Writer's Block: Table for One
I've decided to try to answer some of the writer's block questions given on here every once in a while. It'll give me a chance to relax without being 100% nonproductive, even if the product of the activity is a useless paragraph.
So, do I ever go out to dinner at a sit-down restaurant by myself? No, I never have, and I don't think I ever will. It makes me feel sad to see people who go out to nice restaurants alone, order a meal and a glass of wine, and just sit in silence. I need comeraderie when I'm in public. I'm fine eating alone at home, or at a coffee house, but not at a place like Olive Garden or Portofino. I worked in restaurants for years, and I had a particular sensitivity for old men eating alone. It made me think that their late wives had taken care of making the meals, and in their absence, these old men had to resort to eating out. I don't know, it's probably not as sad as I make it out to be. Regardless, it's a habit I can't see myself ever getting into.
So that's that! I actually have another entry to write, but I see that I can view other writers' answers, and I think it would be weird if I talked about more personal things in this entry.
So, do I ever go out to dinner at a sit-down restaurant by myself? No, I never have, and I don't think I ever will. It makes me feel sad to see people who go out to nice restaurants alone, order a meal and a glass of wine, and just sit in silence. I need comeraderie when I'm in public. I'm fine eating alone at home, or at a coffee house, but not at a place like Olive Garden or Portofino. I worked in restaurants for years, and I had a particular sensitivity for old men eating alone. It made me think that their late wives had taken care of making the meals, and in their absence, these old men had to resort to eating out. I don't know, it's probably not as sad as I make it out to be. Regardless, it's a habit I can't see myself ever getting into.
So that's that! I actually have another entry to write, but I see that I can view other writers' answers, and I think it would be weird if I talked about more personal things in this entry.