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CELESTE AND THE ATTEMPTED WOO-ER

Thursday 20 April 2006

Every morning is the same fo me - I'm not a morning person mainly because I don't sleep well (although on weekends I enjoy getting up early) so I wake up at about 7.15am and in that time wash, do my hair, put on some make up, get dressed and pop my iPod on. I leave the house at 7.42 (give or take a minute) and walk to the bus stop for my 7.49 bus.

I love my iPod because people don't talk to me. I have been cursed with a friendly face which people - strangers - freaks like and will make a bee line for me to sit and chat.

I sit near the back of the single deck bus - there's always a seat for me there and switch off into my world and sing along in my head to The Darkness and a bit of Aerosmith. It's lovely.

But today. Today was different. Everything was going normally until we get to the bus stop in town where we have to sit for 7 minutes (why this is - I do not know) I'm just in the throws of Pink by Aerosmith when there's a tap on my shoulder.

I look next to me, take my ear piece out (I make a bigish deal of this so he can see I'm listening to music) and wait to see what his beef is.

'Hello' he says in a South African accent
'Um Hi' I say back
'I've just moved here. Don't think much of the weather.'
'Yes well April Showers and all that - I take it you're South African?'
'Yes! You know your accents'
'I grew up there.'
'No way! Jeez man! What a coinicidence!'
'yay *nervous laugh* isn't it'
'So I wanted to talk to you because you look like a really sweet person'
'Riiiiight ok. I'm surprised I'm quite grumpy in the morning!'
'Ach no man you look lovely - I like the purple eye stuff - really suits your eyes'
'Thanks. Um, I've been sick since Thursday so I thought I'd put on a bit more make up so I didn't look so crap' Oh Goddddd he's chatting me up. I just want to listen to my musiccccc
'So how long have you lived here? Fancy showing me the ropes?'
'Umm about 7 months - I don't really know anywhere to be honest I'm usually up in London or Reading at weekends...'
'So we could explore Southampton together then!'
'Um as friends sure'
'Oh party pooper. Why as friends?'
'I'm taken I'm afraid.'
'Is it? Ah jeez that's a shame. No way I could convince you to think otherwise?'
'Errr no - oh this is my stop - nice meeting you umm good luck finding your way'
'Hey what's your name? I'm Greg!'
'Celeste - Byeeeee'

He then waves and grins madle at me as the bus pulls away.

I have to admit I felt really flattered. Normal only weirdos chat me up on a bus. So it must mean I'm not a freakish looking mutant after all.

Yay for eye shadow!

Posted by Celeste at April 20, 2006 04:01 AM | TrackBack

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