Good Talk | Su 1/29

Yesterday was unfortunately a lost day. No errands done and I didn't even lift. I think I napped despite getting 8 hours of sleep and initially waking up very late, but I appreciated the recovery. The knees and shoulder feel fine now, which has me pumped.

Today I didn't wake up early enough to pick up groceries (including those crew socks) or stuff to protect my ankles, but I still have time.

The DIVA draft party was mostly chatting with Jason, Devin, and Sara. We had a good time talking about our knees and their finite capacity, but eventually left for food next door since the party was crowded. There I have my manifesto on why I don't want to play middle despite how fun it is and we agreed to make a group dedicated to running drills.

Afterwards Sara and I lifted together and made kimchi pancakes for dinner. While cooking we talked about raves since she wanted to switch the topic from volleyball, which was funny. Somewhere along the way we also talked about relationships and the conversation was very insightful.

Sara told me a lot of her girl friends flirt my staring at guys and they ABG's tend to like y'all guys, which I didn't know. She also pointed out that I get a lot of attention at volleyball (girls staring, Josiah making funny faces whenever I talk to girls), which is oddly confidence boosting. Talking with Sara made me realize how I should be honest with what I want in a partner (definitely want to be friends first so I'll have to be explicit about a relationship, the dog in me enjoys being held).

The talk then turned to trying to figure out my preferences. It seems like I don't have much physical preference, but I would like to be with someone at least okay with volleyball, mentally tough (maybe an athlete?), independent and sometimes a caretaker for me (which Sara said is rare since the culture seems to be that girls get taken care of), and politically left. I also don't care if my partner makes more money than I do, is taller than me, or lifts more than I do.

Sara also told me that I'm dense for not seeing things like the NGHTMRE girl and possibly Nancy if she stops messaging me, which is understandable. I may just want to ask guy friends how to flirt and stuff, but that may be a topic for drunk talk.

We chatted until 2 but I think both of us had a great time. Hopefully I can talk with Sara like that more. I may also appreciate hinge profile help in the future too.