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It's stopped raining and it's a little warmer.
Damaris was at work. I saw her in the break room, always reading a
book and listening to her headphones. I had a salad from McDonald's
(healthy food!). I always seem like I'm interrupting her if I go and
talk to her, like when Kelli talked about on her breaks at college
and how she didn't really like the people coming up and talking to
her. I asked if she was listening to loser music. She said that
Radiohead wasn't "loser music", and asked if I had heard them. I
hadn't, and she said she'd have to let me borrow one of her CDs.
She got out one of them and handed it to me, but to have an open
mind because it's soft music and last time I listened to one of her
CDs, it was soft music (Pink Floyd) and I didn't much care for it.
I asked when she got off work and she said she closed (11:30). I
said she had a ride, leaving it open for her comfirmation. She said
she did. Then I said that since the bus doesn't come that late at
night, and I always get off at 11:30, I'll never go home the same
time she does when she has to take the bus (she said that next time
that happens, I could give her a ride. When I first offered to drive
her home whenever we get off at the same time, she said I didn't
have to). She asked if I wanted to give her a ride home tonight, and
I said, "Well, actually, I do." She said, "Okay, then I'll call my
brother and tell him he doesn't have to come get me." She had to go
back to work and I felt like a dork for making such a big deal
about giving her a ride home. I mean, a ride is for convenience, not
something someone feels they need to accept from someone.
At lunch, I went into the break room to clock out and she was in
there with her book and headphones again. She only had yogurt. I
asked if she was only having that for lunch. She said she already
had something else. I said I was going to Subway and could bring her
back something if she gave me money (just because she would decline
if only for the reason of not wanting me to buy her anything) and
she said she's fine. When I came back, she was still there and I sat
on the other side of the table, though not right across from her. I
ate and read some more on my A+ Certification book for once, since
Randy gave it back. I get the feeling she likes talking to me, but
not enough to go out of her way and just waits for me to come talk
to her if I want to. Well, I'm not going to have a
Jason-following-girl-around-like-a-puppy-dog thing again.
For my last break, I went in there and there she was again,
reading and listening to music. I decided not to bug her this time
and sat at the other table behind her and looked through the
newspaper. After a while, she took her headphones off and looked
around to see who all was in the break room. She saw me and asked
why I was sitting way over there. I shrugged and said she was
reading, so I didn't want to interrupt. She said she doesn't mind.
She confirmed that I'd be bringing her home and I said I still was.
She said she'd see me after work, then, because she had to go back to
work.
When I was almost done with work, I saw her walking outside to go
home. She said she got off early, so maybe next time. I said, "So
you're not going to wait?" She said she didn't want to, so her
brother was just going to come get her. I said I was almost done and
she asked when I got off. I said I did when I finished the carts and
I only had like 20 more. She said she'd wait, then. Ugh, I feel
stupid for making such a big deal about it. I mean, whoo-hoo! I'm
taking her home! But it's not a help, it's making her wait. All I
want is a friend to actually do things with besides Randy. I mean,
Randy's fine, but there's only so much you can do with him. I
certainly don't act the same around him as I do around girls. I'm
not as funny. I just get along with girls better. I can have more
fun. I'm not going to say some slick remark about his hair at just
the right time, for nothing more than to get a smile, because that's
just wrong. Lol, I'm sure you could understand without me going into
all that, but I'm weird like that. Anyway, I took her home and she
actually lives pretty close. She agreed to have me take her home
whenever we both get off at the same time. She said that she just
has a thing with approaching people. She always has. She doesn't
like making first moves. She doesn't like saying the first thing.
Well, at least I know it's not me. Outside her apartment, where her
brother stays for the time being, we got talking about funny movies
and I said she had to see "Oscar" (see, Kelli! You got me hooked!)
and she said I had to see "Cannibal! The Musical". She was going to
go inside and let me borrow it, but I said I'd rather see it with
her, and then I could show her "Oscar". She was like, "Right now?"
and I could tell she didn't want to. I said, "No, just sometime."
She said her brother is protective and she doesn't know if she'd
want me to come over because she wouldn't want to have to deal with
him. I said she could come to my house and she was really
indecisive about it. She said she'd get back to me on that. Since
she let me borrow one of her Radiohead CDs, I let her borrow They
Might Be Giants' first album, which is self-titled. She finally said
for me to just come in and hang out a little since her brother
wasn't there. She checked her email and stuff, and listened a little
to the CD and said it sounded like wannabe Weird Al stuff and that
she probably won't like it. Along with "Cannibal! The Musical", she
insisted that I borrow "Akira" and a book by Michael Moore called
"Dude, Where's My Country?". I've started reading it and it's very
interesting. Then she wanted to go to bed so I said I'd see her on
Friday and went home.
My license plates still haven't arrived. What part of "4 to 6
weeks" (meaning 28 days at the very shortest, and 42 days at the
very longest, meaning it has the biggest percent of a chance of
arriving in 35 days, then either 34 or 36, etc. with either 28 and
42 days being the least likely time it would take to get there while
still being within the limits) do they not understand? Oh well, they
suck. I hope I get them soon.
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