I said the b-word today. And not only did I say it, I said it referring to someone during a real conversation that was held out loud with two other people. I hadn't known I was at that point, but I guess I am. I even thought about the wod before saying it and made a conscious decision to refer to this person in such a way. It was innocent enough; I was talking with a good friend and one of her friends who I had just met. And to emphasize how innocent a mutual friend was I told a story. "It was really comical. Last night I told him (the mutual friend) to come over by 11:30 and get my bio notes because after that I wouldn't be around. And, just being him, he asked all about what I was doing and I just said 'planned procrastination' and then after a long time I admitted I was watching a movie. But he just kept on it; I truly thought he was going to invite himself along to watch this movie with my b******** and me. How awkward would that be?"

It's been over two weeks that I've definitely been around this guy as something. He's really nice and I feel it's the right time to be in a relationship. But I'm still not sure that I'm ready for titles. We hang out enough and last Saturday we definitely did a double date with his roommate and the roommate's girlfriend. We've also gone to a play; plus I go over there for movies and we take walks around campus a lot. But I wanted to wait a while before I said the b-word. I'm still not completely ready for that.