INTERMISSION
I even tried to keep things short when commenting on friends’ pages.
Extra 1:
When one person mentioned some of the odd things he’d heard in an LDS testimony
meeting, I replied:
Fav
F&T: "God sent this hurricane 2 help ppl repent" vs "Satan
sent this storm 2 destroy us but I have faith..." Only I noticed
discrepancy. (140)
Translation:
My Favorite Fast and Testimony meeting:
Person 1: God sent this hurricane to help people repent”
vs.
Person 2: Satan sent this storm to destroy us, but I have faith…
It seemed that only I noticed the discrepancy.
Extra 2:
When another friend talked about her young son asking detailed questions about
“the birds and the bees,” I suggested:
“Try acting it out w/stuffed
animals. That always helps. I have birds and bees you could borrow, even.
(102)”
She complained that these conversations always seemed to happen when she was
trapped in a long car ride.
Answered I, “Stay calm, think fast, and cause
a fender bender. Works every time.”
That one was so short, I didn’t even bother with the tally.
As the conversation progressed, I added two more helpful comments:
“I was in the foyer at church,
Very Pregnant, when a boy started asking how the baby would get OUT. His
parents were nowhere in sight... (135)”
and
“A
4-yr-old asked me if trees could pollinate cars by mistake. This story wraps up
reproduction, bees, & cars in a pretty bow. J (128)”
Extra 3:
A comment I posted elsewhere:
‘My teen lucid dream debate: Cute boy tries to kiss me. "I'm 15"
"Just a dream!" "Still illegal!" "Say u were dreaming,
no control!" 2 late. (139)’
(The dream ended before I could make up my mind. So, lots of worry, no actual
action. That, in two lines, is a good summary of my entire angsty teen dating
experience.)
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