I love my friend M. She goes to the bar and networks for her non-profit. She can walk right up to a person she knows (or knows of) and genuinely have a conversation for upwards of 10 minutes. It's amazing.
I go to the bar to drink. Sometimes a lot. Sometimes a little.
I keyed into this last night and thought, perhaps I'm missing out on a golden opportunity to expand my social circle? Here is a run down of the people I "networked" with last night. Since I don't smoke anymore, I asked a girl if she had any gum. Nope. Some older gentleman wearing a frilly (i shit you not--frilly) psychedelic shirt and head band asked me, "What is a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?" Which I answered with, "That's a great line." The conversation stopped there.
As I've stated in a previous post, I am seriously lacking in the flirting skills department. Which I think is because I go to the bar to drink, not to meet my future husband. Anyway, this guy leans over and asks me if I know anyone up on stage. This did not sound like a pick up line to me and he was not giving me a creep vibe, so I made small talk with him for a few minutes. We were on the dance floor, mind you, so we were actually screaming . . .Is screaming still networking? I'll ask M.
Anyway, what I think is him being nice is (later) him wanting to grind up on me. Ok first, I am way too old for grinding of any kind, except maybe coffee beans in the morning. Second, I did not know that "Hey, I like to fly fish" could be translated into "Hey, I also like it when a guy rubs his crotch on me". Not all his fault. We were on the dance floor. It was a hip hop show. I'm not a niave idiot. I know how men are. I just forget sometimes.
I think I'll just keep going to the bar to drink and save networking for the daytime, when no one will grind on me.
Later,
Nik
7 comments:
Hahaha this post cracks me up. I love the whole translation into "wanting you to grind up on me". I hate dancing with guys even if it's the one I'm with because most of them want to do that weird, awkward grinding thing.
April: Totally. I know!!! What is up with that? I just can't take myself seriously doing it either, you know? I start cracking up if I even attemp it.
Thanks for the comment!!
guys are, for the most part, creepy. drunk guys? super creepy. bleh. some are fine, statistically not good odds.
mylittlebecky: indeed. as the wise sage kenny rogers says, "you got to know when to hold em. know when to fold em. know when to walk away and know WHEN TO RUN." the odds are against me.
:-)
Hey now, not all guys dance as if they're trying to relieve crab-itch on your ass. You should come to a ceilí in Irelnad sometime Nik, see how much footwork and alcohol is involved. It's definitely not creepy
I agree with both of the above ladies in that, for the most part, guys who drunkenly try to dance in clubs look creepy. Like they've got a swarm of bees in their pocket or something, just not right.
Ok what is this trend with guys in horrible shirts? First you meet a guy in a Bob Seger shirt and then you meet some dude that is dressed up in a shirt, that possibly resembles a pirate. Where the freak do you live? Next thing you know you are going to meet a guy wearing sweat pants with his fancy t-shirt tucked in. The shirt is considered fancy, only because it is the one with least amount of mustard stains.
radiogael: This is true. Not ALL guys dance creepy like this . . . sounds like I need to get over to Ireland and see this mythical creature. ;-) HA!
Still Searching: I KNOW!! Where AM I living?? Crazy, huh? Note to self: if shirt is giving off strange vibe, make NO eye contact!
Thanks for the comments gentlemen!
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