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Ah, the beauty of giant college classes is that you can pass notes without worrying. I have about 6 pages of rping notes from the first 3 days of class this quarter.

Pfffffft....Biology. I love it really, except not when I have to learn mitosis for the 4th time. And the teacher isn't hot enough to pay attention to either. So I have to turn to writing notes.

"It really isn't all that fulfilling, but it is rather interesting to know."? 4laugh

Anyone see "Fatal Attraction?" Anyone?

Yeah, hopefully it works out. Where should I go though? We got: Arbys, Subway, McDonalds, Burger King, Karls Jr, Souplantation, CoaCoas, and more. I was thinking about just asking.

Some girls don't like food dates because they are embarassed to have people watch them eat.

Good luck, ButterBalls. wink

Haha, yeah, that makes sense.

Yeah, that makes sense.

It's pretty gay that they have this right around finals though. I've been getting so much homework.

The dance is on the third, is it too late to ask or what?

All righty, I'm going to attempt to make an all-inclusive post to everything going on.

First off, good job on procuring a date. That's half the battle. Dinner dates are typically pretty good, so long as you have the ability to hold your own in conversation.

Second, fast food = awful place to go on a date. I've never taken my GF to fast food, mainly because I'd consider it well... tacky. I'd suggest a restaurant where, at bare minimum you have a waiter. Even if it's like a hole in a wall, make sure you have a server. Mid quality restaurants that serve this need well are like Coco's, Red Lobster, Sizzler, Chilies, etc. Upper-mid would include, Cheesecake Factory and Olive Garden. Also some exclusive restaurants to your city tend to be nice too. Expect to pay about $40. Also, suggest the restaurant and see if it's okay with her. As it shows you're able to make a decision though be considerate of her as well. I'd also suggest having a backup if she shoots down your initial idea.

Asking her out to the formal as early as possible would be for the best, truthfully. As my Girlfriend explained to me, women buy dresses for almost every occasion, and the act of buying a dress entails buying new shoes as well. And unless she's a weird gothy/punk chick she'll probably care. (Though I'd never suggest dating anyone who does their shopping @ Hot Topic anyway, but that's just me.) Therefore giving her the maximum amount of time to do so would be strong. I also suggest though that you ask her at the end of, or during your first date with her, as doing so over the phone would seem less masculine.

After the date, if it went well, I'd suggest taking her for a walk, or a movie or something. Though you should make sure you already have showtimes in mind, for various movies. That way you can time dinner/lunch/whatever properly. (Sadly though, there really aren't any good movies showing. This weekend my GF and I were looking over the current movies playing and found nothing that we'd like to see.) A cold evening would be suggestible, as you'll have the opportunity to raise your standing in her eyes by offering your jacket to her.

Speaking of jackets, I'd suggest you dress halfway well. This includes some slacks and a polo shirt, I'd say. As it's not formal you won't be expected to wear a sport coat or anything (though they tend to look pretty decent when thrown over polo shirts.[They also tend to be extremely warm, though they don't look it.]) As an individual and in my own life, I tend to overdress as a rule. (I wear business suits to school, and am never far from my sport coats.) But this isn't required. One of my rules of thumb is that you should stand out, but not stick out.