the loonies in la la land

this weekend i went to LA to go visit some cousins. so that went well... the girls have longtime boyfriends, while us guys seem to have no game at all.

on to my lunch today. i went to a burrito place with my cousin in a quest for a free burrito on election day. there, we met a lady in line who was new to this whole burrito process. i explained to her the intricacies between hard and soft tacos and the various different burrito options she had, and then she mentioned that she wanted a burrito without the tortilla. i pointed her to the burrito bowl and she said "yes, that is just what i want!" however, after finally making it to the front of the line, she told us she decided that she didn't want a burrito after all and left the store, thus wasting my efforts in her burrito education. i don't get some people.

another interesting happening today occurred just after i had received my burrito and was filling up my cup with soda. i was trying to figure out what the black specks floating in my sprite were when i was approached by an older (40's?) lady wearing a form fitting exercise outfit. our encounter went something along the lines of this:

lady: are you filipino?
yao: no....

i was a bit confused as to why she asked me this and was going to tell her that i was chinese, but she quickly followed up with this:

lady: you're cute.
yao: oh.
lady: ...
yao: ...
*yao stares at black specks in his soda*

at this point, i have no idea what this lady is trying get at and i was trying to think of ways to get out of the conversation. the thought of possibly diverting her attentions onto my cousin crossed my mind, but i didn't think he would have appreciated it.

lady: what's wrong with you? i'm trying to pick you up! do you not like women?
yao: ?
lady: are you gay?
yao: no...
*lady leaves*
*yao pokes at black specks and they sink to the bottom of his cup*

people from LA are weird. older women are cool, but i'm not sure i'm ready for someone twice my age.