Unexpected

CK called while I was mowing the lawn in the late afternoon. It was completely unexpected. He said he wanted my help deciphering some notes he'd made in Friday's class. They turned about to be about the TESOL/NCATE standards, standards for teacher professionalism developed in the States that have been praised all over the world (according to my professor). So afterwards, we made some small talk - the state of the weather, his progress on his thesis, the impact of the internet on modern society. Then he said, "You like Mission Impossible, right?" This is a continuation of a conversation we had at lunch yesterday. My friends were all asking if I wanted to watch some Thai movie, and I said no, and that led into a discussion on everyone's favorite movies and movie genres. My comment? "If there's something that blows up, I'll watch it." To which he remarked, "So you must be anxiously awaiting the new Mission Impossible movie." Not really awaiting, anxiously or otherwise, but I wouldn't be adverse to watching it. After I said yes, he said, "Well, the last day of class, it's coming to theaters. Would you like to watch it?" I was a bit surprised - oh, who am I kidding, a lot surprised, but I calmed myself. Unfortunately, I can't because I had to prepare my speech for the next day - my program asked me to be one of the speakers at the pre-sessional course for the new students, and I don't want to make a bad impression. I was going to wing it at first, but on second thought, don't think it's a good idea. I won't have any time to write a good speech during my hectic week, so I slotted the last day of class for that. The next day, I need to go down the US embassy and pick up my passport, after giving the speech, so couldn't just move it a day either. After my long refusal, I thought he'd just give up, but he laughed, told me I was a busy girl and said, "Friday's a holiday. Are you free then?" I was not aware that Friday was a holiday. I answered that I'd look into it and tell him in class. We talked a bit more about ideas I have for my upcoming individual study before I had to go and finish mowing the lawn. I am not going to overreact. It was an innocent conversation; it was an innocent invitation. I'm not going to get all worked up over nothing. I'll decide during the week whether I want to go or not, but I'm leaning towards not, and not because I don't want to (I kinda do) but coz of all the work I have to get a start on. What I really like about him is how interesting he is, how so many of his views mesh and in some cases, are identical, with mine. I know I haven't known him long enough to form any sort of impression, but what I see, I like. And he's got such adorable dimples.

Final thought: I am really wearing out the words "cute" and "adorable" when I talk about him.