Tonight: My friends and I decided to go out to a local brewery, which started kind of rough and ended the same way.

After this we went to a local bar. Our bartender wasn't that hot. However, there was another one that was. I decided to start talking. I asked her "what hurts more in the morning, your ears or your feet?" and she replied "my nerves". I proceeded to tease her about having fibromyalgia (messed up, I know, but I was drunk) and how bar tending was a horrible profession for someone with a degenerative nerve disorder. She laughed the entire time. I was kind of being cocky with my humour, almost assuming everything I said would be funny. She ignored customers on a Saturday night to stay and chat with me. As the conversation went on, I started physically escalating with her behind the bar. I started by touching her hand/forearm then her shoulder. When she came out from behind the bar, I would lightly put my hand on the small of her back. I then changed it up, being at a bar and started with what she liked to drink. Turns out it was red wine, so I gave her some shit about red wine. I asked her about dinner, and if she judged a guy by the type of wine he brought. I played this for awhile, just teasing her, telling her she liked the two buck chuck guys. With the wine, I pushed on to dinner, and set up a scenario for her. I went through what I would make, and she said it sounded good. I asked for her number, got it, and we have dinner set up.

Things I learned:

The funny aspect cannot be undervalued. If a girl is having a good time, especially at work, you are making her reality with you so much better.

Don't be afraid to escalate from hand to shoulder to back. It isn't hard.

Free shots from a hot bartender for you and your buddies is awesome. (Hence the still drunk last night)