Drooling idiot

I’m still a moron. Two nights ago I was in my usual hangout. The usual set of people was there, plus someone I hadn’t seen before. That’s when the seemingly random attraction-bug bit: I’m around other people all the time, but suddenly I actually had an interest (which doesn’t genuinely happen to me often). Sadly, my stupid brain immediately shut down. She even tried to make a little joke with me, and I just blurted something incoherent. I had plenty of time to start a conversation with this lovely creature, but all I had running through my head was the mental equivalent of white-noise. At times, I am awkwardness personified.