Awkward Convenience
I’m starting to realize that I am the king of awkwardness. Aside from getting into awkward situations constantly and not knowing how to react, I’m also able to sense awkwardness upon immediately entering a room even if no words have been spoken in my presence. I had this realization about sensing awkward situations just yesterday, actually. I was going to one of my favorite places in the whole wide world, a convenience store. I’m obsessed with these places which is obvious with a quick run through some of my past blog posts. Just type in “convenience” into the search box and see for yourself.
Immediately upon entering the store I could feel the awkward tension without being immediately aware of the situation. I honed in on the cashier and a guy paying for his things. I’m really disappointed in myself for not noticing what the guy was buying because I’m pretty sure that whatever it was I could make fun of him for it. Even if it was exactly what I was going to buy I could somehow spin it to make me seem better than him. Anyways, the cashier was a woman who was probably in her mid-40′s. I’m not one to bang old Midwestern women, but I could see how some poor sap could find her attractive. Though, lately I have had an urge to bang an ugly chick. It’s not like I can’t get young, attractive women, it’s just that banging an ugly chick seems wrong and that wrongness kind of does something thrilling to the good ol’ swivel cock (Call Back!).
I tried to loiter around the front of the store for the while so I could take in the complete awkwardness of the situation. It’s very rare for me to witness awkwardness without being directly involved, so I tried to soak it in as best as I could. Besides, I have a fucking blog to maintain and I need all the content possibilities I can get (Ask Josh, you fucks). The first thing I heard was the guy saying “Did I do something wrong?”. Right there I knew this was going to be awkwardness gold and quite possibly the best conversation in convenience store history, which would really only have to beat out “Yeah, and I’ll take a pack of Swisher Sweets and a couple scratch tickets”. I had just missed the beginning, but it turns out this guy was hitting on the female cashier. I really wish I would have been able to hear his opening line. If I ever have the chance to use a time machine, or stumble into a genie with three wishes situation it’ll be the first thing I do.
Well, this mustachioed man couldn’t just take his rejection and leave with his head down followed by a call to his shrink, like I would have done. He had to hang out at the counter and keep asking follow-ups. I can kind of understand that, because you feel like you dig a fucking hole when you get rejected so you try and talk your way out of it, usually resulting in extreme awkwardness, a bloody female face and a night in jail. This is what the rest of the conversation went like:
Mustache Face: What did I do wrong?
Cashier: You didn’t do anything wrong.
Mustache Face: I can tell I did something wrong because you rejected me.
Cashier: Believe me, you didn’t do anything wrong.
Mustache Face: I can tell I did something wrong because your face is red.
Cashier: My face isn’t red.
Mustache Face: I just wanted to get together for dinner some time, it’s not that big of a deal.
Cashier: I have a boyfriend.
Mustache Face: I think you’re lying.
Cashier: I’m not lying. I have a boyfriend and he’s in Texas right now.
Yeah, I was basically cringing more and more with every word this guy spoke. It was really an amazing conversation. Also, what is the fucking point of telling an obviously creepy guy, who is hitting on you, that your boyfriend is many states away? I came up with two conclusions.
1. She subscribes to the whole “if your boyfriend is out of state it isn’t considered cheating” thing and that was this guy’s opening to start banging her over the cash register, tub of rancid, germ filled beef jerky and display of 5 hour energy.
2. She completely understood the guy’s creepiness and obsessive factors and is just a really big fan of getting raped.
Either way, it was about the most fantastically awkward situation I’ve experienced since the time I told a waitress to “go get me some more water like a good woman should” in a sarcastic tone. She ended up calling me an asshole so I didn’t give her a tip, but I did give her the nickname “Owen Wilson nose face”. I don’t really know what that has to do with anything, other than showcasing my amazing people skills.
Loading ...
