Missed Connection!

Oh yes, boys and girls, it is officially my time in the craigslist sun. After eons of wandering around this City of Possibility, perfecting my own unique brand of Stylishly Quirky Yet Intriguing Nonchalance (and all the while trolling the MC board), it has at long last occurred. Despite my urban-hermit nature, I have been noticed! Somebody missed me! And voila:

ex-tea girl – m4w – 23 (porter square)

So how many ex-tea girls live in this vicinity? Plenty, I’m sure. I was getting off the train and was waiting at the crosswalk. I forget his name. I know him from a bookshop in Harvard Square, and he’d come into my cafe during his breaks. He surprised me, said hey, aren’t you the girl who used to work in the tea shop? while i was standing there. At first, being the hermit that I am, I attempted to weasel out of the impending social interaction and scamper away. Instead I explained that I’d quit, and now I am working with kids again. He told me about the bookstore. We talked about places to buy winter coats. For about ten minutes. I don’t know why. The whole time i kept thinking, “why the hell are we talking about coats?” and then “well, crap, does this mean i have another new friend?” and, “Should  i run away, or maybe ask if he wants to hang out, and maybe go coat shopping??…..” Instead, we both cheesed out. Which makes me wonder how often I cheese out of making any actual connection with anyone. Or how often other people see me and wonder to themselves, “maybe I should talk to that girl. She would be the perfect person to go coat shopping with.” But everyone’s to chicken to say hello these days, especially me. This my dears, is why we have the MC.