baileythorne (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} baileythorne) wrote,@ 2008-05-08 10:17:00 |
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twitterpated
As usual, I went to the gym after work last night. What wasn't usual is the fellow who chatted me up.
I saw him in the parking lot and he caught my eye because we was wearing a nice suit but he had on a cap. It was like paperboy cap and it was on backwards. He was grabbing a gym bag out of a Volvo and he was wearing a earring - a diamond stud. I thought about the contrasts of conservative (the car, the suit) with the alternative (the cap, the earring).
Then he proceed to speak to me as we approached the front door. He said, "well, I was all set to open the door for you, but they have it propped open." Then we walked up the stairs and mimed opening the door. His smile sparkled. I smiled in return but didn't really engage. After 25 years of meeting people at the gym that are just passing through my life, I'm hardwired not to engage. He attempted a bit more conversation but the front desk attendant interrupted and then I was on my way to the locker room.
But I was curious.
And as I was pedaling away on the lifecycle (I ride for 45 minutes twice a week) I scanned the gym for him. I was thinking "maybe I was a bit abrupt at dismissing this guy". But I didn't see him and that was that.
Until he approached me about 20 minutes later.
And this time I made a point to be friendly and to engage. I was a bit twitterpated* that he reappeared. I'll skip the details but it was an interesting 15 minute conversation. I thought about asking him out for coffee, but decided to wait and see if/when I run into him again how this might unfold.
If he doesn't have the confidence to ask me out, I'm not really interested. And, waiting to get to know me better means he's not just a "instant gratification" kind of guy. I like that too.
Also, I like this feeling of "potential" for now, even though I'm inclined to think a common interest in working out and books is not enough to build upon. Did I mention that he's in great shape? And I have no idea if he's even available?
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* "twitterpated" comes from Bambi
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034492/quot
Flower: [about two birds fluttering around] Well! What's the matter with them?
Thumper: Why are they acting that way?
Friend Owl: Why, don't you know? They're twitterpated.
Flower, Bambi, Thumper: Twitterpated?
Friend Owl: Yes. Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. For example: You're walking along, minding your own business. You're looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of a sudden you run smack into a pretty face. Woo-woo! You begin to get weak in the knees. Your head's in a whirl. And then you feel light as a feather, and before you know it, you're walking on air. And then you know what? You're knocked for a loop, and you completely lose your head!
Thumper: Gosh, that's awful.
Flower: Gee whiz.
Bambi: Terrible!
Friend Owl: And that ain't all. It could happen to anyone, so you'd better be careful.
[points at Bambi]
Friend Owl: It could happen to you…
[points at Thumper]
Friend Owl: … or you, or even...
[Flower looks at Owl shyly]
Friend Owl: Yes, it could even happen to you!
Thumper: Well, it's not gonna happen to me.
Bambi: Me neither.
Flower: Me neither.
