so one of the mestizo boys called me today. we talked briefly and politely about ourselves. he expertly gives a run-down about who he is and how he grew up, went to school, goes to work. i do the same. he then tells me that he's been on nerve for a year now and has gone out with 20 different women. he talked casually about it as if it were some hobby like playing video games:

"you know, i think it's the best thing since sliced bread."

why do people say that? the dude is a year older than me. does he really remember the dark ages when there was no sliced bread? oh well, so he doesn't seem immediately to be too intellectually stimulating, (like "o." what the hell, man? when is the email dalliance gonna end?) but how the hell do i know?

he came off as being a professional online dater who claims to be so busy with work that he has to rely on such interfaces for meeting people. how the hell, then, does he have time to date 20 women in a year? my friends will tell you that i'm FUCKIN' busy myself, and i can barely muster enough time in year to date TWO men. anyway, he asked if i wanted to meet for coffee. i said, "sure." we're meeting at a coffee shop that i rarely go to. per my roommate's suggestion, it's best to go to places you don't frequent, in the event that you don't like the person and don't want to bump into them again. so it's on for tomorrow night. my first nerve date... i'll let you know how it goes. i just pray that i won't have the urge to hate him... now, how's that for low expectations?