It has recently come to my attention that a lot of some people have the impression that I don’t like them.
I actually like most people.
I *really* like a lot of people.
And then there are the “it girls” and the fact that I am suspicious of people that seem *really* friendly or want to give me things. These are topics for other self-analyzing posts.
I’m thinking right now and I can only come up with like 2 or 3 people that I don’t really like. I doubt that any of them even know the address of this blog and can’t use computers so, if you are thinking it is you, it probably isn’t.
This came about at lunch today with the newlyweds. My new brother-in-law told me that Lori said I didn’t like very many people. Lori said that what she actually said was that I had like a million friends and I did like people but they thought I didn’t.
Then, on the way home, I was talking to Jocelyn and she said that her mama’s husband thought I didn’t like him because I didn’t speak to him much at dinner on Monday.
I do like Steve. But when Steve is on my left and my new cute bff is on my right, I mean, c’mon now.
So, I just want to say that I probably don’t hate you. Here is a chart you can consult:
- You are a girl and cute : I like you.
- You are a boy and cute : I probably don’t
-unless you are really funny.
-unless you have interesting things to say about comics, television, or me.
-until you are determined to be harmless to my way of life. - You date or are married to one of my friends but don’t fall into any of the above categories : I will pretend to like you and this will someday turn to genuine tolerance and begrudging admiration for having lasted as long as you have without dumping them.
So, yeah, there ya go. If you are confused, just ask and I will tell you how I feel about you. Because, that could *never* get ugly.
I’m lucky.
I know you like me.
I also know that most EVERYONE I know who also knows you or has even MET you feels as though you like them, and not just because you were being nice because of liking me and me liking them.
I think–far more importantly–that YOU are liked by everyone. That’s way cool.
I don’t know if I would say EVERYONE, but that’s pretty close. I used to be a solid #2, but I was told I has slipped. Oh well. Who is your new BFF, by the way?
I wouldn’t say EVERYONE either because there are students I know who think I don’t like them. I left co-workers out of my chart. It also seems that I left out people who are not cute. I will have to work on a revised addition.
If you hadn’t moved away, you would most likely still be up there. A large percentage of my friendship rankings is based on location.
I don’t know if I’m cute or not, but I am absolutely determined to be harmless to the Chip way of life. So I guess I’m good, even if I am from Clarke County and not Athens.
Brad also thought that you didn’t like him at first, but he would not comment himself. Now, he knows that you are GREAT!
Wait. We’re counting STUDENTS and COWORKERS? Okay, that cuts WAY down on the “most EVERYONE” comment I made before. :\
I was not counting them in my original post.