A Divine...Smack In The Face
Okay, so I'm perusing the Sci-fi/Fantasy section at the bookstore when I hear someone mumbling behind me. I turned around to see this hot guy...tall (like 6'2...I love tall men), dark hair...nice build, checking out the bookshelf behind me. He was holding a Robert Jordan book and mumbled, "I wonder if this is the newest one?" Me being the biggest Robert Jordan fan ever, smiled and said, "No, actually...that was the last one, his newest is on the right." He looked over at me and smiled... it was like the heavens parted, light spilled down around me and angels began to sing. I closed my eyes and whispered a quick prayer of thanks.
Not only was he good looking but he was very cool (which can be hard to find among hard core Sci-Fi guys). We started a great discussion on Jordan's books and then he asked me if I'd read any Margaret Weiss and Tracey Hickman stuff...which of course I had! So we get into this energetic conversation, we're pulling books down and discussing them, comparing notes and theories. I'm thinking...finally...a cool guy who likes the same kind of books I do and can carry on an intelligent conversation about them. Perhaps my dry spell is over...
And then, in true Bridget Jones fashion...a young red head waltzes over and starts rubbing his back.
Jelly fish sting #1...my new boyfriend already has a girlfriend.
Jelly fish sting#2...she's pretty.
Jelly fish sting#3...she turns out to be really nice.
Jelly fish sting#4...she reads the Fantasy books too....which I'm sure he adores.
*sigh*
Currently in a jelly fish sting coma.....
posted by Lindsey @ 11/20/2005 06:00:00 PM
32 Comments:
I was quite excited for you until i got down to the pretty and nice girlfriend part, *sigh* seems to be the way things turn out. Hold your head up high though...there may be more out there just like him :)
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From a true geeky nerdy fantasy and sci-fi guy, I just wanted to first say thanks on behalf of all the weirdos out there. The very thought of a cool, intelligent hot chick who digs such things gives nerds hope, as they sit all alone memorizing the dialog of old star trek episodes.
Nice writings.
Rock on!
Ouch. I felt the sting of that one. I was so excited for you...
Rex Venom...LOL (memorizing star wars dialogue)...who's the cool chic...me or the girlfriend? :0)
aww HUGGGGGGGZ Linny! Know that things turn out to be a certain way only for the best...
Keep smiling like u always do...
Keshi.
Hey Linny!
I got something to tell ya. I am sorry I lied about donating part of my pay to BC research. I just felt left out of the conversation on saby's post....am sorry I lied. I will try to stop this one-upmanship...hope we can still be friends :)
Get well soon.
TC
Keshi.
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Linny that comment wasnt from me...it was from that sadist imposter of mine..lol u walked into it. There's this loser on the net who cloned me. Check the blog Ids for authenticity.
Keshi.
Ahhhh!!!!! why are all the good ones either taken or not interested?
I love tall guys too. So tell me... why did I fall for a short guy, who is almost an inch shorter than me?
harry yak: did you just say robert jordan kicks major heinlein? Eye (of the world woudl say) that's more strange than a stranger in a strange land.
punditry gone awry
linny: hey ... break up that couple and send me the redhead. then the both of us can have hot sci-fi significant others
HISSSS....
Time for a little Single White Female action, if you know what I mean...I mean stilettos, dammit!
Awww, poor Linny. It sounds like we have similar luck.
Last month, I met this girl at the bus stop. I asked her when the bus was coming (I’d just moved, so I didn’t know the schedule) and cracked a joke. Or what passes for a joke before I have my morning coffee. For the next two weeks, we’d talk at the bus stop, and we’d say bye when I reached my stop.
I learnt about her father, her career plans, her brothers, where she likes to live (houses, not apartments), her brother’s kid, how many kids she wanted…. She was within six inches of my height (me= 6’2”), long wavy brown hair, beautiful green eyes—she was a cutie wrapped up in gorgeous. I asked her for coffee, and all of a sudden she mentions she has a boyfriend.
Two and a half weeks, she talked about everything except the fact she was seeing someone. Normally that comes up within two sentences.
I did get her number, but coffee never happened. Just letting you know, we all get stung like that.
Awwwww! Poor Linny! Don't give up. He'll remember you and the bookstore and he'll be back camping out in the Sci-Fi section without his bimbo next time. Being a guy I know how we think. Just get your sleeping bag and head down to the bookstore every weekend. You'll find him again. Your story is like that Alanis Morrissette song where she says "I met the man of my dreams and then I met his beautiful wife." Isn't it ironic?
Damn red-haired biotch. The worst part is that she was nice. That makes it 10 times worse...if you can't hate her, what's the point? Ooh, maybe you should just hate her anyway. Just for the hell of it. Pretty, Red-haired, with a hot boyfriend. Reason enough for me!
Bloody irony ;-),
and I was all set up for your happy ending too. (sigh)
Still, temporary set-back only.
Damn jellyfish!
That really sucks. I was so happy for you until I got to the end. Oh well, maybe they'll break up soon and you'll have a chance again.
4's not too bad
could've been a lot worse
he could've been an @$$hole, at least this way you know he's got someone, he could've led you on
enough said
At least it gives you hope that there are cute sci-fi guys out there!
It's a slap in the face when she's so nice to you!
My female friends rub my back sometimes when we are out. She just might be a really cool friend.
You know, its funny, No one ever believes me that I met one of my exs at a bookstore. ALthough I DID. And you're testament to the fact that people can strike up conversations with complete strangers over something in common.
Thank you.
ewwwwwwww, I HATE that. So sorry mama!!! Keep looking. BTW, you ARE a total NERDY bird. But still love ya! :)
maybe next time linny...maybe you will meet againe someday and he will not have a nice g/f any more...lol
Don't worry about the nice girlfriend. Don't let it get to you. If you are broken up, you wern't compatable in the first place, or at least one of you didn't. If you look at it that way, it wasn't that bad a of loss and the man of your dreams is still out there. Just stop looking for him and he'll come when you don't expect it.
Keshi: Someone cloned you? What the hell? Do you know who it is or why?
Linny I know who it is...it's another jealous woman on the net...cos she has no one visiting her blog and she hates me to the core for the crowd I have :) She has been doing this sad act for over a year now..every blogmate knows this sadist woman...:)
If u click on the Keshi link u will see that my blogger id is different...and that this woman has no blog but just my profile page cloned...yeah, losers exist even on the net :)
Keshi.
Vicky...I feel your pain. This was the first time it had happened to me too...ever. I may now have to start camping out at the bookstore.
Hey Linny, consider you made 2 new friends, who knows, they may know more hunky sci-fic affrendos ;)
i hate when that happens. i'm sorry, but hey, he might have a cute twin with the same intrest in sci-fi
keep hope alive ;)
Damn. It.
Dammit dammit dammit.
That totally sucks!!
any lady who reads the weis & hickman (especially the death gate cycle), shouldn't have a hard time finding a fellow. seriously.
you'll do well.
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