a stranger, a theft, and a loan

[deird1]

Some day soon, the Social Norms Police are going to break down my door, arrest me for "violating accepted standards of conversation with strangers, and profiting from said violation", and cart me off to the funny farm.

You see, I'm rather shy. Left to myself, I probably wouldn't end up talking to anyone. Ever. But, like most shy people, I have come

Comments

[dreamincolor]

Sometimes the things you talk about doing remind me of me, and this is definitely one of them.

Enjoy your borrowed-from-a-stranger-without-any-small-talk-or-name-exchanging DVD!

[deird1]

Thanks! I will!

[ikona_rakasha]

i am so proud of you MJ, you rock.
i love doingcrazy stuff like that :) who knows, this could result in looove

[taiba]

Awesome way to meet people :)

[immer_am_lesen]

Yeah, and one day, this girl approached me on the train to say she liked my backpack...weirdo.
:-p

I almost brought you that DVD too! Nice to know there's nice people out there willing to lend things to strangers. I offer things like that all the time- I figure someone who likes the same show I do *must* be trustworthy...
Haven't been wrong yet :-)

[immer_am_lesen]

PS- I bet they start the new coming-soon season with the Titanic ep... ;-)

[deird1]

Wait - some chick just walked up to you on a train and started a random conversation about your backpack? What a freak...

I figure someone who likes the same show I do *must* be trustworthy...
That's generally where I'm coming from. Which really isn't logical, come to think of it. But... they like my tv shows! Of course they're wonderful people!

[immer_am_lesen]

I know! Tell me about it.
Last time that a random stranger talked to me on a train was to say "I know the answer! Have you got that one yet?" to my trying to get the crossword clues...that was just odd. She must have been reading my paper upside down, since she was standing in the doorway opposite me.

See? It's weird, how your brain will just go "you like my favourite show too? New bestest friend!!"
Suddenly you're lending books and DVDs to someone whose name you don't even know, and who you may quite likely never see again. But of course that won't happen, you just know it *can't*. The Universe just don't work that way.
:-)