I’m ready to start dating. No, there’s nothing wrong with Rooster. I’m keeping him. The person I have my eye on is of the female, newly-mommied persuasion. When I scoped the scene at my new mom’s group, she was the only one wearing sweat pants and a Dartmouth sweatshirt. I respect a woman who wears a sweat-suit in public. Plus, she came without her baby, an act that shows a certain I-Need-Adult-Contact desperation that I can relate to.
If I was to analyze our interaction, I’d say I came on too strong—it’s sort of my M.O. Once, a gay boy at a Temple event told me that when he first met me he thought I was manic, but then realized I was just overly friendly.
At the mom’s group I sat next to “Dartmouth.” After my first round of machine-gun fired questions, I calmed down a little and we had a decent conversation. She even watched Baby Bird while I ran back to the car for my forgotten diaper bag. When the two hours of mommy time was over, she waited for me and we left together.
As we walked out I was like, oh my god, what should I do next? Should I ask for her phone number? Or is it too soon? What if she was just being polite by reminding me to pre-pay for my parking? Then, bidding goodbye in the parking lot, she looked me straight in the eye and said, “See you next week.” Next week! We have a date!
By next month we could be sharing cheesecake…
The Cheesecake Factory What's Yours Flavor Contest
The Rules: Describe your new original cheesecake flavor combination ("Entry"). The Entry must include the name of your cheesecake, and may include any or all of the following components: a video, a photo, an audio file, and a text description of your flavor combination. The text must not exceed five hundred (500) words in length.
Judging Criteria: The Judges will select the entrants with the top five (5) Entries ("Finalists") based on the following criteria: Cheesecake Flavor Combination (50%); and Creativity of Submission (50%).
The Prize: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: A trip for two (2) to Los Angeles, CA and the chance to have a cheesecake named after winner and produced by The Cheesecake Factory. Trip package includes roundtrip coach-class air transportation for two (2) from an airport near winner's home to Los Angeles, CA; three (3) nights accommodations at hotel determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy); and $500. 00 spending money.
The Entry: Bring together three different kinds of cookies, ice cream sundae inspired filling-- and what do you get? A tri-fecta of chocolate, peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie crumbles bound together in a caramel chocolate coated medly. Delish!
The Cheesecake Factory What's Yours Flavor Contest
The Rules: Describe your new original cheesecake flavor combination ("Entry"). The Entry must include the name of your cheesecake, and may include any or all of the following components: a video, a photo, an audio file, and a text description of your flavor combination. The text must not exceed five hundred (500) words in length.
Judging Criteria: The Judges will select the entrants with the top five (5) Entries ("Finalists") based on the following criteria: Cheesecake Flavor Combination (50%); and Creativity of Submission (50%).
The Prize: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: A trip for two (2) to Los Angeles, CA and the chance to have a cheesecake named after winner and produced by The Cheesecake Factory. Trip package includes roundtrip coach-class air transportation for two (2) from an airport near winner's home to Los Angeles, CA; three (3) nights accommodations at hotel determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy); and $500. 00 spending money.
The Entry: Bring together three different kinds of cookies, ice cream sundae inspired filling-- and what do you get? A tri-fecta of chocolate, peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie crumbles bound together in a caramel chocolate coated medly. Delish!
