"i don't mean to freak you out, so if you want me to go away, i will"

haha, funniest pickup line ever (see title of this entry). this guy was just kind of dancing next to us at the bar and when he said that i don't think he expected kari to just say "ok" and turn away and keep dancing with the girls. haha. i love my new roomie-to-be. :)

so kari and i went downtown last night to meet up with amy, an old dance friend who is now moving to san diego. two of her college friends were there too, both super sweet. it was fun to just sit around and catch up and have a few drinks and then hop a cab to another bar for some dancing. the atmosphere was so great, i love chicago nightlife. it's the perfect city. much cleaner and safer feeling than nyc. and seeing all the lights driving in on the highway, along lake shore drive where you can see the navy pier ferris wheel and the lake. i just love it. it would be so fun to live in the city for a little while in my young adult, fresh out of college years. for now, i'm grateful for my cheap living situation and the 45 minute drive into the city. (or a quick train ride i suppose if we're willing to drop cab fares every now and then rather than having a d.d. and paying for parking...)

i've decided i'm not really the bargoing type though. i am but i'm not. i love going out with friends, but i'm not all about meeting people at the bars. does that make sense? like, going out at school was a totally different scenario because you go with a group of people, know tons more when you get there. even the people you don't know are your age, from your school, have mutual friends or at least acquaintances... it's just a more comfortable situation. but out at the bars with only a few familiar faces (and no familiar boys!) i always feel like there are sketchy guys around. and i definitely don't want to dance with them. don't really even want to talk to them. i know there's nothing wrong with a little conversation, and i might be missing out on talking to some really interesting people, but i feel like most of the guys out at the bars are just looking to hit on girls and i'm not all about that. i don't think i work that way. i've always dated people i've gotten to know as friends first. some closer friendships than others, but still. i guess i just prefer meeting people through people i already know. so all this said... how does a girl find a quality guy post-hope-college? *sigh*

and all these thoughts stemming from a lame, failed pickup line. enough for now. off to watch more "sex and the city" on dvd (and i wonder where i'm getting my deluded impressions of relationships from...)