Carmen Ali aka April Fiasco

Last week was spent mostly working at Frieze art fair (outside) being a hostess, so by Saturday evening I was ready to have some fun! The Tory I’ve been seeing recently wanted us to go bowling, which I thought was a great idea, as I love nothing more than competitive activities. We were going to go to Finchley Lido, but as he had to meet me in Regents Park, it was easier to stay on the Bakerloo line and go to Namco.

If you don’t know, Namco is an arcade near Waterloo. I first went there four years ago with someone my friend and I call Kieran2012 (specifically twenty twelve, not two thousand and twelve), as a first date. It was his idea and a surprise, and I had so much fun I thought I really liked him and proceeded to date him for two months. That’s the power of Namco.

My ex and I also went on Valentine’s Day 2015 and 2016 as a non-stereotypically romantic thing to do, so it sort of became our place to go…but now I’ve been with three different guys – I think it’s just my place.

I figured that the Tory must be pretty good at bowling because he seemed so excited about it. At the beginning he even tried to give me a lesson on how to bowl better. It turns out he’s just wildly inconsistent. He got two strikes, but guttered the ball most of the rest of the time. It was very amusing to watch, and it made me feel good to beat him at something. Especially a game that he had suggested.

It has only been a month since we met, so we are just taking it really slowly and getting to know each other, but I am definitely having fun with him, and I hope that this is the beginning of lots of activities together…that I can win at.