things people say and i hear

Have you ever listened to people talk? You know, eavesdropping on conversations? Sometimes you’re in a spot and cannot entirely ignore the chatter, even if you wish to stay out of their business.

While I wait for my next class to get moving, I’ve been sitting in Squires Student Center unwillingly subjected to a conversation occurring to my immediate right. Or immediate east. But I’m not sure if I follow the cardinal directions or not; perhaps, if I did, then that would grant me an axis of rotation. And the fascination with having an axis of rotation would require that I derive some formulae about how I exert a gravitational force on the bodies around me.

Ok, sorry, I was studying dynamics prior to writing this. But these people are talking, right. I have a hard time not laughing with some of their jokes; it’s innaproptiate to laugh at a joke not offered firsthand to you. I don’t want to be mooching on their good times just so I can have a good time. That’s rude, isn’t it? Maybe.

And there is someone studying/slumbering across the semisphere of couches. And now this group to my right is gossiping and talking about oatmeal from Au Bon Pain.

And they are gone. And left their trash. Thanks, I’ll clean that up in a second.

And the world goes round. Habit is a great deadener. Can you tell? I saw Waiting for Godot.

  
  Music: Ben Folds, "Annie Waits"

5 Responses to “things people say and i hear”

  1. Kacey Says:

    Hey, I found your site off threadless. Instead of saying how much I love it, I’ll just say that you are now on my favorites =]

  2. Ryan Says:

    Thank you! Glad to know another threadless lover. Represent!

  3. Stew Says:

    Didn’t know you were a Threadless fan too. Which shirts do you have? I’ve got mmm… oranges!

  4. Rianna Says:

    What does the button on your shirt say?

  5. Ryan Says:

    Stew - I have “Portrait of a Gentleman” and “Regrowth”.

    Ri - “Virginia Tech Theatre Major”

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