A Wild Sheep Chase – Haruki Murakami

I cooked up some reason to take three days off

A crooked smile

Boarding a long-distance train without any luggage gave me a feeling of exhilaration
Make Mental list of
Life has passed her by
Tell tales to a stone wall
There are plenty of people like that kicking around.
That gaze held no hint of any emotion known of me. That man was simply looking at me. He might have been at the wall behind me, but as I was situated in front of it, the end result was that the man was looking at me.
There is the silence that comes of too few people in too big a space. But this was a different quality of silence. A ponderous, oppressive silence. A silence reminiscent, though it took me a while to put the finger on it, of the silence that hangs around a terminal patient. A silent pregnant with the presentiment of death. The air faintly musty and ominous.

getting something perfect is no substitute for getting it done

Hey man, wanna go to a movie or somethin'?
Nah, I'm spring broke. The cash I took to vegas, stayed in vegas.

feelings of admiration and adoration for so, a nonsexual attraction, usually based on veneration at some level.
McDreamy
A guy who appears perfect: good looking and smart and with basically everything a girl could ask for, but who turns out to be a total asshole.
Could either do something which makes him an ass, or the girl realises he's not all he's cracked up to be.
Either way he is a let down.
Stand & Model Bar.
1. Sarcastic gay term for a bar in which the patrons primary concern is finding a wall with the most dramatic lighting only to pose, sip a drink, all while trying to exude a "look" of mystery and boredom.
2. A bar patronized by "plastic" homogenized women or men. A crowd with lots of veneer and little intellectual substance.
A bad reputation that’s spread by word of mouth. If one bad word gets out, we’re done for.
I have done your partner the favour of informing him that …
Dull