One unorthodox acquaintance

- That guy always creeps me out. What’s up with the completely dark apartment?
- I think he either cultivates mushrooms up there or prints a lot of black and whites. If I had to guess, I would go with the shrooms.

Hidden surprises

- Are you Ok man? You’ve been going to the bathroom way too often tonight.
- I’m alright but that comic book you have in there, is quite a page-turner.

My $0.02 on the speech

As Obama speeches go, I give the inaugural one a B. My favorite line : “…know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.”

If one day Obama confessed to me (as he does every now and then) that the speech was intentionally not firing on all cylinders of his rhetorical prowess to dampen the adorations and hence the expectations, I wouldn’t be surprised.

Predispositions

- Come on. Don’t be so reserved. Let me set you up with him. Just a cup of coffee or something. I’m sure you’ll like him.
- … Genetically speaking, what is he like?

A price tag on romance

- As the bubbles rise triumphantly to the surface, I lose myself in the infinite blue of her eyes.
- This would have sounded a lot more romantic, if we were drinking champagne rather than fizzy soda.
- Give the working man a break.

Taken again

- And why would you sign those papers in the first place?
- They said it’s an offer that I couldn’t refuse.
- That’s it?
- Oh, they also had a website.

Not good at this kind of thing

- So, at the time, you were fully aware of all the flaws, fallacies and inconsistencies in this package?
- Yes. I’d be lying to tell you otherwise.
- And yet, you decided to send this thing as the absolute and ultimate truth?
- I did.
- Do you ever have any regrets about that decision?
- Sometimes. In my defense, I didn’t want to appear weak. I wanted to be assertive.
- You could have, alternatively, spent more time on improving the package.
- I don’t think that would have helped. Logic and reason were never my strongest suits to begin with.

Your line of work

- What line of work are you in?
- We provide trash cans for the insurance industry.
- It must be very rewarding I guess.
- Oh, man. When you see the look in their eyes when they get their new receptacles. It is absolutely priceless.

Nocturnal postures

- How did you sleep last night?
- I went for the open casket setup. Despite all its formality, it works surprisingly well.

Selling out

- I feel terrible.
- You shouldn’t. Nodding in agreement to a bunch of BS comments, just to make the night go smoother, is not exactly selling your soul.