The Cost of Love?
Setting: Walgreens on Market and 3rd a couple of weeks ago. I'm buying some last minute sunscreen before I head home to pack for my trip to DC. Yours truly is standing in line, reading a tabloid (of course!). The young man standing in front of me turns around.
Young Man: Hey, I'm a film student across the street (at the Academy of Art) and I'm making a documentary. Can I ask you some questions for it?
BS: Umm, I have a fear of cameras. (eyes go back to the article on Britney)
YM: Ah, okay. I don't have my camera on me so don't worry. I just wanted to try out some questions. Is that alright?
BS: Uhh, I suppose...(why do I have to be soo nice?)
YM: Tell me, what's the price of a cup of coffee?
BS: I don't know, I make my own coffee.
YM: You do? Oh, um okay. How about this: how much do you think a gallon of gas is?
BS: I wouldn't know, I don't drive.
YM: You're not helping.
BS: Sorry about that (back to the Britney article)
YM: How about this, what's the cost of love?
BS: (head goes up, surprised at question)
YM: (after a couple of moments) Well...Have you ever been in love?
BS: Err, um, hey, I think you're next (pointing to the cash register).
Labels: love in sf, musings
posted by brown sugar @ 2:35 PM
5 Comments:
At Tue May 08, 07:31:00 PM PDT ,
Anonymous said...
You have some zany encounters! *Jealous* No one talks to me while I'm in line!
At Tue May 08, 07:45:00 PM PDT ,
Anonymous said...
Umm... you left out the most important part! Was he cute?
I suppose you would have mentioned that if he was...
At Tue May 08, 09:42:00 PM PDT ,
Anonymous said...
i wonder if, like i do when approached by strangers, you were also wearing a look of utmost boredom and contempt on your face. no? just me? ;)
At Wed May 09, 05:31:00 AM PDT ,
Mediocre Blogger said...
Kudos to that guy for coming up with such a creative, though unsuccessful, way to hit on a girl.
At Wed May 09, 12:34:00 PM PDT ,
brown sugar said...
bengali chick:
I think it's because I have this trusting face that I have the randomist (and not so random) people come up to me. That or someone up there likes to torture me ;-).
tamasha:
He was super young (like 22) so I guess he was cute in that boyish sorta way. But then again, I've given up on all straight SF boys here-they suck! A miracle would be if "Krishan Behl" falls out of the sky or something. :-)
agk:
Girl, I was scowling the whole time. But his question of love did catch me off guard. It took me a second to think about if I'd ever been in love (yes, I have, but it was never reciprocated by the other party). Oh well... :-)
mediocre blogger:
Yeah, I have to give him props, too. Even though it didn't work on me, hope it works out on someone not as jaded as me. :-)
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