Snippet from Joelll's b'day party
Sunday, December 5th, 2004 01:41 am(or maybe it was
ablock's b'day party? Anyway:)
Someone, to me and/or Tiger Boy: Wow -- you're tall.
[exchange of significant glances]
Tiger Boy, to me: ...'It's a nice day!'
Me: 'You're very tall!'
Tiger Boy: -- You know, I can't ever hear that without thinking --
Me: 'So this is it, we're going to die!'
Tiger Boy: [grins] I'm glad to know I'm not alone.
Me: [whispering in his ear] Never again.
ETA, much later: And wouldn't you think that might have warmed his heart? Not in the slightest. Not then, not later; anytime this little vignette came up in conversation in years afterwards, he was always just like "um, whatever".
That's not in itself why I left, but it's damn well illustrative.
Someone, to me and/or Tiger Boy: Wow -- you're tall.
[exchange of significant glances]
Tiger Boy, to me: ...'It's a nice day!'
Me: 'You're very tall!'
Tiger Boy: -- You know, I can't ever hear that without thinking --
Me: 'So this is it, we're going to die!'
Tiger Boy: [grins] I'm glad to know I'm not alone.
Me: [whispering in his ear] Never again.
ETA, much later: And wouldn't you think that might have warmed his heart? Not in the slightest. Not then, not later; anytime this little vignette came up in conversation in years afterwards, he was always just like "um, whatever".
That's not in itself why I left, but it's damn well illustrative.
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Date: Wednesday, February 16th, 2005 10:06 pm (UTC)