The Rocket Scientist
A few things to address before I get to the Rocket Scientist. Firstly, there will be a new Blogbunnie Blog Makeover contest in July. I'll post details in a couple of days. The last winner was Southern Sage.
Secondly, I am absolutely knackered because I got behind in my work due to the Iranian revolution and my efforts to keep track of what was going on. (I am 1/2 Iranian if you don't already know this.) So the last few days I have been trying to get all of my work done and I'm so tired. Am nearly done but still have a bit more to do tomorrow. Sorry haven't been blogging, will be round to y'alls blogs asap.
Thirdly... the Rocket Scientist: So, I found this local dating site and my local language skills are good enough that I could make the profile and read others, etc. I was contacted by this aerospace engineer (hence Rocket Scientist) who is 6'5 and has a very, very nice body. He's a year or two older than me and doesn't have kids.
His English seems pretty good, but I'm still worried about it. Like many Slavs (think Russians) he doesn't use articles, because they don't exist in Slavonic languages, and it makes me wonder how good his English really is. If he were local, I wouldn't be so worried because then I could speak some of his language and he could speak some of mine. But he's from Slovenia and I cannot speak Slovene. He works for a US company here so he probably is fluent enough, considering his job (most people in the aviation industry are pretty good English speakers) but it still makes me nervous.
Anyway.
He's using a name that is clearly not his real name -- Indy. When I asked what his real name was, he said this was his only name. Indy is not a Slavic name, nor is it short for any Slavic name that I'm aware of, and this makes me wary as I feel like he's already hiding something. To make things more odd, his email address started with Belloc: If you've seen Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indy is Harrison Ford and Belloc is his nemesis. So, even if Indy is a nickname, what's up with the email address?
I've been talked into meeting for a drink but he's asked me to suggest somewhere and I've no idea where to go. Not sure I even want to go, which is why I keep taking a whole day to reply to his emails -- and that is actually making him more and more interested, apparently. Sigh.
Thoughts? Advice? Am I being too analytical?
xx Isabella
19 Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest:
You should all hit up that southern Sage guy, his blog is frickin awesome now and he is a good lookin dood too!
Why not do the drinks?
whats it gonna hurt??????
I can't hurt anything. Drinks, no strings.
go for it, good luck.
That's what I think, too.
(I think... :-p)
Don't walk, run away from this guy. He says his real name is Indy and he has a Bellock email address. 1) He's already lied to you. Why would you want to persue that? 2) He's some sort of Raiders Geek, second only to Star Trek Geeks. Be thankful he didn't say his name was Spock. 3) He's an engineer - boring (believe me I know - ask my wife) and 4) You suspect English is his second language, do you really want to have a drink and conversation with that (it would be like talking to Dell Tech Support).
The only thing he appears to have going for him is his body. Is it really worth it? You asked...
Speaking as a life-long Raiders Geek,
The Indy/Belloc thing is kinda cool. You never know he might have been burned before and is more cautious about giving out persona information.
6"5'? He should be able to toss you around no problem ;-)
Meet for the coffee/drink. Somewhere there are enough people to feel safe, but not so noisy that it might make it harder for either of you to understand what is being said. Don't borrow trouble, worry about language after you actually speak to him.
If he's a flop then you don't ever have to see him again.
Buzz -- I can't tell if you're completely serious about some of that... I don't suspect English is his 2nd language, I know it is; I did say he was Slovenian... and since I live in a foreign country that is the case with the majority of people here :)
Corinne -- Oh, yes... he looks like he'd be able to toss me around easily. :) But I don't know if I could call someone Indy with a straight face. It's maybe a bit too corny... ???
You'll never know unless you meet him. What's one drink? It's not like you're marrying him. ;-) As someone else said, he might just be being cautious giving out personal information. If he's still sketchy after you meet him, then you run...but one drink can't hurt.
Good luck!
Hi Jade :) You may be right... but shouldn't he have said he's cautious instead of pretending his real name is Indy??
Isabella
I'll be blunt. You are feckin nuts to even give this poser any consideration. What 6.5 foot Slovenian is afraid of giving his details to a woman for a date? He's full of shit. Tell him put up or shut up. You're too valuable to the rest of us to be going out with dodgy pricks.
Hello Harlot :) And thanks for the kind words. :) Does seem odd that he insists this is his real name.. I could always demand a look at his drivers license, I guess. ;-)
Fuck sake, do you not have a queue of men waiting to take you out? You've got to have better options than some guy you have to check the DL of. BTW, good article on Tehran nightlife in GQ this month.
Well there definitely isnt a long list of men I'd *want* to go out with standing nearby. ;-) Don't think I've ever seen GQ over here. Not in English, anyway. Is it online?
Go for a drink! See what happens. Worst case scenario, it'll make for a good blog post. :)
Also, I thought you lived in London. Am I wrong about that?
http://www.globaldashboard.org/2009/06/23/tehrans-party-scene/
Jilly -- You're probably right... I hope. ;-)
Harlot -- Thanks for the link, that was pretty interesting. :)
Saw your tweet. Knew you were a smart woman...
:))
LOL! Is it neck-and-neck for-and-against meeting him for drinks? Can't wait to hear if he managed to converse without geeking himself out of the running.
I'm with Buzz Kill. He's already lied to you, he will continue to. I speak from experience! If you meet him, ask him straight away for his driver's license :)
xo~Sadie
Hiya ladies :) Sorry, I should have updated my blog when I tweeted that I decided not to go out with him after all... for explanation, see most recent post. :)
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