I Don't Need A Secret Handshake.

Sometimes we make things harder than they have to be, and pushiness begets pushiness as so many other negative things call for the equally negative in neat pairs - a lack of tact and a lack of acceptance, subtlety, naivete and snobbery.

I'm saying this because I wouldn't have blamed you -- didn't for a long time, but it's worn on me. I feel like a record that's been left on its turntable for years, the same song digging deeper and deeper, sounding worse with each repetition.

"It's true, what can you do?"

You Have To Appreciate That, At Least.

During my lunch hour, two little girls walking in front of me were discussing how scary Jurassic Park is. It had me thinking about how when I had first seen it, during all the dinosaur parts, it was hard for me to sympathize with the people getting eaten. I kept thinking, 'Sure, you're getting killed, but you're getting killed by a DINOSAUR.'

Oldest And Dearest.

Everyone's pissed at you except __ and __, if you can believe it, he said, and I guess I only am because you never answer the phone and you're probably staring at the wall, waiting for me to finish.

Some people know you better than you want them to.

I bet you woke up at ten today and spent like an hour getting dressed. You probably changed clothes atleast three times.

Check.

And you're scared to talk to us because you're so... I don't know what.

Crazy.

And don't say "crazy." You're so avoidant. Just call me back. We're only mad because we love and miss you and you need to start returning phonecalls.