04.09.2003 - 8:26 p.m.
Wednesday
As I was driving home from
kickboxing today I noticed that I had perspired so very very
much that little salt particles were clinging to my face, like
a lovely sprinkle of fairy dust, except it was dried sweat,
which is hella gross.
I had kind of a shitty class
today. We had to do this complicated routine and I just kept
fucking it up, over and over. The kind of thing where the class
is suddenly facing you because everyone's turned around and crap
crap crap you whirl around but it's too late, now everyone is
doing something else and you will never ever catch up. Loser.
Also I was feeling just generally
irked at myself. Because, well, this is what happened. (Note:
the following Recapped Incident involves nothing exciting whatsoever
so if you're hoping for Vin Diesel type action or perhaps some
hot buttered PORN, I'm sorry.) While I was waiting for class
to start, a girl - we'll call her Girl A - came over to my general
vicinity. I was doing stretchy type things, whatever. Time passed.
Then another girl - Girl B (you got it, thanks for playing) -
came over. Girl A immediately started a conversation with Girl
B, asking her what the class was like, saying it was her first
class and she was a little nervous, and blah blah blah. And Girl
B was a veritable font of information! Oh, Girl B told
Girl A alllllll about the class and put her at ease and they
exchanged names, and fuck, by the time class started I thought
they were going to prick their fingers and pledge blood sisterz
4Ever!
So, I was thinking - why did
Girl A not talk to me? Did I look like such a lumbering beast
it appeared I clearly didn't take the class, and was in fact
on my way to trample Tokyo, or something?
Well, that might be, but I
think the real reason is that my body language typically says
Do Not Approach. I don't meet people's gaze. I don't smile at
people unless they smile at me, and then I get all clumsy and
smile too big, or only lift half my mouth, or accidentally grimace,
or whatever.
I'm shy as fuck, and I really
hate that about myself. I'm shy, and I don't like people I don't
know talking to me because I get goofy and nervous and way too
self-conscious and I blush and I hate hate hate feeling that
way so I'd rather not talk to anyone ever.
And that sucks, you know? Girl
A and Girl B had this nice easy conversation and oh ha ha ha,
you go there too me too maybe we should share a ride sometime
and yip yip yip call meeee, and I'm like some Judy Blume reject
over in the corner in a goddamn trenchcoat. I should be
able to casually bullshit with strangers, why is that so hard?
:::
All right. That's enough self-criticism
for one night. Dog just dragged her butt along the carpet and
left a stripe, so I've got other things to attend to. Helloooo,
Resolve Spot Magic.
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I have moved. - 1.03.2005 Obviously, a work in progress. - 12.27.2004 Happy holidays! - 12.24.2004 Listen, I am not a complete dick, it's not like I want Joe to die alone surrounded by cats or something. - 12.23.2004 Plus I am convinced my butt is extra big when it's upside down. - 12.22.2004
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