Golf Then A Date

So first things first, golf is at Roosevelt this morning and then immediately after that I have to head on over to Marmalade Cafe in El Segundo where I have a date with Sylvia, a woman I met on Zoosk. Which is why I started this morning with a shower. I do remember that first time I had a date with a woman named Rose right after golf in Pasadena. She cancelled at the last second then and although this was way back in 2019, more than 2 years ago now, I still have it in the back of my mind that until it happens, anything can happen. Something like that can happen. And so I didn't really have really high expectations. But at least I had to be a little bit cleaned up don't I? Shower it is. Still I managed to get to the golf course right on time, since the tee time wasn't until 8:50. If all went well, we'd be done by 11 AM and I'd have a good hour to get to El Segundo. That is if all went well. What I didn't count on was that we'd be paired up with this guy who basically had all kinds of mannerisms that slowed us up. Not that I can't blame everything on him actually, the foursome in front of us weren't exactly going fast either. But the guy would chat with the other golfers, maybe take his time when an awry shot would go to the other fairway. In other words, he was a major distraction. As for the golf itself, I did ok. Not good, but considering the distractions I had back to back holes on 4 and 5 where I was on the fringe of the green after 2 shots, then blowing par putts. Great tee shots on hole 8, lousy one on hole 9, in other words, I was back to my inconsistent self. Still it wasn't like I played badly. Just that Greg had 3 pars himself on the first 5 holes. Not going to beat that. And frankly, after the first 4 holes, I became obsessed with being done by 11 AM! And so I started to rush myself, which is what i wanted to avoid. As it was we got done by - gulp  - 11:30! WTF? We NEVER get done after 11 AM! What the hell happened today? The one day I needed to be out of there as early as I could. Anyway I sent Syl a text letting her know I was going to be 15 minutes late and then hoped for the best... 

I actually got to the restaurant at 12:12!! Despite the usual slowness of traffic on Vermont and then again on the 101 S, by the time I got to the 110 Freeway, it cleared up considerably and it was smooth sailing from there. As it was I actually got there before my date. And then she showed up. First impression? She looked like her pictures which was fair enough. Was there an electrical connection? No. But she looked pleasant enough and so we'll see how it goes. Today, I reminded myself that the object of a first date was to see if there is a point to having a second date. And we did have a good time talking. Turns out she's a filmmaker. Turns out I was social, even though I assured her that was me basically working up to that and that I'm going to need to replenish my energies later. So was there an energy between us? Was there a connection? I wanted there to be. But in truth it is too early to tell. I engaged us in conversation so long it was almost 5 PM by the time we got up and went home. We had gone from Marmalade Cafe where we stayed until almost 3 PM, to Starbucks. And we talked about lots of things for 4 hours plus! So that's encouraging. And I think she could like me actually. I reminded us both that the Oscars was tonight and so we left, agreeing to do a second date next Sunday. Hey at least I can say I've been on a date right? It's been a while. I was starting to get worried about me. I went home and felt depleted. That's what happens when I yap on and on for hours. I went to the couch and stayed there and barely moved, watching the Oscars. I even heated some frozen dinners for my real dinner tonight I was so uninclined to leave the apartment. The Oscars were surreal, being held at Union Station. Yep the train station downtown. And I was actually fairly disinterested, except for a few moments, particularly when Glen Close danced to DaButt, and when the mom-in-law in the movie Minari won Best Supporting Actress. That had to be a shock right? And then I watched FEAR THE WALKING DEAD and just let myself get tired enough to go to sleep. It had been a pretty long day...