Boom!

So much cool. Cool enough to not be able to handle it!

Exhibit A: Halloween (31 October)

Spent the evening with my new friend, Stroll Buddy. It was a lot of fun, and she's super fun to talk to, and the food is good. We went to a nearby Thai establishment, then decided what to do for a while at my place, then attempted a walk to Inexplicable Republican's house. No one was home, so we walked back past the smelly duck pond. We spent another bit at my place reading through random books off Flatmate K's shelf, and finally settled on Seuss's greatest hits. Just before we left, she used her super plant skills to diagnose Nadyezhda. Overwatering, just as I suspected! Then I walked her to the bus stop.

It gets a bit complicated here. We had a nice hug, and then she kissed me on the cheek. Now, don't get me wrong. I have no problems with kisses on the cheek, and Buddy is super cool, so I had a blast. I just don't know what the kiss meant. I think we have a lot of good connections to understand each other, but I don't feel any chemistry. I'm just worried about the possible problems that could come up if there was something beyond friendly in that kiss. I don't want to threaten such a natural friendship with awkwardness. For the time being, I guess I'll assume the best.

After that, I went over to EuroCanuck's and met Bright Eyes, an enormously cool guy, and possibly the first man who has been, for me, obviously attractive. I think most of the realisation is a result of the smile -- he has one of the best smiles I've ever seen. Anyway, Canuck and family dressed up in the coolest outfits, and Eyes and I had a blast taking pictures.

Exhibit B: Regina Spektor concert (2 November)

This was the first standing concert I've ever been to. The venue was In the Venue, and was a normal looking dance club. No one danced during the concert, though. And Regina was so real and so fun. And so ADD, or so she claimed. She couldn't concentrate with the audience noise, so she asked that we quiet down, and then asked the drunk people to stuff it several times as the concert went on. I heard a few songs I hadn't before, and all in all, it was flat-out worth every penny.

Exhibit C: Possibly drug-related improvement in mood (past two weeksish)

The lithium may be working. My mood spends more time up than I can remember in the past 1 1/2 years. I still do a lot of wavering, but I feel like I'm finally progressing in my path to move on after Broom Curls. Sometimes, I feel like it took me longer than it needed to to take these steps, but the truth is that I was simply unable to move with the emotions that had laid siege to my life.

I'm also shaking like I have Parkinson's.

Exhibit D: Meeting and asking out Classic Red. (5 November)

So, okay. I met this super-cool girl last night. I don't want to exaggerate or jinx things, so I'll keep it short. Red and I met at a church function in sort of a clash-of-the-titans-esque conglomerate of people that made quick friends. With that group, we went home for junk food and then up to campus and watched part of a student-written sitcom read through, followed by the fireside (Dallin H. Oaks'). We went back home and talked about all sorts of ridiculous stuff as a group, and then things began to sort of separate, and Red and I ended up sitting on a couch reading through a rainforest book and having smallish talk to get to know each other. At 10:00, I walked her home and asked her on a date at the door. She said yes, which was much better than no.


Anyway, to wrap up, I'm in a good mood. Now it's time to bring this laptop back to the library and go to bed.