A friend told me she wasn't feeling well the night before, so I sent a picture of a campbell chicken noodle soup can. Fairly clever, right? Yeah, sure, of course!
I should have left it at that; she responded by saying she didn't like soup but liked the can as a symbol of comfort. My instinct told me not to respond, but sure enough...I responded(first mistake) by saying I never get it right with her. I was teasing about her not liking soup, twizzlers, or coffee (as per previous conversations and my attempt to ask her out)... I even left a ;) to show I was teasing. It was an innocuous response, but for some odd reason, I re-read it and thought it was mean, so i sent a note saying so. (second mistake)
She didn't think it was mean, because it really wasn't, but I managed to come across like a tool for covering my bases. So, this is what I've learned:
1) I should trust my instincts more often when it comes to email.
2) I am significantly less clever between 11am and 4pm than I am at any other time. For example, "Imagine dancing chickens." Purely a symptom of lack of food, right?
3) By all means, I shall never reread my email after I've sent it to look for hidden contexts, because they are most likely never there.
4) Once you have a clever idea, exit stage door left and be prepared for the next day. Don't try to push it.
5) Sometimes my imagination works, and sometimes it doesn't. To give myself some credit, it works more often than it doesn't.
In other news, the debate's on tonight. I haven't decided whether I want to watch it. For some reason, they are tied nationally but there is a 70 point electoral count spread favoring Bush. What the f--- is up with that?
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