by Rynski on Jul.21, 2009, under date, date destinations, first date, life
Freaky yet fun date ideas
Dates can help either make or break a relationship – especially that ominous first date, which should be filled with fun, frivolity and some compelling conversation.
Take your date to a cemetery?/Ryn Gargulinski
One way to get all that is to break the traditional bounds and go for something unusual. Never mind the boring old bar or a traditional trek to the movies, try a first date that’s a bit freaky and you’ll really have some fun.
Freaky but fun date ideas:
Bone collecting –
Get yourself a garbage bag, an ATV to trek to remote desert areas and a good eye for blanched white cow parts and you’re set. Bone collecting is a very creative and interesting way to spend an afternoon, as long as you don’t go for bones that still have meat attached.
Conversation topics it creates: cattle, livestock, ants, buzzards, disease, dissection, what the heck you’ll do with the bones once you get them home.
Future artwork/Ryn Gargulinski
Cemetery hopping –
While this may, at a glance, seem morbid, it is actually fine to spend time honoring the dearly departed. Visiting a cemetery can mix a dash of history with a lot of culture as you observe how different folks chose to memorialize their dead.
Conversation topics it creates: life, death, mortality, belief or non-belief in an afterlife, family background, reincarnation, debate about who you were in a former life, if people can really come back as goats.
Ruins/Ryn Gargulinski
Ruin hunting –
Ruin hunting can be as elaborate as trekking to the Casa Grande Ruins for a three hour tour or simply scouring through an abandoned house that has a prominent “No Trespassing” sign. Ruin hunting, especially when you are defying a trespassing sign, gives you a rush of being in a secret, off-limits place that can be dangerous. The danger is enhanced when the abandoned house has a mere shard of a ceiling kept in place by a single nail and could topple and crush you at any moment.
Conversation topics it creates: ruins trigger the imagination – who lived here, why, what did they do for fun, how did they die, is the place haunted, did they keep any pets and did the pets wear tutus.
I was lucky enough to have an amazing first date that included all of the above. Yes, it was also an amazingly long first date, but with all those thrills it seemed like a millisecond.
Treasure amongst the ruins/Ryn Gargulinski
What do you think?
What was the finest date place you’ve been?
The worst?
Were any of your date destinations freaky or unusual?
Do tell!
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July 21st, 2009 on 9:41 am
I’d be afraid MY bones would be the next ones to be found if I went out on a bone collecting date.
I think the worst first date I went on was with a guy who had found his Father dead (he had committed suicide) and I went to the funeral with him. Very sad…
July 21st, 2009 on 9:46 am
Az! Don’t you ever run out of sad/freaky experiences?
July 21st, 2009 on 9:57 am
If you only knew….
lol
I’m one of those people trying to cram allot of living into our short time on earth. Life experiences are the best!
July 21st, 2009 on 9:48 am
oh, boy. that is sad to have a first date as a funeral. wow. the cemetery we visited happened to be a very old one where neither of us knew anyone…so it was not an emotionally charged visit.
as far as bone collecting – you’re too sweet to be de-boned in the desert! you wouldn’t have to worry.
July 21st, 2009 on 9:55 am
Thanks Ryn!
No…You’re too sweet!
July 21st, 2009 on 9:44 am
Geez, Rynski. What kind of loser would take you to a cemetary and a death trap? Guy should have his head examined…PS-please take down that doll pic. It’s freakin’ me out!
July 21st, 2009 on 9:50 am
awww, RadMax – he was not a loser, he was a fine fellow and very adventuresome chap – not to mention an awesome bone collector. you think looking at the doll pic is freaky? this guy was adventuresome enough to actually TOUCH it!
July 21st, 2009 on 9:51 am
p.s. but maybe he should have his head examined, just for the heck of it…ahhahahhahahahhaha
July 21st, 2009 on 9:58 am
The guy was definitely creative.
July 21st, 2009 on 9:59 am
Yup, the bone orchard visit alone is grounds for psychiatric evaluation…
July 21st, 2009 on 10:09 am
Maybe he was really hot, though.
July 21st, 2009 on 11:09 am
He was sizzling like a frying pan (hahaha)
July 21st, 2009 on 11:10 am
…and sweaty?
July 21st, 2009 on 11:13 am
sweaty like a monsoon!
July 21st, 2009 on 12:36 pm
I knew he was hot. He could’ve taken Ryn dumpster diving and it would have been a great date. lol
July 21st, 2009 on 12:43 pm
ha! you laugh, but I very much happen to enjoy Dumpster diving – where do you think I get the other half the stuff for my artwork that doesn’t come from Gerson’s?
July 21st, 2009 on 1:28 pm
There’s the great idea for your next happenin’ date!
July 22nd, 2009 on 5:12 am
it IS a good idea – but instead of calling it Dumpster diving, I’ll try to trick him by calling it something like “treasure hunting.” haha
July 22nd, 2009 on 6:50 am
Sounds like it’s right up this guys alley…cheapskate or what?
July 22nd, 2009 on 7:23 am
nah, not a cheapskate….who needs cash when you have laughter? although i would not argue if he wanted to spring for a trip to Paris….
July 21st, 2009 on 3:06 pm
This article reminds me of the old movie Harold & Maud. They both had a love of going to funerals. One of my favorite movies. If you haven’t seen it rent it and enjoy. Great unusual comedy.
July 21st, 2009 on 8:21 pm
I too loved that cult movie “Harold and Maude”, challenging the age difference between people who can love each other. Plus the music score is by that talented Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam).
July 22nd, 2009 on 12:33 am
Here’s a freaky and fun idea – an animal scat identification hike. Probably would be highly educational and provide great topics of conversation.. Such as:
“You think this mountain lion is still around here?” “That one looks like Mr. Hankey.” “I never knew bobcats ate corn.”
July 22nd, 2009 on 5:16 am
Elmo and Carolyn – Harold and Maude was a fabulous and charming movie. And Carolyn, nothing could be better than a musical score by Cat Stevens!
Bjay – LOVE the scat idea! when i lived in the redwood forest i had a whole scat and tracks ‘bible.’ I would have to get a southwest version, of course, so we could also ID rattlesnake poop. In addition to the great conversation you mentioned above, you could also bring your dogs along for this date and use it as a chance to enhance their obedience training: “Leave it!”
July 22nd, 2009 on 6:01 am
Meadow muffins?
July 22nd, 2009 on 7:23 am
YES! Meadow muffins are some of the finest scat in southern az.
July 22nd, 2009 on 10:11 pm
We go camping a lot along the border. Ya, I know…WHY? I really don’t have a good answer for that, haha. Anyway, when we take our dogs the cow pies around the campsite mysteriously disappear by morning.
July 29th, 2009 on 10:45 pm
during my first date with my partner, i got nervous in choosing dress i should wear. yeah, because they said to impress your date.That night while dressing up, i got some cool and personalize <a href=”http://www.cuff-daddy.com”>cufflink</a> to make a difference and it totally went well.