I really should be in bed… April 26, 2009
Posted by Jess in randomness.trackback
Guess what. It’s 12:09 AM Sunday morning for me on the East Coast. Yes, I know I should be in bed. And I was. But I can’t sleep. I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately. I guess it isn’t completely bad. I mean, it was on those sleepless nights that I would write some more of my lately completed novel. So those sleepless nights lead to the completion of another novel. I guess that’s cool. But I really do hate having insomnia. It’s pretty lame.
Well, sometime tomorrow afternoon my mom and I are going to run some errands. One of the things we’ll be doing is swinging by the library so I can pick up my holds. I’ll look like such a dork walking out of the library with a stack of ten books. Well, it wouldn’t be the first time. Let me tell you something. Having a huge stack of books is fun and all, but I will tell you a story now that will demonstrate just how freaky it can be.
So there was this chick named Jess, and she was just walking through the library with this gigantic stack of books. Due to her clumsiness she stumbled and dropped a few of her books. Annoyed, she bent down to pick up those she had lost only to drop more in the process. A pair of scuffed tennis shoes stepped into her line of vision. Before she knew it a cute teenage guy was kneeling in front of her and helping her pick up her books. Her first thought is: “So chivalry isn’t dead after all…” Her second thought is: “Goodness, he has pretty eyes.” So Jess and this guy stand after they rescue all the books, and he smiles at her. She, being a very awkward sort of girl, blushes a little, smiles, and then mumbles a thank you. The boy with the pretty eyes says, “Baby, the only thanks I need is for you to return some of these books so you’ll have more time to get to know me.”
What kind of a pickup line is that? Maybe that line would work on some girls, but it just made me mad. Did he honestly think that I would return books that I want to read in favor of getting to know him. My my my. Someone has a rather high opinion of himself. Quite frankly, books are far more interesting than any random, pretty-eyed stranger.
So be on the lookout for those random, pretty-eyed strangers. They want to take your books from you! 
And now it’s 12:20 AM.
Um, um, um, wow?
But if he had pretty eyes… No. Still. That’s creepy. You seem to have a lot of, errr interesting, experiences regarding books and guys in random places
Pardon me while I finish howling with laughter.
Ok. There. I’m sorry if I seem unsympathetic – because I’m not. That fellow must have been … *giggles* I’m sorry, I’m sorry. If I had been in your place, I would have been mad too. If I was very clever, I might toss my head (however one does that) and say something cutting in reply. Most likely, though, I would only be able to find a scornful snort, at best.
HA! Leaving aside the fact that he expected you to give up some of your precious books for him, he called you ‘Baby’. On the first meeting. Ew.
LOL! What a jerk. Of course, he probably didn’t realize how important books are to some of us and probably didn’t expect that you’d be annoyed at him.
That has to be the most awkward situation ever! *is cracking up*
It’s kind of creepy too, he didn’t even know you…
*is also cracking up* Sorry, I would have been mad too….but, stil…. *giggles again*
That’s beyond funny, that’s hilarious. You should have beaten him over the head, with the book.