box of Jack

Hanging out with David is fun. During his whirlwind 2 days in Seattle, we seemed to reach all sorts of conversational highs and lows. The highs because he’s doing a lot of study in the Web 2.0 stuff that I live and breathe and lows because he will not let any double entendre slip by and that just makes me want to compete to tell the dirtier joke.

Me: Where’s that pizza? I’m hungry.
Dave: Yeah, I’m so hungry I could eat the ass off a rhino…
Me: Yeah and then afterwards, we could kill it and eat it.
Together: HA! HA! HA!

So yeah, the joke’s not that funny. What’s funny is that we both knew it was coming. Kind of like how those 2 old muppets sit in the balcony and set each other up for jokes.

But the bigger picture is how much David made me realized I’d withdrawn into my shell these past few months. But now I like to believe I’ve opened my eyes! It’s a breath of fresh air! I’m turning over a new leaf!

I’m turning to the internet as a means of finding Seattleites I can be friends with. There is a strong preference to be friends with people that do not work at the same company as me. There is no rationale for that, it’s simply the predictable anti-conformist streak in me that says I might turn into a mindless drone if all I do is work and hang out with people from work.

Bonus

As a bonus for reading my lonely rantings, I give you my two random thoughts of the day. Otherwise known as “there is a reason Jack rarely says the first thing that pops into his head.”

Co-worker pulls out phone. Photo of co-worker and his girlfriend is clearly visible.
Jack’s brain: Oh is that your girlfriend? She’s cute! Her hair is almost as nice as yours.

And in an unrelated incident:

Co-worker: Oh, you’re a funny guy, Jack.
Jack’s brain: Well, I am mostly known for my good looks. But yes, people also learn to appreciate me for my humor.

(Guys? That last line? You are totally allowed to use that as a pick-up line. Royalty-free. Send pics if you do pick up with it.)