jinxed, busy, and new developements?

So, I apparently did jinx myself with the solo date night blog idea. I have certainly been out more in the last few months than I probably have in the last few years! Reconnecting with some friends has been a major boost to my non-existant social life. I've been out to music shows, and camping, overnight guests, visiting friends in NH, etc. Also had a rather potent guy come back into my life for a breif period, only to tear himself out of it rather viciously. Actually, I think I cut him out rather viciously, yeah, it hurt like hell.

I have had a couple solo nights out that I haven't written about since then.
I'd been wanting to check out the scene of Stonebridge Restuarant. On friday and saturday nights during the summer, that place is packed, overflowing. It must must be a fun place to go, right?
The disapointing one: Went out to Stonebridge, but didn't dare face the crowds outside. Sat indoors in the nearly empty bar. Ordered food, drink. I was approached by one young man who immediately asked "what do you do?" etc. My mouth didn't seem to connect with my brain, and the words that I uttered came out all nonsensical. I felt a fool. Left shortly after.

The better one: Headed into the outdoor bar early. Commandeered a bar stool. Right in between Napolian and a lonely old man. Both tried striking up conversation. One seemed to sketchy (Napolian), the other just way too lonely. I found the best excuse to get away was to pretend to get a phone call, and move off to the edge of the place and pretend to be busy. That worked well. Hanging around on the outskirts I was able to watch the crowd as it got busier. I was near the DJ station and at one point he (the dj) tried to get me to dance. After a while I noticed a handsome young fellow (it was pretty slim pickings). And sure enough, he eventually heads over, with the classic line "Do you have a light?". We have a nice conversation over a cigarrette. Turns out he just moved to the area, didn't know many people, and was out with some co-workers. He was cute. But I think he was pretty young. Couldn't have been more than a couple years out of college. He didn't stay with me long (I probably shouldn't have told him I don't get out much). It was getting crowded, so I moved to a more open area before heading home. The night was pretty uneventful, but I had a great time!

Now for the latest developement (forgive me for leaving out the private details):
Background: My last couple big social adventures (camping, and a night out in NYC), have been with friends (who are off-limits), and couples, and gay men. HUGE lack of single straight men. I complained about this via facebook. Result? A FB friend suggestion for a single guy, friend of a friend. So we message each other, and met for coffee last weekend! It went well enough that we are going to meet again, this time for dinner. Looks like I have a dinner date coming up! Whee!