Bustin' stereotypes

[amedia]

Happy moment today.

I stopped at the grocery store today for a few things in the middle of the day; I have a light teaching schedule on Friday. The cashier was a young man I'm always happy to get, who has a weird kind of off-key enthusiasm that I find endearing.

Today he mentioned something about playing D&D after work tomorrow. The smallish city I live in is rather mundane, so I was surprised to hear that. "D&D?" I said, to confirm what I'd heard.

Here I am, a nice, plump, fortysomething teacher dressed in business- casual. "I bet you don't even know what that is," he said - not in a hostile way, just matter-of-fact, as if I'd repeated it to ask for a definition.

"Are you kidding?" I said. "I started with Deathmaze and worked up to Citadel of Blood. I was *before* D&D was so big."

Moment of silence. "Okay," he said, "you are now officially one of my coolest customers."

Comments

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

*grins* Awesome.

[cirobi.livejournal.com]

haha, that's awesome! gotta show us young-uns where it's at! =p

[zasjah.livejournal.com]

That's the way to do it!
*cheers you*

[elke-tanzer.livejournal.com]

*big ol' grin*

[akite.livejournal.com]

Hee! You rock!

[pocketwitch.livejournal.com]

HEE HEE HEE!!! You are indeed teh r0ckz0r.

I am, by the way, having SO MUCH FUN with being in an actual tabletop d&d game again. I had forgotten how much I loved it.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

I am, by the way, having SO MUCH FUN with being in an actual tabletop d&d game again. I had forgotten how much I loved it.

That is awesome!

My son and keikokin's son used to play video games together quite a lot. We were visiting their house once during a power outage, so the boys got out charts, paper, pencils, and dice and started hacking and slaying monsters on the dining room table. keikokin and I got quite misty-eyed and nostalgic, watching them.

[gnulfy.livejournal.com]

Hey, yeah, D&D: we are everywhere, everywhen ;-)

[shawan-7.livejournal.com]

And he might even recognize you the next time you come in. :)