Saturday, February 7, 2009

People in places doing things

When I went back for break, I had a myriad number of bizarre and surreal interactions. However, one that sticks out in my mind is the brunch that turned into an all day hang out that started out with a bunch of people I didn't know at Natalie's house then suddenly Allisin and Diego ne Crash (my oldest, veganest friends! Oh middle school.) and for some reason Kevin, though he only stayed long enough to eat a bagel and be pissed at me for not wanting to have sex with him. The whole time I wore a silk kimono around. Then the whole place cleared out and it was just Allisin, Natalie and I. We proceeded to drink a bottle of champagne. We politely turned down an offer to get high--it just makes Allisin and I nauseous above all else--and proceeded to take a nap while Natalie got her TV to play 30 Rock after much finagling. There I was with Allisin who I hadn't seen in years and within the first few hours we were sleeping on the same couch, drunk as sailors. The reason this memory is so strong is due in part to a conversation we had about being good people and doing good things and the difference between them. Ultimately, Allisin pronounced herself a good person who did good things, Natalie a bad person who did good things and for myself, I said I was a good person who did bad things. There is a truth in what was at the time a fairly flippant conversation that I revisit often.

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