i'm a nervous wreck...

i may have a blind date this weekend, and i'm scared to death. i say "may" because we haven't confirmed anything yet. he's the cousin of a friend of a coworker (LOL, a little confusing huh?) and he's from and still lives in new york, but is coming down here for the weekend to go to the redskins game. this whole thing was orchestrated by the friend of my coworker. the friend, who is from new york but now lives in virginia, calls for my coworker pretty often, so i usually get to talk to him simply because i answer the phone. well, the other day, he goes 'you know, you have the nicest voice, and i've been meaning to tell you that for awhile. you know i have this cousin that you might like to talk to. he's 25 and lives in new york and is a really laid-back, nice guy. he's coming down for the weekend, you two should hook up."

now, i must say i'm a little confused because my coworker's friend has never met me. we only have talked for those brief moments when he calls for her, before i transfer the call to her. so i'm not sure why, based on that, he thinks his cousin and i might like each other. he doesn't know anything about me! also, i've never been out on a blind date before and i'm scared out of my mind. a part of me wants to back out, but i don't want to seem rude. i just dont know what to expect. what if he doesn't like me? what if i don't like him? i mean, it's not like i'm AT ALL expecting a relationship to form from this, it's only a date. but i don't want it to be uncomfortable the whole night.

the big plus in all of this is that he lives in new york. so if he sucks or if he thinks i suck, he'll be going right back up there and i dont have to ever see him again. even if by some chance i do like him, new york is like four hours from here and i don't do long distance relationships. so this really is JUST a date and that's all. i'm not sure if it's going to be just the two of us or if his cousin, the matchmaker, my coworker...i have no clue what the plans are supposed to be yet. but i'm really nervous. i haven't been out on a 'date' date in a long time...i just don't know what to expect, don't know if i should go...