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As a reminder...our readers will vote on who each of us should take on a second date! This date will be a group date with all three participants in this contest. The winner (or the person with the most dates), will receive a free date, paid for by the other two contestants.

Your chance to participate will take place THIS WEEK! Voting will be open ONLY Monday, 01 February until Friday, 05 February. He or she who receives the most votes will be announced once final plans are in place.

Although it may seem that you can vote more than once on any given computer, only the first vote actually counts (trust us, we've tried it out).

Our final blog posts will be written about our second dates. Thanks for your support in our friendly dating competition! We have really enjoyed this opportunity to get a jump start on our personal goals.

Happy Voting!

Friday, January 1, 2010

Eric - Date #1: Silver



Name*: Silver

Age: 20

How do you know the person you're on a date with?  She is my sister's friend.

Date Description:  This was a spontaneous date to help me get off to a great start as soon as I could!  The date started shortly after midnight on the 1st of January, 2010.  It was only an hour long, but that kept it casual and a good way to get to know a little about each other.  We actually had three couples total (only 2 are shown in the picture), and it was a fun group date!  We drove down to a nearby 7-11 and each got hot chocolate (except one of us, who instead got a water).  Silver and I also decided to purchase some Extra Polar Ice chewing gum - (we discovered we share that as a favorite gum flavor).  We had a lot of laughs in the one hour that we were together, talking about career plans and the people we work with, how some people can be totally opposite, yet get along just fine!  Specifically, she told me about a co-worker who has several tattoos and gauged ears, whereas silver (as seen) is a clean-cut, modest, and ink-less young lady.  Even though they had opposite backgrounds, they got along great and shared a lot of stories together!

Best Quality:  Silver's overall attitude about life is overwhelmingly positive!  So much so, that it's contagious.  You can't help but look on the bright side around her.

Highlight of Date:  For me, some highlights were showing Silver the classic, delicious combinations of hot chocolate that are available at 7-11, driving over piles of snow, and hearing her laugh.  (It's a good laugh).

What I Admired:  Along with her attitude, as mentioned above, Silver just seems to always be happy.  She has a great smile, and it was cool to see her willingness to accept things as they are, and not get upset about the little things that others would find embarrassing, annoying or just plain negative.  I've always enjoyed people who stay happy despite their circumstances, and Silver is definitely one of them.

Describe the date in one word:  Extemporaneous  :)  Here, I'll help you:  Definition

What is her favorite gum flavor?  Extra - Polar Ice (also listed above)

*Name has been changed.

3 comments:

Michael Scott said...

Hey Eric,

Sounds like it was a fun date. The only comment I have has to do with the pic. My personal opinion is that in order for it to count as a date the real pic should be posted within the first 24 hours after the date. Just sayin. But good job at getting a head start.

Anonymous said...

This is such a cool idea! Looking forward to seeing who wins the dating game.

P.S. The black background with the white writing does weird things on some monitors. Kind of hard on the eyes.

Eric said...

I know it sounds crazy, but the picture is unavailable until Sunday. As soon as it is available, I'll put it up! Sorry about the delay.