Perspective is Everything
April 24th 2006 11:51
… So we flushed with absolute guilt, snatched up the Koran that handily happened to be lying on the coffee table, and pretended to be holding a prayer group. Seriously. And no, we didn’t pull it off, we just looked really really suspicious…
Now I was looking at the photos I took that night (just for research purposes of course!) and I was struck by a terrible anomaly. Were those two kissing on my couch, or were they not? Taffy swears to me that they didn’t make out… until much later. Mr. X disagrees.
So I decided to regress to those dreamy days of high school English and remind myself that events and meanings are loosely coupled, and that the same events can have different meanings because of the way individuals interpret their experiences.
When I’m caught busily intertwining with Taffy and Mr X. my immediate thoughts are ‘expletive, great first impressions to make on the people I have to live with.’ Well, that followed a ‘grrr, don’t interrupt NOW.’ The whole situation was very compromising and therefore getting very interesting.
But what did they think?
Since no two or three people have share the exact memories and exact perspectives, I set out with great professionalism to interview my trusty cohorts and get to the root of the matter. So to speak.
Now I was looking at the photos I took that night (just for research purposes of course!) and I was struck by a terrible anomaly. Were those two kissing on my couch, or were they not? Taffy swears to me that they didn’t make out… until much later. Mr. X disagrees.
So I decided to regress to those dreamy days of high school English and remind myself that events and meanings are loosely coupled, and that the same events can have different meanings because of the way individuals interpret their experiences.
When I’m caught busily intertwining with Taffy and Mr X. my immediate thoughts are ‘expletive, great first impressions to make on the people I have to live with.’ Well, that followed a ‘grrr, don’t interrupt NOW.’ The whole situation was very compromising and therefore getting very interesting.
But what did they think?
Since no two or three people have share the exact memories and exact perspectives, I set out with great professionalism to interview my trusty cohorts and get to the root of the matter. So to speak.
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Comment by Cibbuano
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Comment by amy
Maybe you can carbon date Taffy's lip gloss from Mr X's glass...
Or maybe you could interrogate other witnesses - just don't give them any warning....
"Nobody expects a Spanish inquisition!"
Do your housemates read your blog? Cos if they do there's probably not much point stressing about some cat that used to live in a bag.
Honestly, if you lived in a bag... Location location location!
Comment by Lia
Ah, did it happen, did it not? Cibby, that's a brilliant suggestion. In another photo Mr. X seems to be singing into one of those discreet microphones in Taffy's cleavage.
I do plan to interrogate my housemate- with subtlety. And no they do not read my blog. That would take all the fun out of making up stories for them! My current favourite is that we were 'rehearsing for a play'. That's right, the Adventures of Romeo and Juliet and Juliet.
I like cats. In or out of bags.
Comment by amy
On the plus side, Lia, your chikin has great legs!
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But we can't verify that there's any lip action going on. In fact, I think they're having an argument!
Oh, it's all so clear now. They hate each other, Lia. They're just draped over each other for your sake.
Comment by Lia
But trust me, there was kissing and arguing and love and hate aplenty to come.
Oh, and it is nice when people drape themselves for my sake. It gives that warm loving feeling!
p.s Will pass your compliments to Taffy. She loves compliments.