I went to dinner yesterday with someone I worked on a side project with. She has a rather high opinion of herself. She says things like, "She hated me because I'm a cute blond" and "I was smarter than all of them so...". I sat at the table hearing her compliment herself over and over and over and I began to daydream about the large light fixture above her head falling and ending this madness.
Then I heard her say, "I think if we met outside of working on this project, we would have become good friends anyway." What? Did I hear that right? I don't even like you!
It just made me wonder. How many times did I meet someone and really like them and they didn't like me? How many people envisioned a light fixture falling on MY head? Am I being phony for chuckling at her stupid jokes and nodding in agreement with statements I totally disagree with? What is the line between being phony and being respectful or courteous?
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I think the line is how long you can handle the conversation for...I beleive there is a needed value in being phony, I just can't handle too long :)
Polly, don't take offense to this but I think you have the least amount of tolerance for phony people than anyone in the world! How have you stayed friends with me for so long? :-)
Oh.I can give you a list of how...
we like david linch, almodovar, bjork, beatles, freaks, photograph, japanese food, Dali, miro, frida, olga, blog, because you took me to walk through the brooklin brigde one day, because I love the picture that you have in your bedroom of janis joplin + courtin, jimi hendrix and who else?? I love that pic, because you are a good listen, and also because we share our birthday... Love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Polly, that was the nicest comment ever! Thank you. The other person in the picture is Jim Morrison.
Don't you find it interesting that we are from two completely different worlds and backgrounds but we had a strong common bond for things like music and movies? To be honest, you greatly influenced my art appreciation as I had barely ever even been to an art museum prior to meeting you. And we have Toshi to thank for this!
Cheers Toshi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
xoxoxox
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