02-20-2006, 04:27 AM
This was our brunch conversation:
Her: You didn't answer my question. Why are you afraid to express yourself? How do you show joy?
Me: Usually by dancing or singing.
Her: That's no good. What's something you dislike compared to something you loathe?
Me: *Looking at my tray* Well, I dislike the tops of strawberries, whereas I loathe how they don't have any bran flakes without raisins.
Her: No, that's something you dislike.
Me: No, I really loathe that. I love bran flakes, but I don't want to have to eat the raisins in them.
Her: Don't you ever get enthusiastic when talking about certain subjects?
Me: Of course, like when I'm arguing about politics, I'll get really enthusiastic.
Her: I didn't mean like politics; I meant like something else.
Me: You're going to have to be more specific. You know, for a psychology major, you're pretty bad at this psychologist stuff.
Her: Like let's say that you liked a girl, how would you tell her?
Me: Well, there's this one girl who's really intelligent, but there's about a four year age gap, and I think that's a problem for her, so I really can't tell her.
Her: *Realizes that I'm not talking about her, but also remembers that her last boyfriend was ten years older than herself* ...Four years isn't that much.
Her: You didn't answer my question. Why are you afraid to express yourself? How do you show joy?
Me: Usually by dancing or singing.
Her: That's no good. What's something you dislike compared to something you loathe?
Me: *Looking at my tray* Well, I dislike the tops of strawberries, whereas I loathe how they don't have any bran flakes without raisins.
Her: No, that's something you dislike.
Me: No, I really loathe that. I love bran flakes, but I don't want to have to eat the raisins in them.
Her: Don't you ever get enthusiastic when talking about certain subjects?
Me: Of course, like when I'm arguing about politics, I'll get really enthusiastic.
Her: I didn't mean like politics; I meant like something else.
Me: You're going to have to be more specific. You know, for a psychology major, you're pretty bad at this psychologist stuff.
Her: Like let's say that you liked a girl, how would you tell her?
Me: Well, there's this one girl who's really intelligent, but there's about a four year age gap, and I think that's a problem for her, so I really can't tell her.
Her: *Realizes that I'm not talking about her, but also remembers that her last boyfriend was ten years older than herself* ...Four years isn't that much.
"I looked up and saw you;
I know that you saw me.
We froze but for a moment
In empathy."-Rise Against