The rants and ravings of Bob

Ahh..the first blog post of the new year..So much to catch up..  Where to begin..  I last blogged before Christmas, so..  Lets start there.  I was a little depressed around Christmas, it being the first one away from home.  I couldn't afford to go home this year, and because I waited to long, I couldn't get any time off.  I managed to work only half a day on Christmas instead of a full day (Thanks John!).   Working actually was good for me, it kept my mind focused on other things, aside from missing being at home. 

Christmas dinner was a great experience.  After work, I ran to Murfressboro, a city about 40 miles southwest of Nashville to pick up a new friend, Mike.  I had made online. We had chatted on gay.com  for awhile,  and made plans to do dinner on Christmas Day with my other roomates.  I did get to talk to my family on Skype after picking up Mike, so I got to spend part of the evening with my family, if at least virtually.  Dinner was wonderful, and after dinner we went out to Blue Gene's.

As the night went on, with the help of a few drinks, I got up the courage to do karaokee.  My first song choice, was Perl Jam's "Jeremy".  Shortly after doing my song (which turned out quite well if I do say so myself, even though I had a bit of a cold), I had went to use the bathroom.  I got stopped by, coincidentally enough, someone named Jeremy.  We made a bit of small talk, I didn't think anything of it, little did I realize he was hitting on me.  I'm still quite oblivious to that.  Anyway... I assumed he was with the person he was at the bar with, so I didn't even give it a second thought.  After some convincing from my friends,  Jeremy and I exchanged numbers on the way out of the bar.  We talked the Sunday after Christmas, and made plans to meet the following day.

Our first date was for drinks, at Blue Gene's again.  Because he works second shift,  we met late (at 9pm).  We had some drinks, and good conversation.  He seemed like a very nice guy..  I do consider him a friend, but I don't forsee much else developing from it.  A couple other things happened that evening, I do not wish to discuss them in such a open forum, even though it is my own blog, because this will be linked from my Facebook and Twitter I don't want  to go into the details.

Anyway... Suffice it to say, I hold nothing against the guy, some dates just do not work out.   At the mindset I'm in right now, getting my bearings in a new place, the last thing I need right now is a boyfriend.  I need to make new friends, people who can show me around, and make me comfortable in my new home.  So, in the end, this worked out exactly the way I needed it to.

Things were relatively unevenful to New Years Eve, I spent the evening at, big shock, Blue Genes with Mike, another new friend from gay.com, John, and the roomate Cheryl.   We had a fantastic time!  Being the designated driver, and since I had to work the next day, I managed to stay fairly sober.  We still ended up closing the bar at 3, waited till John's taxi came.. I finally got home and into bed at 4:30.  Needless to say, work was a long tough day.

Since then, I've talked frequently to my new friends, and have gotten to know them better.  They are great people, and I value these new friendships very much.    I feel more at ease in  this town, and look forward to making more new friends.

Just this past Sunday, I went out and met a couple of the other people I've been chatting with for dinner at a area mexican place..  Again, making these new connections means alot.  Sorry to be a bit mushy here, I've been in such a good mood lately, and I just had to blog about it.  From feeling down just a few weeks ago, to now...the difference is remarkable.

Prior to Christmas, the only people I knew here were my roomates, and my friend Chris, who I met when I was here on vacation back in June.    I was sad about not being able to go home, I felt a great sadness because I knew me not being at my parents house on Christmas morning was very difficult for me.  These new people, along with my roomates, and going to church have fulilled me so much.  My new friends mean the world to me now, and I look forward to seeing where these new and developing friendships lead.