Meetup?

Whoever invented meetup.com... you are awesome.

After being involved in various non-dating groups, I was introduced to one called Relationship Minded Singles. So, figured it couldn't hurt if I joined.

The first event I attended was a picnic potluck. I went with zero expectations. In fact, on the drive over to the park, I considered being a no-show. Instead, I kept driving to the valley.

It turned out to be pleasant, more of a meet and greet. An extremely wide variety of ages, but people were friendly. You had your nerds, your socially awkward men, the bizarre loudmouth lady, the vegan doctor who brought her dogs...

There was one Russian guy who emailed me through the site afterwards, saying he'd like to get to know me. I emailed him back and left my number. Except, I think he has a phobia of being on the phone. He called me - to ask for my email address, so we could communicate that way. Seriously, he says to me, "Well, thank you for your email address... I'll be emailing you and we can plan something that way."

Hmmm. With the holidays and the craziness of the end of the year, we never did really hang out. A little bit at the holiday party, but that's it. I'm sure I'll see him around though.