A strange thing happened at the comic shop...

Strange to me, anyway. Now I'm not -that- socially inept, but I just have it stuck in my head that attractive women are never interested in -me-, ever. Anyway, back to the story.

So last Thursday a cute girl and her friend walk in to the comic book shop I've been working at. (And no, that wasn't the strange thing. ) The owner was also in the store at the time, and between he and I, we try to get the smalltalk going, just like we do with every customer. Turns out both girls are pretty geeky, and they stick around for like an hour, chatting with us about random geeky stuff.

The conversation eventually shifts to cute girl going to college for art, and I think to myself, "Self, you need an artist for your webcomic! Say something!" I do, and the cute girl gets all starry eyed at the idea. So while the owner is his giggling his *** off (he knows I'm single) I grab a piece of paper to write down the web address for my webcomic. I figure I'll show her where to go, tell her to comment on the website if she's interested in doing the art, and leave it at that.

Cute girl, on the other hand, wants my full name, cell number, gives me her full name and number, and tells me to friend her on facebook. Which completely took me by surprise.

Is this sort of thing normal in public business? I was stuck in an office job for the better part of the last decade and didn't really talk to many people in person, so I'm reeeaally out of the loop on this stuff.

good luck D.B.B.

Dear Penthouse, I never thought this could happen to me, but...

yes this is perfectly normal in buisness and in life.

call girl, talk alot, have a great time.

And never show her this thread.

How can I make a webcomic?

Normal.

Just roll with it, dude.

Yes, it is common. Two of the sexiest things are confidence and passion. You were talking about something you felt comfortable with (confidence) and that you feel strongly about (passion). We all hear about people "lighting up" when they talk about something dear to them. Well, you probably "lit up", and this girl noticed it. Will it go anywhere, like a relationship? Who knows? Just have fun.

[OP:]
I hear singing and there's no one there
I smell blossoms and the trees are bare
All day long I seem to walk on air
I wonder why
I wonder why
I keep tossing in my sleep at night
And what's more I've lost my appetite
Stars that used to twinkle in the skies
Are twinkling in my eyes
I wonder why

[Forum:]
You don't need analyzing
It is not so surprising
That you feel very strange but nice
Your heart goes pitter patter
I know just what's the matter
Because I've been there once or twice
Put your head on my shoulder
You need someone who's older
A rubdown with a velvet glove
There is nothing you can take
To relieve that pleasant ache
You're not sick
You're just in love

... and never show her this thread.

Yeah you're fine and that's normal. I'd ask the mods to delete this at once heh.

Congrats on finding and artist for your webcomic. Things like that happen every day. I was with a friend at the book store a couple weeks ago and she happened to strike up a conversation with the guy selling Nook's. Somehow she mentioned that she does freelance A/V work and it turns out he was a part time professor at the local community college. He knew another professor there that needed some help filming a class she taught and thus a job was earned. You never know where that will happen, you just have to keep you ears open and take your shots when they present themselves. That same thing holds true for meeting people.

This is not normal. You are a twisted freak living in a nightmarish faerie tale narrated by Rod Serling. Soon they will come to take you away, the Deep Ones, and you shall join them and their bloated patriarch Dagon as they dance madly at the bottom of the ocean.

And never show her this thread.

Just remember to clear history and never use Google autosearch.

....and never show her this thread.



S.

Just pretty much not let her on your computer.

in fact, delete your account right now and burn any bank statements that may lead her to even suspect you might once have been here.

...and then give us the address for your webcomic so we can post this in your forums and expose you and laugh at you misfortune.
(frak... was i supposed to type that? someone delete this thread!)