If an alien were watching me to figure out what I really liked to do, what would he see? Probably that I like doing home improvement projects, poorly. Today was actually pretty fun because I was able to take Sean and his daughter Hannah out for Sean’s birthday lunch at Skyline Burgers. Compared to the burgers we’ve had at Burger Club, it’s not such a big deal, but it’s a good diner burger. And the milkshakes push it over the top as far as my ratings go.

But back to the aliens. If they did see me, they’d probably think what I like to do is home improvement, poorly. I spent the rest of my afternoon finally putting curtains in my office. Belgian linen drapery for my office. Really? Restoration Hardware gets my business mainly because they’re in my neighborhood. It doesn’t hurt that there are attractive women working there, but I really do like the hardware. But $500 for drapes in my office seems kind of excessive. Now that I have them in, they’re pretty nice, but it’s dark in my office now.

OK, so the only other thing I’m mentally wrestling with today is whether I should sign up for eHarmony or not. Last year I actually went on some dates, unlike most years of my life, but now I’m wondering if I should just sign up. My heterosexual life partner Il has a girlfriend now thanks to eHarmony and he’s no longer calling me up to accompany him to life events. He thinks I should take the plunge and become one of “them” as well. His girlfriend is an atheist, like me, so I’m guessing that’s not an issue for eHarmony like everyone thinks it is. Lord knows I have no game otherwise, and I need some help.

Oh, and I should mention, for the second year in a row, I’ve asked out someone out of my league and it’s gone nowhere. Last year I missed out going to Brazil Grill and this year I’m missing out on going to Paley’s Place because I’m just not able to ask out someone who is appropriate for me. It’s not like I follow any societal norms. I’m a nerd. I’m going to die alone with cats eating my face, if I can only get off my ass and buy a goddamn cat. I’m going to have to settle for bugs and microbacteria.