I am sorry this topic has absolutely nothing to do with swimming, but that is the weirdest thing that ever happened to me and who else would I share it with but my beloved swimming community :-)))
Anyways, here is what happened to me today.I went to Mall of America to do some shopping.I mean I finally set aside money to invest into something non-related to swimming.I am definitely not a shopaholic, but today I felt the urge to get into some new clothes.Well, afew hours after browsing that huge concentration of temptations I gathered quite e few purchases.To top it off I decided to get myself some cool jeans, so I ended up in one of the clothing shops.I had some trouble finding my size and I caught an eye of A GORGEOUS young lady that was working there and asked her to help me out(well, because she was so good-looking, I obviously had even more trouble finding stuff :-))).She turned out to be a sweet-heart and pretty much guided me through all my shopping experience at this little shop and I finally had 2 pair of jeans that I liked after trying out thousands of them(well, not exactly that many, but you know what I mean).So it was time for me to go, but I kinda felt reluctant to leave without having a little chat with that cutie.So I asked her name and stuff and we had a pleasant little conversation.Man, she told me to stop by some time to say hello :-)))Maybe she liked me?'Cause I surely liked her, lol:))
Anyways we finished talking, smiled to each other, wished each other good night and all those things and I headed out home thinking about nothing but that girl I just met.
Ok, guess what happened when I got home?I realised that the girl totally stole my brains at the moment when we were talking, BECAUSE I LEFT THE STRORE WITH THE JEANS IN MY HANDS FORGETTING(I MEAN FORGETTING!!!!) TO PAY FOR THEM!!!
OH my GOD!!!I never shoplift or anything of a kind and never ever anything like that happened to me!
Should I go back there tomorrow and pay or is that going to look weird?The most amazing part is that the jeans had those magnetic devices but they obviously never got activated or whatnot...
WOW, I mean WOOOOOOOOOOW.I must have really liked the girl, 'cause my brain was obviously paralized for that moment...I promised her I would stop by again :-)))She told me when she works.I was trying to be a decent guy and not jump into the whole "Can I have your number" thing right away, lol.
Man, all I have to say is : women are trouble , or from the woman's view on the situation it could be: men are so stupid!!!
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Originally posted by Fishgrrl
LBJ - I know! I hate that! Although I've had the "...like a sister" line given to me. Or "I love you like a friend".
Worse: When your mother says things like "Don't worry, some day, someone will see your finer qualities. Some women find guys who do calculus to be quite attractive and desirable." And, she says it in front of your sister, who then makes it her life's work to torment you to death. Stuff like that makes me wonder why more teens don't kill their parents.
Mom's version of reality:
avconline.avc.edu/.../whymath.html
-LBJ
lol .. that's hysterical. Have you seen the movie/show Chorus Line? There is a song in there very similar to that ... must find the lyrics, but something along the lines mother always said I'd be very attractive when I grew up, when I grew. Different she said with a special something and very, very personal flair. And though I was 8 or 9, though I was 8 or 9 I hated her!
Love that show!
Anyway, Steph I have a similar story. Big crush, flirt, flirt, flirt ... a group of us are out one night at a bar, and the words, you aren't the one stand girl (apparently what he was looking for, so perhaps Mr. Wonderful, not so wonderful) you are the girl you bring home to meet your parents. Great ...
Glad you got over yours fast, mine took me a while. Eh, oh well. Man, I could tell some great getting screwed over stories, as I am sure we all could ...
But seriously, where's the update? Did she take out a restraining order?
Actually, Leonard, I found the Calculus/Physics guys MUCH more interesting than those mirror bending, beef-cake, pretty boy, eyelash batting types who often had difficulty putting a sentence together....
LOVE that link!
Talk about your getting screwed stories, Heather.
Same crush-guy involved, when we went to Indy this past weekend for the Y Nationals meet, this guy and I shared a hotel room, since I was the only female and we were the two youngest in the 6 person group.
Short end of the story, a girl from my age group that also swims in our league back home in PA, and is a friend of mine, ended up staying with us one night, and she and my "roommate" (the one I'd been crushing on who showed no interest in me) ended up kicking me out for awhile and "hooking up".
When I teased him about it the next day, his excuse was something about "throwing her off her game". (She ended up doing a best-ever time in her event the next day. Ha!)
What I learned from all this: I wasn't as jealous as I thought I'd be, though I was a little pissed at being kicked out of my room for awhile.
Oh well. :rolleyes:
I was out with friends in bar for drinks one night and this
lady wanted to talk, so we sat and chatted for ten to fifteen minutes.....
After being questioned about where I work, what I do, do I rent or own a house, how long have I been employed at my job, how long have I been divorced, how many kids do I have, how old are my kids….I finally told her….Gosh, I already have a job and I own a car......She said, “What does that mean? I said, I feel like I am in the middle of a job interview or filling out a loan application to buy a car. Hey, I welcome genuine interest, and I am a very open forthright guy....but this was WAY, WAY over the edge…..
...since I was the only female and we were the two youngest in the 6 person group.
Ahhhhh...yes....the beauty of aging is once again realized (by me). Hon, I don't know how old you are, but wait 'till ya my age....LOL.
That's bad ... I would have walked away ... No Spanish Inquisition and my job, tax bracket, my car, etc. Not really relevant. Bonus points for a guy with a great job and a nice car, but really what is more important? A cool guy that makes you laugh and is happy. Or a workalohic jerk that flaunts his cash? hmmm ... Not to belittle ambition, because ambition truly is high on my list of must have qualities, but there has to be a balance, and you can be ambitious and hardworking in a "blue collar" job ... just trying to not dig myself yet another hole ... does all that make sense?
PS - Mr Moose, I'd have had a light flashing "gold digger" ... but that's just me.
I spend the vast majority of my day surrounded my "middle aged" people. At work, at the pool, etc. I love my middle aged friends. They all forget how old I am (I think) until I mention it (since we swim in age groups here in Masters) and then they go, oh my GOD you could be my child. PS - I'm 24 and DON'T want to age up!
Also, side note - I'm going to the Paul McCartney concert this October, with my mom and aunt (two more middle aged women) and I couldn't be more excited, my friends actually said to me, Oh my mom will be jealous, not I am jealous, no my mom ... I think I was born about 20 years too late ...
I am "middle aged" and I love my 20-something swim buddies! To one gal in particular I am always fond of saying..."I am old enough to be your mama!" I get to be bossy, you know?
I'm turning 40 next month and I CAN'T WAIT! Although you know...the 40-44 age group is frightening, at least in the events I swim...:eek:
