A train to trainwreck town
Ways that old man at the coffee shop did not get my hints
1.) When he told me how old he was, 48, I replied with "Whoa, that's older than my parents!"
2.) When I told him that I wasn't in a talkative mood and wasn't interested in talking to him, he sat down and talked to me, regardless.
3.) When he continued to comment on how I was not talking to him, I responded with "I'm trying to concentrate on my knitting and do not want to talk to you".
4.) When he persisted in talking to me, I gave him dirty looks.
I really think any one of these would have shown that I was, as I told him multiple times, not interested.
Ways that old man at coffee shop made me uncomfortable.
1.) Sitting down to talk to me after I told him I didn't want to talk to him. Not only this, but he persisted in leaving for ten minutes, getting my hopes up that he was gone for good and then crushing my dreams by coming back.
Lesson? Next time tell him to go fuck himself.
2.) Constantly telling me that I'm pretty. Then saying that I was "pretty in my own way". Those are keywords for "you're a fat girl, so you can't be classically pretty, but you can be sort of good looking for a fat chick".
Lesson? Same as above. This guy really needs to go copulate furiously with himself.
3.) When I would not talk to him, he would turn to the side and mutter comments such as "a pretty girl sitting by herself and she won't even talk to me" and "What a fucking asshole" or the timeless "I bet guys don't come up and talk to you often".
Lesson? Consider learning how to throw mind darts at his psyche, or better yet? Real darts!.
I'm normally fairly blunt, but this guy seriously seemed crazy. I thought that telling him I didn't want to talk was enough. Apparently, not. Next time I will be more ruthless about crushing his man-spirit.
I did manage to finish a hat at the coffee shop. I think it's going to be for a friend's baby.
In awesome news, Control is playing at a theater downtown. I really want to see it, but matinee prices are $8! I am probably going to sack up and pay the extortion rate. I'm a sucker.
1.) When he told me how old he was, 48, I replied with "Whoa, that's older than my parents!"
2.) When I told him that I wasn't in a talkative mood and wasn't interested in talking to him, he sat down and talked to me, regardless.
3.) When he continued to comment on how I was not talking to him, I responded with "I'm trying to concentrate on my knitting and do not want to talk to you".
4.) When he persisted in talking to me, I gave him dirty looks.
I really think any one of these would have shown that I was, as I told him multiple times, not interested.
Ways that old man at coffee shop made me uncomfortable.
1.) Sitting down to talk to me after I told him I didn't want to talk to him. Not only this, but he persisted in leaving for ten minutes, getting my hopes up that he was gone for good and then crushing my dreams by coming back.
Lesson? Next time tell him to go fuck himself.
2.) Constantly telling me that I'm pretty. Then saying that I was "pretty in my own way". Those are keywords for "you're a fat girl, so you can't be classically pretty, but you can be sort of good looking for a fat chick".
Lesson? Same as above. This guy really needs to go copulate furiously with himself.
3.) When I would not talk to him, he would turn to the side and mutter comments such as "a pretty girl sitting by herself and she won't even talk to me" and "What a fucking asshole" or the timeless "I bet guys don't come up and talk to you often".
Lesson? Consider learning how to throw mind darts at his psyche, or better yet? Real darts!.
I'm normally fairly blunt, but this guy seriously seemed crazy. I thought that telling him I didn't want to talk was enough. Apparently, not. Next time I will be more ruthless about crushing his man-spirit.
I did manage to finish a hat at the coffee shop. I think it's going to be for a friend's baby.
In awesome news, Control is playing at a theater downtown. I really want to see it, but matinee prices are $8! I am probably going to sack up and pay the extortion rate. I'm a sucker.