Diner Regulars

After spending the entire day yesterday alone in my empty apartment trying to be productive while having nothing in my life actually needing to get done, around 8.30 I decided it was time to venture out into the world.

I brought my camera along, but shortly after leaving my apartment realized there is barely anything photo-worthy in State College. That's when I decided I really wanted ice cream and so off to Rita's I went. Well, of course Rita's is closed for the season (the one time I'm in the mood for Rita's) so I headed to The Diner.

I walked into The Diner and there was a group of people sitting at the counter where I was hoping to sit. Luckily there was another empty counter. One of the people sitting at the first counter was a waitress and she asked if I wanted a booth and I told her I'd just sit at the counter by myself. She said "Sit with us! We're friendly people." So I sat with them.

First, they gave me free cookies from Insomnia Cookies. Then, I got more free cookies in my ice cream sundae. Then I got free hot chocolate. I kind of recognized one of the waitresses from about a year ago when I was in The Diner. I wanted to mention this but was unsure how to bring it up without sounding like a stalker. So, I said "Hey, weren't you in Barcelona?" (We conversed about this the last time we were in The Diner you see). But of course, this sounded creepy. However once I explained that I seriously wasn't a creeper this became a conversation.

Turns out, there are State College Diner regulars. They are all very nice. One of them gave me 5 cents in military money (which looks like a pog).

Anyway, moral of the story is: sometimes when you're lonely, you should go to your local diner and hang out with the diner regulars and they will be your friend.