On Sixth Senses, Approachability, and the Penniless Nomad Actors
@stuffisthings I have jovial face, too! My friend was shocked at how frequently strangers flock to me to ask questions about directions, their boyfriends, or the time - even when I've got ear buds in, my hood up, and my book out. I just look mad approachable in a customer service-y way? but not so much in a makey outy way.
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On Sixth Senses, Approachability, and the Penniless Nomad Actors
@ietapi we are soul friends. insanity. on the upside: you sound fun as hell!
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On Sixth Senses, Approachability, and the Penniless Nomad Actors
@ietapi yesss. I bro out more with the ones I want to bone. B/c I'm scared that they will know i like them? Maybe? I guess my form of flirting is mostly thinking nice thoughts about them while acting aggressively asexual and like, shoulder punching them.
I'm trying to learn and I literally was talking to a boy I like and one of my coworkers/best bros was like "what in the world was THAT?! you were giving that dude insane person eyes!". I totes thought I was winning at flirting that night. NOPE!:(
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On Sixth Senses, Approachability, and the Penniless Nomad Actors
@leastimportantperson draw a portrait of them. Scratch out the eyes so hard the pen goes through the paper. order robitussin on the rocks. wear a live possum as a scarf. claim to make snuff films.
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On Sixth Senses, Approachability, and the Penniless Nomad Actors
@WaityKatie Samesies! I am smiling or touching arms through gritted teeth b/c I feel like I am drowning in awkward. Or like, I don't know when it is correct to do those things?
Like I just pop out of nowhere, basically slap their forearm and then apply too much pressure for like a 4 count (mouthing "one- one thousand...two - one thousand...", natch)while locking eyes with them so hard that should they try to avert their eyes, I move my face to follow theirs, smiling like a maniac.
This is less of an exaggeration than I would like. :(
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On Sixth Senses, Approachability, and the Penniless Nomad Actors
@WaityKatie My advice: Wear an absurd hat or costume. Scream loudly with no explanation. Men love a MYSTERY!
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On Sixth Senses, Approachability, and the Penniless Nomad Actors
LW2: I tend to totally give more of a "kid sister" or "bro" vibe than a "girl whose mouth I want to put my mouth on" kind of vibe, evidently. I recently have been doing a lot of thinking about why that is since, I'm pretty foxy (and really, how much does foxiness matter? How many people are actually a collection of horrors sent from hell wrapped in human skin? Not too many! We are all probably pretty hot in our own ways!).
I wonder if it's because I historically, I've been a little...uncomfortable? with attention from dudes? I'm still parsing it out, but I've noticed that sometimes I didn't pick up on signals from peeps until I've just sorta ruined things by acting aggressively platonic.
I'm getting out of it now, but I still don't know how in the world people flirt without feeling like a ridiculous fraud. Not too piggy back too much, but any tips Hairpinners? Me and lovely, tall LW2 need help!
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On Happy Sadie Hawkins Day Eve
wait - not to be nitpicky, but doesn't the article say it's in November? "By 1952, Sadie Hawkins Day was reportedly celebrated at 40,000 known venues. It became a day-long event observed in Canada and in the United States on the Saturday that follows November 9."
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On Ask a Clean Person: Tackling a Major Clean-up, Part One
@katherine Oh man - this is exactly where I'm at. I have a teensy lil "oh-god-how-am-I-almost-30-and-living-here!!" room, and a lot of my room is taken up my my dog's crate. Where do I put my clothes? So I can get to them! And not have to hang them up everyday! (So far, the best answer I've come up with is : all over the floor like an animal.
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On Sixth Senses, Approachability, and the Penniless Nomad Actors
@Too Much Internet I was trying to flirt with him by saying that. :(