Monday, July 25, 2011

Advice from the Date Doctor

For our second date, Nate and I met at the Andy Warhol Museum for Good Friday. We both love museums, so what better way to appreciate art than with a drink. And if you've never been there, you'll need a drink or two for the art to make any sense.

During our date I immediately thought of one of the opening scenes from the movie "Hitch" when Neil and Mika go on their first date to an art gallery. "The key tonight is to hang back; give her plenty of space. If she lingers at a photography, move on but maintain a visual." I'm quite sure that Nate didn't receive advice from a date doctor or anyone for that matter, but it's definitely fun to think about if he did.

We viewed the different exhibits, sharing our thoughts and reflections about the varying pieces and engaging in random conversations. When we came to the Silver Clouds installation, I began to see a more jovial side of Nate. We played with the silver pillow-shaped balloons until we were scowled by a museum worker because our fellow balloon tossers in the room were being too aggressive.

One of the exhibits included showings of several short black and white films many of which did not have any sound. We found the film of the woman playing with a stuffed cat while straddling a man on a couch the most intriguing and we decided to do the voices of the characters. The script remained PG-13 for the most part, but it was very obvious by the end that the man had a thing for the cat.

We eventually made our way back to the lobby for another drink and were forced to listen to the atrocious sounds of an unknown band. We chatted about music until we were "politely" informed that it was 10pm and the museum was closed. Though our date ended abruptly, we both had a good time and briefly talked about getting together again. For our third date we are going to see Friends With Benefits at the drive-in theater tonight. Advice or not, what Nate is doing is obviously working.

-Michelle

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