Flashback Memory Friday: The Taco Chronicles

Apparently this move wasn't cool. I had no idea, I thought it was guaranteed to be a success. Whenever I tell people what happened, they burst out in laughter as though it was preposterous for me to have any faith in that idea. How did I miss that? Hmmm, maybe that's why I'm still single.

Alright, so a year ago (ish) when I lived in Victoria I decided to try my luck at online dating. I should have known better, because I tried that once and it did not go well. Maybe the second time would be a charm?

So I met this guy online, he was six foot four (awesome!), had dark hair, dark eyes, and one of those sexy soul patches. I'm a sucker for a soul patch. Anyway, we talked a lot on the phone, joked around and things seemed to be going fantastically. Finally, we decided to meet up. Fernando was out of town for the week and said he could stay at her place. (Side note: that's a pretty dang good friend eh? I mean, would you let a friend have some strange dude sleep in *your* bed while you were gone? Maybe she was desperate for a cat sitter, I'm not sure. Regardless, it was super cool.) Anyway, I was feeling a lot of pressure to create the perfect first impression. Do I go for the girl next door look? The trendy look? The comfy sporty look? How do I wear my hair? Should I wear heels so I seemed taller? Do I go with the red ones or are those too pointy? Maybe he'd think I was Cruella Deville in them or something. Hmmm. Tough call.

Then I got a brilliant idea! We joked around a lot on the phone, so I thought maybe I should go for the funny approach. Guys *love* it when a girl can make them laugh. Plus it lightens the mood. Perfect. The guy, lets call him "Taco", is an avid comic book fan. He collects comics, comic character action figures, and comic character belt buckles. I figured this was my in. See, if he loved comics and I dressed up like one of his favourite characters, he'd love me too! Makes sense right?

Turns out this idea sucked. Big time. Turns out a guy wants to date a woman, not Spiderman, even if Spiderman has breasts and long hair. To be fair, he showed up after cutting his own hair and spilling gravy on his shirt.