this one's also for you

today a good friend of mine (actually two of them) told me I was high maintenance... but in a good way. I think that's the first time someone has called me that. interesting.

the same friend who brought up the fact that I'm high maintenance also told me I'm good at letting people know that we are "just friends." I had no idea. he said that there had been a few people who had wanted to date me (wouldn't tell me who) but they decided not to do anything about it since we were "just friends." I hope I didn't screw myself up because of any of that.

as for my last entry, I guess I'm just frustrated because sometimes he does stuff that makes me think he's interested and sometimes he doesn't. I'm gonna stick with my same thoughts on that... that he's just not interested or at least not sure. it makes it easier I guess. less stress, at least. I really hope something works out. until he figures it out, I'm here and he knows where to find me. and I'll just keep doing the same things. and hopefully he's got the guts to just do it, if he wants to. and hopefully I'll know soon.

here's how the conversation went down, though, on saturday:

him: what have you been up to so far this weekend?
me: I went to park city last night.
him: why did you go to park city?
me: it was a date...
him: do you want to go out with him again?
me: yeah, it was way fun - I'm pretty sure we're going to go out again.
him: so how do you know this guy?
me: oh, I met him at work.

5 minutes or so... more talking

him: so what do you look for in a guy?
me: that's a hard question - do you mean physical or otherwise?
him: both.
me: well... I like it when a guy will ask me out. but I guess that's kind of a given. not that many guys ask me out.
him: really? that surprises me.
me: yeah, I don't know. other than that... I like teeth - I like it when a guy will smile at me. and I like him to be a little bit taller - like maybe 5'10" or 6' tall... and I like it when he makes me laugh. and I like it when he's smart, but not too smart. and I like it when he's got a testimony.
him: yeah... those are all pretty important.
me: what do you look for in a girl?
him: well... I like when a girl will look me in the eye when she's talking to me. you can tell a lot about a person when they look you in the eye. I like when she will smile at me. I like when she's got goals. and I have to admit... I'm a sucker for redheads.
me: (laughing) so does a girl have to dye her hair red to get your attention?
him: (laughing) no... I just like the fiery personality.

(taken from a real conversation I had with this guy on Saturday)

we'll see.