I outed myself today. →[More:]I was hanging out before yoga and hit up The Bookstore that Shall Not Be Named. And while I was there, I thought to myself, I thought, "You know, that jonmc character works here. I'm going to introduce myself."

But he totally fucked my comic timing! First of all, he was super-busy and disinterested in that "I Work At The Cool Bookstore" way. See, he wasn't at the info desk, he was at the station where people sell their crappy old used books to him.

Here is the conversation as it ran in my head, before meeting jonmc:

Brina: Hi, I was wondering if you could help me find a book.
Jonmc (not hurried or harried, just chillin'): Sure. What book is it?
Brina: Well, I don't remember the title, but it's a guide to basic mushroom identification.
Jonmc: (look at Brina a little strangely) ... Umm ...
Brina: If it helps, it's narrated by a bunny with a pancake on its head.

And then Jon would have been all, "Ohohoho! Snorf chuckle heeheehee!" And we would have formally introduced ourselves, and it would have been AWESOME.

But alas, it went like this instead:

Brina: Hi, I'm looking for a book --
Jonmc: Over there.
Brina: No, but it's about mushroom identification.
Jonmc: They can help you over there.
Brina: No, but it's about PORTOBELLOS!
Jonmc: (looks at me a little oddly) Those guys can help you over there.
Brina: No, but the cover has a picture of a bunny! A bunny! With a pancake on its head! (hysterical) There's a bunny!
Jonmc: Oh! Who are you?

Turns out Jon was really super-busy, so I wandered around the store for fifteen minutes or so, and when I came back he was more relaxed. He was all, "Sorry about earlier," and I was all, "Sorry about my bad timing."

But here's the thing: I had one shot at this! One shot at the perfect joke and introduction to the guy who works at a bookstore. It could have been hilarious, but instead I looked like a freak from a Bridget Jones book.

Happy ending: Jon was very nice, and he showed me some pictures of the Springsteen concert, and then I promised to come to the meetup on the 26th, and then I went off to yoga-land.

PS. Jon was the first bunny or MeFite I've ever met in real life.