Jamie Is Not A Smart Girl

Tonight I went downtown planning on seeing comedian Greg Behrendt who was in town to read from his new book. I've seen him a couple of times before, once opening for David Cross and once at Bumbershoot. His cranky middle-aged rocker act is pretty damn funny so I figured his new book would have to be good. Well it turns this is where that age old adage about reading the fine print would've come in handy. Turns out the book is called Breakup Because It's Broken : The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy. Now I know you're probably thinking "Jamie, that book sounds right up your alley", but it actually turns out that not only am I not all that smart but I'm also definitely not a girl (last I checked anyways).

So anyways, not knowing what I'm getting myself into, I show up at this fancy venue downtown wearing blue jeans, sneakers, and a hooded sweatshirt. I walk in take a look around and I kid you not there must have been fifty women in there dressed to the nines and not a single dude in sight. Awkward. Turns out that not only do break-up books not have a large male readership, but apparently going to a break-up book reading doesn't make for a great date. Who knew?

Normally I've got a pretty thick skin for being a bit out of my element, but as I found my seat and started to get comfortable (at least as comfortable as you can get with a whole room staring at you) it dawned on me that being the only guy in a room full of fifty women in various states of break-ups was probably not going to be the best way to spend my Friday night. Realizing I was about to be in for a long night, I ended up doing what any respectable man would do....I high-tailed it out of there. As I was rushing out I was amused to see another guy waiting in line to get in. Poor sap. Hope he made it out okay.