Theme Song: "Ride It" - Geri Halliwell
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Don't I know it! After weeks of talking back and forth on LiveJournal & FaceBook and of running into each other all over campus, Billy (a sophomore) and I are going on our first date tonight at 8:00--7 Central. I walk to his domicile aka Lamp Post (The Environmental House) which is conveniently right across the street from me. I knock on the door only to be greeted by people I KNOW! Shit. I stroll inside Lamp Post to find Liz, Reegan, Katy, and Kat in the living room. Hi, guys. Do you know where Billy's room is?
I go down the corridor and enter Billy's bedroom; he's got a quaint single. Good stuff. Unlike the dorms, Lamp Post doesn't have any soda machines, so Billy and I head out into the freezing cold and walk down to the 7-11. I'm ecstatic 'cause I know we'll have a chance to finally have a real conversation. But of course on the way there he has to take me on a dark, dank, and wet "shortcut" through Murderville; throughout the walk, he manages to respond to everything I say with a witty sexual suggestion. Really, I didn't know anyone used double entendres anymore... I like it; however, I'm still a little bit shaken up after being shot down less than 3 days ago.
After buying some sodas and some theater snacks (and dealing with some asshole cashier), Billy and I get back to his place and I select a movie. It's funny--I own a lot of the movies in his collection; plus, he has my favorite movie ever, Jawbreaker! I decide we should watch Clueless; I know we've both seen it a fafillion times so we can talk during the whole movie. As we watch the film, we both pick out things we've NEVER noticed before... mainly props and then-unknown actors. At one point, we decide to play Suck & Blow. *looks around* Hey, get your mind out of the gutter! I'm referring to the fictional game from the party scene in Clueless. It's actually not hard at all... or maybe we're both just talented. M'hmm.
I seriously don't remember watching the entire second half of the movie. He and I share our celebrity crushes--his being Raven-Symone, Anneliese van der Pol, and Ricky Ullman (I understand); mine being Britney Spears, Mariel Hemingway, Jude Law, and Hal Sparks (shown above). Then we bond over our favorite TV shows as kids: Clueless, Hey Dude ("Yippee-Ky-y-ay!"), Superhuman Samurai Cyber Squad, Big Bad Beetleborgs, VR Troopers ("We are V-R!"), You Wish, POPular, Flash Forward, Space Cases, Daria, and Odd Man Out. The freakiest but most wonderful, refreshing thing happens when Billy begins his sentence, "And there was this really, really obscure show on USA after Weird Science..." and I know it right away ("Tattooed Teenage...") as we both say perfectly in unison, "Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills!" Wow, what are the odds?! I was like the only other person in the whole 2nd Grade who admitted they watched that 13-episode show. I liked that show so much (so cheesy) that I put a clip of it on the party favor from my Final Farewell party. *smiles* Billy and I probably would've been pals as kids.
Later, he shows me a scene from one of his Chinese horror movies involving an exploding toilet. AHHHHH-Hilarious! After that, we watch some of my favorite episodes from Buffy The Vampire Slayer ("Nightmares") and The Critic ("Miserable"), which is such a smart & sarcastic show (Why I Love it!).
The only thing that initially creeps me out about Billy before our date is the fact that he collects dolls. But all my fears of creepy, realistic porcelain dolls are put on the back burner when he actually shows me his Japanese doll collection. They are sooo cute--probably because their heads are bigger and their eyes are brighter... kinda like the Tiffany doll in Seed of Chucky.
The only thing I think makes me a not-so-great date tonight is my utter lack of intimacy. Honestly. The moment I step in the door and realize that I forgot to bring along some Trojans is the Kiss of Death... I've read enough Freud to know that if you leave something that important behind, you don't really wanna do it. Even though I put on the brave face and say that I'm OVER Danny, the truth is I had invested sooo many emotions in that crush that it's gonna take more than 3 days to pull a complete 180` and get physical. Despite what I may say, I am only human.
The date ends with a hug and an innocent goodnight kiss; like a gentleman, Billy escorts me to the door. I go home and skip on over to Emily's room and tell her all about it. She seems more excited than I am, LOL! She points out how cool it is that she and I can relate to him since he's into singing (in other words, like us, he pretty much resides in Schmucker Hall aka Music HQ). All things considered, I had a fantastic time on my date and I'm looking forward to our next one. Thanks, Billy.
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