The next time I see Grant, he’ll be that guy who just got back from Europe. I’m deeply envious, and I just know he won’t go to all the places I want him to go to so I can feel like part of me has been there. I’ll just have to go myself then, yes? Anyway, there’s envy, but mostly there’s really, really happy for him, knowing the adventure he’s about to have.
Talktalk went not so long ago, and he still hasn’t stopped talking about it. I wouldn’t either.
So many places need seeing. Sometimes I do have to wonder what I’m doing here. I love the company I work for, and all the people there, and my friends are the best I’ve ever had. But what am I doing here, when there’s so much world out there? How does anyone do it? Why aren’t we all constantly traveling around, soaking up culture? Because somebody has to stay behind and be the culture? I know.
Well, I’m envious. Grant’s doing it. One day I’ll get there. That’s the only reason I don’t keeeel him. One day, I’ll see it all with my own eyes.
Meanwhile, Kate & I went for coffee.
I KNOW! He’s not gone 24 hours and I’m moving in on his girl! Soap opera writers convention just down the street.
Anyway, that’s stoopid. Grow up. =)
I spent a good hour trying to talk her into accepting fantasy as a valid genre of fiction, while she went on about her inability to accept animals acting like humans. She said, however, that if you were to take a story set in a modern setting, like… New York, and replace the characters with elves or gnomes, she’d be able to accept that. Err…?
In the end we decided that the problem was a lot of badly written fantasy. I promised to hook her up with some of the better examples, in my humble opinion. At least she’s reading fiction, unlike SOME PEOPLE! *glares at Aaron and Grant*
Flex your imagination, I say. Read everything so you can think about anything. Without fiction I think we’d all stay put. I mean, why bother? We’d have no emotional connection with any place other than right here at home. I started reading pretty young, and I haven’t really stopped since. And I do have the wanderlust.
I’ll read just about anything. I have friends, who shall remain nameless, that will not read books by female authors, for reasons we don’t need to get into right now. I realized a couple weeks ago that I had been stubborn about the Harry Potter books, ever since my mom (elementary school librarian) said I MUST read them, they were DELIGHTFUL. As soon as I had that moment of recognition, I had to have them. As soon as Jaime lends them to me. It’s been said that the Harry Potter books have to be respected for getting a lot of people reading that wouldn’t otherwise make the effort. I’ll give them that. For the rest, I reserve judgement.
I’ll see for myself.
As Grant said in a recent post you have to keep challenging your mind’s limits. If you become complacent and accepting, if you ever decide “this is me”, then I say the rest of your life is wasted.
Travel. Listen. Read. Learn. (I promise)
kate. nice sunglasses. so urban.
COMMENT:
She is talking on the phone and smiling see. With me!
*sardonic gaze at Grant’s empty chair.
I’m also laughing at how many books this person must have read written by women with male pseudonyms.
Thanks Adrian! If I had a blog, our coffee would feature.
But I think you’re a little confused…fantasy: same story, written in genre of NY and Fantasy…I would pick the NY one, not the fantasy one. Hence the urban sunglasses and phone.
(trying to get over my post angst).
Kate
Diagnosis: malauthorisitis. *snicker*
Who knows. Maybe you just don’t like fantasy. We haven’t tested it yet. I could be wishfully thinking.
Neil: she’s actually talking to Talktalk. She was faking it with you. Hoowa!
And yes- cool sunglasses!
Oh, and thanks for helping to identify the problem when it comes to my feelings for fantasy.
I love Kate. Why does she have to go, too?
And, re: Harry Potter books– I always wanted to be so counter-culture and not touch them, but I have this American friend (who shall remain nameless) that has totally piqued my interest in them.
I’ll be reading them soon.
…and I miss Grant.
Why don’t you just kick me in the balls. Jaime’s got it. You’ve got it. Kate’s got it. Dj… no deal.
When, oh WHEN will it be my turn? (that works on so many levels right now)
hmmm….someone said the word “book,” which is the cue for me to yell:
KAVALIER AND CLAY!
and my job is done.
Did I mention that I’m reading Kav and Clay, DJ?
So good!
Oh yeah?! Well, Jaime just dropped it off, so I’ll be reading it too, as of this very evening! Unless of course I meet some devastatingly hawt and witty chick who wants to distract me from all this.
Could happen.
Not only did I drop off KnC, but Harry Potter as well. So stop whining and get reading! ;)
You’re right. With slurpee in hand, I’ll jet forth from my oppressive place of employment and spend the rest of the day with my face in a (reportedly) good book.
Soon. In an hour. Got stuff to do first.
First off: Damn hot picture of Kate- I miss you so much! Hands off everyone! Well… there’s not a lot I can do from the Interior, but hey, I can hollar yes?
Second: I love fiction. I find I’m a million times less creative if I haven’t read a good fiction novel in awhile. And for fantasy, Robert Jordan is my man… well for the first few books of The Wheel of Time anyway. He’s starting to drone sadly.
Third: I miss everyone! Where the hell did my time go? Before I knew it I was on my way off the Island. If I get homesick already how the heck am I going to fare in Europe?! Hmm… I’m sure I’ll survive.
Fourth: Amsterdam in 11 days, woot!
Fifth: I like pants.
Sixth: Boiling water get’s red wine stains out of clothes fabulously.
Seventh: Love ya Kate, miss you…
Can’t spell 8 right now, so I’ll stop.
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I suspect you’ll find enough in Europe to provide at least temporary distraction from how much you miss everyone back here. Jerk.
And there’s no apostrophe in “gets”.
Ha! I sure showed him.
apostrophe ninja cuts sword with swiftly for the bad man gets fix.
Hahaha what a great vibe in this comments thread. Heh.
*groove*
We miss you Grant!