Listen to the Messages from the Universe

Good Morning!
A new week, and still a new year!!
I  met a very smart business man last week...a friend of a friend, and before being introduced to me, he checked out my blog.

When we met, he said that he thought they were very funny...that I should be a stand-up comedian!

I never really thought of that, but I guess I do have a lot of material here in my blog.

Funny, because I LOVE stand up comedy...I love to laugh, and now the only thing I will watch on tv is an occasional standup comedy routine....or even more occasional "The Bachelor!"

I had connected with a man on a dating app a few days ago, we were finally able to meet this last weekend for breakfast.  He, we'll call him Mr. Brooklyn Actor, really wanted to meet me, and I told him that while I had plans all weekend, I could meet him for Sunday brunch...then I realized that I could meet him for Saturday breakfast, but had plans later in the day.  He was thrilled with meeting sooner.  I met him at Joe's Stone Crab take out, which is, as I was told, " the best deal on the beach for breakfast, and I agree.

I got there first, and filled my coffee cup that was given to me by the breakfast bartender, who recognized me.  Then this guy walked in, Mr. Brooklyn Actor.  He had some sort of reptilian boots, cloth bracelets, a brooklyn accent and walked with a swagger, and had a real confidence about him.

We started talking, ordered first, and he ordered the same thing that I did: the Miami Beach Omelet, it has spinach, Feta Cheese and Crab, and I always get it with hot sauce, which he did too...the most expensive thing on the breakfast menu at $12.  He was very complementary and gentlemanly.  I noted a sweet-talker.  Although he didn't look like the man I envision for me, I had an open mind.  He seemed adventurous.  He told me he had been traveling since December 1st, 2018.

His brother was going thru a hard time financially, he said, so he moved in with him, gave him 3 months rent, and then left Brooklyn in his Jeep.  He thinks he wants to get a place in FL.  He's thinking the Keys, but drove up to see me from his friends' house in Hollywood Beach.  He is an actor.  He had done a series of things, none of which I recognized...but I don't watch TV or movies much either, so that isn't saying much.  He showed me a pilot that he had made 3 episodes, which he played a mobster.  It really looked amazing.  Like a real TV show, and he even looked handsome...in a mobbish sort of way.  That seemed to be the character that he most personified.  Mr. Brooklyn Actor also had a tattoo of a star in the palm of his hand, he said he got that because he can "catch the stars."

I'm thinking:  "Mob girl?  Could I be a mobster's girl??"
Never thought so before, but who knows!!

Mr. Brooklyn Actor said he loves to do things impulsively.  He said he keeps seeing those cruise liners go out, and he is about ready to just go over there, and get on one of those ships!!

He asked me if I would go with him.

I am also very spontaneous, and I have so really been wanting to find a travel partner.  Was this him?  I wasn't sure, but I wasn't ruling him out yet either.

He seemed intrigued that I may be considering going on the cruise with him.

I am a doer.  I am not a talk about what I'm going to do-er, and so I wanted to see if this guy really meant this...if he actually IS this spontaneous, and if he has the cash to fork out on the fly and buy us two tickets to go away for the week or weekend or few days...I wasn't sure what we are talking here!! (tho I know we can get tix for 1/2 price leaving last minute like this)...maybeeeee.

So, if we were really considering this, I thought we should've been looking at the cruises going out!!! But he wasn't doing this.

I told him, well, I need to work this week, but I can work anywhere as long as I have a working phone line, and computer.  He got excited, and said "YEEAH!  I can just see you working on the deck of the ship!" So, I text my girlfriend, who is actually on a ship now in Antarctica!  She and her now fiancé have been cruising around the world this past 2 years since they met here in South Beach.

While I was waiting for her to answer I text my other girlfriend, who has a medical degree, and a couple of clinics (she's smart), but what she does for me is that she always searches men who I'm interested in.  I thought if I am really thinking of going away with this guy, then I sure better find out if he has any warrants for his arrest or any other bad news.  I actually told him that I was searching his name, when at first all that came up was a guy in Germany.  He helped me to find him, and it did verify his acting background.  He also told me that he was "retired" from the phone company...that he was one of those guys who visit your home...he said "kinda like porno's, but that never really happens."

Then, after breakfast, we were having such a nice time, and he wanted to see more of "my" South Beach, so I walked him over to Smith and Wollensky, through the rain, he actually GAVE me his raincoat...it had a little tear he showed me, but said I could keep it!  Once there, we sat under the tiki bar in the back on the water.  I told him about the amazing view and seeing the cruiseliners go out.

He asked if I got a response from my request for info on available wifi.  I checked, and my girlfriend had responded:  "You can use both(wifi & phone), but each ship is different.  You have to purchase minutes or hours, it depends how much you need it.  Ask your travel agent."

I thought this was good news but his reply was, "well, that doesn't sound good."
Hmmm ok, so maybe this guy was just full of it, and leading me on.
First hint.

Still, he ordered us 3 appetizers, (after we'd recently had breakfast), which we shared, and encouraged me to get a drink, tho he didn't drink "because he is diabetic," he said.  I had a long day ahead of me, but I thought one drink wouldn't hurt, so I had one drink, and then walked him down to Monty's South Beach, so he could see more of South Beach.  He was having a great time, said he "never expected to meet me," and tho he understood I had plans later, but really wanted to see me again.

He even started looking for places to live as we were sitting at the bar, which was a little annoying since I was thinking he could do that when we weren't together...

Mr. Brooklyn Actor told me of all of his education, extending from massage school to acting school in NY to a little bit of college.  He had many stories and videos for me to watch of his performances ...even a Caroline's comedy sketch.

After running into friends at Monty's and walking out on the docks to meet people and talk to the officers guiding in all the boats of the Harbor.  This was kind of fun!  He seemed like an adventurer like me.  He liked talking to new people, and learning about them and what they do, and why.  I had never even thought of going out on the docks to talk to all these people!

I didn't at first notice, until someone complemented him on his tattoo, but he was missing two of his fingers, because of an explosion accident that he briefly described...hmmm that was a little alarming.
He was missing two fingers!!!

Now, it was time for me to get home, and rest before my "plans" that evening.  I'd had a dinner date that was scheduled earlier in the week, with a local guy, and I wasn't about to cancel it, because although I'd never met him, he made reservations at a nice restaurant for us, which is pretty rare of a man who had never even met me in person!

He asked me out by mentioning the NAME of the restaurant!  I had never heard of it, but thought if it was nice enough that he was asking me out using the NAME...I better go!!

When we'd moved his jacked up jeep closer to Monty's earlier, I'd noticed that we had similar taste in music...course, I like most everything except rap, but we were rocking down to an 80's rock hit...it was fun.  I also noticed that he'd had most of his worldly possessions in this jeep right now. 

However, on the short drive to my home he also entertained me by playing the harmonica along with the music on the radio, and I've gotta say: this guy was talented at this!!  He had a lot of interesting knowledge, and now something else he knew was how to play the harmonica.  Mr Brooklyn Actor said he taught himself as he was driving around in his phone company truck!

After kissing him on the cheek, I got out in front of my building, and thanked him.  He called me a couple hours later to confirm our plans for breakfast in the morning.

Then, my scheduled 1st date for the weekend.  My date picked me up in a very nice Mercedes.  We went first to "Mira Five Stars," not far from where I live on South Point Drive.  I had only attended a cocktail party for them at their opening about a year ago, but never had dinner there.  I told him on the way there that I really appreciated him taking me to such a nice place on our first encounter, and his reply was that he only likes to go to nice places, so why wouldn't he!?  I like that!  I feel the same way!

We had appetizers at Mira, and I had one red wine and he had a special scotch, when they didn't serve Lychee Martinis.  There wasn't much of a crowd in the restaurant, and it was very low key, and he wanted a Lychee Martini...said the best ones are at Sushi Samba, so I had told him when we were finished at Mira, I wouldn't mind going to Sushi Samba to try it!

He liked that idea, and asked if I really wouldn't mind?  I said, "NO!"  So the best thing we could've done after that slow start was go to Sushi Samba!  Music was loud, and I must say: the Lychee Martini was amazing!  Think I had two of 'em.  Then I was ready to go home.  He was disappointed, and asked if we could go to SLS or the Delano for one more, so we ended up walking to the SLS. (7346 steps that day, and MOST were walking to the SLS)

The crowd was just getting started there, and altho I liked the guy, didn't really feel like there was a love connection, so didn't really feel the need to make the date go on any longer.  Although, he and I have the same idea about how to enjoy the night...keep moving!!!

After 1 drink, and the long walk back to his car down Lincoln Road, he courteously drove me home.

The next morning, some "Errands" were holding up Mr. Brooklyn Actor.  He called and confirmed at 9:30am, but said he would be about 45 minutes.  He didn't get there until close to noon.  I was hungry and short tempered, not sure if I should've made other plans.

He said he wanted to take me back to Joe's for their seafood tower, then he thought we could go back to Smith just like we did the day before!  Ok, sure, that sounded very nice now that our brunch had turned into lunch, but seafood...I love seafood.

Then he asked me about my "Date" the night before...acted jealous.  I had never called it a "date."  I told him it was a first date, and what we'd done.  He had nothing nice to say and even sounded a little mean about the other guy, who had been a complete gentleman.  I didn't like this.

Mr. Brooklyn Actor pointed out that he had cleaned out the back of his jeep.  I looked back and noted that.

Finally, we pull into the free parking lot across from Joe's...free parking seemed to be important, even after I pointed out the metered parking in the parking lot closer to Smith...I said if we were going to go to both establishments, it might make sense to park closer to the other one, or at least between the two?

As we were climbing out of the jacked up jeep, he was talking talking talking, and then I heard him say "MARY."  I was like:  "did he just call me Mary?"  And then he said it again...
                                           He was referring to me, but saying: MARY.

So I told him:  "my name is not Mary.  I am Tracy."  And the way he handled this pretty much made my decision for me.  Instead of admonition of the mistake, he then proceeded to tell me that I LOOK like a Mary!  I pictured him piling shit on top of me.
                                      I felt this was a message from the universe.
This guy had been acting so enamored by me, but now doesn't even know my name???😕

We kept walking toward Joe's, and then I said, "Hey after lunch I may need to do something with my daughters."  He said, "WHAAT??  You mean, after I call you Mary, now you have to do something with your daughters????"  I said, "Well, I don't know, I may have to!"  I wasn't sure what I may have to do, but also didn't like the fact that now he was also telling me that I COULDN"T do something with my daughters if the mood struck me!!

Mr. Brooklyn Actor, clearly agitated now, says to me:  "Ok, I understood you had plans yesterday." "But now you have plans TODAY??  I want you to spend THE DAY with me!!!"

"You need to tell me, NOW:  are we going to spend THE DAY together OR NOT????"

So, I stood there staring at him.
I realized that had to make a decision.
This man was asking me to commit to spending the whole day with him.
ALL OR NONE.
The whole time he was talking, he was spitting, and I was watching this brownish juice fly up from his throat, and land on his lip.

I was thinking to myself.  I'm sure, with as touchy feely as he was with me yesterday, he is going to try to kiss me with those lips today...if he wants to spend the WHOLE DAY WTH ME.

Again, he started talking and the spittle progressed landing on his lip and bubbling.

So, I backed off.  I said, "I'm sorry, NO."

I started walking away, and he said, I'll take you home, and motioned back toward his jeep.
I told him that it was alright, that I was going to go meet my friends.