I just had a steak wreck my entire day and I’m not even mad about it.
My Mom and her husband took me out to lunch at a restaurant here in town that I am really growing to like. This does have a fair bit to do with them just having foods that I can fit into my low sodium needs. This includes a prime rib, my favorite cut of steak. It only comes with a side of green beans, but given my recent health needs, that’s plenty. Oh, it does come with both au jus and a creamy horseradish sauce, which probably cuts more into my sodium limit than I should let it, but… I’ve been risking it and haven’t had any problems yet, so hey, shut up. I also got desert, a very tasty Key Lime Pie, and the combination of calories really did me in. I got basically nothing done after that. It is nearing 9 PM now and, despite skipping dinner, I still feel pretty full while writing this.
The last week turned out to be pretty busy and I haven’t really made progress towards or lost any from any of my goals. It’s not like I completely slacked off or anything, I just had other things that needed tending. So no updates on my academic, fitness, or health lives today.
I’ll dip a little into my romantic stuff, though, which has been a little weird. I updated some pictures on the various apps and got more likes in the past week than I think I’ve had in the entire time I’ve been using them. I’d be optimistic about that, but I am very suspicious of these likes. Most aren’t very nearby and those that are seem pretty out of my league. I also trimmed a lot out of my bio, because I get the impression that if women see a long bio, they don’t read it, they don’t skip it, they just swipe away immediately. I suppose that’s fair, but whatever the reason, it seems that I should respond in kind. Now I have a couple of conversations going and I don’t know what to do with them. I kinda just want to ask them out to something, but this seems like a massive gamble. The aggregate of dating advice, both in person and online, is confusing and deeply unhelpful. Some say that’s the first thing I should say – skip any hellos or empty small talk, and just go right to, “Let’s meet up at this place on that day.” I think this might not be great advice, but I plan to get myself to a place where that is exactly what I will do. Why I’m not there yet is that I don’t know where and I’ve got some concerns about the whens. Also, while I’m not struggling for money, I’ve got to make what I have stretch, and I’m still pretty near the very beginning of my journey.
So I think this is going to be a more formal project for me. Not the dating, although I suppose that as well to at least some degree. But rather, I need to start figuring out places to go and things to do. Ideally, it should be things that I’m up to anyway, so I’m getting out more even without a date. It would be good to have more non-bar oriented outings with my friends, and there are things that I want to check out. I also need to get a better handle on places that I can eat, and what I can order there. I need a good variety of chains and local joints, different cuisines, price levels, and types in general. I have no idea how many dates I’m expecting to go on. Oh, that’s not true, I know exactly how many I expect to go on – zero. But I do hope to go on at least a few, and even if I could afford it, I don’t think I’d want to take them all to this one place where I like the prime rib. Frankly, I think a coffee date might be ideal, though I guess I need to update my understanding of those rules as well. That is not a prospect that I love, but whatever, I can worry about that after I get the non-dating-specific parts figured out. Stuff to do and places to go about town and some regular places nearby. Is this going to cost me a lot? It seems like it might. I think I might need to figure out the income part sooner than later as well. Hey, how ’bout museums? Those are free, right?
I don’t know, I still can’t think straight following big lunch. I need to go lie down on the couch.