He reminds me of a loser....

The Song:
Little Secrets: Passion Pit
This has to be one of the coolest songs I've heard in a long time.  It's one of those Car Dance Songs.  You put it on when it's great weather outside and the sun is blaring and there's a nice breeze and you just wanna jam.  Passion Pit is a recent find, thanks to my friend Erin.  All the members of this band, minus one, went to Berklee College of Music in Boston.  The group started when lead vocalist/keyboardist had written, sang/ recorded a compilation of songs on his laptop for a Valentines Day present for his girlfriend.  He then was encouraged to perform at a solo show of these songs.  After he was approached by one of the soon to be band members and thus began Passion Pit.  This song Little Secrets is just an all around feel good song. I don't usually go for electronica/pop, but they seem to put this great dance beat behind every song... it's almost like a pyramid... start with the back beat, then add a little keyboard, a few childrens voices singing in the background, then a vocal melody accompanied by a three part harmony (of couse sung by one person put in by technology) and it's just funky!

The Date:
He Reminds Me of A Loser....
This is a short one b/c well... I made it short and sweet on the date.

I met this guy on eHarmony (one of the not so good matches).  He was nice, and seemed really sweet.  Now if you know me you know I like the big guys.  I love guys that are tall and stocky and look like they could play Line for the 49'ers.  Well he definitely fit that profile in his pictures online.  We talked on the phone a few times and then he asked me to meet him at a bar in Bryn Mawr.

I walked in and it was packed... I looked around and didn't see him.  Well then he screamed my name and looked right at me... ummm it couldn't be the same guy, he was about 6 foot and like 175 pounds.  Ok clearly he has some old pictures up online which is the NUMBER ONE offense in online dating!

So I bit the bullet and sat down and we had dinner.  We got to talking, still... a nice guy.  But then I notice every waitress that walks by and some of the customers too keep saying hi to him.  Not just a friendly hello, like a legitimate "hey ::insert name here:: how are you? "  I thought ok maybe he went to school or something around here... nope I found out later... no school.

I excused myself to the bathroom quickly, I saw one of the waitresses in there that had actually stood at our table and had a conversation with my date.  I asked her... I just had to... "Can I ask you how you know they gentleman I'm having dinner with?"  She BURST out laughing and said "Well... just like everyone else knows him.... he's  one of the day/night regulars.  He's here 24/7, I'm surprised he drove here.  Usually he takes the bus or a cab so he doesn't have to worry about any more DUI's".  I said... "ok thanks can you do me a favor... can you tell him I got sick in the bathroom and had to leave?"  She said "ha sure thing, you think you're the first date that's asked that and then bailed?  Why don't you go out the side door that right when you walk out of the bathroom?"  So I BOLTED.

I felt so bad, but me being 1/2 Irish Catholic DelCo... I was NOT about to insert another alcoholic loser in to my life.  I made a game time decision.  Manute would've been proud, I dodged the ball on that one. He called a few times and finally I felt so bad that I answered.  I had to tell him what happened.  He said he understood my concern but that he didn't have a drinking problem, he just liked hanging out in the bar.  STILL NOT OK!

Yet another date that confirmed my love for singularity... for now.