Ohhhh...it should be easy

So the next evening I’m in the Columbia University cafeteria – the only place open till late with free wifi, and no pressure to keep buying food. I’m on i-chat to a friend ( you know who you are) about weather to email this guy and go on a date or not, and she is making me laugh, when a student sits down at the next table…

He is not fancy, but has a friendly open face. We get talking, and without even realising, the night slips away. I’m not attracted to him, but he is very interesting to talk to. He’s from Texas, studying philosophy, is a pilot of light aircraft, and has worked as a financial advisor previously. Recently, when the price of coper skyrocketed, he developed a machine that sorted pennies made before 1982 (as they were primarily made of copper). He then tried to melt them down and sell them. The government found out about him after seeing someone had been withdrawing hundreds of thousands of pennies from banks in the area, and ordered him to stop. Crazyness!

I like it. He’s also restored a sailing boat. Worked briefly as a card dealer in a casino and can’t bare the thought of getting trapped in a career he doesn’t love. Hmm same as me. We finish our ‘Snaples’ – a sweet sugary drink that’s cheaper than bottled water. (Go figure.) Then he has to leave and get in some piano practice, before writing a paper on weather God exists.

Hmmm. He does sound like a nutter and I can tell he’s a bit of a loner (aren’t we all?), but he was funny. He made me laugh and I love meeting interesting characters. He made Merrill Lynch boy seem dull in comparison. Which reminds me… conversation should be easy! When you click with people you just click. I’m going with my instincts on this one….

I will not be emailing Merrill Lynch boy for a date.