Anecdotes

I was thinking a bit more about the conversation I had with my friend a few weeks ago. One thing I thought was funny: she said that I "come across as asexual." Haha. Reminds me of the one roommate I had a year ago at a grad school recruitment weekend who said I was "hard to read."

This past week I attended a debate between an evangelical Christian and an atheist. It was pretty interesting, though it accomplished about as much as such debates usually do (not much). It would have been better if the atheist was as good of a speaker as the Christian. Throughout the debate I had my eye on a college guy in the row in front of me. He looked pretty young, probably 19 or 20. Very good looking. He would often snicker at things the Christian said (he said a lot of humorous things, few of them intentionally so--not that I think all arguments for religion are silly, just many of the ones he used). After the debate the college guy left while I lingered for a bit, hoping to strike up a conversation with someone since I had come alone. Alas, no opportunities really presented themselves. One of the Christian's companions did hand me a little booklet though. It was a little comic strip about the evils of homosexuality. I generously donated it to Mr. Trash Can.

Once I walked outside, I noticed that the college guy was standing by the building next door, seemingly waiting for someone. I decided to approach him, asking him if he had attended the debate (even though I clearly knew he had, haha). He was really nice, and we chatted for a few minutes. The conversation started to dwindle and he appeared ready to leave, so after introducing ourselves we parted ways. A couple thoughts came to my mind. 1) What the heck was the point of swapping first names and then leaving, never to see each other again? 2) It was good practice striking up conversation with random people. I don't think he was gay or anything, but I have been wrong before. Kind of an anti-climactic anecdote, I know. But all of these little happenings that suggest a direction in my orientation are helpful to compile.

Another one: a few days earlier I was eating dinner at a small place when a guy walked in. I could see out of the corner of my eye that he was wearing a tank top and was quite buff. I couldn't get a good look at him without turning my head though, and I didn't want to be obvious. After ordering he stopped behind me at the counter, gathering napkins and stuff. On the other side of him was the drink dispenser. So, I quickly downed my water (which was nearly full) just so I could get up and refill it, thus giving me a chance to look at him (hotness confirmed). I don't think I would have done the same with a girl.

Still, such occurrences aren't usually accompanied by stirrings in the nether regions or thoughts of passionate romping. For those of you who might read this who consider yourselves to have a normal sex drive, would this be the case for you if you saw a hot guy in public? Would you imagine him naked? Would you get aroused?