There is a girl on campus who I know only because she is the girlfriend of my good friend Matt's roommate. She is very sweet, but our interactions have so far only included when a bunch of people are hanging out in those guys' apartment late at night. Thus, she has pretty much only ever seen me basically completely hyperactive and involved in massive making-fun-of-each-other sparring matches with Matthew.
Occasionally, I get self-conscious about this (everyone else who hangs out there I know from other contexts and they know I am basically a normal person). So last night, we had a conversation that went like this:
Me: So Elise, sometimes I feel kind of self-conscious that the only time we've ever talked has been when I'm here hanging out late at night. I mean you must think I'm kind of crazy.
Elise: Oh haha, no, I think you guys are really funny.
Me: Okay but I mean, just so you know, I'm not REALLY this hyper all the time.
Elise: Oh, I know. Actually, I heard you speak at the HNGR Mennonite dinner. So I have a totally different impression of you from there too.
Me: Oh, great! (Thinking, Oh good, HNGR, that means I hopefully sounded reasonably intelligent and put together and not all goofy all the time... except... crap.)
Me: (Pause) Mennonite Dinner... So you mean, you heard me speak about rape and start crying in front of a group of 60 people?
Elise: (Pause) ...Um... Yeah.
Oh good. Glad you can know these two sides of me.
Note to self, take her out to coffee and talk about the weather or something soon...
I am long on staying, I am slow to leave/ especially when it comes to you, my friend.
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