Then again, what was his response? Don't do it. Went on about how now is a bad time to ask because HCB isn't in the right frame of mind, how it would ruin the friendship, and how HCB would most likely feel superior to me if he knew I liked him. And because this is Sures, who I believe would have both our backs, I'm listening to him. I'd been debating about saying anything because, well, if you have any doubts about saying it then probably don't...plus I'm extremely shy on those matters. Why would I say anything now? Mostly because time is running out before he's out of his contract, and sometimes I worry about the competition. I'm so convinced that I've already lost the fight when I could be totally wrong. Or I could just be overly optimistic. But after last night....it's hard to say.
Let's put it this way. I was working the front desk Wednesday night like usual, and of course I'm just praying that nothing real shitty goes down as it has lately. Seriously, the only reason I didn't work the desk last Wednesday was because the dorms closed at 6pm for Thanksgiving Break. So in reality, the last two shifts that I've worked midnight to 3am Thursday morning has been adventure-filled and messed up. I had no idea whether this Wednesday would have anything happen again, but I was going to laugh if it did.
Well it did. But in a different way. What happened was that a little after I started working at midnight, HCB came out with his laptop, with the intention of working on a big group paper due the next day. Yeah, which meant studying with me at the front desk. Long story short...uh, we actually didn't part ways till 5am. The desk usually closes at 3, and even after I had closed up most of it, we were still studying. And it hadn't even dawned on me until the next morning that holy shit, HCB tolerated my presence for 5 hours. That's pretty impressive, actually. Especially since I did a wonderful job at making an ass of myself, as I usually do nowadays. So maybe a recap is in order...
- HCB asked at least twice whether he was playing his music too loud. Which he wasn't, and I was glad he was playing music, it was something different than the same-old same-old.
- He also apologized once for his shitty singing. Even though I don't mind at all, and find it quite amusing when he does sing along to whatever the hell he's listening to.
- Note to self: His favorite band is Led Zeppelin. But he also has a soft spot for Ave Maria. o.O
- He doesn't have a problem with listening to classical music. That's what we listened to for a good hour or so, too. It was pretty nice, actually....
- Because I made an ass of myself, and he decided to give me shit for it, I gave myself permission to punch him in the arm for it. :3
- He complemented me on my Facebook picture, which felt pretty nice. For one, it's not like he commented about it on FB, he had to do it to my face, and it's been up for a while, lol.
- While on the subject of Facebook, I had to let it slip that I knew about his second Facebook profile. Which I've speculated about long before Sam found it for me anyway, but that's no matter. I did let it slip that Sam was the one to show me, but I was vague about how much creeping I've done on it, little as I could do. But I made the mistake of telling him that Trapper was a friend on it, because he then removed Trapper from the friends list on his secret Facebook page, along with a couple others. So now no more access to certain photos... >.>
- For as secret as it is, he felt willing to share who he had added to it. Which included a few NHL players, who he had to point out. I wanna know how the hell he has so many friends in high places, damnit!
Oh, he also conveniently mentioned that he actually had three profiles on there. Wtf. I don't even know what he'd need a third one for anyway, the second one had his brother and Chris on it anyway... >.> - He also knows how to treat my mentees well! I mentor a freshman named Hanna, and she's such a sweetie...she's also one that applied to be a CA next semester. I pity her for having to put up with Lindsay and the bunch now, but she's just too awesome to pass up! Originally the talks were that she would be in Beede, but that would be if Kati doesn't come back because she may be going to Australia instead. Or at least HCB was going to fight to keep Hanna in Beede, because he didn't like where they were going to put her, wherever that was going to be. So today I found out that yes, she has been accepted, but she's in Mickelson with me! So that may mean we're actually going to have a floor with two girl CAs with the way things are going....and I'm kinda hoping that she'll get to be my Co. Because that would be FANTASTIC! :D
- Now that I know she's going to be in Mick, I almost wanna tell HCB thanks for taking care of her and keeping her close to Beede/Mick...jeeze. D:
- He now has a small taste of my nerdy side. When Hanna was leaving to go upstairs, HCB had told her not to panic just because she hadn't gotten her CA acceptance letter yet. So she made the same comment at the end of the night, and I told her she'd be fine if she had her towel. Hanna had to ask about the towel, and both HCB and I said Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Because apparently he's also read the book. Whether that's plural or not I'm not sure, but sweet! But then I got all frustrated and giddy at the same time talking about the movie version and how the movie had to bring back the old Marvin from the TV series, which my dad happens to have on DVD. Now all I need to do is ramble on about Doctor Who with him around and my nerdiness will be complete!
- I learned where basketball ranks on his list of priorities. "Basketball is my second favorite sport. Wanna guess what my number one sport is? EVERYTHING ELSE!" He even called basketball the most pointless sport...and I squee'd a little inside. :3
- While listening to Pandora, there was one particular song that I knew I'd heard before and liked, and HCB definitely liked the song, so somehow we had the best synchronized "YES!" moment during the night. I went straight into a giggling fit and asked him "Could we have synchronized that any better?" His response: "I don't think so.
- Second synchronized moment was when the custodians were coming in to start working a little before 5am. For some reason, we both said "See ya" the exact same time in the same way as they were leaving...and it was a little freaky. o.O
- He likes the pressed coffee, which intrigued me a bit. Then he poured it in a giant blue coffee mug, which actually reminds me a lot of my mom's mugs that she uses because she REALLY likes her coffee...so anyhow.
- I'm starting to think he likes his wines dry, because he has a tendency to give the impression that the sweeter wines are just not his thing. Random fact I learned while I watched him shop online for wine. :P
- It was also amusing hearing him exchange messages on Facebook with one of the Beede freshmen. Holy crap, that CiCi...she not only plays with Kacee's laser pointer like it's the latest shiny toy around, but she's just not that bright. Although she did call him a womanizer, when she's probably right in that respect. Lulz. But I did laugh when he said "I'm pretty sure I just used a word that she doesn't know what it means..." It was captivate. Really.
- He also spent a good portion of the night complaining every time he stood up. He always has hockey practice on Wednesday nights, but one of the kids tripped him on the ice or something accidentally. So he was all in a tizzy over the bruise on his hip and his freaking knee which only further shows his age. But today he was still sore as hell in the hip, so he was starting to wonder if he'd fractured something. That's why I don't get the appeal of athletes sometimes, they turn old before anyone else just from the complications. :/
- Another random fact, he told me that he broke up with one of his former girlfriends because she had dyed her hair black. He really doesn't like black hair. o.O
- At one point when Kati was at the desk with us, he randomly turned to us and asked us who our favorite actors were. And actresses. Which led to some interesting discussions about different guys. He questioned whether I liked my man Matt Bomer for his acting ability or his looks, and I had to say BOTH of course! :3 But I can forgive HCB, because he doesn't watch enough TV. :P
- ALL of this shit happens, and he doesn't bother to ask till 5am why I was still awake. After we had sat there for the last hour or half hour just listening to music and not talking. Then again, when he did talk, it was all swearing because he was just that pissed at his group and their paper, but I was cool with it. Plus I was trying to crank out some stuff for shitty XDIS and half-ass a source for Basic Newswriting.
But now it's past 3am and I'm starting to forget what I might've wanted to add in here...but anyway. I'm still hooked up on the whole 5-hour thing with me. I mean, we were both there a full 2 hours after the desk closed. He didn't say anything about my sticking around until 5am. He had every reason to study in his room like he usually does.
But ah well. It was a promising night, considering that I've been so reluctant to tell him. Sures says I shouldn't say anything, I don't, and HCB just seems to come around for me that night. :P
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