as I reach for a white chocolate/peach lager to calm my unsettled nerves. (Plus which Ryan wanted me to try out this new recipe so I'm humoring him.)

So...I'm going to call this all as honestly as I can: breakdown.

Deep breath.  

To start off with everything went as planned: flight not delayed, no hangups with security or brushes with insane paparazzi (ok maybe that fear was premature, but you can NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL) and nobody got lost in the airport.  Being the first date and all I thought visuals for our public were SO IMPORTANT, plus there were photographers everywhere anyway for this dog show, so it was A BREEZE to get one of them poised for the BIG MEET at the north entrance of the convention hall.

I've run through the footage several times, and am still impressed by it--the camera swings to Ted as he pauses a moment near the front desk (wearing a POORLY THOUGHT OUT yellow and grey giant diamond patterned argyle sweater replete with PILLS--hello????  On a FIRST DATE???!!!! DON'T WANT TO KNOW what else is lurking in the recesses of THAT CLOSET.)  Overhead lights LANCE BRUTALLY off his CHROME DOME (seriously, makes me squint each time!)  His eyes flicker around, behind those coke bottles, they narrow and focus, THEN---

he fingers through his mustache.  (I kid you not.)

SO, camera had ENOUGH OF TED at this point (surprise) and switches to Lila, also waiting near said desk at north entrance.   Looking like the POSTER CHILD for polished, attractive, professional woman.  Seriously.  Fitted grey blazer and pencil skirt with chic, flyaway maroon scarf, hair fresh from the salon, impeccable makeup.  The camera catches her glancing this way and that, brows knit, searching for her date.