London and So on..
I waited for Lauren outside Waterloo station. She estimated that she'd be about 15 minutes late, due to buses, but arrived a little earlier than that. My first impression was of her nervousness, which put me in mind rather of my date with Louise. Her nervousness was palpable when we first met, and I have to wonder why I have this effect on people. It's kind of depressing. Anyway, after meeting Lauren, there was a moment of deciding what we were going to do; she mentioned a festival near the river that may or may not have been rubbish, and I suggested instead that we see a movie, in spite of not knowing what was on. What a luxury it is to have a plan. In fairness, though, we were on her home turf, not mine!
So, we got the tube to Piccadilly Square. The fact that we were walking, and on public transport masked the fact that our conversation was a little stilted. By no means as awkward as my attempts to relate to Louise, but I think that had we been in the same situation (That is, at a bar feeling the pressure of having to make small talk), it would have been pretty close. We made our way to the Curzon to see what was on; Man on Wire was the only movie that stood out to me. She hadn't heard of it, but didn't object to seeing it. We had a couple of hours until the showing, so we bought tickets and went for a walk. First she took us to the Japanese Centre, where I bought some lovely peach gummies. Then I requested we go to Zavvi, where I spent a while looking at CDs and playing 'Have you heard of this band?'. My heart wasn't in it, though, as I realise how boring it must be for someone to accompany me while I search for uncommon albums. Whilst there, however, I mentioned needing to assemble an outfit in the style of David Bowie for a party (More on this tomorrow), and she offered to help me find some stuff. So, we went to Urban Outfitters and H&M looking for a shirt and trousers to match the image in my head. No good, although I did get a neck scarf that may be useful.
We then returned to the Curzon and watched the movie. It was excellent! She enjoyed it too, though I was worried she'd have found it a bit boring. It's hard to judge whether someone you don't know very well will like a movie or not, and it wasn't really an obvious choice. Anyway, we went to the underground station, where I bid her farewell, and offered to meet up if she was in Cambridge. I then went home!
She's nice, and I get the feeling that things would be more comfortable after a few more meetings. I don't imagine she'd be any more than a friend, though. And now, I'm going to play Castle Crashers!
So, we got the tube to Piccadilly Square. The fact that we were walking, and on public transport masked the fact that our conversation was a little stilted. By no means as awkward as my attempts to relate to Louise, but I think that had we been in the same situation (That is, at a bar feeling the pressure of having to make small talk), it would have been pretty close. We made our way to the Curzon to see what was on; Man on Wire was the only movie that stood out to me. She hadn't heard of it, but didn't object to seeing it. We had a couple of hours until the showing, so we bought tickets and went for a walk. First she took us to the Japanese Centre, where I bought some lovely peach gummies. Then I requested we go to Zavvi, where I spent a while looking at CDs and playing 'Have you heard of this band?'. My heart wasn't in it, though, as I realise how boring it must be for someone to accompany me while I search for uncommon albums. Whilst there, however, I mentioned needing to assemble an outfit in the style of David Bowie for a party (More on this tomorrow), and she offered to help me find some stuff. So, we went to Urban Outfitters and H&M looking for a shirt and trousers to match the image in my head. No good, although I did get a neck scarf that may be useful.
We then returned to the Curzon and watched the movie. It was excellent! She enjoyed it too, though I was worried she'd have found it a bit boring. It's hard to judge whether someone you don't know very well will like a movie or not, and it wasn't really an obvious choice. Anyway, we went to the underground station, where I bid her farewell, and offered to meet up if she was in Cambridge. I then went home!
She's nice, and I get the feeling that things would be more comfortable after a few more meetings. I don't imagine she'd be any more than a friend, though. And now, I'm going to play Castle Crashers!