Gaydar Pings

So, I mentioned getting really, really drunk on St. Patty's day. But I forgot to mention about the guy that I think was hitting on me. I'm not a hundred percent sure of this, but, you know, signs and all.

First there was the buying each other drinks, then the going outside for a smoke, then the asking me about my ethnicity, and he gave me one of those drunk-guy hugs. Of all of them, the ethnicity thing is usually a dead giveaway. It's the male equivalent to "I've seen you around before"*. I mean, granted it's not easy to tell my racial background on sight, as I'm mixed, but nonetheless, men usually don't ask unless they already are pretty familiar with me or are hitting on me. I think the reason is this: It just plain sounds kinda gay. It's admitting you noticed another guy's looks which straight guys feel pretty uncomfortable doing.

Now, I was there with friends, so it really wasn't gonna happen regardless. But then again, I was drunk, so if I was there by myself, who knows? Of course, going to a bar by myself isn't really my scene (which is a shame, actually). And he was about my age, which for some reason tends to be the age range I'm least interested in (generally prefer older guys, dunno why).

Yet, like I said, I'm not a hundred percent on this. It might have just been being out drinking in a new place, and the thrill of the exotic and whatever getting into my head.

Incidentally, apparently this is a bar often frequented by porn stars. (I live in the Valley, porn capital of the whole damn world. Nice, huh?) This pretty much means I need to go there more. Because if it's a bar where I'm getting hit on by guys and have the potential of seeing Cytherea live and in person, then, well, this really is my kind of place. I mean, not that I even expect anything to actually happen, but in terms of ego stroking and gawking, well.. how can you not? Besides, it's a pretty fun place. Besides, where else has karaoke on a Tuesday night?

*I have a theory about women. Basically, like all men, my understanding of women is massively underdeveloped. But I have a rather Socratic understanding of women, which is that I at least understand that I understand nothing about you gals. However, I do seem to understand one thing, and I've verified this through field-testing and interviews: The phrase "I've seen you around before" in girl-speak means, more or less, "I want to have sex with you".