So today during lunch break I was able to catch about half an episode of Holidate- Soaps new tv series. At first I was expecting something like MTV's Next- something really ridiculous with people only taking it as a joke and only wanting to be on tv as the "guy that..." But to my surprise, it was actually more than that. Granted I've only watched one episode (more like half) so I may be making assumptions and it may turn out to be a lame show after all, but it at least made it to my dvr list. What I enjoyed most was this idea of ladies switching cities, and them being hooked up with single friends of the person they switched with. It was good because it wasn't just guys they chose from a list hoping they would hit it off with with these ladies; it was actual guy friends of the girls who knew who these guys were and what they're all about. Plus, I found it rather amusing to watch the true awkwardness of first dates and how some try to make the best of the situation. Definitely took some pointers :P

Since on the topic of dating, I thought I'd take a moment and talk about this guy I met. Yay!! **while I clap and stomp. It all started at the 12:01am premier showing of Harry Potter. Earlier that day I got a text from Ika expressing how he really wanted to see the first late night showing of HP. Of course, knowing how late the movie was, I had to ask, "just how important is this to you on a percentage scale?" with my most bitchest voice possible (exactly- real bitchy.) With a high percent of 92 and a few hours later, I found myself at the doors of Rave Motion Pictures. Before walking up to an Ika look-a-like and about to make a complete fool of myself, I found the real Ika already inside waving with my pre-purchased ticket. Mind you this was like 2 hours before the actual movie was starting.

With all the Harry's, Hermiones, & Dumbledore's running amok; I started walking up the steps to the row of seats that Ika had saved for us. Slowly working my way down the isle and saying hi and giving hugs to the folks I had already known- it was then that we officially met. We did the appropriate hand shake (somewhat awkward with his soft grip and no eye contact) and grabbed a seat at the end of the group. When a few of the boys got up to grab some food, I slid over to start some small talk (I mean come on, I wasn't about to sit there and look anti...).

"So...you a huge Harry Potter fan?" I asked as I gravitated a few seats over.

"Omg, I absolutely love Harry Potter- especially the books" he said with a polite smile. In his white button-downed shirt, jeans, and doctor-like glasses (I know, total turn on **while fanning myself), we started talking about the characters and what to expect in the upcoming movie. During the lite conversation, I noticed that he never really looked at me. To be honest, It got me a little self conscious. Either I was just that unappealing to look at and talk to (I admit i wasn't looking my best) or he just had some strange eye contact problem. In any case, I asked the usual ice breaker question, "so how do you know everyone?" and he said the most uncomfortable answer ever-

"Oh, he's my ex," he blurted out while pointing to the guy next to him before I even finished my sentence. After my "most famous" awkward reaction, I tried to play it off like it was cool to hangout with your ex. Luckily, the extremely long pause of silence was interrupted by two lame-ass guys trying to steal our great seats that were open next to us. I butched it up and argued a bit, finally getting the guys to move and get a life- only to see that the other boys were returning. I tried to play it off like this was going to be MY new seat for the night, but they made it very apparent that it was THEIR seat. I did my well-I-gotta-get-going dance as I swayed my hips and arms and headed back to my original seat.

To my surprise, I started talking with this cute couple from San Fran next to me (he totally wanted to do me) for the rest of the time before the movie. As the previews came to an end, a dedicated "Dumbledore" fan (who looked more like Gandalf the white) stood up from his seat, pointed his nasty-ass wand to the screen, and yelled "EXPECTOOOOO PAAAAAATROOOOONUM" in the same manner that Harry did years ago against the Dementors. Magically, the Warner Brother's logo appeared and the adventure began.

Two and a half hours and another great HP sequel later, we were outside the theatre fighting the trampling herd of fans. While conversing about the movie amongst us ladies, some guy totally bumped into me from the back, which turned out to be him. I took this as a sign of attraction (or so I told myself that) and decided to be ballsy with the next move I was about to do...