Guest Blogger: Triceratops

Once again, one of my biggest fans 'Triceratops' has taken a stab at some blogging of her own. She graced these e-pages a few days back, blogging about the conditions of her employment, and now she is back with the next edition. As previously mentioned, if you think you can pen an awesome posting, send it my way!

Old Man Rejection
Since my last blog I've put some thought into my life. I thought long and hard about all those ancient gentlemen who have pursued me over the course of my retail career. Those dedicated, persistent, thoughtful, admiring, and yes a little creepy grandpas who have tried their luck with me over the years. It occurred to me that all these qualities are things I look for in a man, minus the creep factor of course- but I'm sure that only develops after the age of 40. SO, if I managed to find an older man UNDER 40 he'd be everything I'd ever need!

Find him I did, a 35 year old mediocre looking, and likely desperate coffee shop owner Teq. Teq seemed to have all those great old person qualities I was looking for- plus he had yet to develop that 40+ creep factor. The love gods had smiled upon me. We had one of those magical first dates where the booze flows freely (on his tab), the conversation is stimulating (except the part where he told a crazy ex girlfriend story... Awkward), we lost total track of time and closed down the restaurant. I even managed to ignore the fact that he was a little on the short side and had a definite gay straight man vibe.I was looking into his inner self and ignoring those superficial types of things... Plus I'd had a few cocktails. The date ended with a romantic restaurant booth kiss followed by a good solid "goodnight" makeout. YES! I cheered to myself.. Old but not TOO old! This fits just right! YES! I cheered louder the next day when he called to arrange another date. A 2.5 week romance developed between this older gentleman and myself.. Until of course the inevitable happened.. My old man rejection. Old like his younger counterparts pulled the ever so subtle cease of communication followed by the really believable " you're and awesome girl but my life is insane right now, I need to focus on me." BUDDY YOU ARE OLD! You've had 35 years to focus on "you".. I'm not falling for it! Despite this pathetic cop out I remained positive. My experience tells me that behind one of man lurks another. My next older thing was not far behind! Things were fine and dandy until I received the dreaded facebook delete. How DARE he!?!? Not seeing me anymore is one thing but a facebook delete is a whole new level of rejection I was not prepared for. I can't lie.. It stings a bit. My newest old man experience has left me burnt and slightly desperate. How the tables have turned.

My advice for all you young readers is this: don't mess with old people. They have decades of experience and can sucker punch you WAM! and leave you with one less facebook friend.


Desperately yours,
Triceratops