So right now I'm sitting in Starbucks. Yes, I am "That Guy" who sits in Starbucks typing on his Mac laptop with a coffee...I've never actually done this before and I thought I should try it out.
Here are some thoughts I've been having:
- This table is TINY
- I really don't like that cup of coffee being so damn close to my computer.
- That girl over there is really cute, but I couldn't possibly talk to her now because it would be on totally false pretenses. I'm really not the guy who sits in Starbucks blogging, and that is totally the impression that I give.
- Is the person behind me reading what I'm typing right now?
Here's a question: Is Starbucks an acceptable place to try to meet girls? I've never really thought about it all that much, but now that I am, it seems this would be better than a bar. At least at Starbucks the girl/guy you meet today will look the same tomorrow (i.e. no beer goggles), and there is the possibility that they're not the kind of person who spends all night in bars, which to me seems like a pretty good thing.
I mean, honestly, does anyone else feel a little skeeved about meeting people in bars? Don't get me wrong, I've done it before, and will more than likely do it again, but why is it that people automatically think "I'm single, I need to go to a bar to meet someone." Honestly. How many people do you know that are in a stable long relationship started it in a bar room? I personally suffer from a lack of creativity...like, where the hell else am I gonna go? I'm not in school anymore, so thats out. I'm definitely not about to date anyone I work with, so thats out. The T maybe?? But what is the move there? You see a girl you think is beautiful and then what? You try to talk to her on a crowded train while she's on her way to/from 8 hours at the office? Probably not the PRIMO time to be trying to get to know someone, and if you get shot down, you get shot down in front of like 50 of your closest friends. Not closest because you know them, closest because they are all literally standing in a 15 square foot area. That would be pleasant.
I am the first to admit, I have little or no "game" as the kids say, but I would like to think I could carry on a decent conversation with pretty much anyone. The problem is the starter. How do you start a conversation with a complete stranger without seeming like a sleaze ball or a lunatic. If you have some insight, fill me in otherwise when I figure it out I will let you all know.
