Lust List 2016: Mayson: Server, Victory Sandwich Bar

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Job: Server, Victory Sandwich Bar
Age: 26
Relationship Status: Single

It’s likely you’d remember being waited on by Mayson. The spunky 26-year-old server at Victory Sandwich Bar’s Inman Park location has flowing brown hair, a petite frame, and piercing brown doe eyes (she’s really into eye contact). A wild child at heart, she’s no stranger to skinny-dipping on a weekend trip to the mountains, dancing at a music festival, or parasailing with strangers in Key West. When it comes to stealing her heart, she suggests a picnic in the park and just “being sweet” — though a steak dinner at Rathbun’s followed by ice cream couldn’t hurt. — Caroline Cox


WHAT’S YOUR SIGN?

I actually like pickup lines because I think they’re funny. When dudes walk up and ask if they can buy me a drink, that’s almost worse than a pickup line for me. I’ve gotten, “What’s up, girl? When are you going to let me drink your bathwater?” When he said that I looked at him and was like, “That’s fucking disgusting but hilarious.” I thought it was funny.

If a customer wants to hit on me, they should probably just come back and visit me at the restaurant and just be sweet to me. Also, the best way is honestly eye contact — I’m really big on that. That means a lot.


What’s your drink of choice?

A good IPA, red wine, and I love gin.

Who was your first crush?

He actually still is one of my biggest crushes, Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko. I love that movie and I thought he was so hot.

What’s your most gruesome childhood injury?

I broke my jaw when I was 18 and it was wired shut for nine weeks. I broke it in a Jet Ski accident. We hit each other head on. I was really drunk. It was like 1 o’clock in the afternoon. It was really bad.

How many dates before you go all the way?

I kind of feel like there’s a lot of pressure with when you should go all the way or not, based on whether you’ve been dating and all that. When you’re in the moment with a guy you really enjoy, then I don’t really feel like it’s about how many dates you’ve gone on. It depends.

What would be your last meal if you were on death row?

My last meal would be turkey with gravy, dressing, mac and cheese, green bean casserole, blackberry cobbler, and a huge beer.

What’s your guiltiest pleasure?

Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia around midnight on the couch. Every time I do it, I’m like, “Stop doing this,” but it’s a habit now. Oh also, watching “The Bachelor.” I hate that I watch that show, it’s so embarrassing, but I actually enjoy it. They’re all so psycho, but that’s why it’s funny.

What movie is your life most like?

Now & Then

What do you like best about your job?

My co-workers — we’re like a family, and I love that.

Do you have a drug of choice?

I love eating mushrooms when it’s a beautiful day in the mountains.

The last day we did it, my best friend and I had this bag of snacks, and we went up there in the North Georgia mountains. We own some property with a waterfall up there and it’s beautiful and huge and private, so we’ll go up there and bring shrooms and just skinny-dip and swim. The light and the ripples and the water, everything is just so awesome. I love doing that.

What’s the most romantic spot in Atlanta?

During a weekday, visiting a park with a blanket, snacks, cheap beer, and some PB&Js. At night, probably just like winding down in like your own place, like lying on the couch with wine.

On which reality TV show would you most like to be a cast member?

“Survivor,” totally, I love “Survivor.”

What’s your favorite curse word?

“Fuck.” Easy. It’s fun to say and it means so many different things.

What’s your craziest travel experience?

I actually just got back in January from Key West. I went with two of my best friends and I don’t remember one minute there where I was sober. There was a rooftop bar where you can’t wear clothes. Like a nude bar. And everyone’s dancing and we were just like, “Oh my god, this is awesome.” You don’t have to get naked, but you’re looked at weird if you’re not. My friends got naked, but I didn’t. Then we met these boys who drove us on their boat and we went parasailing, which I’d never done. It was wild, we had so much fun — they were like 23, but they were hot so we were like, “Fuck it, let’s go parasailing for free.”

Name the craziest place you’ve done the deed.

I’ve had sex in a deer stand before, then also on a playground before at 3 a.m. But then that got weird — just like, the slide and all that. Shit got weird.

Name the last book you couldn’t finish.

The biography of Einstein, because the beginning of it explained him growing up and how he had a speech problem, but then it got real involved with things I just wasn’t interested in. It was just too complex to keep my attention.


What’s your favorite piece of art in your house?

My favorite piece of art is a piece my mother painted for me last Christmas. It’s a skeleton with flowers and a big moth. It represents, for me, life, growth, and then death. She’s an artist; she’s amazing. She’s got a gallery in Dahlonega.

What’s your best move on the dance floor?

I kind of just do these little hand movements with the music. I do love dancing and live music. I go to shows a lot.

Describe your best date.

We go to a picnic in Oak Grove Park, or maybe dinner at Rathbun’s. I’ve never been there, but when I run by it at night there’s that big fire pit and it just looks really romantic.

What’s the sexiest part of the male anatomy?

Hands. I love hands — rough, worn-out man hands. It’s weird, it’s the only bit of a man I’ll look at and actually get turned on.

How often do you exercise?

I run about four times a week and I try to do yoga twice a week at Nirvana in Grant Park.

Do you have a lucky charm? A superstition?

My dad left me this necklace with a little charm on it. He wore it when he was my age, so it’s really old and worn down. I love it.

With whom would you most like to play spin the bottle?

Ryan Gosling, Angelina Jolie because of her lips, and Drake.

Who’s your role model for sexiness?

Maybe Johnny Depp — he’s really cool and sexy.

Name three foods that are part of your regular diet.

I love a very colorful salad, and I eat a lot of egg whites, and drink a lot of coffee.

What’s your favorite local band?

I like the Black Lips a lot. They’re wild.

Why do you think you’re on the Lust List?

I think probably because people think my stutter is “cute,” even though I don’t think it is at all. Or maybe because I smile and make a lot of eye contact, and that strikes your fancy. I’ve stuttered my whole life — it gets really bad if I’m stressed or sleepy, but it’s made me me. I work with it, and it’s just who I am. I don’t really care what people think about it, because I’ve dealt with it for years — working at a bar and dealing with drunks that laugh and say, “Oh, are you retarded?” There are people I meet who work really well with it, and those are the ones worth my time. It’s a good way to weed out assholes.

FROM THE NOMINATOR: If you could live in a different country, which would it be and why?

I always wanted to live in New Zealand because they have beaches that are 90 miles long, and they’ve got the glaciers and mountains. One day I read something that said there are more vending machines in China than there are people in New Zealand, so it’s very quiet there. And it’s not polluted with lights, so you can see the galaxy in the sky at night. I’d love it there.