that reminds me..

carry smints with you.. bad breath (or coffee breath) is such a turn off..

She didn't even show up today (or hasn't, as of 5 minutes into the class), so there's that.

Will update, perhaps.

perhaps? you are obliged now

aside from sounding his usual hard self kylie is right.
if this girl doesn't work out you can find a different girl to gaze at

Inexperience, in my case. Haven't tried in four damn years, don't have a damn clue what i'm doing.

She is in class today. And, apparently, *required* to go to the career fair for a new-student session (something i took last semester when i was a new student), so it wouldn't work anyway because she's there, but as part of a group. So there's that.

Next week, people.

Oh, i agree it'll likely be so. Fortunately this year (as my tag suggests) i'm working on rebuilding my social life because i finally have a job which lets me keep nights and weekends free. As i said in the OP, i "met" her at a party (had actually met her before that but not noticed her), and there will be more parties to be had for sure.

Just don't want to pussyfoot around this as i too often have in the past.

She did, however, stop me after class today (before she spirited off to the career fair) to bring up a point i had made during the lecture. It happened to be the unfortunate topic of sex-selective abortions (we weren't getting into a whole life/choice thing, just discussing some of the cultural factors which impact the phenomenon, specifically in India, which is her ethnic background)

Isn't a bad sign, anyway. She's more likely to at least give it a shot, or be a potential friend in the other event.

"Lets discuss this with a cup of coffee" xD

Anyway.. I have the feeling we are putting you under pressure.. but relax.. we only want you to have the confidence to take that step.. nothing more, nothing less.. it's about you not us.. we had/have all our romantic drama's of our own.

Did someone say under pressure?

Holy shit you're amazing. How are you so good? :D

Trying to vet local coffee shops, as i'm resolved to ask her "for coffee" (or some equivalent light meal/drink), next Wednesday, but it's a very dense college district, so I worry about overcrowding. Sadly something i can only ask local people about, and it's hard to do so without offing my hand.

Key is that i only have an hour, which is a good thing because it provides a safe, no-pressure exit from the scenario, keeping it light and casual, but then it doesn't do if we have to spend a lot of time searching for a venue.

Seriously.. Relax.. You're putting way too much thought into it.. You're over expecting things right now making it dissappointing whatever happens.. She could say: "maybe another time".. And then we have 20+ replies in a new thread about the meaning of that.. Just try to wing it.. Where ever you ask her, just point to a direction and say "lets go there".. Even a nice walk and talk is at this point a win for you.. your worried about overcrowding? You haven't even asked her for coffee.. xD 

And don't you go thinking about what you are gonna talk about in that hour.. Waste of time, its never ever gonna be how you imagine it.. If trashleg and I would say 5 things to talk about it would be 9 different thing and 1 common and that is your study. An hour could be long or short but you'll only know it then.. So don't put energy into thinking about that (which is easy for me to say cause I'm a easy smooth talker, but seeing you posting here i know you can wing it..)

Step by step.. Relax.. Go play videogames.. You're gonna drive yourself nuts before wednesday..