#WTF: About last night ... can I get a rundown? (Actress from Clueless, Skeeball, making out like 11th graders)

Nov 5

Wow. Wow. Wow. I had like the funnest date ever last night. Seriously ... I'm going to be conservative in my estimate, but I'd say top 5 ever. Yep, true story. Here's the song that goes with the post ...

YES YES YES YES YES! This song is winning on so many levels it's an entirely new gameee!!

Okay, so first up ... I have to give this duderino a nickname.

Nickname ... nickname ... nickname ... Ah yes, Hot Startup.

This duderino is not only gooooorrrrrggeeeouuuuussss but works at a super popular startup so it has a double entendre. huh? huh? See what I did there?

So I've known this dude for a while, we've been friends on all appropriate social networks. Then we bumped into each other at a geek event not too long ago, he gave me his personal number told me we should kick it, I texted him ... we went out, had a great date, then he asked me out again earlier in the week and we arranged to go out Friday.

Now, it's Friday aka last night.

He texts me in the afternoon, I know nothing about what we are doing or anything.

::text:: Do you like red vines?

::typing:: Sure.

::text:: good! see u at 830. pick u up

::typing:: okay!

HMMM where does one eat red vines? I wonder. AHHH!! yes, he must be taking me to a movie. Really? a movie I thought? Can't be - why didn't he ask me what I have seen. Alrite well whatever, just prepare for an adventure Friel, you're going in blind on this one.

8:30 rolls around, I finish getting ready topping off my outfit with black leg warmers over my Blowfish shoes ...

<tangent> Dudes it was SOOOOOOOOO cold in LA last night!! Like for reals! Being from Connecticut I used to make fun of people for thinking 50 degrees is cold, but it for real for real is. Your blood thins, man. </tangent>

He calls to let me know he's outside, I finish writing my post and jet out the door.

I get into his car.

Hi, I say with enthusiasm and a hug.

Hello, he says with a smile.

I inhale as we embrace. UGH! He smells so yummy, he smells like a dude - which is totally a good thing because he is one.

We make small talk in the car before I finally ask, so where are we going?

To an 8 bit art gallery, he says. They're doing a red vine celebrity portrait exhibit.

WHHHAAAATT, I say.

Yeah, it seems pretty cool, thought you'd enjoy it.

Um, this sounds AH-MAZING!

We then laugh like in a cheesy romantic comedy as I place my hand on his arm initiating the touch barrier. Good job, I think.

<tangent> I can't handle planning dates. I just can't do it - I don't plan anything in my life, but it doesn't mean that I don't want someone else to do it!! My added value in the world is getting people excited about things, being a bundle of energy, and having fun anywhere I end up. Planning how I got there is never ever ever my value add. I don't do it with my friends, and I DEFINITELY don't do it when it comes to dating. The fact that this dude planned the date = big big big brownie points. </tangent>

We head over to the gallery and OMMMMGGGGGG it was the coolest thing ever ... look!!

That is made entirely from red vines - I shit you not.

Well red and black vines technically speaking, but you get the idea - the entire portrait is done in licorice.

REEEDDIIIIICCCC!!!

We then both start talking about the marketing opportunities for the red vine brand in general.

More artists should reach out to brands if they have ideas like this, and obviously can execute accordingly. I'm sure the artist could get a really rad sponsorship from red vines.

Oh totally, he said.

We then toured the facility, all of the portraits, finished our drinks and headed towards the door.

I forget exactly how the conversation started, but one of us mentioned Little Tokyo, and I started FREAKING out going omg omg omg they have the most EPIC arcade there!!!

I know! He exclaims. The one inside the mall!!

YEAH! And it's open super late!! So rad!

What's your favorite game?

Skeeball! I say. I grew up a skeeball MASTER!!! Used to play it at Scooters in Bristol, CT. Rocked the tickets out of those machines!!

He laughs, I love skeeball, skeeball and pinball.

I then think, hmmm ball joke is in there somewhere ... like balls there, do ya buddy? Meh, no that sounds lame. Note to self brush up on comedy, say nothing, and finish conversation.

We walk towards the car.

Next up is this place downtown called Bordello. One of my favorite bars.

Perfect!

He then puts on his glasses to drive, and I coo at how sexy it is.

He laughs showing slight embarrassment. Dudes, glasses are effing HOT! I lost my last pair in Vegas, but I'm a big big big fan of 'em, and refuse to get Lasik just so I can still wear them!!!

We pull up to Bordello, and hot startup looked confused.

They must have moved the door - oh no, worse - it looks like they've changed owners. It's now called the One Eyed Gypsy.

Sounds good to me, I say! Let's go have an adventure.

Alrite!

We then park the car and head into the bar.

Really really really cool ambiance, very gypsy-esque. He then tells me how it is similar to how Bordello looked, but Bordello was a bit ... darker.

It's still cool though, he says as we walk up to the bar.

We order a round of drinks (I get the riddler's punch - which is their version of Sangria).

We stop to listen to the live band, and he then stares me up and down, stops and says, you look REALLY hot tonight. I just have to say.

Well thank you, leg warmers are sexy and practical. RAWWWRRR!! You don't look so bad yourself I say with a cheesy wink.

We move over from the live band and walk into the back.

I then hear a game of some sort go off.

As we round the corner, I then see two skeeball machines RANDOMLY in the bar.

SHUT. THE. FRONT. DOOR. I scream.

WHAT ARE THE ODDS!!! We were just talking about skeeball. This is INSANE!

Let's play, he says! He then goes to the bar and gets some quarters.

This is literally my new favorite spot. Are you FOR REALS?!?! Skeeball in a bar?!?! Whaaattt!!! I then look over at the other team playing, and spot a familiar face.

OMG OMG OMG OMG!! I think!! It's suck and blow from Clueless!!

I couldn't think of her name off the top of my head, but you know the scene in Clueless where they play suck and blow - she was the asian girl that initiated the game. She was actually the token asian chick there for a while, also appearing in Bring it on and Can't hardly wait.

She appears at :34 minutes in ...

<tangent> I have a very very very freaky talent being able to recognize people. For reals, household name celebs don't really do anything for me, but obscure B and C listers are totes the cats pajamas!! For reals!! Dudes, I dated David Lipper aka Viper from Full House. Not mad at the dude, he's an INCREDIBLY talented actor - but I sought him out on Mypspace, and then he made the first move by commenting on a photo of mine - hahahaahhaahaha! I love love love me some random obscure celebs. </tangent>

Hot startup then comes back. OMG OMG OMG OMG I whisper in his ear. It's the chick from Clueless!!!!!!! He then hands me quarters to put into the machine.

I grab the balls as I think to myself, this is a life moment Jen Friel. You are now playing skeeball (THE GREATEST GAME EVER) next to the chick from Clueless. Take a deep breath, and let it all sink in.

I play the game scoring a mesasly 170 and continue sipping my sangria. We then walk out of the game area and into the back.

Flashes of light break through the darkness of the club.

OMG, I say - it's a PHOTOBOOTH! This place is for reals the coolest bar ever.

Let's go in, he says.

He gets change from someone in line as I sit down on the super small stool.

Big butt + super small stool = not fun.

He sits down and puts the three dollars in.

You ready?

Yep! I say with a smile.

First two pics I smile, third one I turn my head to kiss his cheek - he grabs my face kissing me passionately.

The third and fourth picture snap.

OMG OMG OMG, we are making out I think.

Good kisser ... nice pressure ... solid tongue action. Not too shabby.

The photobooth ends, and we get up to walk out.

I am woozy for a second.

WOW! Great fucking kisser, I'm kinda dizzy.

We then wait for the pictures, and about five "I'm now smiling like a 5 year old on Christmas" minutes later the pictures develop.

We stay at the bar for about another hour, chatting away. We both have a ton of weird and random LA stories - so the conversation flows very naturally.

He then closes out the tab, and we walk outside. While waiting for the pedestrian light at the crosswalk, he grabs me and kisses me again .. even more passionately.

OMG OMG OMG OMG! Life moment again Friel. This feels AAAHHHHH-mazing. Breathe breathe breathe.

The light turns and we walk over to the car. We stand by the car and start making out next to the car, then inside the car.

Let's go back to your place, he says.

AHHHH no, I say. I can't. No casual sex.

I break from the sexual haze and say, dude! It's totally working too!! I'm attracting super different people - from an energetic perspective I really feel like I'm about to knock it out of the park.

I then realize I am talking way too much and say, I can't take you home, but let's find a parking lot.

He smiles as he puts the car in drive and we round the corner.

We find a lot (well lit, but isolated. For reals man, be careful when it comes to make out sessions in cars. You don't want to be in TOO isolated of a place or peeps can try car jacking you. Gotta be smart about that, man. We were in downtown!!), and he pulls me into the backseat.

OMG OMG OMG, I think. This. Feels. Amazing. The song Animal from Nickelback starts playing in my head.

UUUGGHHHH this song turns me on.

We then proceeded to make out like 8th graders in the backseat of his car.

When I say that, btw, think back to ALLLLL of the shit you did when you were in the 8th grade. Mind you this was the late 90s for me - but I'm talking first base, rounding second.

A few minutes later he whispers something in my ear and suddenly we became 11th graders and as my head flew back in ecstasy I think ... OMMMMMMMGGGGGGGG this is the greatest date ever.

The things he did to me should not have been legal. HOLY SHIT that felt amazing.

I then returned the favor, and one fully steamed up car later - I open the car door crawling out of the backseat one satisfied chica.

OMG OMG OMG OMG. Life - you do not suck.

He then drives me back home, and we kiss goodnight.

I get out of the car pulling my barely there dress/ shirt thing down strutting my stuff in my leg warmers and Blowfish shoes.

I don't turn around to wave, opting instead to play it cool.

Best. Date. Ever. I thought as I got home and sent him the IMDB link for the Clueless actress on Facebook.

I am so. so. SOOOO proud of myself for this date, nerds! I didn't have sex with him!! YAY for self control!! Albeit, we did more than I have been doing on most dates - but it would have been REALLY easy at that point to say yes to bringing him back to my apartment, but I didn't and this morning it felt REALLY good waking up by myself.

Good job, Friel and good job Hot startup!! Amazing. Amazing. Amazing date!