Andrea's Hoopla
Dear Alice,
How's it going? No, seriously, how are things? We always seem to dwell on what's going on in my life, but I never get to hear about yours. ...Is there something wrong? Something wrong with our dynamic? I mean, I share so much of my life with you in the hopes that you'll feel comfy enough to talk to me about *your* life, but then I hear nothing.
I felt something like that at Andrea's hoopla. I was chatting with Chris Lee on the side, and he's a wonderful story teller. He's in Teachers' College and he's loving it. He told us about the kids, and the school and a lot of great stories. But then he felt like he was talking too much, and asked us about our lives. I'm not quiet, yet I felt like I had little interesting to say. Databases? Video games? Umm.. I don't watch TV, and I don't know any celebrity gossip. I had nothing. We went back to Chris' stories until we could figure out how to join the party again.
Does that happen with us, Alice? I guess it's important to establish a mutual converstaion topic, and it's always been "my life". Maybe if we talked about something more easily digestible to a larger populous, it'd be easier to gain other's trust anapproval.
Oh, Alice.
Oh, Alice.
How's it going? No, seriously, how are things? We always seem to dwell on what's going on in my life, but I never get to hear about yours. ...Is there something wrong? Something wrong with our dynamic? I mean, I share so much of my life with you in the hopes that you'll feel comfy enough to talk to me about *your* life, but then I hear nothing.
I felt something like that at Andrea's hoopla. I was chatting with Chris Lee on the side, and he's a wonderful story teller. He's in Teachers' College and he's loving it. He told us about the kids, and the school and a lot of great stories. But then he felt like he was talking too much, and asked us about our lives. I'm not quiet, yet I felt like I had little interesting to say. Databases? Video games? Umm.. I don't watch TV, and I don't know any celebrity gossip. I had nothing. We went back to Chris' stories until we could figure out how to join the party again.
Does that happen with us, Alice? I guess it's important to establish a mutual converstaion topic, and it's always been "my life". Maybe if we talked about something more easily digestible to a larger populous, it'd be easier to gain other's trust anapproval.
Oh, Alice.
Oh, Alice.