More Conversations With a Student

"I play guitar and I sing"
O, that's cool. Are you in a band with friends or anything?
"No, I don't have time for that," he said, scoffingly.
So, besides school and coming to SAT prep class, I said, expecting a sport or a job, what else do you do?
"Girls."

This Dating Life, Infinity

A rather attractive woman's profile said she was addicted to salty snacks, couldn't wink and wanted a funny, tall guy. I wrote to her and asked if she liked Combos (they're making a comeback, I hope) and then wrote the following: "I'm tall, and I'm willing to cover one of your eyes while you blink to make it look like you're winking, if you'd like." I meant it to be funny, but probably, offering to cover someone's eyes just comes off as creepy.