Up late

Well, for once I stayed up late and wasn't playing. Much.

I procrastinated with fic for a while, and that's a lot easier to break out of than WoW, so this time I got around to paying some bills, filing my taxes, and now to reward myself with online window shopping, and hey - car?

Just thinking now, but I think I can afford a car as a leisure item these days - I managed without for commute and errands, but I'm just as tired asking for rides to social events as I'm sure my friends are at giving them. It's been chafing for a while, but nothing seemed right, and then something jumped out at me. You just have to be ready to swim when your next step is off the pier.

Also, tomorrow: new phone, dammit. The old one is an ex-phone.

Gus, the new guy

So, a while back, I noticed this guy on the bus. A regular on my route (as regular as I can recognize, considering how often the bus comes.) He had long, dirty brown hair, a somewhat disreputable tan and brown knit hat. After one conversation he had with a friend, I could tell he was in tech support, and not quite as happy with his job as he could be. His friend had it worse, but we're talking about long-hair here.

Some time later, I saw him again at the bus stop, hair shorn, and had a moment of 'damn, that's fine'. You can see the grey a bit more (late 30's to a guess) but men with long hair are typically bound to only a few hairstyles, (loose, or low ponytail) and it's not universally attractive. (Tangenting, there's one guy in one of the labs down the hall from me that I recognize because of his obnoxious off-center pony-tail. It's like a growth sprouting from the side of his neck! Eww!) I considered complimenting him on his haircut at the time, but opportunities have passed me by before.

In any event, guess who showed up to our morning meeting to be introduced as the New Guy? Same dude. He's a bit cynical - almost taking as fact some of the sarcastic comments I've thrown out about how things work (and I should curb that, now that I think about it.) and quite a bit 'huh' at the sock puppets, but not unattractive, and single, so far as I can tell. I'm not sure if this is dangerous yet.