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I'm back from Camden and I must say it was a lovely occasion. Especially since I met the most wonderful boy ever. *sigh* Another unattainable boy. :(
I arrived at the venue and as soon as I stepped out of the car, I felt out of place. See this was Rochelle's mum's surprise 60th birthday and I didn't know anyone there and everyone was old or little kids. I went and stood near the doors and made a bit of conversation with a couple but they went inside and started talking with other people. I also went inside, sat at a table and got busy messaging people and trying to look engrossed and not completely awkward. I was messaging Mara when I looked up and saw this vision:
It wasn't JRM but this picture looks exactly like what he did. Same hair, lips, and eyes obscured. And he towered above me. I pulled up my jaw and returned to messaging wondering who he was and what he was doing there and why he was so beautiful. My next thought was he must have come with his parents and he was probably 16 or 17 and therefore out of bounds.
Eventually a couple of Rochelle's friends (Rebecca and Ben) who are my age came and we got talking and waited till the birthday girl arrived. The party got into full-swing and I was very happy to discover that Rebecca is a fangirl. So we discussed Harry Potter, Buffy, Anne Rice, etc etc etc. It was interesting to talk with a non-Net fangirl. Even though she's had a peek at some sites and seen the non-het pairings she still found it shocking when I brought them up.
During the middle of one of our chats Rochelle wanted to get a photo taken with me. And she also wanted one with hot boy. They went first and there I was wishing it was me. I went next with her and then she had this idea she thought was fabulous. Put hot boy in the middle of us both and get a picture taken. He put his arm round her and looked at me and was a bit uncertain cause we hadn't even been introduced yet. So he said "Hi, I'm Daniel" and put his arm round me whilst I was internally squeeing and outwardly composedly introducing myself.
Rochelle is a very perceptive girl, so she decided to take me for a walk back to our hotel room during the middle of the party and informed me about Daniel. He's her cousin, he's 22, he lives in Queensland, he's a model but he's very sweet and down to earth. So yes, my radar was at work again. If I like a guy, he's got to live at least interstate or overseas.
So then I reacted in my usual way when I really like a guy and I'm sober. I clam up and can't even look at them. The less I'm attracted to a guy, the more I can talk to them. Isn't my mind just wonderful? I was a bit sceptical about him being nice and down to earth because in my experience, that rarely accompanies very hot boys. However, I did talk to him and I worked out that he is a gentlemen and I'd have to say without exaggeration probably the nicest guy I've met. No sleaziness about him whatsoever and very family oriented. I mean, he drove 12 hours in a car with his parents and handicapped brother just to attend the 60th birthday of his aunt! And he also wouldn't have a bar of me or Rochelle carrying our bags to the cars this morning. He did it for us.
We all parted ways this morning and that's that. Hopefully Rochelle will develop the pictures soon and I can scan some up. If I wasn't so taken with Daniel, I probably would've been just as absorbed with the place. The buildings all had Tudor style exteriors and had English plants growing all around. There was an ivy-covered well and a little castle replica built next to a stream surrounded by lots of trees. I would definitely go back for just a weekend away.
I arrived at the venue and as soon as I stepped out of the car, I felt out of place. See this was Rochelle's mum's surprise 60th birthday and I didn't know anyone there and everyone was old or little kids. I went and stood near the doors and made a bit of conversation with a couple but they went inside and started talking with other people. I also went inside, sat at a table and got busy messaging people and trying to look engrossed and not completely awkward. I was messaging Mara when I looked up and saw this vision:
It wasn't JRM but this picture looks exactly like what he did. Same hair, lips, and eyes obscured. And he towered above me. I pulled up my jaw and returned to messaging wondering who he was and what he was doing there and why he was so beautiful. My next thought was he must have come with his parents and he was probably 16 or 17 and therefore out of bounds.
Eventually a couple of Rochelle's friends (Rebecca and Ben) who are my age came and we got talking and waited till the birthday girl arrived. The party got into full-swing and I was very happy to discover that Rebecca is a fangirl. So we discussed Harry Potter, Buffy, Anne Rice, etc etc etc. It was interesting to talk with a non-Net fangirl. Even though she's had a peek at some sites and seen the non-het pairings she still found it shocking when I brought them up.
During the middle of one of our chats Rochelle wanted to get a photo taken with me. And she also wanted one with hot boy. They went first and there I was wishing it was me. I went next with her and then she had this idea she thought was fabulous. Put hot boy in the middle of us both and get a picture taken. He put his arm round her and looked at me and was a bit uncertain cause we hadn't even been introduced yet. So he said "Hi, I'm Daniel" and put his arm round me whilst I was internally squeeing and outwardly composedly introducing myself.
Rochelle is a very perceptive girl, so she decided to take me for a walk back to our hotel room during the middle of the party and informed me about Daniel. He's her cousin, he's 22, he lives in Queensland, he's a model but he's very sweet and down to earth. So yes, my radar was at work again. If I like a guy, he's got to live at least interstate or overseas.
So then I reacted in my usual way when I really like a guy and I'm sober. I clam up and can't even look at them. The less I'm attracted to a guy, the more I can talk to them. Isn't my mind just wonderful? I was a bit sceptical about him being nice and down to earth because in my experience, that rarely accompanies very hot boys. However, I did talk to him and I worked out that he is a gentlemen and I'd have to say without exaggeration probably the nicest guy I've met. No sleaziness about him whatsoever and very family oriented. I mean, he drove 12 hours in a car with his parents and handicapped brother just to attend the 60th birthday of his aunt! And he also wouldn't have a bar of me or Rochelle carrying our bags to the cars this morning. He did it for us.
We all parted ways this morning and that's that. Hopefully Rochelle will develop the pictures soon and I can scan some up. If I wasn't so taken with Daniel, I probably would've been just as absorbed with the place. The buildings all had Tudor style exteriors and had English plants growing all around. There was an ivy-covered well and a little castle replica built next to a stream surrounded by lots of trees. I would definitely go back for just a weekend away.