And the Creep-o-meter hit 20...

2038-01-19T03:14:07Z

Now, I've run into people I don't like, but I take my time about deciding that kind of thing. I watch them and look for any redeeming qualities. I don't just write people off for being annoying--I worked in retail for crying out loud. I'd have to write everyone off if I did--myself included. But you know, I've never met anyone that made me want to vacate the premisis or poke them with something very sharp and pointy.

That happened this past Sunday. I was the designated driver--just in case there was any hard drinkin' for a night at the volunteer fireman's ball. Total bust, btw. Live music was good, the fact that everyone there was over 50 was not so good, and then there was the slide show of horrible accidents flashing just above the dance floor--down right mood kill.

It was a good thing we had dinner first, because that was fun, but now my me and sis and her friends Kate and Haley were waiting on our fifth guest who I will call, Innocent. We sat by the door so we could stop her from paying to get in--'cause the plan was to go do something else far, far away.

We noticed a crush of people waiting in the alcove to pay to get inside the hall. A tall guy, with brown hair and eyes wearing sandals [0_o;wtf?] of all things on a windy and rainy night. He stood to the back with a pair of dancing shoes dangling in his hand. Whatever, the slide show was weird, what could possibly be worse? And then my sis' friend came in and got in line. Mister Dancin' Shoes got right up behind her. >0<; Ew...

We all got up to meet Innocent when Mr. Dancin' Shoes hugs my sis. We all stop dead in our tracks and eyeball him. Apparently, Innocent brought her boyfriend whom she broke up with on Facebook... Wish she had a cell phone, 'cause these are the moments where being prepared really counts.

I guess he looked like he wanted to hug Haley too--sucks being the cute one--but she ducked behind my super bitch shield--oh, yes it exists and it works very well.

We stood there while Flash--my sis--explained to Innocent why we were leaving this oh, so dull party and somehow, we ended up deciding on going to a nearby restaurant for desert and coffee. Truth be told, one look at Mr. Dancin' Shoes and I was ready to end the night. I didn't really want to be in the same restaurant much less the same table, but that wasn't the way that worked.

The four of us got to the restaurant first and found ourselves seated next to the only other table being used. I guess it was a super slow night if we were the only other guests. Innocent and Mister Dancin' Shoes got there last.

We were all sitting at a round table. I got to sit across from Mister Weirdy so I got a good look at him. Kate sat next to me, then Haley, then Mr. Creepy McDancin' Shoes and Miss Innocent and then my sis, Flash.

The man sure could stir up a whole batch of uncomfortableness and instant dislike. From the moment we got in the car and while we were alone in the restaurant the four of us were like WTF? None of us had ever met the guy, but now that we had... Innocent is 24, Mr. Creepy is a divorced 42 year old. I realize that age is just a number, but when you have so little life experience this is just a bad idea.

Innocent met him at a ballroom dancing class and he's her dancing partner. I'm pretty sure that's why she never saw this weirdy coming. Ballroom dancing requires you to move as one, and the guy does the leading. So not only does she have to allow him entry into her personal space, she had to trust him. I can't fathom any other reason this guy could get past her creep-o-meter other than constant exposure.

Anyway, dessert was where things got interesting. Like I said, I was in a good position to watch him. He liked being surrounded by younger girls. A lot. He tried talking to everyone. Kate was pretty quiet. She tried really hard not to say anything that would hurt Innocent, but she wasn't especially thrilled with Mr. Creepy Sandalman.

Flash would talk to both him and Innocent and she'd was the one holding up most of the conversation, because Mr Creepy McWTF kept leaning over to Haley and whispering to her throughout dessert. Haley was pretty clipped with her replies and not thrilled with the attention. And I definitely understood why.

Not only is he setting off everyone's perv alarm there's little to no music in the restaurant and the two other guys that were sitting in a nearby table had already gone. There was no real reason for Mr Creepy McDanin' Shoes to behave as he did. He hardly talked to Innocent and she was his girlfriend! He sure wasn't leaning in her direction and he didn't even pay for her dessert which he ate half of! For a guy who was just dumped and them taken back, this was beyond rude and ridiculous.

So were his commments about, "I like 24 year olds" Eww, no kidding... and my favorite, "Haley, I love that name" um, quadruple eww! And his attempts to get Haley to sing the Rubber Ducky song? Yeah, I know WTF?

We split from the missmatched duo straight after and couldn't stop talking about Creepy McWeirdyShoes. You know that feeling you get when you walk down a dark alley alone? Well, that's the kind of creepy assed vibe he was sending. We checked out his Facebook, which seemed geared for younger chicks. Haley was distressed when she recognized a picture of her sis at a Christian cafe taken during band night--a night when all the highschoolers come and listen to whatever band happens to be passing through on their way to Vancouver or Seattle.

I am more than a little disturbed that the guy says he's networking from Bellingham, but goes all the way to Stanwood for ballroom dancing and spends his Saturday nights in the company of young highschool girls. Good thing the place is crawlin' with chaperones. But I guess that's half the problem. Other than being tall and angular, he's pretty non-descript. They probably consider him a chaperone, too. And he's intense for someone with such mousy coloring. When he looks at you, you feel a little defiled and more than a little gross--especially if you were Haley...

And then there was his Facebook movie list. I don't know any straight man who would admit, much less list romantic comedies and romantic dramas as the majority of his favorite movies. Must be an appeal to sensitivity or some shit like that. Most of the girls on his list are Innocent's age. Honestly though, with a quote like this as his tag line how could anyone mistake what it is he's after? "There's no religion but sex and music...Sting"

For a would-be Christian singer, that's kind of an oxymoron.

Innocent, sweet Innocent...There's a guy out there for you. So please don't waste your kisses on this creepy assed frog.

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