Friendly1
07-31-2004, 03:54 PM
I took a long drive
to another state today to conduct some business with an old friend. I decided to dress in nice white slacks and
another Alfani polo shirt (blue, this time). So, I was dressed nice. Big deal. :trout:
Wore four sprays of
Chikara. Drove for 3-1/2 hours.
Okay, got to the restaurant where I was to meet the old friend and he turned out
to be 20 minutes late. I was 30 minutes early.
Finally asked to be seated and the server came over. Crystal.
Tall, light-haired, and cute. A bit standoffish. I decided to tease her a little to see if she was open or closed
(to flirting). She seemed to get into it but since she had to wait on other tables, I couldn't spend much time with
her.
When my friend arrived I introduced them and then told Crystal she didn't need to know my name. Naturally,
she asked what it was. I argued with her for a while and finally let her win.:rolleyes:
Well, my MARRIED friend
saw that Crystal was into joking around so he joined the fun. That pretty much killed the mood.
Whenever Crystal
came by, I would try to engage her in light conversation and the old buddy joined in. He is, btw, somewhat LARGE.
Used to be quite slim, but I am afraid marriage agrees with him a little too much. I am not sure if his size had
anything to do with the autodestruct in the playfulness.
And I enjoyed the conversation, catching up with him
about old buddies, and taking care of business. Don't get me wrong. I just realized too late that trying to flirt
with someone next to him would not work.
By the end of the lunch I decided to shake Crystal's hand to see how
she reacted to me. She didn't let me get a good grip, and her shake was a bit limp. So, I couldn't really read
her. I don't think she had much interest although she did ask us to come back. She knew I had dropped by from out
of town.
So, the point of this is that I have now seen the downside of Chikara. I still think it's close to a
magic potion, but there are clearly situations where it won't help (much). Of course, she could have been in a
really bad mood all day and brightened up when I got there, but I doubt that. She seemed pretty cheerful when she
first came up.
Although she did run off two female customers sitting next to me before my friend got there. She
was very nice about it, but she clearly wanted them to leave. She brought their check before they asked for it. That
could have been a hit, but I would say this was a weak-to-borderline hit.
I probably should have worn The Edge
with my Jaipur and touched up with APC before going into the restaurant.
to another state today to conduct some business with an old friend. I decided to dress in nice white slacks and
another Alfani polo shirt (blue, this time). So, I was dressed nice. Big deal. :trout:
Wore four sprays of
Chikara. Drove for 3-1/2 hours.
Okay, got to the restaurant where I was to meet the old friend and he turned out
to be 20 minutes late. I was 30 minutes early.
Finally asked to be seated and the server came over. Crystal.
Tall, light-haired, and cute. A bit standoffish. I decided to tease her a little to see if she was open or closed
(to flirting). She seemed to get into it but since she had to wait on other tables, I couldn't spend much time with
her.
When my friend arrived I introduced them and then told Crystal she didn't need to know my name. Naturally,
she asked what it was. I argued with her for a while and finally let her win.:rolleyes:
Well, my MARRIED friend
saw that Crystal was into joking around so he joined the fun. That pretty much killed the mood.
Whenever Crystal
came by, I would try to engage her in light conversation and the old buddy joined in. He is, btw, somewhat LARGE.
Used to be quite slim, but I am afraid marriage agrees with him a little too much. I am not sure if his size had
anything to do with the autodestruct in the playfulness.
And I enjoyed the conversation, catching up with him
about old buddies, and taking care of business. Don't get me wrong. I just realized too late that trying to flirt
with someone next to him would not work.
By the end of the lunch I decided to shake Crystal's hand to see how
she reacted to me. She didn't let me get a good grip, and her shake was a bit limp. So, I couldn't really read
her. I don't think she had much interest although she did ask us to come back. She knew I had dropped by from out
of town.
So, the point of this is that I have now seen the downside of Chikara. I still think it's close to a
magic potion, but there are clearly situations where it won't help (much). Of course, she could have been in a
really bad mood all day and brightened up when I got there, but I doubt that. She seemed pretty cheerful when she
first came up.
Although she did run off two female customers sitting next to me before my friend got there. She
was very nice about it, but she clearly wanted them to leave. She brought their check before they asked for it. That
could have been a hit, but I would say this was a weak-to-borderline hit.
I probably should have worn The Edge
with my Jaipur and touched up with APC before going into the restaurant.