Speed dating is a rather cool concept. It was invented for people who are serious about meeting people but they don't have a lot of time or inclination to go bar hopping or clubbing. The events take place at a restaurant or club, and the hosts match you up with 8 other people for 8 minutes (it varies depending on who is running it, but this is the second time I've gone to an 8 Minute Dating Event). You have 8 minutes to chat with someone, and you meet 8 different people. There's an intermission after the first four, and you can talk with people before and after the event so you can meet people that way too.
When you get home from the event, you log onto www.8minutedating.com and then you enter in the names and ID numbers of the people who you'd like to meet again. If you get any mutual matches, they give your contact information (whatever you specified) to your matchces, and you get their contact information. If you don't get any matches, you can attend the next event free.
The first time that I did this, I was really nervous, but this time I had a lot more fun. I think of myself as a shy person, but tonight I didn't really feel shy. I met a lot of interesting men, and it helped that I had more in common with the men I met tonight than a lot of the people that I met the last time. If nothing else, I had a good time tonight. I'm tired now, though, so I'll post an update when I get my results.