People watching...love the dirt!

So, I'm sitting here in the cafe at Borders in my fave area of Knoxville enjoying a little people watching. Do you ever do that? I have to admit, I LOVE it. I love guessing the stories behind the people I see, or better yet, making up stories. If they only knew...

For instance, this place seems to be flooding with older men at the moment. It's Tuesday mid-morning, and there isn't a shortage of khaki pants and stuffy shirts running around here. Why aren't they at work. If they don't work, why are they dressed like they do? None of the men are together, but they're all the same type. They flirt with the coffee shop chica, they look around the room eyeing all the other young beauties and then grab their coffee and huge slice of coffee cake and sit down pretending to do something important. Seriously, if it's that important, you'd be in your corner office right now yelling at some poor underachiever on the phone, and not here at Borders. You do not have any of us fooled. Sorry!

Then, there is the geek, huddled in the corner with books piled 2 feet high. Seriously? I don't care how long you stay here. No way you're reading all those books! He's probably figuring out quazi physics or whatever...something smart. Or, more than likely, he's actually designing his mega cool Star Wars Halloween costume. That's probably what he's up to. I should ask him. Naw, he'd probably fall out of his chair because no one besides his computer gamer geek friends has talked to him in like...ever. Not that I'm putting down the geeks. Love 'em!

OK...next we have the computer toting cool guys who seem a lot more intriguing than the others around here. Wonder what they're up to. One has the rocker look going on, so he's probably a musician trying to catch a break and is either working on web development (to pay the bills), or his latest and greatest, or... he's self-promoting himself on YouTube or Facebook.

The other laptop staring dude is actually my type of guy. His surfer blonde hairdo makes me feel like I should point and click the cursor to create a beach background for him and change his obviously uncomfortable choice of clothing to much more fitting beachy board shorts. He's totally out of place here. Trade that laptop for a surfboard. You know you want to! Time to move on...wait, where did he go? Should I search for him through the store to figure out what type of books he's into? That says alot about a person. In fact, I think a bookstore is a perfect place to meet someone and get an instant insight into their background. Did you find them in self-help, the children's section, fitness, travel or science fiction? This is priceless information to finding a dude or a dud.

Bottom line: If you wanna meet someone, head to your hottest bookstore cafe and take your pick from the "Newest Releases" to some "Possible Returns". Or, come find me, and we'll gossip. That'd be fun, too...and much less heartbreaking if you don't get a phone call the next day!