2001-04-27

8:56 a.m.

long distance drunk

Last night, I figured out what today's entry would be about because I had something on my mind. In fact, in my head, I had figured out exactly how I would phrase what was on my mind so I could make a point, without revealing too much of my life (still trying to keep names out of everything). Today, I have no clue what it was that I thought I could write and I'm almost at a loss for words... almost. (but not quite)

so, to get down to the point, I'm sick of calling people. I'm sick of deciding to call someone out of the blue to say hello and having a person jump to conclusions on my motives or being completely unreceptive to my voice. Allow me to explain:

Yesterday at work, the computers were down. We had absolutely nothing to do, so after pranking our friends at our other offices, we were bored. I decided to thumb through my phone book and I made a few phone calls to people I hadn't talked to recently. Of four phone calls, only one was the response that I had hoped to hear.

good response: "oh my gosh! its great to hear from you! how have you been?! I'm at work right now, but hell! waiting tables can wait! I mean, who needs to eat at restaurants, right?" (followed by giggling)

as for the bad responses, I've decided to rehash it all by putting it here, and explaining why I had a problem with that response....

1) "well, i'm uh... on my way out the door. can i call you back?" (my response: 'i don't think you even have my new number') "oh, thats fine. i'll get it from somebody... BYE!"

whats wrong with that: ok so how much of a hint did you think i needed?!

2) me: "you're not busy, are you?"
them: "i'm just eating them i'm going to bed"

(all this followed by unnecessary small-talk and awkward silences)

me: "well, i'll let you go. i was just thinking about you so i thought i'd call"
them: "yeah, you make it obvious that you think about me a lot."

whats wrong with that: way to much to say about this so i'll just say this: jesus, buddy, could your head get any bigger? i don't think about you that much, to be honest so don't try to make yourself so damn special. i mean, you make it obvious i'm not...

3) them: "listen, i really don't feel like talking long"

whats wrong with that: i haven't talked to this person in over a year... 'nuff said.

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so, i've decided that no matter how bored I get at work, I will never again make random phonecalls to long-lost "friends". yeah.

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