Not to flip out but... am smiling really loudly. It's what blogs were made for. Smiling out loud. So, it turns out that this dude is kind of awesome. Not even kind of, he IS awesome. He is just a bit fantastic. Messages turned into phone calls turned into meeting turned into hot chocolate in the park last night turned into kissing turned into more talking. Interesting and warm and kind, a bit mad and genuine and honest and funny. And a great kisser. And a great complimenter. And open with his feelings and thoughts, to balance my general reticence and Englishyness. I don't know how it's possible that I feel so... open?to somebody that I've known for a week. But I do. I do, really, like him. He sends me a song-a-day on facebook, just to chill to at work. He wrote a song (how come all Israeli men play the guitar? Is it a required class in primary school?) I'm hoping he doesn't disappear while I'm away for the next 10 days. He reassures me the situation is not likely to change in 10 days, but understands that I'm mad and insecure. Also, you can just never tell what will possess people. If he's still in the picture when I return, this will be one very happy jam fiend.

Firstly, i got punk'd today into thinking The Guardian were actually moving over to Twitter after 188 years of printing newspapers! Imagine if they really DID. Hilarious. I can't believe I fell for it. April Fool, right here.

d) This new dude looks a little like Alistair McGowan, hence the bloggy decorationing. Also, not to jump the gun/speak too soon/all those other 'IT'S TOO SOON' thingles, except I just want to say that he *seems* quite great. He sent me a Song of the Day via facebook today. 'River of Dreams', for the record. He's confident and funny, has elegant English and appreciates, somehow, my bizarro sense of humour. Rare, i hear you whisper. Yes. Indeed. It's only been 24 messages and 2 phone calls, but we're doing the sensible thing and meeting In Person on Friday. eeks. Except not eeks. I'm not freaking out at ALL. Because if it's as good in person as it is in the virtual/telephone call world, I don't need to be worried. If it doesn't work out, that's just the way of the world...

This thing of communicating with someone you haven't met yet, trying to allow them their own time to come to understand you...not pushing too much information on them. It's challenging. You don't want to be too flirty (inserting too many wink-smileys, for instance. I e-dated someone who was a serial wink-smiler. It made me want to puke.) but you don't want them to become dis-interested. There's a desire to know more about him, but I'm trying to keep a lid on it... until we meet.

Just as an aside, why would ANYONE fake their engagement i.e. announce it on Fbook on April Fools Day? I may be a gullible, Guardian-Twitter, believer, but that's just plain silly and sillier.

Yom tov, lachem!