my anti-socialness is being anti-social

Listen:

Normally i am not the guy who strikes up conversations.  Unless i am in a particular mood, that is.  Either way, as i do my day to day errands, i’m happiest being left alone for a certain amount of time to do whatever it is i do throughout the day. (Not much!)

Today was a bit different.  Uncomfortably different, yet even as i type that, it wasn’t so uncomfortable after all.  Here’s the rundown.  (why am i all about rundown’s lately?)

Woke up and made breakfast- not really pertaining to the story, but i needed a starting point.

Got my hair “did” and had a nice bit of conversation about baby things with my friend Candice who cuts my hair. -not all that out of the ordinary, but its sets up the rest of it. stay with me.

Picked up amanda’s dry-cleaning (because i’m that amazing) and had a long talk with the Korean lady about the economy and her business. basically this lady is losing money almost daily, but she said it all with such a smile that i couldn’t help but feel a bit uncomfortable.  She said her family in Korea has lost interest in coming to the states because it’s no better than where they are for business.  I assured her that Amanda and i ONLY use her (which is true i think, i dont really handle the dry-cleaning) and she laughed out loud with joy.  ”thank you! thank you!” she said.  i wanted to hug her and tell her that she and her husband will get through the hard times, but who knows. maybe they wont?   as i was leaving she said “Obama is president now, its a new year, things will turn around for us.”  Amen sister.

on we go.  

Grocery store for dinner tonight-  we’re having Nate and Sara over tonight for a double date that is nearly six months in the planning.  We have stupid schedules sometimes.  Anyway, i’m looking through the celery and it looks like crap, which is unusual for our local store.  The produce guy is standing very close to me, and for some unbeknownst reason, i ask him why the celery sucks today?! THIS IS NOT LIKE ME!!   I didn’t say it angrily, i was genuinely interested.  He said that he got a bad batch and was pretty upset about it.  He apologized over and over, and i told him that i didn’t mind, just interested if it was out of season or whatever.  He made some joke that i courtesy laughed at, and i moved on.

keeping close one of my favorite anti social tools, i proceeded to the “self check out” forgetting that i had wine (sinner) so therefore someone would have to check my ID.  Normally i just hand it over, make an excuse as to why it is so torn up. (i wash my ID on a regular basis.) and move on.  This time i made small talk with the clerk.  He saw a picture of amanda in my wallet and asked about her.  i wasn’t even annoyed that he stayed around long after i had bagged my wine (sinner). 

out the door, i stop at the local, generic version of the RedBox.  There is a lady there, changing movies out, and cleaning the machine.  She moves out of the way so i can rent Wall-E.  and here comes Mr. Talkative again.  I ask this woman if she owns it, if she makes decent money with it, and tell her that Amanda and i try to use her’s more than the RedBox to support local KC business. She asks what i do, and it turns out that she digs Riddle’s music, and goes to a pretty cool church here in town.  

who would have thought that being friendly could be so nice?

Maybe it was the Boulevard Pale Ale Mustard i put on my egg sandwich this morning, maybe it was the different hair goo i am rocking today, maybe it’s the Counting Crow’s bender that i seem to be on lately.  Whatever it was, my anti-social side seems as if he’s being a bit anti-social. 

Cheers!