Metropolitan Diary: A Photographer Is Approached for an Assignment April 26, 2012, 9:56 am Dear Diary: I was photographing dancers in Madison Square Park on April 14, a stunning Saturday morning, and a big, burly 30-something and ruggedly handsome Con Ed worker saunters over to me from the plaza in front of the Flatiron Building, where he'd been working, and starts making small talk. "Are you a photographer?" he asks. Seems like a pretty stupid question considering what I was doing and the equipment I was using, so I consider that I'm about to get lucky and end up with a Saturday night date. He asks me what kind of photography I do, seems genuinely interested, my hormones start to kick in - and then comes the kicker. He asks if I do "paparazzi" work, informing me that he moonlights as a bodyguard for celebrities and that for a percentage he would be more than happy to text me who, when and where. I sigh and think: A Saturday night date is a Saturday night date, and it won't be the first time I spent a Saturday night sitting by the phone waiting for a call. Please take a moment to read our new submissions guidelines and about our desire for new kinds of storytelling. Your suggestions and submissions are welcome via e-mail: diary@nytimes.com or telephone: (212) 556-1333. Follow @NYTMetro on Twitter using the hashtag #MetDiary. We're looking forward to hearing from you!