This one seems promising!

Readers, I'm very excited to tell you about a guy I've been talking to lately.  I'm trying not to get too excited though, because with my luck I'll jinx it!  Cross your fingers for me that this one doesn't turn into a trainwreck. 

Here are some of his details.  His name is Seth, he's 33, he's a librarian, he lives in the suburbs (but not so far as to be a problem), and I think he's pretty good-looking.  He's kind of an interesting mix of brains and brawn.  He used to play football and rugby and looks like an enormous linebacker, and yet to talk to him on the phone he's really articulate and funny and has read a million books.

  "Dude, wasn't Chandler's use of metaphor in The Long Goodbye so perfectly indicative of the novel's theme?"

Seth is not into technology whatsoever, so he wanted nothing to do with instant messaging or texting.  After a few emails he asked if he could call me and I said yes.  Within two minutes of me sending that email, my phone rang.  It was kind of cute how excited he was to call.  We easily talked for hours, which is kind of amazing for a first conversation.

The only thing that goes in the 'negative' column for Seth -- and there are tons of plusses I think -- is that he lives in his mom's basement.  He is REALLY embarrassed about it, but I can see why he would choose to live at home.  For one, his mom is a widow, so maybe he didn't want her to feel lonely.  And for two, he appears to be saving up to do a Masters degree in September.  Based on that, I'm not judging him too harshly as a "Failure to launch" case.

We're supposed to meet on Sunday night for coffee or something.  I wish I'd remembered that the Oscars are on then.  Damn it!  But I don't want to reschedule, because I really can't wait to meet him in person.