Working at the gym forces me to interact with random people on a daily basis (false- I work as little as possible, so two days a week in actuality). Usually I just smile, swipe their ID, and continue staring at people working out. Or at the clock. I work in the site with all the heavy lifting equipment which means that I am around certain types of Cornellians. The main categories are faculty/staff, huge dudes getting ripped, and grad students. Usually all are of the male gender.
I had an awkward experience at this site a couple years ago with a grad student in which he asked me out without me realizing it. I'm an idiot, I know, but it's not something I'm used to. And, to top it off, I was 19 and he was a thirty-something international student from India. Who would ever have seen that coming? He came into the gym, said hi, worked out for under 20 minutes (???), and then came back to the desk.
"Do you drink coffee?"
Not being a coffee drinker, I obviously said no.
"Let me rephrase, do you drink any sort of beverage?"
"Uhhhh...yea...." How did I not see where this was going? My thought was, obviously I drink beverages, where are you going with this? I'm such a fool.
"Would you like to get a drink with me sometime?"
Oooohhhhhhhhhh.
Then it just gets awful. I paused for too long and then made the noise "Uhhhhhhhhhh....." for the most awkward amount of time possible. No more, no less. I then AGREED. WHAT? WHY? He asked me for my number, so I obviously had to make things even more awkward. I offered him my EMAIL ADDRESS. Who does that? Needless to say, nothing came of it (see, my plan worked, ha). Those first few days were pretty stressful though. Luckily my awkwardness warded him off.
Anyway, after this encounter, I decided that this year the tables will be turned and I will be the one alienating the grad students. I have had a few successful experiences thus far. Stay tuned.
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