Friday, October 24, 2003

::Some People Just Really Love to Talk::


So a couple of weeks ago, I was sitting in my Humanities 205 class. Which is a really cool ass class. I watch movies all semester long in this course, but mind you it's not necessarily an easy class. We still have to analyze the movies and write about them, and our tests consist of in class essays about the Human Values that were explored in the set of films on a particular social aspect. This is not some class you can skate through and expect a decent grade. But yeah, I just thought that background might offer something useful.


Moving right along, we don't have assigned seats, but everyone pretty much sits in the same seat every week. I happen to sit next to this girl who's pretty nice, she told me that this is her first year in college. Now mind you, she just really seemed to like to talk, so I was letting her. I only really responded when she'd ask questions or if it seemed to have the right timing, you know? So, she goes off on this tangent, and starts talking about her boyfriend. I asked her how long they've been together, and how they met, and you know the usual chit chat that's not too intrusive. Like it would matter, she REALLY liked to talk. So she told me that they've been together for about 4 months and they met while still in high school. She proceeds to go and tell me his birthday is coming up (like I was actually going to get this guy a present), and she told me that she came up with the best birthday present for him. So of course, I was somewhat curious to what she was going to get him and I ask her what she planned on. This is how she answered:


"I like heard from my friend that there's this place that does photography. But, like it's not just like a regular type studio. They like do these really cute, like, tasteful, but like, nude pictures. I was thinking that since my boyfriend like puts up pictures of like models that are half naked on his wall, that he might as well put pictures of me instead. My friend is totally like going to do that for her boyfriend for Christmas. But like, I'm going to do that earlier than she does because like my boyfriend's birthday is like in a couple of weeks."


Well, I'm not going to knock her for that. It was just interesting that we only know each other from class, and mind you we rarely do have time to chat, and she was willingly telling me details of her life. It's kind of weird how people feel comfortable with me to tell me things that I really don't expect. I don't know if I just attract people who like to talk because I'll listen or if I'm giving off a vibe like they can just share stuff with me? Whatever it is, it makes for some good story sharing.


Random Blurb: Some people just like the sound of their own voice, I hope I don't come off that way.

posted by Rochelle @ 6:37:00 PM