Fashion meets Football

Posted by Lucy on 11 October 2009 | 3 Comments

Tags: Dating, L.A.

Now that I'm boosted enough to clean the date slate and get on the L.A. dating scene, I have a bone to pick. In a city that boasts beautiful people, the fashion for this fall leaves much to be desired. How am I ever going to land a guy if I look like G.I. Joe with the drab military inspired jackets? And, how can I embrace my youth (or what's left of it) when Fall's look is all about the Mr. Cosby sweaters? Yeah, I'm not sure either.

Determined to find a hot date outfit, I decided to go to the Beverly Center. Somewhere between Bloomies and Victoria's Secret, I gave up and perched upon one of the cute little white couches they've strategically placed in the mall for supportive, loyal boyfriends accompanying fashion frenzied girlfriends on their respective treks.

As I watched the UCLA game to clear my head from the fashion trauma, I was interrupted. "Excuse me, do you know when the USC game is on?" Just as I was about to explain why I wouldn't know when the USC game would be on (I am a Big 10 conference girl), I realized I met my next date: the Straight Edge, college football loving normal guy who we will call Matt. I could only hope that he wasn’t one of those supportive, loyal boyfriends waiting for his GF to come out of BeBe. “Well this week is a bye, so I think you’re going to have to watch the UCLA game,” I said with a hopeful smile. “Is that an invitation to join you?” Did that just happen? It did, and I didn’t even need a new date outfit to get a date with Straight Edge Matt.

There was still a burning question pending in my mind: why the hell was he at the mall watching football? “Sure, but I don’t want to hold you up from shopping.” Just as I said that, a cute, button-nosed blonde came out BeBe (can I predict things, or what?). He introduced me to his “friend” named Jenny. As quickly as she and I exchanged “nice-to-meet-yous,” my hope of a date with Straight Edge Matt when out the mall window. I mean, there’s no way a guy like Straight Edge (hot) Matt could be just “friends” with cute, button-nosed blonde Jenny! Can guys and girls really be friends? “WE'RE going to watch the game at Q’s later if you want to join US. Can I have your number so I can call you when WE get there?” I gave him my number, but I couldn’t help but wonder who is the "WE" that he was referring to. Would it be a big group of hot guy friends? Or did I just get invited on a date with Matt and Jenny? I guess “WE” will find out.