Dining, ALONE?

Kelsey, you amaze me. I completely understand and agree with all your valid points about dining alone. But see, then I read Jessica's blog, and I realize, wow, I am just like her: I can't dine alone. Key word here, ALONE. Let's break it down even further:

You walk into the restaurant, ALONE. 

The heavily make-upped hostess asks how many, you say "I'm here, ALONE".

They start to wonder, oh wow. Either she doesn't like to cook, she's maybe a closet alchy, or she's oh so ALONE ALONE ALONE, and looking for company.

Then you sit down ALONE.

You order food ALONE.

You look around the room ALONE.

People look at you, oh wow, why is that young lady sitting ALL ALONE?

Then my bigger fear occurs, another person is ALONE. And this person has decided that you are their target, and you are the person they can't wait to tell their life story to! Now maybe this doesn't happen to other people, but I somehow carry a genetic magnetic force (I say genetic because my dad seems to have this issue also), where people for some unknown reason to me, want more than anything to tell me their life story. I have tried headphones, sleeping, straight up cold shoulder, my god I've done it all! But still, these people find me on every train, every bus, airplane, bar, cafe, in line at the store, you name it! You know exactly the people I'm talking about when I say this, and if you don't, then perhaps you should consider the option that you are maybe one of them.

Now you may be thinking, wow this girl is anti-social, and rude. But I'm not. There's a big difference here. When I do something ALONE, it's probably because at that time I wanted it that way. However, just to clarify, I so rarely do anything ALONE. I hate trying a new gym class ALONE, or figuring out a new PO box ALONE, how about signing up for a dodgeball league (yes that's right, dodgeball) ALONE, whatever it be, I do not like doing things ALONE.

Which brings me back in a full circle (I'm a huge hand talker, perhaps you can image a finger swinging around in a circular motion to make sure you understand the obvious return to the beginning), do I dine ALONE? That's a no.