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I met Jinie on a Friday night. Earlier that day, Justin and I agreed to meet Robin, Mejin, JooYoung, and Heinn at a Blues club down in Itaewon. Justin and I had arrived and I was a little disappointed to find that Joo Young was nowhere to be found.

"She's at a bar down the road, we're going to go and meet her in a little bit" said Robin as he fiddled with his blow up guitar which he tended to bring out with him. We ordered some drinks and I tried to relax and listen to the band.

As the band began their set, Robin began strumming forcefully on his blowup guitar. As the yearning guitar rift began to flow through the room, I turned my head and my eyes alit upon her.

She was standing next to the front entrance with her arms folded glamorously across her chest. The first thing that I noticed was that she was taller than anybody in the room. She was wearing bell bottomed blue jeans and a tight black turtleneck that hugged her slim, delicately curved torso. A gray felt hat was slickly dropped over her face, casting a partial shadow over two large brown eyes. Angled cheekbones set upon either side of her full lips.

In my typically smooth fashion, I pretended to go to the bathroom in order to get a closer look at her. As I approached, I became very aware of just how beautiful she actually was. It was as if her essence was radiating an aura of such delicious sexuality that I felt time slow down as I passed. From under her felt hat, I caught a moment in which her eyes glance at me, flickered, and then quickly glanced away.

I continued on to the bathroom and attempted to gather my wits about me. I looked in the mirror to make sure that there were no cliffhangers latching onto my nose hairs, that my unibrow (a gift from my Iranian heritage) was not extremely apparent, breathed in deeply and walked out of the bathroom.

I looked towards the spot at which she had been standing and felt my stomach grow hollow as I realized she had left me. I turned towards my table and my eyes widened as I realized that she and her friend has seated themselves next to my table.

I contained my excitement and tried to strut towards my table as though I was oblivious to their presence, a strange flirting technique that I had originally developed in elementary school and had kept with me for all these years. I sat down in my seat and leaned back and began to think about how I might be able to approach the divine creature sitting ten feet away from me. These are the scenarios that I envisioned:

Scenario A: The Smooth Approach - I approach her table, sit down, and tell her "I couldn't help but notice you when you walked in here. I just want to tell you that I find you very attractive and I was wondering if I could buy you a drink."

- Pros: I come of seeming confident and self-assured. Also, I am honest and avoid the use of cheesy pick-up lines.
- Cons: I don't have the balls to do or say those things, and she might not speak English. Also, she might get scared and get the bouncer to beat the crap out of me.

Scenario B: The Friendly Approach - I look at her and wait for her to make eye contact. When she does (which any girl will do if you stare at them long enough), smile and see if she smiles back. If she does, then walk over and say "Hi, how are you doing? My name is Jiyan."
-Pros: Probably she won't get the bouncer to beat the crap out of me. Even if she doesn't speak English, she will understand that I am a nice guy because I smiled.
-Cons: Success is too contingent on external variables.

Scenario C: The Comedic Approach - I stand up and start dancing around like a moron. Then I dance towards her table and attempt to make her laugh with my eloquently contrived antics (dancing around like a moron).
Pros: If she has a good sense of humor, she will go for it. If she doesn't have a good sense of humor, then I'm probably saving myself future boredom anyway.
Cons: The bouncer will see me from across the room, approach me, and beat the crap out of me. Later, when I realize how ridiculous I must have seemed, I will try to beat the crap out of myself.

Scenario C: The Jiyan Approach
This approach involved me glancing at her every so often and then looking away quickly if we make eye contact. Meanwhile, I have a debate with myself over whether I am good enough for her or not. Finally, I come to the decision that she is not worth my time and she is probably going to be a bitch anyway. Then, I quickly change my mind and decide to talk to her but she has left the bar by this point. I spend the rest of the time feeling vaguely inadequate.

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