I signed up for this “beer sommelier” level 1 course partly because it sounded really cool, but also because I was hoping I’d be able to meet some single guys/it’s a place where guys may also go to as opposed to say like an all female fitness class. The first class was tonight, and all the guys including the younger ones are married or in a relationship! C’est la vie. It’ll be fun and there are samples 🙂

Did anyone watch Wonder Woman over the weekend? I went with a friend. I liked the movie but Gal Gadot is such a bad actress.

@hfantods good thing you liked the class though.

@hfantods That sounds like a really cool class, even if you aren’t meeting any single guys. I think it’s always worthwhile to pursue random interests like that, not necessarily because you might meet someone (though you might!), but because obviously it’s good to live your life for you. And bonus points that it will make you a more interesting person when you DO meet someone.

I have no updates on dating, but have unrelated news that I’ll dump here: I got a text from an old co-worker last night that she’s leaving the terrible company I left a couple months ago. I am so happy for her! She, too, didn’t even last a year and will be the eighth departure in just over a year — on a team of eight. I have no clue how my old supervisor has a job at this point. He’s a terrible person and his retention rate is horrendous. I still get so mad when I think about him.

@veritek33 It’s a great feeling, but it’s maddening to me (even still!) that my old supervisor still has a job and that the company refuses to change. Also, I’m not wildly religious, but even *I* have thought about joining a nearby church’s young adults group to expand my network. I don’t think it’s a bad way to meet people, especially if you’re already a church-goer.

@veritke33 Yeah, I’ve started asking about why roles are open during interviews. Although I suppose I DID ask about turnover during my interview for the last company, and I think they gave me some answer about how retention was the best it’s been in years. I think this was an honest response, but their turnover was pretty terrible notwithstanding. I know I’ve only been at my company for like two months, so a lot could still change, but now that I’ve seen how shady some companies can be, I basically want to retire here.

Oh, also, like a week ago I ran into a guy I went on a single date with a year ago. He never asked me out again, but texted me for awhile after we went out, eventually disappeared, then popped up several months later, only to text me for awhile and never ask me out before disappearing again. We had a very awkward hello. We’ve actually run into one another several times since (we live a few blocks apart) but I never recognize him in a timely manner. I always have this moment of, “Who is that cute stranger?” before I realize a split second after we pass one another I realize I know who that cute stranger is because we’ve been out before. After we said hello I briefly spiraled wondering if I’d made a huge mistake not pushing for a second date after our first. He was shy and sweet, but I didn’t feel a great initial connection and had met someone else around the same time who I DID feel a great initial connection with. I liked him enough for a second date, but since I don’t like dating more than one person at a time, was relieved when he seemed to shy to come out and ask despite his constant texting.