| Wednesday July 24th 2002 Here I am, waiting by my office phone and entirely sympathizing with the stereotypical scenario of the girl who's sitting at home waiting for a guy to call her, while three of my co-workers are dying of curiosity and I'm enjoying every moment of the drawn-out suspense I'm inflicting upon them. Clearly I have a story to tell today! On Monday I accepted an out of the blue invitation from said co-workers to attend a movie with them. I've worked here four years, and this is the first movie I've ever gone to with these particular folks. They chose the day, not me: Tuesday night (cheap night). They chose the theatre and the movie and the time: Colliseum on Carling Avenue, Men in Black 2, 7:40pm (I'm trying to emphasize the luck factor here). I was on time, arriving at a quarter after 7 when there were plenty of seats still available; they were late (another luck factor) thanks to a wrong turn at an intersection, arriving around 7:30 when our choices were considerably more limited. When we entered the theatre five minutes before showtime, I had eyes only for four seats together, and there was only one place that stood out to me. Furthermore, I just happened to go up the aisle first. It was only after I sat down - honest - that I discovered who I was next to. She was attractive and very obviously attending the movie alone. So I chatted a bit, and she was very obviously exactly the kind of person I'm most comfortable talking to; somebody who says an awkward word every now and then, just like me, but has a witty thing or two to say all the same. We even shared opinions on the previews, and at a couple of points during the movie. She was (to all appearances) very interested in anything I had to say. So, afterward on our way out, I gave her my business card. I'd much rather have given her my home phone number but I didn't have a pen, or gotten hers, but I'm not that forward and I still didn't have a pen. So she has my work number, and my work e-mail. What I recall saying exactly was, 'call me next time you're going to a movie alone', and 'maybe I'll talk to you later'. All I have is her name. Hopefully she hasn't take the first part literally and isn't waiting until then. Isn't dumb luck great? |