FU Back in the field

[politepilot]

I'm mildly devastated bc i fucked it up with my instagram. I went sarging, finally, in the shopping cetnter after home depot errand. First i saw a girl smile at me in Marshalls then stalling. So i turned around and did my painting line after a hey can i ask you a random question to get her attention. She was like wut , she was foreign, i said im an artist and gestured painting. she gave me an enthusiatic yes. i said let me get your number. Some small talk in spanosh abiout being hhispanic. bit awkward leaving. said ill text you. Then a french girl at a crosswalk, she didn't undewrstand, then she understood and said no. Finally i was about to give up but i followed this girl and caught up to her and interrupted her phone call, sounded like she said hang on Ed, but it could have been Dad. well i talked to her and it went really well, i mean she wanted to talk. i was being retarded. she was like how old were you when you started painting. im too tired to recount. but basically i said let me get your number but i was fumbling with my phone, so she was like maybe instagram would be better. so i sent her a message and followed her. then she requested me, and i guess after checking out my instagram she blocked me. I remember thinking, hey, if she blocks me i know my instagram is bad... well i had another girl follow me but she hasnt blocked me yet (from cousin's party). But i'm kicking myself because i coudlve seen that my last few posts got almost no likes and were just creepy 5 minute sketches. im just worried that my oldest post will be so old. oh and one of tits of like a fat girl. that didnt get many likes. So i deleted all the posts back to March, a painting of a black girl that my important collector did like, i originally had it back more than a year to one that a museum liked, but this one is more recent and shows im not racist. hopefully i won't scare off any more girls. oh well, i wouldve gotten her number if i wasnt being nervous.

ok, i guess the main thing is to keep focusing on taking good field notes. So lemme try to flesh out the dialogue from today.
me-could i ask you a random question?
her-putting phone down
me -could i make a painting of you
her-yeah! so youre a painter?
me-laughing in shame looking down "yeah im an artist" lemme get your number' fumbling with my phone...
her - maybe instagram would be better
me-ok yeah whats your name
her-spelling it out
me-ok thanks
her-so how old were you when you started painting?
me-oh i've always been artsy but- (she laughed at that like it was retarded) I started in let's see, (looking into the distance) like 10 years ago, 2015..
her-so are you from around here?
me-yeah im from [nice suburb]
her- oh! (impressed, i didnt say i live with my parents)
Me-how about you are you from around here?
her: [college area]
me oh, i was thinking about moving out there
her- yeah its alright
me-do you go to school there?
her-no, im actually working, what do you do?
me-oh! I'm actually an engineer but i've been thinking about getting a studio at the mall they have a cool space-
her- ok so you paint for fun
me-...and ive sold some paintings on instagram me-what do you do
her-im a teacher
me- oh nice
.ok so I'm dating myself...how old are you?
her-I'm 26
me-ok cool so where do you teach
her-[some town], i dont know if you know it, its like 20minutes away
me-high school?
her-no elementary
me-oh cool,
her-well thanks for stopping me! *shakes my hand*

it felt very natural and smooth, even if it doesnt sound like that - especially the ending felt really smooth, but my dialogue was retarded and stutter but not awkward if that makes sense. and i walked away from the direction i came, letting her walk away to where she was going. she probably saw me checking her out in the Nike store. Im glad i pushed myself bc i went to the nike store and left but saw the cashier was cute on my way out, then pushed myself to go back, but saw this girl on the way in, creeped around for a bit, to the point the cashier girl seemed like she was reporting me to someone on the phone, so i left, i was too scared to follow the girl into the womens section, so im glad i left because then i saw her outside and caught up to her and she was really happy i approached.

 

[OldGuy]

Could I paint you is a soft close, and when she accepted, you should go for a hard close by finding a time to do it.
Also, for what you do, you are an artist, have sold a few painting, but have a job as an engineer for now to pay the bills.
By the way, she was dtf.

 

[Lucky hunt]

Could I paint you is a soft close, and when she accepted, you should go for a hard close by finding a time to do it.
Also, for what you do, you are an artist, have sold a few painting, but have a job as an engineer for now to pay the bills.
By the way, she was dtf.

I have a question if you don't mind What may you think she was dtf or what gave it away?