So Many Origins

So I just saw Star Trek with a friend (a dude). Since I know basically nothing except for the few episodes I've ever seen, I think the movie was pretty entertaining. But I'd bet money that hardcore fans are pretty upset. It seems like over the last few years there have been a lot of movies about the origins of characters: Batman, Bond, Wolverine, Star Trek, etc. Has the industry run out of ideas? Or are they just sick of actual sequels? Either way, the results are mixed so at least there are still some good ones out there.


So this weekend was generally uneventful for me. Saturday was my mom's birthday, so I figured I'd surprise her and drive home. On the way, I stopped for a night of debauchery in Madison. Overall, it was a pretty good time. I caught up with some friends and drank for (relatively) cheap. There are still some friends who I used to work with at a bar in Madison, so I stopped by at the end of the night. Though I rarely think of her when I don't see her, I'm always blown away by the beauty of one former coworker. The downside is that I always do/say something stupid around her. The first time I saw her, I sent a Facebook message (yeah, I know) over my phone (even more pathetic) stating the hypothetical question that if she were single and in Chicago, would she go on a date with me. So sad. That's like asking "If I were dying, would you go on a date with me no strings attached?". This time, she mentioned our hypothetical date and I told her how I'd take her on a great one to McDonald's. My drunken self thought I was being funny; She was probably just laughing at my idiocy. Besides that, there's pretty much nothing happening on the girl front for me. I guess I need to try to meet some more.

Nothing special is really coming up this week so I guess I could just kick it.

So even though no one has been commmenting on these questions, I guess I'll still keep asking them: What's your go-to spot for a first date? Always dinner? Movie? Dogfight?