Today!

So today I had a date with a very beautiful and charming woman that I met through networking. Her name is Yoriko and she is studying English in Kobe, but she wants to be an accupuncturist. Yeah not exactly the same field ... lol. Anyway apparently English is her hobby. So we went to a Turkish food restraunt near Himeji Castle. I treated her and her friend to lunch and then we headed back to Forus (a mall/ department store place). After that we went to a movie. We saw Casino Royal. It was pretty good, but a bit long and about halfway through I had to piss really really bad. So yeah the second half I was in pain waiting for the movie to end so I could go use the toilet.
Anyway I think it was a good time and when I e-mailed her later she said she had a good time and was up for the idea of doing something else in the next few weeks. Many of you are wondering the comment earlier probably with the friend. Apparently in Japan "dating" doesn't really happen one on one. They go on "group dates" which means there can be more than one couple or one couple and a friend or two or large numbers of people perhaps two couples and a bunch of singles ... etc. Anyway once you pass that gauntlet and are boyfriend and girlfriend (or b and b or g and g, if that is how you are wired) then you can do "dating" as we would call it back in the states. So who knows how this will turn out, but I have hopes ...
BUT! As many of you have counciled me I am "playing the field" I have another date coming up this coming Friday. This time with a friend of one of my neighbors. Her name is Rina and I honestly don't know what she does, her age (my guess is around 21) or any of that. My neighbor while we were out last Friday was like, "she is single you should as her out" and through the modern medicine liquid courage I did just that right afterward. I KNOW! That must really blow you all away Steve actually asking someone out face to face spur of the moment. This is the new Japanese Evil Steve (we'll come back to evil in a bit). So we have a movie date coming up this coming Friday. I am debating if I should mention the bringing a friend thing or not, she probably will anyway ...
Anyway, on to the Evil Steve. So as if having two dates in a week's span with different women wasn't enough to show my conversion I will add to the state of evilness. I met another woman last night while at an aquaintance's party in Kobe. She is a music teacher at a high school in Himeji. She was really nice and we hit it off (doesn't hurt she is pretty too >.>) So I got her phone number and her e-mail and we have already traded a few e-mails. I haven't asked her out yet, but I have a feeling she would be up for it. I'm not sure how old she is, she wouldn't tell me how long she has been a teacher. But, based of piecing together various bits of information I got talking with her last night my guess is around 30. I know not only is Evil Steve "playing the field" but he's also going after the older women too! You might ask why do you say she is that old. Well here is one clue that I will tell you. She said she has been practicing the piano for 25 years AND that she practiced when she was a child. So she had to have done it before she left elementary school. Now that still leads it up to possible 37 (12 is still elementary), but and I know I'm not a good judge of age of Japanese women but I don't think she is quite that old and so my guess of around 30.
So there it is my oh so busy (and getting busier) love life.