STUPIFIED

Friday, we went out to see the latest Harry Potter film. I guess we should count it a good thing that we went to a mostly empty, early afternoon showing, because this picture shows the line, going into the next showing, when we came out. It may be hard to see, but notice how far back that line goes into the theatre itself. The movie was cool, although it may not have been up to the level of some previous efforts, but this is not a movie review site, so I am not here to talk about that. I want to talk about some other experiences being out and about that day and the surrounding days. The end result of which is that I got a few phone numbers and have been chatting with some nice, new and interesting girls.

One of the first I met was a really short girl named April, although she spells it Eipryll in her text messages. She worked in a pet store on the first floor of the mall. I actually saw her earlier when we were in another place and she was passing by. She smiled at me, so I wasn't going to forget that. When we passed the pet store and saw her in there, we just needed some excuse to go in. We went in and looked at products and mostly joked around. After my friend and his wife left, I was on my way out and thought, "What the hell." So I turned around and asked the girl for her number. I got it and so gave her mine. We ended up texting each other until midnight that night.


Next up is my favorite of the girls I met recently, one named Vanessa from The Noodle House in the mall food court. Neither the store uniform nor my pictures do her justice. If you could see her picture on her ID card, she looks like a model. I mean really gorgeous. Anyway, Dylan's wife loves the noodles there, and I guess she just likes to hang out and talk with them too, so we have been there a few times, always chatting and joking with them. One time, just before we were off to see the movie, she pulled out her phone and began to text someone. I asked if she was sending a message to me, and she said, "Give me your number and I will." I gave it and we have been texting quite a bit ever since.

At one point we were milling around in the hardware store and there was a cute girl, walking with what likely was her mother. She kept smiling at me and so Dylan said I should give her my number. I wasn't fancying the idea of doing so while her mother was standing around. Dylan gave me a receipt and got a pen from the counter, and I wrote my name and number on it. I went over near the girl pretending to look at the doorknobs in front of her. She almost laughed, knowing what I was up to. I slipped her the paper with my name and number. She started texting me before we left the mall!

In all it has been interesting. This all stemmed from the idea that recent electrical and computer problems were a sign that I needed to get out more, see the world around me and learn about this place I am in. So I am doing that. I am meeting new and interesting people and learning to really like this place. Remember that wasn't case back when I posted about my trip out to see X-Men Origins: Wolverine. My tune has changed considerably since then, especially after recent outings in this area. Now everyday I get out in that world is becoming an adventure!