One time I was looking for a movie to rent, and these two girls are moving through the aisle and end up behind me. I'm lost in my thoughts, trying to work through the fast-food fed brain fog, and feeling generally out of it.
I hear one of the girls, probably the alpha, say something behind me. I happen to have a hearing loss, so I didn't catch any of the words. I quickly look behind me and notice the second girl, so I figured the first girl said something to her, and I ignored them.
Then I heard, "Yeah, you! (something, something)" (hearing loss kicks in again). At this point, I should have turned around, said Hi, and explained that i didn't hear them (hearing loss) and asked what they said, continued the convo and go from there.
But I didn't. I was feeling like **** and I didn't pick up on it until I had moved into the other aisle. By then, they had their movie and they were out the door, and I could the alpha woman looking in through the window from outside at me, with a look of exasperation and disbelief.
I don't know exactly what was said, but I think those two were trying to pick me up and were surprised that I didn't pick up on it. My loss. Two girls at once would have made a nice weekend.
Lessons:
1. Be aware of your surroundings at all times; don't be lost in a brain fog or daydream.
2. If food causes brain fog, eat better and get healthy.
3. Even if you have a hearing disability like I do, don't be afraid to respond anyway, explaining that you have a hearing loss and continuing the conversation from there.
I passed up a really nice weekend.