tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post8625709545977538394..comments2024-03-26T03:19:32.389-06:00Comments on Notes From Josephine: Can We Talk About Something But The Weather?Katy Josephinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post-27721534671617337662011-11-26T01:32:40.578-07:002011-11-26T01:32:40.578-07:00I agree completely.
I'm in a journalism Maste...I agree completely.<br /><br />I'm in a journalism Master's program with a pretty good name right now, and I don't feel like I fit in with most of my classmates. They're inclusive, but when we get together they seem to talk about a.) school; b.) each other c.) dirty jokes. Now it's usually out on drinking excursions, so maybe I'm missing out on the deeper conversations. <br /><br />When I get together with my friends we usually talk about motives, what-if scenarios, and share confidences. Sometimes it gets repetitive, but I feel like it's more real.<br /><br />I'm not particularly good at small talk anyway. Maybe if I were better at it I'd have fewer complaints.Joanhttp://www.scentsate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post-81397549408735302612011-10-10T18:45:53.408-06:002011-10-10T18:45:53.408-06:00Hi Muse - thanks for your comment. I suspect many...Hi Muse - thanks for your comment. I suspect many people feel the same way and appreciate your perspective. <br /><br />The art of small talk is lost on me. Truly, I've never been interested enough in the activity to get very good at it. Six chit chats over coffee before addressing anything remotely personal sounds excruciating.<br /><br />Once in awhile, I encounter someone who feels the same way I do, and we have fascinating, brief encounters that leave an impact on us both. No baggage attached, no trust issues, just a genuine sharing of thoughts, ideas and yes, even feelings. It does happen, but it's rare. <br /><br />Thanks for being willing to share your personal thoughts on this topic.Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035515932306404722.post-27460423013996341392011-10-10T15:35:34.970-06:002011-10-10T15:35:34.970-06:00Hmm. I hate the idea of someone I don't know ...Hmm. I hate the idea of someone I don't know well - and a cocktail party is usually comprised of people I don't know well - asking me personal questions. <br /><br />Make no mistake, they're personal. Honestly, I'd rather talk politics.<br /><br />And I'd rather slide naked down a cheese grater than talk politics.<br /><br />I don't trust people I don't know well with my personal thoughts and feelings. If we've had coffee six times, say, and we've talked about jobs and recent vacations and family backgrounds and kids, and I already know what kind of person you are, from the things that we've said about all the surface stuff, THEN I might want to answer the personal questions, and ask them of you too.<br /><br />But not until.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com