50 (First) Dates

50 (First) Dates Here are some ideas from my limited experience to help you meet, seduce, and hopefully-not-but-maybe-because-people-sometimes-grow-apart-and-thats-just-a-fact-of-life-okay? dump that special someone. Some people will carry out entire relationships over the course of doing problem sets together. Thats cool, but for the adventurous type, here are additional suggestions: Meet and greet spots on campus 18.03 recitation (but dont date your TA until after grades are in) Barker Reading Room Campus Preview Weekend Career Fair alums come back and recruit for their employers; everyone looks better with a reversed brass rat and ironed shirt Killian Court Lecture Series Committee MIT Museum whats more romantic than holography and free entry with MIT ID? Music practice rooms serenade your special someone in a locking (!) piano room Steam Cafe no, its not a sauna or spa TechShuttle/SafeRide Z Center the only place in the winter where Ive consistently found skimpily dressed people; if you know of others, do share Lets take this slow first date places Athena cluster teach him/her about George Washington Chilli Duck if its not working at Chilli Duck, its not going to work says Sam 07 Club Passim live music Grendels Den the turkey havarti sandwich just might change your life Middle East Restaurant Club Senior Ball pop quiz: which blogger inspired this one? Star Market if you cant grocery shop with this person, you probably shouldnt marry him/her and that is exactly what you should be thinking about on your first date Toscaninis because I have a free ice cream coupon that I need to use soon Out in Boston Bank of America Pavillion I have been here exactly twice, junior year for a Clay Aiken concert and last Friday for a Keane concert; I am still deciding which rocked the house more Black Ink in Beacon Hill where we found greeting card gems like this and this Boston Common Public Gardens Boston Public Library Boston Symphony Orchestra Red Sox game Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy Library Mikes Pastry in the North End Museum of Fine Arts Wang Center I took someone here to see Jon Stewart perform, and I have yet to top it Yum yum romantic dining Aujourdhui at the top of my list (and not just because its alphabetical) Enormous Room small platters, lounge atmosphere Flour bakery high quality pastries, sandwiches are good too LEspalier French food, wine Mondays cheese Tuesdays Lala Rokh Persian food in Beacon Hill Meritage amazing seafood, views of the harbor Teuscher chocolates on Newbury Top of the Hub views of Cambridge and Boston (food is okay) Tangierino yes, hookah bar and belly dancer too Go the distance far, but worth the trip Apple picking in Nashoba Ben Jerrys factory in Vermont the Cabot factory has unlimited cheese samples, but Ben Jerrys is easier to get to Cape Cod or so I hear, Ive never been; ask me in a week =) Coolidge Corner Theater the Boston areas only non-profit independent movie house Franklin Park Zoo MIT Outing Club Cabin New York City Its not you, its me best places to break up Commencement if not now, then when? Duck Tour all that quacking will drown out the sobs Front desk of your dorm its not so hard to find the way out from here Park Street subway stop at the crossroads of the red line, the green line, and your future together The Tech pop quiz: who did this? and are they back together? and if so, WHY??? TechTV video (Of course, you can do many of these things by yourself, with friends, or with family)