It might sound crass to you, whoever you are, but...
Why is it that when you ask someone a question, they always preface their answer with the reasons why? I find myself being really annoyed lately with these situations. Just say yes or no. I don't care too much why; I just need to know if you can do this or you can't, not so much if you want do or won't.
This sounds crass to me, right now, but I know I feel this way still because... well, don't worry about disappointing me or, even worse, don't try to deflect my being mad or irritated with you by listing your reasons why.
We're all busy.
We are all very busy. We don't have time to tell each other how busy we are. It's not a contest and I'm not going to feel sorry for you. If you really need to, how about a "Can I tell you about my day?"
Bah what a week, but Monday was so beautiful. Today, even, was beautiful with the sky and the impending doom. And the rain.
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I/Myself by Carol Shields
A moment of no importance
but there I was, three
years old, swinging at the gate
thinking (theatrical even then)
here I am, three years old
swinging at the gate
There's no choice
about this. Consciousness is a bold
weed, it grows where it wants,
sees what it wants to see
what it sees is a moment within
a moment, a voice
outside a voice
saying: here I am, three
years old, swinging at the gate
I don't know, Alvin. But I'll try to refrain from doing so.
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