Her?

I'm a little nervous to write this post, partially because of what reactions [or lack thereof] might occur, and partially because of what could come from it. That second source of nervousness is why I think I should write this, so here it goes.

Today I am announcing an initiative well-fitting of the day it's being announced on: "Her? A Campaign to get Travis Dating". I know that this could cause of furor amongst the remaining iEHBS members, but please note that it's a campaign to get me dating, but a campaign to get me a girlfriend. Big difference. My attitude has always been to be skeptical of dating [not sure of the root of that], but something changed when I attended the Chambers-Johnson "incident" [wedding]. Upon returning to the land of snow and ice my thoughts meandered towards the idea of getting myself comfortable with casual dating, as I have no experience with it whatsoever, in hopes of preparing me for the possibility of someday being in a serious dating relationship. In short, though I'm jokingly bringing it about, I feel that this could be a good thing for my psyche.

How will this campaign work? Well, it depends on you the reader [no pressure]. I am in no position to find single ladies on my own. The places in which I spend nearly all of my time [school, work, my car, Wilson House] are not very conducive to finding compatible ladies for me to date. So the campaign is this: readers, set me up on dates [blind or not] with single ladies that you think I would get along with. I will give priority [if needed] to those who I feel know me best, as the people who know me best would have a better idea of who would be a good match for me. Why you? Well, I trust my readers, mostly because you're my friends. And you're much cheaper than eHarmony. That being said, there will be rewards [titles] for those who participate in this campaign:

1) Pledges. Those who pledge to actively look for someone to set me up with.

2) Not-liars. People who actually do what they pledged to do and set me up with someone.

3) Winners. People who set me up with someone that I am fairly compatible with.

If you set up a double date for me and my friend Kevin, all rewards will be doubled. And I suppose if anything comes from the set-up you could possibly get mad props at any further advancement in the relationship [engagement, marriage, fifty-year anniversary]. But let's not start with that, the point is to minimize the pressure of casual dating.

So there is the inauguration of the campaign. Was I right to be nervous in writing this? Will anyone respond? Will it be the most awkward blog post ever? I'm not sure, but I suppose it's time to find out. you have my love.