Must be strong, and we must let go. Cannot say what our hearts know.

[kaia]

Someone explain to me what it is about Walmart that attracts the weirdest of men. I'm sure women too, but most of them leave me alone.

A few months ago, I had that run in with the Harvard state trooper that was looking for college students in a Walmart. Yeah, I didn't think he was a state trooper or had graduated from Harvard either. Then, my sister was stalked out of the store, and today, as I'm searching for notebooks I happen upon a random guy that asks me out. Or so I assume that what, "Are you spoken for?" is meant to mean.

I was just looking for notebooks, like it seems everyone else in the immediate vicinity is also doing because there are none. Anywhere. I'm not the only procrasinator around here.

But as I'm looking at notebooks, this man comes over. And says what I typed like a minute ago. "Are you spoken for?" I don't like that question. I really don't. Had I been in one of the bitter, super sarcastic moods I tend to be in I would have said something along the lines of, "I speak for for myself." But I was feeling nice, so I instead lied and said yes.

In his defense (LOL), he actually was pretty nice and not a total creep about it. Asking a person in Walmart if they're single is pretty creepy, but the way he did wasn't as bad as some, and didn't he push it when I obviously wasn't interested which so many people can't do.

And I wrote that part BEFORE an entire bottle of riesling, and the rest of this is with having drinken said bottle. It is the last time I can drink before school, so I'm enjoying it. I don't drink much while in school. Too much schoolwork and work, and I can't jeopardize any of it now. See, I can be responsible! So, I'm enjoying it while I can and then putting the game face on for school. And work. I thought about going out with some friends to really celebrate, but I'm tired, so staying at home and playing video games is a good way to end the summer.

I need to find a new job, but I'll talk about that when I'm not drunk. I don't want to, but I may have to.

I don't feel like drunk posting right now, so maybe after some drunk video games and/or watch the super depressing/beautiful movie Anna and the King I might feel like it.

And I think I need to watch Anna and the King, it's been a while. The musical isn't as depressing!

Comments

[tigersinacage.livejournal.com]

Walmart is definitely a weird place to ask someone out. I mean, if you were the person doing the asking, what would you possibly think the outcome would be?

[duskyn.livejournal.com]

Picket fences, 2 and a half children, and a dog! And an awesome "how we met story" about Walmart! ;D Who doesn't want that! Lol, kidding. Waaaay too much coffee this morning for me.

I really don't know what a person that does that is thinking. Maybe they're just looking to get laid, because I'd like to think that most people that would say yes to a stranger in Walmart they've met in that moment, wouldn't be that hard to get. That was kind of mean to say, lol.

[strawberrys.livejournal.com]

Spoken for? I don't think I've heard that phrase ever actually used before. Maybe he was trying to sound gentlemanly?

[duskyn.livejournal.com]

I had never heard it before that moment either. I had to ask him to repeat it because it didn't register at first. He probably was, but the location and the fact he looked much older than me trumps that.

[canaryduet.livejournal.com]

haha I remember that post with the strange guy

video games are relaxing

[duskyn.livejournal.com]

My coworkers still bring that guy up now and again, haha. They thought the story was great.

They are the best way to end a long day.

[piernine.livejournal.com]

Ew. There's some website out there that is called People at Walmart or something or another where its just photos of the most ridiculous things witnessed in a walmart...

it kind of scares me.

[duskyn.livejournal.com]

I love that website! Some of the photos on there are priceless. Everytime my sister and I go to Walmart we look around for people we can take pictures of for that website.

[blessdbrkenhrt.livejournal.com]

"Are you spoken for"...

At least you get proper English... I get Spanish half the time... Which I don't understand....

[duskyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we have a lot of people that come in where I work that only speak Spanish. There have been some awkward moments because of that, haha.

The best times are sitting there with someone that doesn't speak English except for maybe a word or two and you communicate with expressions and hand gestures. It's weird, but I actually enjoy that.

[andgracetoo.livejournal.com]

I hear ya about not drinking much during school. Too much work. I don't know how some people do it. School starts Tuesday for me and I have plans for a bottle of champagne I've been hoarding. :)

[duskyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I could before I tranferred to my current university but I pay too much to ruin my grades for some booze.

No matter how much I love booze.

[shutterbugbooks.livejournal.com]

I keep getting asked out at work. It's so stupid: people, good customer service does NOT mean I'm interested in you! Omg!

At least he was nice about it!! :)

[duskyn.livejournal.com]

Yes! My job is to be nice to you, it doesn't mean that I want to date you. We have to ask questions about life in general to our patients to see what glasses will work best for them, and some people think it's more than that.

That's true. I've had a few that have just been completely awkward and wouldn't leave me online after that.

[candacetrauma.livejournal.com]

Ahahah god. Are you spoken for. I'd have to say something. At least he didn't continue when you said you were spoken for (cringe). I told this really desperate guy once that I had a girlfriend to try to deflect and it just backfired on me and made it worse...tricky.

[duskyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, so many guys keep pushing it. "Do you really like the guy?" etc etc.

LOL, I've done that before too. That is a hard situation to get out of when it backfires though.

[jadette-x.livejournal.com]

Public transport usually attracts weird men to me, all good fun. I wish I could say that its flattering, but its usually awkward, good looking or not it always feels weird.

Thank you for adding me back, :)

[duskyn.livejournal.com]

It isn't flattering at all most of the time. I shouldn't, but I always am looking over my shoulder to make sure the guy isn't following me when it happens. That happened to my sister. Thankfully, I was with her and could've taken the guy if he got even more creepy than he was. It was funny at the time because we were together, but if her or I had been alone it wouldn't have been that way at all.

Of course! I look forward to getting to know you better. :D