(totally out of context)(email response to Matt)

Matt, As I recall, you also were supposed to submit a minimum of two suggestions for date activities by yesterday afternoon.However, your email failed to mention even one such suggestion – so according to the addendum to subsection 41B of the Dating Handbook – -

“Should a grievance be brought forth by offended parties of a beginning fling, wherein statements of deviation from the plan are placed on the negotiating table, it should be assumed that the aggrieved party shall in fact have previously submitted a personal plan for activities in which to engage on the fourth date of a beginning fling -of descriptive length.If in fact the aggrieved party lays down accusations of a deviation from the plan – and quite in fact – has also deviated from said plan by not submitting date suggestions AT ALL – the offended party who brought forth the accusations shall then be punished in a way suggested in the subsection printed before the addendum.”

Furthermore: As stated in the DMFN ‘Dating Manual for Ninnies’ “The foremost manual for all ridiculous dating factoids and loopholes”

“Death by sexual intercourse is very unlikely. In fact, it is a modern myth that has been debunked by Athena, the foremost expert in Social-Sexual Modernism of our young generation, in her last book titled ‘Death by Sexual Intercourse is Very Unlikely’, Athena engages in the most extensive research to disprove the death by sexual overdose theory. Being that Athena is still alive and kicking (legal term for not dead).  It can be assumed that the punishment listed in Subsection 41B of the very popular ‘Dating Handbook’ is in fact a bogus (legal term for bullshit) punishment.  It is the opinion of the DMFN that alternative punishments shall be sought after and negotiated upon if grievances have been brought forth by any party in regards to the planning of activities for date four.” And Finally: From the DMFNAPG ‘Dating Manual for Ninnies Alternative Punishment Guide’

“I don’t think you believe me that geeks are hot.”

“No, I do. It’s just unusual.” He said pulling me in for a hug.

“I think you must not believe me that I have my own geekiness. Gaming, RPG’s and X-box among other things, because you chuckle or laugh whenever I mention it. But I’m really serious.”

“It’s just that girls, uhm, women are not generally in to that sort of stuff. It’s mostly a guy thing.” He said into my neck as his lips grazed my throat.

I stiffened, righteously indignant. “What do you mean? Are you saying geekery is for boys only?” I poked him in the ribs with a finger, ready for a good debate – knowing he would lose.

He sighed, “It’s just that the girls you associate with really geeky stuff are not – how should I say it – not generally attractive in some ways.  Maybe heavy and hiding and hair over their faces, you just stand out.  You’re hot and…”

“Wait, stop right there!” I said, ready to defend my geeky sisters and such a terrible generalization about the physicality of the female geek league! “What makes you think…?” I started –but the end of his sentence caught up with me and I stopped – a little astonished and fazed –

“You think I’m hot?” I asked surprised. “You’re saying you don’t think I’m geeky because you think I’m pretty?” I started laughing, which turned into pathetic giggling and I put my arms around his neck and pulled him in for a kiss.

Sorry, girls. Vanity totally won on this one.  I will have to defend the female geek league later. I wanted to do the song and dance from ‘Miss Congeniality’ – “You think I’m pretty. You want to date me.”

I’m a dork, what can I say. The sort of backward compliment completely surprised me and flattened any sort of indignation I thought I had. How tragically easy I am.