I came into work and saw her on a register, and she saw me but that was it. Outside while I starting doing carts, Thor (a CSM) confronted me and said that Elisabeth feels a little nervous around me and I should give her some space. He said she told him that and so he came and let me know. Now, this wasn't expected, of course, she had given no indication of feeling nervous, quite the opposite in fact. He said maybe I should leave her alone today and not really go talk to her. I complied, confused though I was.

Inside, I had to help Cree with something, and while doing so, I explained to her that whenever I meet a girl who is fine with my company, she always seems all happy to see me and such, but once we get to know each other better, she suddenly loses interest and basically gives me the cold shoulder. I've noticed this with several people. She asked how I treat them. I said I act just like I do to her, and she said I must act differently to them for them to be this way. I asked if she had heard anything about me from other people. She said, "Just that you're weird." Oh, like that really helps. She said that she thinks I'm weird too. I asked if it was in a good way or bad way, and she said that I'm just a weird guy. I rephrased asking if it was a good thing I'm weird, and she said it depends on how far I take it. Well, I don't try to be weird, and I don't see how I'm different significatly from other people. Well, she said that the girls probably stop being close because I'm weird. Well thanks, Cree, lol.

So then I decided to talk to Brad, who always has some kind of answer, whether a true one or not, at least it's interesting to hear what he comes up with. He's another stockman and I asked him if he had heard anything about me. He was doing the carts and he said he is usually outside and doesn't hear much, which I should have already known, being a stockman myself. So I told him about my and Cree's conversation (though I didn't mention her name, and I don't think he knows her anyway, he's kind of new). He said that typically if a guy doesn't match up to every aspect of a guy in "Cosmopolitan" or "Seventeen" magazine, he's labeled as weird. Wal-Mart is known to have insane gossip levels, too. Anyway, he agreed that I am a little weird, but in a cool way. I asked how so. He said I'm kind of mechanical. It's the way I say things, not what I say. I have a certain tone to my voice, and I might use some words that some people aren't familiar with in everyday speech.

Well, later on, I was coming from the break room and Elisabeth was heading right for me. I was planning on just smiling and walking by, but she came to me with this sweet and caring voice that said, "Jason, I'm not mad at you. Everyone's saying you think I hate you." She said practically the whole store is talking about it. Well, this was a surprise to me. I told her what Thor said to me, and she said she doesn't feel nervous around me, and she doesn't want me to stop talking to her, or eat lunch with her. Just everyone was asking if we were going out since they've seen us walking together on several occasions, and Thor asked if she felt uncomfortable about it, and she said a little, so he came and talked to me. I asked what she wants me to do differently than I have been. She said not much, she just likes a little space sometimes, but she did agree totally that she comes and talks to me as much as I come talk to her. She just felt bad at what became of this. So, that made me feel better, but the weird part, I guess it's nothing new, Kelli calls me weird, and so does Carly (when she's talking to me more than just one-word answers). But if how I am is considered weird, then I'm proud to be weird!