Monday, May 15, 2006

"Looking for My Latin Lover"

Did I happen to put this shirt on today?

I went to Dupont Circle in search of some brown closed-toe shoes this afternoon after work, and I got looked over so many times! Not only that, but these guys were talking to me...ugh. It just makes you feel dirty. I wasn't even dressed in any kind of provocative manner. Yuck.

The first guy was like...30 or so, South American, and he passed me coming out of Safeway. He's walking with his friend, turns around, looks me over, and then clicks his tongue a few times. I hurried into the store to get away. Then I had to go into the McDonald's across the street so that I could use the restroom, and he was in there, at a table between the door and the bathroom. I tried to hurry past him, and he starts to stand up and talk to me! He said something, but I ran into the bathroom really fast so that I didn't have to talk to him. Then I prayed that he wouldn't talk to me when I left. He didn't, and I didn't have to talk to him anymore.

Then, after a lot of walking and finally finding Payless, I am buying my new shoes. The guy behind the counter (who is probably early 20's) says, "Tus ojos es muy bonita." For those of you who never took, or don't remember high school Spanish, that translates to "Your eyes are very beautiful." He's my sales clerk! I was expecting him to tell me how much my shoes cost...I hurried and said "thank you." He then proceeded to explain to me what he said by saying, "I just told you you have good eyes." Not really knowing what to say at this point, I quickly ask where the nearest Metro stop is and hightail it out of there. Now I'm safe at home, and currently alone. Maybe I should take a nap and start the afternoon over...

My shoes are really cute though, so that's a plus, right?

3 comments:

Stephanie said...

I liked your title. Funny situations to read about, but I'm sure not so fun to experience. Glad I don't have problems with guys hitting on me (except Carlos of course). Glad you found some cute shoes too!

Unknown said...

Heh. DuPont Circle is always fun in the evenings. Too bad you won't be there on Halloween, when they have the anual drag-queen race around the circle in high-heels.

Novel Concept said...

Oh man, Peter...I might have to come back to see that, because the mental image is just incredible right now.