Missed Connections.
Hotsauce84
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I'm a fucking fool.I just hit up the local (white-owned) Mexican grocery store to pick up some ant killer and bleach. Hit the register to pay and stood right behind this BANGIN' ass Chicana. A little taller than me, casual yet freshly dressed with a ponytail and a cute little face highlighted with some rectangle frame glasses. She looked about my age (rather refreshing, considering how few sexy ass 30 year old women there are these days). She was buying a 4 pack of wine coolers and some gum.I was praying for her to turn around just a bit so I could get my eye contact on. I NEED that eye contact, at least a LITTLE something, to pursue it. This damn girl was OBLIVIOUS though! In her own little world and shit. Old ass cashier didn't hesitate to flirt, but man, how was I suppose to just jump in with them? Once they gave her her change I was like, "alright, let me just pay for this shit and try to get some eye contact outside."Goddamn cockblocking ass cashier. That fool fucked up my 2 item purchase. Holmes did that shit on purpose, I KNOW IT. By the time I got outside, girl was driving away all by her lonesome. She's probably sippin' on that Bartles & Jaymes and riding The Rabbit?? to a lonely nights' sleep. And I'm here telling you foolios about it.I kick myself for this type of shit way too often.Philahobo, Stacks, JLR, King Moist...SOMEBODY please console me here.Herm
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By the way, the missed connection section of the LA weekly or craigslist is one of my favorite things to read in the world.
Anyways, I just checked the local Craigslist to see if she decided to post something before she turned on the rabbit....no luck. I did, however, see this:
Thats a perfect reason why i love those things. So damn funny. Who cares if it's fake.
What you should have done in your situation is commented on something she was buying. Could have been anything. Just shot something out there to see if she was interested in conversation. Then took it to the parking lot.
now i'm single...maybe it's time to check the craigslist archives.
Missed Connections...ok
I Love You / I Hate you... get on my level:
http://www.citypaper.net/lovehate/
Hey Herm,
You just characterized my life as a shy teenager. Standing in the corner at the basement dances didn't yield any dances (or dates), but instead, I remained alone. As a result, I learned that you have to speak up for what you want. In your case, you could have simply tapped ole' girl on the shoulder and spoke your piece. Or, you could've asked her to wait a minute so you could talk to her after your transaction. Now, you may never see her again. This is exactly how I approached T**i as she walked from Spicer Hall on the University of Akron's campus. I just stepped up, but who could've known I had met my future wife. The lesson here is to ALWAYS seize the initiative, for you can never know what you've missed. You'll never get what you don't ask for.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
Me: grubby-handed record grippeur
Where: Finyl Vinyl, as the proprietor talked my ear off about how he could have attended CBGB's regularly back in the day, but never actually did.
Let's not let fate cheat us a second time.
Herm,
Do you have reason to believe that said shorty lurks on Soulstrut? Because I think you'd be better served poasting this on Craigslist.
Also, I don't think she was 30 if she was buying wine coolers and gum.
We need a record missed connections section!!!
b/w
Damn, that boy Jinx is roofless!
Get your improv skills up.
"I couldn't help but notice that you're buying gum. And wine coolers."
Unfortunately ant killer and bleach aren't good conversation starters.
"hey girl, what are you doing later"
"me? oh I'm just going home to relax by myself and sip some wine coolers, maybe have some gum, what about you?"
"what am I doing later? Oh I'm just setting up some traps for the ant infestation I have at my crib and I'm going to wash my sheets with this bleach , they've become quite stained as of late."
Haha...
"Gum? I love gum!"
"What are you mixing those with?" (Bartyle & James & BubbleYum)
"I used to do a little amateur bartending my damn self"
"You gotta try the new flavor."
b/w
" Yo' Julio your slippin with your orders. I can cop the Mango Blackberry up the block. What's the deal, son."
Have you ever tried soaking a pickle in that?
Herm
"Do you like Hypnotiq?"
Would you be more creative if it was Now-N-Later and Midnight Dragon?
"Wow, four wine coolers. Getting wasted tonight?"
Maybe that would get a laugh.
I am saying!
Why not find something to complement her on? Perhaps something she's wearing to let her know you're the sort of man that pays attention to such things? The glasses would have been perfect.