Yesterday was tough. Yesterday was a real bitch. I was on the phone all day with angry clients and all I could do was explain and apologize. After work, I boarded an El platform and waited twenty minutes as two trains packed with commuters sped passed. CTA had fucked up the trains, once again.
Fuck this, I thought to myself. I left the platform and headed to a loop bar, desperately needing a martini and a cheeseburger.
I sat at the only available spot at the bar, ordered a an Absolut with a twist and snagged a menu. The woman to my left, apparently a regular, was complaining to the bartender about her Blackberry and said she might have to throw it against the wall.
"Actually, I'd be most happy to throw your Blackberry against the wall for you....."
She laughed.
"What is that," I said, "the 90s version? You have that big antenna? Is that like the CB radio of Blackberries?"
"No," she said, "it's the latest model. The antenna is stuck in the up position because I hurled it once. I'm a sales manager and I have a lot of idiots working for me."
"So you broke your blackberry in a fit of anger?"
"I'll just have to take it out of my sales budget."
I motioned for the bartender: "Hit me again and put it on her tab."
We fell into conversation. She was 37, married with a teenage son and a house in the suburbs. She was shocked to learn my age, which made brightened my day a bit. I looked at my watch and realized that I was probably not going to film class that night.
We were joined by a retired cop and his drinking buddy who both had some great stories involving college football games and drinking. She ended up buying me two martinis, which made for a grand total of four. Two hours later, when it was time for her to leave, she moved in for what I thought was a hug. Instead, she planted a kiss on my lips and slipped me her business card.
I doubt I'll get together with her, but the validation was nice. Sometimes, the best remedy to a really shitty day is to go to a bar and have a couple stiff drinks. If you stay home, nothing will happen. If you go out, maybe nothing will happen. Then again, maybe something will. You might just have a good time.
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5 comments:
a burger and a martini huh? sounds good.
yeah, the validation is nice.
i'm sitting here wondering if there is ever a day where you aren't hit on?
Sounds like you had a pretty shitty day all up to the end there!
I could use a little validation myself, not that it's your problem but still...at least one of us seems to be popular.
I'm jealous... You have a place to go where there is a chance to get validated. The places I go I might get violated.
anonym(ii?): I wish. Still, it's nice to be validated once in awhile.
dicia: Yeah, but the right ending can make the day OK.
LLKULL3: (rimshot)
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