May 11. Day 315.
Boy and girl meet. Boy or girl asks for number. Boy or girl calls. Maybe.
A variation of that theme happened today, when I asked for the phone number of two guys.
Now, I’m not lookin’ for trouble. Just some interesting conversation with some interesting local types.
Here’s how it all went down.
I went to [...]
April 25. Day 299.
I fell asleep around 3, 4 — not sure anymore. Woke up at 7.
Jetlag.
Tossed and turned a bit, willing sleep to come back. Then, I remembered an article I read yesterday: Police auction at a local convention center that’s about 4 minutes from my house. Viewing at 9, bidding at 10. I [...]
April 20. Day 294.
Nice has a lovely boardwalk, which more than makes up for its narrow, grainy beach.
(I know, I’m a spoiled Californian, but of all the beaches I’ve seen, none come close to ours. Allow me to wax obnoxious for just one moment. Our waves. Our wide swaths of fine sand, our palm trees, [...]
April 1. Day 275.
Tonight, I asked for something just to see if I could get away with it.
After dinner, Mr. A and I went for a neighborhood walk looking for dessert (again). We stopped in one pastry shop, Eclipse Chocolat, where I had a great cupcake a few days ago. But this time the guy [...]
March 25. Day 268.
Faster than you can say “Daily Asker Taskmaster,” this project is becoming something else. Months ago, I used to be on a constant lookout for opportunities and set out thinking of ways to ask — and if I didn’t find any that day, I used to go out of my way to [...]