Keeping Up with the Belks » biznass lunches http://kuwtb.com The Adventures of Meck: A Relocated Yankee Turned Charlotte Young Professional Who Lives, Works, Plays, and is Growing Up in Uptown Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:36:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Strike City redeemed? http://kuwtb.com/210 http://kuwtb.com/210#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 17:19:00 +0000 Meck http://meckdoes.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/strike-city-redeemed Sort of.

While a lot of my initial feelings about uptown’s bowling alley remain, Strike City made itself worthy of a second visit by offering a kick ass lunch buffet. $10 buys you 3 different types of pizza, 3 different pastas, garlic knots, and two types of salad. All tasty and from the Librettos kitchen next door (without having to share tables with strangers in the Librettos dining room). It wasn’t packed and there were no kids in sight. Go before everyone else catches on.

]]> http://kuwtb.com/210/feed 0 Meck's father asks her out (sort of) http://kuwtb.com/119 http://kuwtb.com/119#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:46:00 +0000 Meck http://meckdoes.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/mecks-father-asks-her-out-sort-of Earlier today I was coming back from a tasty lunch at Zink with Lenny and JR when I heard someone mumbeling behind me. I was halfway through the revolving glass door when I realized that mumbly person was speaking to me (Note to self: do not try to go backwards in revolving glass doors). It was an older suit, late 40s/early 50s. He looked something like this.

Daddy’s home

Is this a partner? Shit, I don’t know who this is. The ensuing convo went something like this:

Suit: um, well, excuse me miss I’m sorry to bother you, but did you play tennis two years ago at the raquet club

Meck: *blink blink*

Suit: I’m sorry, you just look a lot like my old doubles partner. I knew this was a long shot.

Meck: I’m sorry but I’ve actually never played tennis. (total truth)

Suit: oh well. do you have a business card? (note to readers: Meck is not important and is therefore not given business cards by her employer)

Meck: No, I don’t have one with me. (note to readers: this doesn’t mean that she has to share that with anyone during random business encounters)

Suit: oh um ok. well this is going to sound weird, but, um, well could I possibly buy you a cup of coffee and chat for five minutes.

Meck: uhhhh

Suit cutting in: just five minutes

Meck: I’m sorry, I’m running late as it is. (total truth)

Suit: Well could I take you to lunch sometime. I promise it would be a completely casual kind of thing.

Meck: shit what do I say, what do I sayyyy? I’m sorry but I’m going to have to say no thank you (damnit, should have said I have a boyfriend. stupid, stupid)

Suit: That’s okay I can’t blame you. This was just such a chance meeting. I had to ask. *walks away*

Meck to no one in particular: What just happened?

Now, let me say that I am completely flattered. I have definitely daydreamed of a Charlotte business man asking me out (as opposed to the country types that usually ask me out. seriously, I’m like a magnet for them). But this isn’t exactly the way I pictured it going. Maybe this sounds like my massive stuck upedness again, but the man was old enough to be my dad. Not like, if he got some girl pregnant in his teens, no, like he was 26 and settled down and had a kid and it was me. Then again, maybe I just look like I’m mid-thirties.

This is my life.

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