"What were you hoping for? To have a nice time and learn something new. First impressions? She had a bright personality. What did you talk about? Her mugging the day before! Her elvish tattoo, which took us into The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and her love for dinosaurs. And how her sister ran away to join the circus."
"Best thing about Mabyn? Her sunny disposition, nerdiness and ability to look on the brighter side of life (also the fact she printed out a map and had a little black book with her friends' numbers and directions to the date because of the phone-snatcher). Would you introduce Mabyn to your friends? I can't think of a reason why not."
Two strangers met for a blind date that started with hopes of having a nice time and learning something new. The date featured a bright, sunny personality and conversation about a recent mugging, an elvish tattoo, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, dinosaurs and a sister who ran away to join the circus. The evening included an awkward selfie and safe table choices. Notable strengths included optimism, nerdiness and practical preparation: a printed map and a little black book of contacts after a phone-snatcher incident. The Blind Date column pairs strangers weekly and publishes a photo and Q&A; it has run since 2009 and asks about age, location, job, hobbies and the type of person sought. Matches are blind but informed by preferences, and first name, job and age are published; respondents are asked to answer honestly and respectfully.
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