The Triad is made up of my brain, The Pussy, and I. No good whatsoever can come from this daily three-way battle. Oh who am I kidding–lots of good cums from this. For those of you unfamiliar with The Triad posts, go here for a proper introduction.
This morning I took my car to the mechanic again because it was making a weird noise. While I was waiting for the diagnosis (another part fell off? dead squirrel in the crankshaft?) I leaned against the wall and read a book. The little bell on the door rang. I looked up and saw one of the finest looking Southern guys I’ve seen on this side of the Mississippi River. The Pussy fluttered.
We briefly made eye contact. Hot eye contact. He smiled shyly and walked to the counter. While pretending to read I sized him up: light-colored hair, nice build (slender yet toned, much like a volleyball player), nice smile, pale blue eyes, and –happy sigh– thick black glasses. I’m a total sucker for a guy in a good pair of glasses, which means a sucker for other things as well if guys would only stop cock-blocking themselves with their own stupidity.
The Pussy: I WOULD SO HIT THAT.
my brain: oh shut the hell up. Like you have a shot in hell. You’re at the fucking mechanic.
Guy: Hey.
Me: Hey.
my brain: Ah, the words of scholars. Stop making me look bad.
The Pussy: I want to hit that. I want to hit that right now. I want to hit that right fucking now so hard he that he asks god to kill him because it doesn’t get any better than this.
my brain: You would probably have a better chance if you came up with something more interesting than “hey.”
The Pussy: Like “hey, you want to go get your freak on with me in the storage closet?”
my brain: Your stunning oratory skills are exactly why you don’t get to be the one who talks.
The Pussy: Au contraire. I have FINE oral-tory skills.
my brain: So not the same thing.
The Pussy: Your oratory skills get you diddly fucking squat. My oral-tory skills get me in some delightfully compromising positions.
my brain: Shut up already and say something to him.
The Pussy: Like “Chuck Norris is in my home boy”? That would definitely get things started.
my brain: It’s a good thing you look pretty. AHHH HE JUST LOOKED AT US! Say something!!
Me: —
[mouth opens, a gurgle comes out]
The Pussy: Tell him to take off his pants.
my brain: Have you looked at him? He’s all icky. He’s in a dirty uniform. His shirt has his name embroidered on it.
The Pussy: Then tell him to take off his shirt. It’s only a hop skip and a hump away from getting him to take off his pants.
my brain: I do like his glasses.
The Pussy: He can take off his glasses too. Weee, Naked Tuesday!
Guy: –
[he looks over. his mouth opens and immediately closes]
my brain: Maybe he is a good match.
The Pussy: Yes he is. He has a dick and doesn’t mind getting dirty. I’m in, now LET’S GO.
Me: Soo…
my brain: This is the part where you’re supposed to combine words in some sort of logical order to form sentences.
The Pussy: Or I can take off my pants. I’m good at taking off my pants. I do it all the time. Oooh, there goes the bra! Weee, it’s Naked Tuesday every day!
[Guy looks up in interest, waits for me to finish (or start) speaking]
Me: So you know it’s going to be expensive when they have three mechanics looking under your hood at the same time.
The Pussy: “under your hood”… heheeeheheheheheheheheheheehehe
my brain: At least we didn’t say “I like your haircut. Wanna fuck?”
The Pussy: I’ll have you know that worked once.
[smile hopefully at guy]
Guy: Oh, really? That sucks. Which car is yours?
The Pussy: The one that has ample space in the back seat and condoms in the glove compartment.
my brain: Be normal. JUST BE NORMAL FOR ONCE.
The Pussy: Are you talking to me or him?
my brain: Yes.
Me: That one over there. [points]
The Pussy: The one that has a selection of snacks in the trunk for after we make nasty-nasty and need nourishment for another couple rounds of rocking the casbah.
Guy: Huh.
[a minute passes. he stares out window. I resume pretending to read my book.]
my brain: He isn’t doing anything. He isn’t talking! How did we fuck it up in so few sentences?
The Pussy: If I were allowed to talk we’d have his shirt off by now. Ooooh I bet he has a tattoo. Maybe several. Mmmm. GET HIS SHIRT OFF.
my brain: What did we do? Wait, maybe he’s married. Look for a ring but be inconspicuous.
[eyeball nearly pops out from over-extending peripheral vision]
my brain: Damnit, I can’t get a good look.
Guy: Is the manager here?
Me: I haven’t seen him. But that guy is his brother, he may be able to help you.
The Pussy: … help you double-team me! Now how do you expect to do that if YOU ARE STILL WEARING YOUR PANTS?
my brain: Keep talking! Get him to look at you and then The Pussy can send her kegel waves of cockquest out and maybe he’ll get the hint.
Guy: Oh. Is that him? He’s coming inside.
The Pussy: That’s what she said.
my brain: Stop watching tv.
Mechanic: Hi, can I help you?
Guy: [yada yada]
After a couple minutes of them discussing car crap, I managed to work my way into the conversation. I’ve been to the mechanic so many times that we’ve gotten to the point that we can joke around easily. Eventually all three of us were laughing and talking, then the mechanic left to tend to another customer.
Me: [yada yada]
Guy: [yada yada]
my brain: Please hit on me! I’m sending you all the signals but you’re either shy or scared or CLUELESS and I won’t want to make an ass of myself when you’re being so hard to read.
The Pussy: Oh he likes us all right. Didn’t you see the eye he gave us when he first walked in?
my brain: He probably just had gas.
The Pussy: That wasn’t gas you dipshit, that was sex eyes. Big difference, but you don’t know that and THAT is why no one ever tells us “your brain is so hot.”
Me: [yada yada]
Guy: [yada yada]
my brain:Just hit on me! I WANT TO FUCK YOU! How can you know I want to fuck you if you don’t hit on me?!
The Pussy: Looks like I’m not the only one who’s horny and pissed off.
my brain: So… why aren’t we hitting on him?
The Pussy: Because we’re pissed at the male species for being dumbasses, douchebags, and fuckwits.
my brain: Right. I’m supposed to be the one who says things like that. Damnit.
The Pussy: It’s okay. We haven’t been laid in a while, I know you’re getting stupid.
Guy: Well it’s time for me to get back to the truck.
Me: Yeah.. I think my car is ready.
The Pussy: Oh just give in and invite him to the party in my pants. It’s been two and a half months. The party in my pants is feeling like an eight-orgasm guaranteed minimum. He may need to bring back-up.
my brain: Make sure the back-up has glasses too. Raaawr.
The Pussy: Don’t do that. Don’t “rawr.” Stick to thinking you know big words other than onomatopoeia.
Guy: It was real nice meeting you..
Me: Yeah you too…
my brain: HIT ON ME HIT ON ME HIT ON ME HIT ON ME HIT ON ME HIT ON ME
The Pussy: FUCK ME FUCK ME FUCK ME FUCK ME FUCK ME FUCK ME FUCK ME
my brain and The Pussy: HIT ON ME FUCK ME HIT ON ME FUCK ME HIT ON ME FUCK ME HIT ON ME FUCK ME
Guy: Take care.
[he walks away into the polluted horizon]
Me: DAMN YOU.
my brain: You see that sexy man-strut of his? Dammmmn he has a nice ass.
The Pussy: Think about how good it would have looked if he had just TAKEN OFF HIS FUCKING PANTS.
my brain: Doesn’t matter. I bet he has a girlfriend anyway.
The Pussy: Or kids.






Steve | 28-Nov-07 at 7:50 am | Permalink
As a 40 yr old who has been married for 15 years, I am going to ask a dumb question, just because I have been out of practice for so long….
In your dialogue, you keep saying, “hit on me”…..What would pass as him hitting on you?
Amy | 28-Nov-07 at 8:06 am | Permalink
my Brain: or he’s gay.
Taoist Biker | 28-Nov-07 at 8:29 am | Permalink
Friendly warning: There ARE married guys who don’t wear rings and are still not assholes. (I hope.) I lost so much weight between when I got married and now that my ring won’t stay on my finger. After almost losing it twice, I’ve taken it off and not worn it again. I want to get it replaced but haven’t done so yet.
Of course, this has caused ME absolutely zero problems when it comes to un-returnable (notice I didn’t say undesired) female attention.
verticaldancer | 28-Nov-07 at 9:25 am | Permalink
I love the fact that theres at least one woman in the world who’s “distraction index” is as high as mine.I think I’m going to have to borrow this format one of these days, if thats OK with you, Vix?
cnsy_scudman | 28-Nov-07 at 10:01 am | Permalink
Vix, take it as a sign that they’re out there… somewhere (so whip me for using X-Files allusions, or should he spank you)
Ribtip | 28-Nov-07 at 12:15 pm | Permalink
Cute, but why not avoid all of the anxious triad talkback and just hit on him? Would that be so hard? Is there a big downside I am missing here?
Taoist Biker | 28-Nov-07 at 1:42 pm | Permalink
I always figured gals should just buck up and do more of the hitting-on, but a long and detailed correspondence with a fellow commenter of Vix’s pointed out some pitfalls of that approach. If Vix will kindly forgive me for linking, I blogged about it a few months back here.
Astryd | 28-Nov-07 at 4:06 pm | Permalink
I read my horoscope for shits-and-giggles but haven’t in quite some time. Today it caught my eye and all I could think of was Vix…enjoy.
Taurus (4/20-5/20)
It might really bug you that sometimes those in power seem to be the folks who know nothing about what they are doing, but it is a fact of life. The sooner you come to grips with this sad truth, the happier you will be — especially today, when a certain dumb decision by a higher up tempts you to say something out of turn. But the universe cautions you against impetuousness. Give your temper some time to cool off before you cause any friction with said authority figure.
Michelle | 28-Nov-07 at 10:50 pm | Permalink
Two and a half months, sweetie? I am sorry. I will bow down to your wisdom and enjoy every waking moment of college. Or, who knows? Maybe some sleeping moments; when being woken up.
Katie | 29-Nov-07 at 1:13 am | Permalink
All the cute ones are (sadly) taken
Becca | 29-Nov-07 at 10:14 am | Permalink
Boys can so clueless sometimes. I’m actually in a fairly forgiving mood today, so I’m choosing to believe he was just scared. They get spooked by extreme foxiness very easily.
Almighty Tallest | 29-Nov-07 at 12:19 pm | Permalink
As a guy, I have to say this: we’re dumb.
Honestly, unless we’re manwhores, we don’t really expect women to be interested the way that we are interested. I mean, we know you are, but it just doesn’t really compute.
So if you are, let us know. And don’t be coy about it; all of those little signs that you drop, thinking that you’re embarrassing yourself by being so blatant? You’re not embarrassing yourself; we just don’t see them.
I’m not saying you should come right out and tell us to take off our pants, or anything, but be obvious. Especially in a mechanic’s place. Generally, when a guy is at the mechanic, he’s focussed on getting his car working again, and misses the few subtle hints that he would normally catch.
Taoist Biker | 29-Nov-07 at 1:40 pm | Permalink
I absolutely agree with Almighty Tallest. Like he said, on some level I know women are interested in SOMEbody, and if I walk past 500 women in a week surely ONE of them could conceivably say “Hmm, check HIM out,” but the bulb never lights up.
My wife loves to say that she set cunning snare after cunning snare for me only to have me stupidly blunder right past all of them, completely clueless. That’s when she gave up, clubbed me over the head, and dragged me away.
joanna | 29-Nov-07 at 10:25 pm | Permalink
I also agree with Almighty Tallest. Some boys are just in need of a little help:)
That Robbie Guy | 29-Nov-07 at 11:42 pm | Permalink
The guy did hit on you, sorta.
He was at work and wanted to remain somewhat professional - I mean, in it’s context.
steve | 30-Nov-07 at 8:23 am | Permalink
Re: Taoist Biker and Almighty Tallest….You’re right on the money….Subtlety doesnt work wih us guys…We dont know if youre just being friendly or not. Be a little more forward - Im not saying you need to put your hand on our crotch but throw us a bone and then we’ll show you ours LOL
Justin | 30-Nov-07 at 1:46 pm | Permalink
I too agree with all the guys here, subtlety doesn’t work with us guys.
verticaldancer | 08-Jan-08 at 9:36 am | Permalink
Remember when I asked if I could borrow from your triad idea? I posted this,, but you should probably read this post first for continuity.
Love your awesomeness as always…