Wednesday, January 24, 2007

the safety of strangers

monday night i was up until 1:30 or so after waiting an hour and a half outside for one of those cd release party/concerts at midnight. the band was not completely amazing, but word is their live shows are like that. i figured free was a good price.

the interesting part was the waiting in line. for some reason, i expected to meet some new people, and i did. there was this one girl who was talking to everyone, or at least to me and to the 3 people behind her and her friend. she also enjoyed shouting at people who tried to cut in the line. so this little group formed because one person was unusually boisterous. after a while, the other 3 got cold and left, and i ended up telling these girls all about my life and job and everything. i think i've had trouble finding people to talk to (in person anyway). then you just wind up somewhere and it doesn't matter what you say because they don't really know you. maybe it's just that they kept asking questions; who knows. still, the fallout that results from oversharing with strangers seems a little less than with friends. it's the best of friends who can take it and still love you, but they're harder to find. that's why they're so valuable.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

and the more you share with someone the closer and more dear they become because they are the rare individual in this life that just might understand you. and love you big, gaping flaws and all.