talking

i was just thinking about hanging out with people...

it's so troublesome!

i mean... you always have to DO things.
like eat
watch a movie
shop
get coffee
go to sport events
play a video game

you know what i mean?

am i the only one who gets tired of this?

don't get me wrong...
tonight i'm hopefully going to watch Narnia with people,
and i'm looking forward to it.

(anyone want to come over one afternoon/evening a week or two from now and watch Hook?!)

but to me
DOING things
gets pretty old pretty quickly.

it's the people that i'm interested in
not the things i do with them.

and often the DOING
distracts you from the person.


the reason all this was on my mind is because i started thinking about car rides.
i suppose because of riding to sharptop last weekend. and because my family's driving down to florida this weekend. but anyways

car rides are fantastic.
i decided they're probably one of the best ways to get to know a person.
the place where some of the best conversations happen.

you're just sitting there
strapped in
facing the same direction.

now sometimes you're worn out and need to sleep.
sometimes you need to be alone with your thoughts.
and sometimes you really just want to listen to your own music.

but if you're going to interact with each other
basically all you can do is talk or listen to music together.
both of which are great.

you get to know them,
get to know yourself,
make the time memorable.

maybe you feel the same way :)


only problem
is that it's rather expensive to spend hours driving just as an excuse to hang out. :)

so
here's what it boils down to...

whoever you are,
if you ever want to...
go walking...
or even just come over to my house
and stare at the wall while we talk...
then please let me know.

there's possibly nothing i'd like more to do.