Hypocracy and Proposals

I told Jake that it was his turn to post something, but he's talking to Andrea on the phone. He was trying to mouth something to me so she didn't know that he was not giving her 100% of his attention. I thought he was mouthing "Eat Ess, Ach, Eye, Tea (the SH word)", but he was really mouthing "You just did!"... as in, I just barely put up a post yesterday. I tried to mouth to him, "But our blog is really like TWO blogs, with other stories and experiences from our other roommates scattered throughout, as well." But I'm pretty sure he had no idea what I was mouthing to him. I guess I'll just take his turn.

Kinda funny story... about an hour ago I sneezed a few times in rapid succession. Aaron actually looked away from his LDS singles account for long enough to spout something about how three sneezes in a row releases the same amount as endorphins as an orgasm. No freakin' way. I don't know exactly what endorphins are, but my third sneeze didn't get anywhere CLOSE to the other feeling. I made the mistake of saying that aloud and Nick said, "How would you know. I thought you were a virgin." Then I said, "I AM... Mr. Box of Tissues on Your Headboard." The amount of hypocrisy in this house is astounding.

Luckily we can all take an above average amount of ridicule and mockery. Except Aaron for some reason. He'll make fun of one of us, then as soon as we say something back... like, "You're fat" he gets all quiet and doesn't say anything for 15 minutes, like he's pouting or something.

I guess Bryson's fast worked. He decided that he's going to propose to his girlfriend. The weirdest part is that I was there for their first date. I WAS THERE! I watched them meet. I was a witness to the first-date-awkwardness that happens to everyone. Now... a few short weeks later... he's proposing. It's a real eye-opener for me. Like, I'm realizing how easy it could be for ME to meet someone and fall in love. Bryson didn't do anything different than I usually do. It just happened for him. It could just as easily have been me. That's what makes me feel so weird. Every single date I go on could be the first date with my future wife. I don't know if I should feel excited... but I kind of do.

Calvin

Here I Go Again!

Update: I totally ditched Mindy. All of my roommates were giving me crap about giving Mindy another chance so I guess you could say I caved to the peer pressure. Even after I decided I wasn't gonna take her to the lake last Friday, I still kind of wanted to see her one last time so we could roll around. She's an amazing kisser and I figured it was gonna be awhile until I would be able to kiss another girl. It's usually more work than I think it's gonna be.

I called Mindy on Friday afternoon, about 2 hours before I was supposed to pick her up. She answered the phone. The conversation went something like this:

"Hey Mindy. It's Calvin. What are you doing?"

"Watching tennis."

"Oh. Hey, I was thinking... I don't think we should date anymore. It's not working for me."

"Really? Um. Ok."

"Great. Bye, Mindy."

I hung up quickly and I didn't answer when she called back. Today is the first day that she hasn't tried to get a hold of me (even though it's still pretty early). I'm actually kind of nervous that she'll get frustrated enough that she'll actually drive over here. I guess I'll deal with that when (and if) it happens.

Jake's date, Andrea, set me up with her best friend last Friday for our group date. It was pretty awesome. My date's name was Amy. She was pretty cute and I think we got along pretty well. Andrea also set Aaron up with her cousin. I got a weird vibe, the whole date, that Aaron's date was kind of into me, as well. (Un)fortunately, we have our Mantra so it's not like I'm gonna try to steal her away from him... even though she's pretty hot.

By the way, I was just thinking the other day that nobody has ever offered me alcohol. Odd, isn't it? Actually, I take that back... when I was flying to Ireland, the stewardess asked if I wanted anything to drink and I said, "Sure." Then she asked if I wanted some "Squash". I'd never heard of it before so I said, "Is it alcoholic?" and she answered, "It is if you want it to be." I, of course, said no thanks... just regular squash would be great, but I'm pretty sure that counts as having alcohol offered to me.

Other than that, nobody has ever offered me alcohol. I guess that just shows you the type of people I choose to have around me. Plus, I'm sure it tastes like butt-hole.

Calvin

Awes!!!

Holy crap! I have to post because there is no way I can sleep after the awesome night that I had. First, at work my plan went off without a hitch. Andrea consoled me when I told her that (wink wink) my date had canceled. She even offered to see if one of her friends could come. I pretended to be perfectly capable of getting another date on short notice, and like it was no big deal which was pretty fun.

Then my boss Susan broke the news to Andrea that her cousin wouldn't be able to come. Making up some story about how he had an ex-girlfriend he decided to get back together with. (since Andrea saw Cousin's Facebook page and thought he was cute this was an amendment to the original plan I had to put in to avoid her pursuing a followup date with the hunky cowboy Cousin) Susan suggested to Andrea, that she ask me. It was awesome! Seriously, the hottest girl I have ever been 2 feet from walked up to me and asked me out on a date. Talk about avoiding uncomfortable confrontation.

Unlike my sneaky "get-a-date-with-Andrea-scheme" the date itself did not go as planned. First of all Calvin ditched Mindy at the last second, which maintains his kinghood by the way, so Andrea set him up with one of her friends. Then, we invited these other two guys, and they were late, and we had to wait for them because they were the ones who knew how to get to the Lake. They were nearly an hour late. Which actually worked in my favor because I was still pretty flustered around Andrea. Having Calvin and her friend and the other boys around made it easier to break the ice. Especially since we just kept making fun of the D-bags that were so late.

Then when we finally did start driving to the lake, which happened to be in Utah County, we got lost along the way. We didn't even get to the lake until 9pm just before it started to get dark. This also worked in my favor because me and Andrea were alone in my Dad's truck with the canoe strapped to the back following a caravan of our confused friends. We were really able to talk and get to know each other. Andrea is pretty awesome, and now that I know her better, I know that I don't think that just because she is beautiful. I'd say she's probably the most beautiful girl I've ever dated, add in her level of cool... I may be in trouble here.

The lake was fun, and the food and canoeing were great. Everyone had a good time except for Nick. The chick he got set up with was a little too emo for his liking.

When I finally got Andrea home, I was shaking with nervousness for the doorstep scene. I knew I was going to walk her to her car, and I knew there was no way, NO WAY, that I was going to try and kiss her... still I was petrified.

I walked her up to the doorstep and we had a conversation. I have no idea what it was about. I'm pretty sure I didn't even hear a word she said, and thinking about it now I wonder if my responses were even coherent. After a couple moments of awkwardness she lunged at me, arms in the air and wrapped them around my neck. We hugged for a good little while. It was great. It was so great. I felt a little tingle feeling as my hands gently moved up and down her back. Not a tingling feeling like, you-just-hit-puberty feeling, but more like a your-arms-feel-asleep-and-the-blood-is-rushing-back-into-your-limbs feeling. She said that she had a great time! She also said that she was glad Susan's Cousin canceled. I told her I'd see her at work, and she said that she hoped that wasn't the only place I'd see her.

I drove home singing every song at the top of my lungs. Finally, a girl I like, and even better, I think she likes me!

Jake

Second Chance

The last few days have been harder than I thought they'd be. I did my usual routine of listening to Here I Go Again by White Snake. That usually helps me to feel better after I get my heart broken. I can usually pull off some convincing air drums during the chorus, even through my tears.

Then Mindy calls me today. She apologized to me again and said that she didn't want our relationship to end. I said, "Mindy! You told my friend that you wanted him to marry you instead of his girlfriend." Then I asked her if she really thought she and I could actually "go" somewhere... like, longterm. She did a whole song and dance about how she knows dozens of married couples who have stories about dating their husbands best friend before finally falling for their husband and crap like that. Then I said, "But, Mindy... you're not attracted to me." "Yes I am." "Well, you told Bryson that you weren't attracted to me, didn't you?" "Well... yeah... I did, but that doesn't mean I could NEVER be attracted to you. That kind of thing comes with time. Just please give me another chance, Calvin. I like you so much. Calvin... I love you."

Are you serious? She told me that she loved me... 3 days after she tells my friend that I'm hideous and she wants to wrap her legs around him and his fancy truck. Whatever.

However, I decided that I would let Mindy have another chance. She'll be coming with us on our date this Friday.

Jake is pretty stoked about this co-worker of his, Andrea. She is pretty cute, but not in a "stuff $1 bills into her underwear" kind of way. More like in a "I don't watch R-rated movies and I wear a One Piece swimming suit to Lagoon-a-Beach" kind of way.

Calvin

uhh....

I know that Calvin has already posted his misfortune. I have to say, that I was pretty shocked as I watch it all unfold. Talk about fireworks over fourth of July weekend - forget about Sugarhouse Park. Here's the biggest thing, since returning with honor and all that, I have always looked to Calvin kind of as the King of dating. He always knows what to say and how to act. He was dating Mindy who was a total babe. I never would've guessed that she would have gone for Bryson. He did the right thing in telling Calvin right away. I wonder if he'd have done so so readily if he wasn't thinking about marrying his girl. I have to believe he would have, bro's before ho's transcends all. I'll look forward to seeing how Cal bounces back. See if he can hold his crown.

Jake

What the Eff just happened?

I have absolutely no idea what just happened. Today is Fast Sunday and Bryson told us this morning that he was fasting to find out if he should marry or propose to his girlfriend or something. We were all pretty excited for him.

I call Mindy while I'm getting ready for church to tell her about how Bryson is fasting to find out if his girlfriend should be his wife. She said, "Today? He's fasting right now?" I told her, "Yes." and then she abruptly ended the conversation.

About 10 minutes later, Bryson called me. He was at church with his girlfriend but told me that he had just received a very peculiar phone call and he told me to sit down... just like they do in the movies. Bryson tells me that Mindy has just called him and this was what she said in a nutshell:

"Bryson, this is Mindy. Calvin told me you were fasting to know if you should marry your girlfriend. I felt like I needed to tell you that I really like you. I think that you might be the guy for me and I want you to consider that as you are fasting today."

Bryson said to her, "What about Calvin." Mindy replied, "Calvin is cool and funny and everything, but I'm just not attracted to him."

I asked Bryson to repeat the part about her not being attracted to me. Then I asked if that was EXACTLY what she said. Bryson sucks at telling stories and he said, "I don't know if that's exactly what she said, but it's pretty close." Then he apologized and we hung up.

Throughout our 5 minutes conversation, Mindy tried to call me a few times. When I finally answered, she admitted to calling Bryson and told me almost the same thing that Bryson had told me. She, also, apologized and said she didn't mean to hurt me. To be honest, I can't really remember what I said to her. I was pretty upset, but it was kinda hard for me to be really pissed off. I was more hurt than anything. I mean seriously. Bryson? I could understand pretty much any of my other roommates, but BRYSON? It makes me feel like Sloth, from The Goonies. I'm such an idiot.

I've got to hand it to her, though. That four hour conversation complete with dozing off and speaking in whispers was a pretty good performance. To think that she did it all just so she could get closer to Bryson. What a bitch. Sorry. But I think she really is.

Calvin

Legs... and then some!

It's a little after 4:30 in the morning and I just got off the phone with Mindy. We talked for over 4 hours, but I'm pretty sure we both fell asleep for a little while in there. She's pretty awesome. Apparently, I don't need her tan, smooth, legs 8 inches from me in order to like her. I started to get genuinely scared that I only liked her cause she was hot. Now I know that I enjoy her as a person and not just someone who grabs the back of my head and presses herself against me when we make-out.

I took her to my parents house yesterday. She was wearing pretty short shorts which I think was totally sweet. We ended up laying in my parents hammock for a while in the backyard just talking. My little brother came out and took a photo of us. It was from a very awkward angle and Mindy looked like a muskrat and my legs looked abnormally hairy. It will definitely NOT be the photo we send out with our engagement announcement... assuming things keep going as well as they've been for the last month.

Calvin