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Tonight on the train ride home, a man sat behind me and asked what knitting I was working on. I told him just an iPod cozy, and continued with my work. Every now and then I saw him stand up and peer over the seats, and thought nothing of it. Knitting enthusiast, I figured. As the train neared my stop, he spoke up and said, "Um, I'm no good at this, but here's my card if you want to have dinner or just, y'know, hang out on the train sometime. I always notice you when we're on the train together, and you're always very pretty."

"Oh. Okay. Gotta go!"

The last part makes me wonder if I've sat near him before, because I just don't recognize him. Once, about a year ago, I sat by myself in the back of the train, and a guy sat in the two-seater at the opposite end of the row. I kept getting the sense that he was staring at me, but brushed it off - maybe I was reading a really good book and he wanted to see the title or something. But as I got up to leave the train, he said, "It's been a pleasure sitting with you."

"Uh huh. RUNNING!"

So I wonder if it's THAT same guy. I think I remember that guy being younger, though. "Russ" (my new beau's name) looked at least 35.

But the point of this story is that I have found an answer to something very serious that weighs on my mind every day of my commute.

No, I am NOT picking my nose and talking to myself TOO MUCH on the train.

Date: 2006-03-16 05:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pyrobovaphiliac.livejournal.com
Maybe I'm not up on my mackin' skillz, you. Cruisin' through the train to the city, checkin' out all the fine ladies all dressed up on their way to work.

Really, I could never imagine picking up a girl on a train. Possibly if we had a common link, such as if I was wearing a t-shirt from a comic book she's reading or something. Maybe my mating habits differ for more reasons than I'm giving them credit...

Since you were bragging, I got hit on by Angelo's gay friend that he was hanging out with at his place tonight. And he was pretty good looking. He was hairier than I am, and I found it personally inspiring that you can be that hairy and still be attractive. Like one of those movies where a cripple saves a school bus or something, except it's like he can walk at the end. What was I talking about?

Date: 2006-03-16 11:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fadingembers.livejournal.com
Well, that's because you always lead on the gay men, you slut.

Date: 2006-03-16 04:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jaina.livejournal.com
I don't think your mating habits are that different--or if they are, more should be like you. Because you're right, it's one thing to start the mack if there's a common link or if you end up having a good conversation or something, but just randomly? That flirting brings all the creeps to the yard.

La la. La la la.

Date: 2006-03-16 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fadingembers.livejournal.com
This proves that that guy is obviously shallow, since he's only chasing after me based on how hot I am. ...XD

Date: 2006-03-16 01:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arafel.livejournal.com
That's... a little creepy, there. That kind of thing is only funny when it's Patrick, and you have two legs.

Date: 2006-03-16 01:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fadingembers.livejournal.com
I thought of that this morning. "At least he was quick about it and didn't babble on about being an amputator..."

Date: 2006-03-16 02:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cheekybaby.livejournal.com
Niiiiice. :)

Date: 2006-03-16 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fadingembers.livejournal.com
Isn't it though? I wasn't even dressed well! I haven't been dressing nice and worklike for months!

Date: 2006-03-16 05:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cheekybaby.livejournal.com
It's been my experience that women get attention from random males only when you think you look like crap.

Date: 2006-03-16 05:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fadingembers.livejournal.com
That's my personal experience, too. Maybe they're preying on me since I look run down and depressed. SHAME ON THEM!

Date: 2006-03-16 03:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spuffylover24.livejournal.com
So now you have to avoid gas stations AND trains!!

Date: 2006-03-16 05:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fadingembers.livejournal.com
I'll just sit in my house ALL DAY and call in all my work.

Date: 2006-03-16 03:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nothingjerk.livejournal.com
could be worse at least he didn't have his coat over his lap and was staring at you the whole time making little grunting noises.

Date: 2006-03-16 05:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fadingembers.livejournal.com
No, but something similar happened on the subway. I think it was an old crazy homeless guy, and I just kept praying that the train would hit 14th street real fast.

Date: 2006-03-16 04:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jaina.livejournal.com
Maybe he just wants to be the next densha otoko.

Date: 2006-03-16 06:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] if-not.livejournal.com
lol. thats a scary. good luck with your train stalker

Date: 2006-03-17 05:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pyrobovaphiliac.livejournal.com
Your icon made my night.

Date: 2006-03-18 10:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] if-not.livejournal.com
haha thanks!

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