But more about that in another post. I have an even better story to tell.
This evening, I was hauling in boxes into my new Sexy Dojo* and shoving them into my walk-in closet. I am an extremely nostalgic person (no shit) so I keep almost everything that can be tied to a memory.
As I am on my tip toes trying to push in this tiny box, a tiny scrap of papers flutters to the ground. I picked up the yellowish, fragile paper and realize it's a receipt. A receipt with the name "Amy" and a phone number on it.
Bust out your flux capacitors. We're going back in time.
Set to 2005.
When I moved to Los Angeles right after graduating college, the first thing I did was try and find a job. Leo and I graphed out a radius of where we were going to submit resumes and everyone knows you have to start off in the service industry if you're going to make it in LA. Leo and I both got hired on the spot as servers at a little restaurant in Hollywood (we would later find out that we both got the gig because our gay manager thought it was cute to hire a "gay couple").
I digress. One evening, our restaurant closed down for a private event. It's all a bit hazy, but from what I remember bus loads of college kids dresses as angels or demons came pouring out. I was busy all night serving drinks, but at some point the party got out of control and I stopped working altogether. I struck up a friendship with a small group of guys and girls; I remember that one cute girl, in particular, was really friendly. I started taking shots with them, chatting them up, taking more shots, etc. The group was a lot of fun.
At the end of the night, the friendlier girl said to me, "I'm going to give you my number!" She grabbed my server's book and scribbled down her name and number on the back of one of my receipts. I was extremely flattered, but dismissed it as she was probably just being really nice and really drunk. Besides, I was dating Lynn at the time so I thought nothing of it. I tucked it into my book and forgot about it.
Flash forward 3 years later; this very evening. In my hands was that receipt. So what do I do?
I made the decision to text her:
"Amy?"
What the hell right? I swear sometimes I do these things for the sake of having blog stories. I'm sure that girl changed her number by now. Or lives somewhere else. Or won't respond to a random text message out of nowh--
Seconds later:
"Yes?"
Part II to follow...
* official name of bachelor pad to be decided at a later date
84 comments:
Dont leave me hanging!! Does she remember you? are you two going to have a coffee date?
Whats it like living alone??
Oh I do love a good nostalgia post.
I can't believe you actually did that, but I'm very much looking forward to hearing what happens!
How much have you had to drink tonight:-)
Yeah im also waiting for part two....hope its good:)
haha you are insane but I love it. Can't wait for pt. 2.
Can't wait to hear what happened next! Not surprising that she still has the same cell phone number. I have had mine for over 8 years.
Holy freaking mother of God - she answered!?!
Hurry it up with part 2, would ya?
I've had three different numbers since 2005...I can't believe she still had the sameone!
Yay fun blog story to come! :-)
Can't believe you just sent a text saying 'Amy', how weird! (But fun) :-)
You're so ballsy! That's awesome!
When we moved I found a ton of receipts including McDonald's receipts from 2005.
They did NOT have phone numbers on them or any other relevance to our lives anymore.
I hate living with a packrat
Hope it was Amy answering and not her boyfriend or anyone else playing a trick on you.
Hurry up with it already!
Somewhere out in the blogosphere, Amy is blogging about the random text she just got.
Can't wait for part II!
I think Sexy Dojo is a brilliant name for your batchelor pad, don't change it.
DUDE - that's the best cliffhanger EVER. I wanna hear about the part where you lay down your mojo...
Haha!
I know this one! I know this one!
Turns out Amy has taken these three years to have sexual reassignment surgery...
And you're back to getting eserved!
Haha...SO...you make it so easy for me!
See, THAT is a timely response!
so that took some guts my friend, LOVE it.
Okay you got my attention. What happened next?
im impressed that you remember who gave you that number that long ago! Cant wait to see what happens!!!!
Oh this is going to be good!!! Hurry up with part 2!!!!
Why must you keep a girl waiting? Come on dish it.
See I have similar stories, I find a number, text them;
"Person whose number I just found?"
"No"
yep, my life is a thrill a minute
Well somebody has some big cajones. You go, SO!
ah! i hate cliffhangers!
Strong move!
Nicely done captain!
Quick quesiton though, how much liquid fortification did it take to send that text?
BUT "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained" is dead on...and it always makes good blog fodder.
Can't wait for part 2!
oooooooh, the suspence. I likie!
omg. I'm so excited! MORE!!! Finish the story!
Hilarious! Random texts are fantastic...
oh oh I anxiously await part two...these stories are the best. its the type of thing that doesnt normally happen in real life...like the time I rear-ended someone (just a few weeks ago) and he asked me out to dinner later that night.
yep.
hi, you hit my car, can I take you to dinner?
Sexy Dojo is one kick ass name for a condo. Much better than Cavern of Love or Love Temple or something equally cliché. Keep it as Sexy Dojo!
I want to know what happened!!! NOW!!!
I guess I totally went the wrong route for making it in LA. I got a job at my university first. Though I did get offered a job at The Container Store in Pasadena. I asked a question of what turned out to be the manager, and she was all "I like you, you should come work here." That was last January, and I still think she may have been hitting on me.
Son of a bitch that's a good story so far. Unless the "Yes" was written by her now-husband and he's going to Dojo up your ass for texting her.
yep, she's married with a kid on the way. but happy texting... ahahaha.
seriously, I hope this one has a good ending, finally! SO must get laid, SO must get laid, SO must get laid....
I hope she's great and you have lots and lots of sex. At least one of us will be getting laid.
Please tell me the next thing you asked was, "Are you naked?"
you're going to have to buy new boxers to fit your suddenly huge cojones.
good job, so!
Way to go! Now tell us the rest!!!
"I swear sometimes I do these things for the sake of having blog stories."
HAHAHAH
ME TOO.
gaaah i hate cliffhangers!!
i used to save everything, then i started moving once a year. now i save NOTHING unless i can justify carting around from house to house.
Sooo good.
AHHH I want part II!!! I love that you actually texted her. It's going to make a great story no matter how it ends.
But really, where's part II :)
I could kill you for leaving us hanging like that. I might consider no longer reading as a sign of protest but then I'd be the loser who doesn't know what happens at the end of the story. ;)
that is just mean! tell us more!
Wow, I'm moving from one apartment to another right now and I can't stop throwing stuff away. You're either so sentimental it's cute, or you're a lucky bastard who's moving into a REALLY big place and I'm jealous. Maybe both.
Wow , and she remembered who you are after these 3 years?
Congrats on the condo! Now bring on Pt. 2!
... the hand of fate ..
and, PLEASE, don't start doing Riff Dog - it's so boring! Just finish the story already ... ;)
Thats so weird.. I just had a guy do that same thing to me who i hadnt talked to in a couple of years.
It didnt work out tho. Hope its better for u! Good Luck!
very nice!
i just thew 99% of my stuff away --but it was from the exhusband and ...oh well. that was then.
Ooo exciting! :)
Though I gotta tell you... I'd be pissed if I found out my boyfriend kept a number a girl gave him while we were dating... then again, I'm the jealous type.
1. Sexy Dojo is like the greatest name for a condo ever!!!!!!!
2. I'm glad I got to use my flux capacitor, I was going to toss it in the move but boy am I happy I kept it around.
3. Seriously, you can't leave a cliff hanger like that and not finish it within the week.
that's so brave of you to text her. were you drunk?
You're moved??
And you are SO brave. I guess you subscribe to the "what's the worst that could happen" theory.
...and? AND? And?!
I NEED to know what happened.
Tell her your apt. burned down and all that was left was her number. And a snickers. And you knew it was a sign to share.
whaaaaat? she responded, that's awesome. part two now please.
omg omg omg best blog post ever!!!! i'm seriously really impressed that you texted her out of the blue like that. i bet part two is really amazing. please let part 2 come soon!!!
Holy shit SO. She seriously answered?
I'm ruining my nails waiting for Part 2, come on!!!!
damn you SO you are such a TEASE!!!!!
gah! i can't wait for part II, i hope you are writing it right now.
but you are my hero for having the guts to text her!
Definitely a ballsy move, Mister. Can't wait to find out what comes next.
blue balls
Thats it???? She said yes, and you stop it there? you should have at least told us a few more texts to let us know if she remembers you or not. I know, I'm just being greedy, I want to hear the whole story NOW, not later. But this is your blog... so I shall patiently wait.
what an awesome post - looks like everyone is loving the cliffhanger ending!
Ahaha, this happened to me last week! I met a guy 2 and a half years ago, gave him my number, exchanged a few messages but nothing ever happened. Lost his number when I changed phones sometime in between.
And then last week, I get a message:
"Is this Kath?"
No idea who it was, so I replied, eventually figured it out, had a nice text-chat, said we'd keep in touch etc.
Except that I told him I had a boyfriend, so I'm guessing he won't.
Hope it works out better for you.
Okay I am new to your blog and now I can't wait to read more....
and today is when you post part 2 for us to read :D
aah waah..
I am so glad to have stumbled upon your blog! I'm officially addicted.
Congrats on the new condo!
Helloooo. I'm waiting for part two!
And I had to comment b/c there were 69 comments and I feel you're too classy for that.
hurry up with part 2 already!
Oh hurry up with Part 2! And it's entirely possible she remembers you! I had a guy just the other day Facebook me with a really nice message asking if I remembered meeting him. I met him one random night out about a year ago, but I remembered him! If I didn't have a boyfriend I'd be all over it! Good luck!
Oh I cant wait to see what happens....
I'm on the edge of my seat!
This is better than a cliffhanger from the first season of Lost!
my first time reading oyur blog and you leave me hanging!!!!!!
The suspense will kill me a bit on the inside.
Oh, I hope this ends well. My best friend did this to some guy she had met ages ago when she had been dating somebody else. Now she's in a serious relationship with him and thinks they'll get married.
i'll be waiting for the pt.2..
*waves* ah well. thanks for stopping by. good on ya for actually taking the time to find which one is my actual blog. :) i obviously opened up half of them and forgot the rest, they haven't been updated in awhile! Eternal Sunshine is your fave movie! you've just earned super awesome person points in my book!
dude, you serious about this?
I'm like a friggen addict looking for his next hit......
GIVE US WHAT WE WANT
Eek! A cliffhanger?!
You have cojones (or whatever the testicles in Spanish is...), sir.
oh. my. gosh. i cannot wait for part 2! congrats on the bravado, sir.
Crazy! I want to hear more! And the condo? How's that?
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