Don

Don and I had been chatting since this summer. Upon closer inspection of his profile, I quickly realized that he wasn't actually currently living in Ottawa, but finishing up his thesis out East. My first reaction was not to become penpals, because then my expectations would be heightened. So we would send each other the odd email from time to time. He definitely wins the best email award. His emails were always very funny, witty and charming. He was supposed to roll back into Otown in early September, but things got pushed back to October. I was starting to wonder if I would ever meet Don!

We met up last night at a pub and had a few drinks. Anyone who knows me, knows that I am way more into personality than appearance. And yet, there was something about Don's appearance that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Sure he was balding and had salt n' peppa hair, but what I couldn't stop staring at was the hoop earring in his left ear. It totally threw me off! He was also MUCH skinnier than in his online photos. But then he would flash that amazing, infectious smile of his and I'd forget about the skinny bald pierced dude sitting across the table from me ;) While his emails were hilarious, they didn't 100% translate into the real deal...

I'm a pretty good judge of character (at least I'd like to think so). I'll be honest with you, I thought he might be gay. He made a point of mentioning past girlfriends (overcompensating?) several times. He's definitely interesting and smart... and we have things in common! I just can't shake the gay vibe (I'm 2 for 2 now!).

Best questions asked on the date: "What's your favourite season?" and "So, how was your upbringing/childhood?".