:: Saturday, September 07, 2002 ::

"No hello, and no goodbye..." (Nick Drake)

Spent this evening at my old roommate's wedding reception. Perhaps it's just me, but it is rather disillusioning to see friends united to each other in holy matrimony. I was there when Laura and Jesse met, and I've had pretty direct contact with their romantic journey all along. However, "I can't believe they're married!" keeps repeating in my head like a scratched CD. I can't believe they're married.
Was lovely to see Laura in her dress, and the new band of gold on Jesse's finger, but the most enjoyable aspects of the evening were the car trips to and from Nacogdoches. Someone suggested the game "Girl Talk," in which a question is posed and all group members must answer as fully as possible. Thus ensued 2+ hours of interesting, meaningful conversation. It made me re-realize the importance of listening and the value of friends who I may not know very well yet.
Tomorrow you should come up with an interesting question and pose it to every person you see. Then listen.

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:: Bethany Bassett - 11:42 PM :: + ::