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30 March 2006

Flattery, unlike coriander, is the spice of life. I just went downstairs to deliver some invoices to accounting. →[More:] The lady who was to receive them looked maybe five years older than me—so, young—and was quite pretty. I did the knock-on-the-open-door thing to announce myself, she turned away from her computer to look at me—and I got the most spontaneous look of pleasant surprise I've ever seen in my life.

I'm terrible at noticing interest of any degree and have the self-esteem of an earthworm, but she might as well have held up a Wile-E.-Coyote-style sign saying "Wow! Hello!" That she seemed slightly flustered while I properly introduced myself and handed over the paperwork only supported my hypothesis; ditto the shy smile and awkward silence before I excused myself.

My ego is feeling quite properly boosted.

post by: Zozo at: 12:31 | 11 comments

Congratulations, zozo!

posted by Miko 30 March | 12:51

I was going to point out that your typeface is particularly pleasing today.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 30 March | 12:55

So you're gonna ask her out then, right?

posted by black8 30 March | 13:02

Sweet, zozo! it's always nice to get that little ego boost.

posted by gaspode 30 March | 13:03

Perhaps I will sneak a picture with the camera in my phone and take it home to Dr. Girlfriend for approval.

posted by Zozo 30 March | 13:03

"I just went downstairs to deliver some invoices to accounting when..."

Bow-chicka-bow-bow.

posted by ooga_booga 30 March | 14:58

Sweet, zozo! it's always nice to get that little ego boost.

You're not kidding. I think I may like it even better than sex, and I like sex a lot. But that moment when you first sense interest is an addictive sensation indeed.

posted by jonmc 30 March | 15:05

Dr. Girlfriend

What a great, great show.

posted by mike9322 30 March | 15:07

It's even more of a kick for me because of how rarely it happens—the sensing it, anyway; I don't doubt I get more appreciative looks than I notice, I'm not horribly disfigured or anything. Such a blatant—and apparently unintentional—show of interest is a rare treat, and a hell of a rush.

posted by Zozo 30 March | 15:10

I know I've mentioned this before, but the mutual lookback - where both of you look back at the same time to check each other out - is like a small explosion of goofy "I'm bad"-ness in the brain. Oh. Yeah.

Totally puts a wiggle in my walk.

posted by Frisbee Girl 30 March | 15:50

Frisbee Girl: You are so right, the mutual doubletake is like an electric shock. A great feeling!

Over the past two years I've been working out a lot more, got a better haircut, and generally looked better than I had for a couple years before that. I'm sure part of it is that I just feel better, too. So it's been interesting watching these behaviors return to my life after I'd gotten used to not seeing them often. They are so surprising and fun. When you get a big smile on a sidewalk, or turn to look at someone and catch them just turning their eyes away from you...mmM! So nice.

It's the dance.

posted by Miko 30 March | 15:55

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