Do you ever have imaginary conversations with people? Maybe I just have a fantasy life that's more active than normal, but I find that it tends to happen to me more and more often lately. After a seemingly simple conversation ends, I replay it in my head, punching up the dialogue that I should have said.
For instance - as I walked into my work building this morning, a woman asked me to point her to the restroom. So I told her, she thanked me and the interaction was over. Simple enough, right? But then I had the conversation again, this time in my head. And it went a little sumfin like this:
Woman: Where's the restroom?
Me: #1 or #2?
Woman: What?
Me: #1 or #2?
Woman: Why?
Me: Well, this building has separate restrooms for each one.
Woman: Really?
Me: Swear to God.
Woman: (embarrassed) #1..
Me: Okay, that's around the corner, first door on the left
Woman: Where's the #2 room?
Me: There really isn't a separate bathroom.
And then I walk away. Isn't that interaction more interesting my way?
For instance - as I walked into my work building this morning, a woman asked me to point her to the restroom. So I told her, she thanked me and the interaction was over. Simple enough, right? But then I had the conversation again, this time in my head. And it went a little sumfin like this:
Woman: Where's the restroom?
Me: #1 or #2?
Woman: What?
Me: #1 or #2?
Woman: Why?
Me: Well, this building has separate restrooms for each one.
Woman: Really?
Me: Swear to God.
Woman: (embarrassed) #1..
Me: Okay, that's around the corner, first door on the left
Woman: Where's the #2 room?
Me: There really isn't a separate bathroom.
And then I walk away. Isn't that interaction more interesting my way?
4 Comments:
You know, a lot of people will fantastize a conversation in order to make themselves sexier, or smarter, or cooler than they really are.
You're the only person I know who fantasizes a conversation to make yourself a bigger jerk than you really are.
I also frequently fantasize about slapping female middle aged co-workers in public. Just so you get an idea of what my 9-to-5 is like.
I also frequently fantasize about slapping female middle aged co-workers in public. Just so you get an idea of what my 9-to-5 is like.
Would you like to come design cookie trays instead? The smell is sickeningly sweet. I think I may vomit.
Would you like to come design cookie trays instead?
Are you genuinely asking me if I'd prefer to be around cookies all day? Do you even need me to answer that?
Cookies are good... because they taste good.
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