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April 03, 2007

Beers for Fears

I got liked on by a cute boy at Safeway today. I was wearing my most flattering dress, which might account for it, or perhaps he was admiring my choice of Safeway Select brand mayonnaise. "That is a thrifty girl," he might have been thinking, "and thrift is totally hot." At least I was not buying anything too embarrassing, like that one girl Sean liked on years ago.

I've lost my guydar, I think. He had to follow me to the fish counter, the bread shelves, the cheese bin and the checkout line before I noticed that his basket contained neither fish nor bread nor cheese and realized that perhaps he was following me for personal reasons. I did my best to avoid eye contact, staring studiously at the card-swiping device. "I've just GOT to get this card swiped on the first try," I seemed to be thinking, and maybe making a mental pro/con list of getting cash back. Not until I had hastily stuffed my groceries into my backpack did I venture a half-smile, followed by immediate flight.

I did notice he was buying a lot of beer, which made me wonder if I only attract a certain type of guy now. Then I considered inviting him and his beer back to our place, where we have only one beer left, and concluded that I've actually become that type of guy. Cheers.

Posted by didofoot at April 3, 2007 03:13 PM

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Trying to pick someone up at that Safeway is helped by their constant understaffing. Meet someone you like at the fish counter, and you'll have a good 15-20 minutes to chat in one of the only two checkout lines open in the whole store. Or, you know, really learn a lot about the card-swiping device.

Posted by: sean at April 3, 2007 06:48 PM

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