I had a really busy day. And, I woke up pretty early (for me) this morning so I didn’t get as much sleep. It turned out to be a really nice day.

I had planned on meeting this guy for coffee on Thursday, but he sent me a text saying he could do today instead. Now there are 2 coffee shops that are within hobbling distance of my house, so I told him I could meet him at either, but I’d prefer Caffettos. He wanted to meet at Spyhouse which really wouldn’t have been a big deal, but I’d met this guy off scruff at Spyhouse about a month and a half ago and I know he spends a lot of time there so I figured avoiding the place all together would be best. There were no hard feelings with this guy. We met, he came over and we made out on my couch for a while. Really, that was it. It didn’t go any further than that and we never really connected again. It wasn’t too big a deal in my head. The guy was nice, but that’s just how meeting people from apps on your smartphone generally work. So I get to Spyhouse and of course this guy is there. Not only is he there, but he’s sitting in the booth next to us and he stops and starts chatting it up with me. I actually appreciated that he did it, too. I feel like too often when I go out with someone if it doesn’t lead to anything it’s like the next time I see that person in public they won’t even acknowledge my existence. I’m not really sure why that is, or if it’s specific to the gay community, Minnesota, or everyone in general, but it can definitely be annoying. It’s happened quite a bit in the past. When you do go out with someone and then run into them a year later or whenever, I’d definitely say the exception to the rule is when they talk to you and don’t just look away, pretend not to see you, or turn their back. I’m not really sure why that is and I don’t really like it. A lot of the time I don’t harbor any hard feelings towards these people that I maybe got dinner with once, or watched a movie, slept with, etc. So we end up having a conversation while the guy I’m meeting for the first time for coffee was just sitting there. It was interesting. And the guy I met was nice. I don’t think he’s the one who’s going to capture my heart forever, but I don’t wish I hadn’t gone and met him. I like meeting people and learning about them. Figuring out who they are and what makes them tick. It’s nice. But, the whole time we were talking I was also looking at the back of the guys head I’d met a month and a half ago who was sitting in the booth right next to ours. It was kind of an odd situation.

I didn’t stay at Spyhouse long because this afternoon I had an appointment with my Dr. My orthopedic surgeon Dr who did unspeakable things to my knees this year. The appointment went really well. She said I can start driving again. I didn’t think I was going to be this excited about being able to drive again. It’s really only been a month, but I can’t go anywhere right now unless it’s close enough for me to make it on my crutches, I take the bus, or have someone pick me up. I dropped my friend off this evening who had picked me up to drive me to the appointment and drove home just giddy. I can go out and explore the world again. In my car. How cool is that? Oh yeah, it also sounds like I’m probably not going to have to go back to work until January 2nd. That was pretty good news too. Actually, that was great news.

We had a little pit stop after the Dr’s appointment and then met up with friends for dinner. There is a great Indian place near my house and the company was equally good. I had a lot of fun laughing and talking to the 3 friends I shared dinner with. What a great night. Now it’s time for bed because I’m exhausted. My days aren’t normally this busy. I’m also looking forward to being able to drive tomorrow and have more freedom again. Yay!