Day 11

The phrase for today is: "I like your hair"

My first approach was at the Hilldale Target.  While grabbing some sticky-tack, I saw this woman that had cute hair, kinda between jaw-length and shoulder-length.  So I went and told her that I liked her hair.  The cool thing about this is that I could tell by her reaction that she was very pleasantly surprised by the compliment.  That was really cool.  I introduced myself and I noticed that she had a great handshake.  I found out that she's a family doctor in Oshkosh.  I talked with her a little bit and she casually mentioned that she had a boyfriend.  Between her living far away and having a boyfriend, I decided against asking for her number.  I probably should have, just for practice.

My second approach was at Michael's.  They were having a sale on canvasses and I wanted to get more to work on my new art project (stenciling.)  I saw a woman across the way who looked rather fit and had her hair up in a sporty pony tail.  It looked cool, but logistics weren't on my side.  I walked around for a bit, just looking at stuff, and while I was in the paint section, she was basically pushing her cart into my path.  So, I decided fate wanted me to approach.  I found out that she teaches pre-school and does yoga.  I asked her about yoga, because I've been thinking about getting into it, as a way to avoid running-related injuries.  Her body language indicated that she was in a rush to go, so I didn't bother going for the number.

On the way home, I stopped off at Barnes & Noble to take a look around.  I saw this nice-looking Asian woman, so I approached her.  I told her that I liked her hair, that the bow in her hair was cute.  The bow should have been a warning.  It turns out she's going to be a junior in high school.  Whoops!  So, I switched gears and asked her if she has figured out what she wants to do for college and if she's taken the SATs yet.  At the end of the conversation, I told her to put her number in my phone and I'll text her in 2 years.  Just kidding on that last sentence.

While I was there, I decided to go next door to Metcalfe's.  I saw a woman with cool-looking hair standing over by the salad bar, so I approached her.  Apparently she works at Barnes & Noble and I'm guessing was on her lunch break.  I asked her if she was in college and she said that she had been a biology major, but that wasn't her thing.  She's not sure what she wants to study next.  She also seemed to be in a bit of a rush, so I didn't get to talk to her long.

So 4 approaches today.  Two of them cases where the woman seemed to be in a rush, so I didn't really get a chance to go for a number.  One woman just lived too far away, and one was too young.  Also, if I'm honest, I'm still kinda thinking about the woman I met the other day in HyVee with the Pensacola shirt.  I was doing approaches because they're fun, but I didn't feel really motivated to try to ask for a number.  Weird.