It's raining outside. A tropical storm is in my area and im loving the sweet southern rain thats falling. This is how I know I am home. The smell is intoxicating...So I leave the windows cracked. It's cool outside too. None of the normal humidity. It's a pleasant change...I love it.
Today at school this happened.
Girl tries to start a car..doesnt happen.
me: "hey Your alternator is probably out. You should probably get a tow truck or if you dont live far and dont want to pay for that kinda thing get a fresh battery turn off all your electronics and you might make it home"
Girl "oh i didnt know you were that type of..."
(do i really need to finish that sentence?)
All i really could do was sigh, shake my head and continue on my way. No need to waste time being helpful to someone who obviously does not appreciate it.
anyway.
Today I spoke to a friend. Well in all honesty I dont know what she is. Acquaintance...Friend. Probably more of an acquaintance, (labels are hurtful right? lol)
We havent really been able to talk lately. Completely my decision. My situation these last few months has pretty much made me feel like I want to shut down for everybody except my partner and a few other people.. (the few I mean like my great grandmother and my father lol) but today I had time in between classes so i finally responded to her email, and she texted me right away (gotta love technology right?)
Our conversation was strained at the very least. I was caught holding back on my beliefs of her inspirations. Really who am i to burst someones bubble? I really didnt know how to talk to her. I felt like any reason for socializing I had at that point had been torn away. How am I supposed to talk to people about their personal lives when I dont care to talk to people about mine. How are you supposed to make friends at all if you refuse to offer up anything about your life?
Dont get me wrong. When I have to talk I do. In class... in the school club meetings... When I want to talk I have those people to talk to. But most of the time... I really dont have much to say. Which is probably why the amount of people I talk to is limited. Why spend time talking, when you can shut up and do?
To me...that doesnt make me shut off or closed up. It's just honestly how I was raised. I love talking to certian people. lol ask my partner...I have the ability to talk an ear off. But really I believe that it is an intimate thing. (in all reality its probably a native american thing. I have been told that once or twice.) I just forgot the art of really opening up to strangers I guess. which could either be a good thing or a bad depending the way you look at it.
What is friendship anyway?
Every friend I have had turned out to be not really that friendly, and if you are lucky enough to have those few rare real, good friends...how do you maintain that relationship?