I met this girl for a networking opp and we went for drinks to just connect, wasn't a date. After, she asked me to be on a conference call she was organizing which I accepted.
Why did she invite you on the call? She is trying to solicit some level of participation on something she is working on, from you. Could be she's just trying to get you to do something for her. Not enough info here to tell.
We've been texting frequently since but she missed a few of my texts from last weekend and called me back earlier this week to follow up on something she put a smiley face in a text one time too if that means anything.
Chicks do not 'miss' texts. They get them all. It takes 5 seconds to respond to a text. If she isn't texting you or calling you back right away then you are not a priority. Chicks do use smiley faces and such BS to convey emotion but this really doesn't mean anything.
At the end of the call she asked me if I was doing anything that night, I couldn't think of anything atm but i said if I hear of anything I'd let her know.
Mistake... you are doing 'something' even if it is sitting at home watching TV. When you say you are doing nothing you are boring. Whatever you are doing is something you want to do. A better answer would have been, "Just watching TV and eating Chinese take-out. There a movie I've been wanting to see (tell her the name), come on over watch it with me if you don't have any other plans."
Something did come up and I let her know and she went to the same party. We ran into each other, I said hey, we chatted a few minutes. Later, as I was leaving she was in my direction and stared me down, as I got up to her she said hey. We were also texting today a little but her phone was about to die and I suggested we talk tomorrow instead. I have no idea if there's any interest on her part.
Now... if you had asked her over, she would have said she was going to a party, and if she LIKED you would have told you that she thought you should do that instead... THEN you could have asked to go with her, but instead you somehow ended up at the same party.... Hmmmmm.... Question, how did you end up at this party after saying you were doing nothing? I will tell you what she is thinking, that somehow you checked up on her and found your way to where she was going.... She knows you like her, and she also knows you haven't done anything about your interest. I think she is interested, but you need to make a fvcking move and ask her out. Your window to take action is closing quickly.