I spoke to Evan on IM earlier, and this is part of the conversation. I thought it was interesting. Or, really, a typical Evan conversation.
Staxsmile [9:14 P.M.]: 22nd, maybe?
riskingraisin [9:15 P.M.]: holy cow you're good
Staxsmile [9:15 P.M.]: wow
riskingraisin [9:15 P.M.]: i think
Staxsmile [9:15 P.M.]: go me
riskingraisin [9:15 P.M.]: wait
riskingraisin [9:15 P.M.]: yea that's my birthday
riskingraisin [9:15 P.M.]: took me a minute
Staxsmile [9:15 P.M.]: had to look that one up, didn't you?
riskingraisin [9:15 P.M.]: all the cigarettes and porn I want
riskingraisin [9:15 P.M.]: which is none
riskingraisin [9:16 P.M.]: how unexciting
riskingraisin [9:16 P.M.]: but i can vote!
Staxsmile [9:16 P.M.]: yes!
Staxsmile [9:16 P.M.]: in... 2008
Staxsmile [9:16 P.M.]: unless you count local and congressional elections
Staxsmile [9:16 P.M.]: but then you have to sit jury duty
Staxsmile [9:16 P.M.]: oy vey
Staxsmile [9:16 P.M.]: being 18 is difficult
Staxsmile [9:17 P.M.]: i'll be able to drive after midnight
Staxsmile [9:17 P.M.]: and sign legal documents
[...]
riskingraisin [9:20 P.M.]: I can drive whenever I want but that doesn't stop me from not doing it
Staxsmile [9:20 P.M.]: don't you bike a lot or something?
riskingraisin [9:20 P.M.]: not really
riskingraisin [9:21 P.M.]: I just don't have anywhere to go in a car/gas is too expensive for me to go anywhere
Staxsmile [9:21 P.M.]: ah
riskingraisin [9:21 P.M.]: I can be bored for free right here at home
riskingraisin [9:22 P.M.]: everything here is driving distance, but everything is nothing
riskingraisin [9:22 P.M.]: speaking of butter
Staxsmile [9:22 P.M.]: butter?
riskingraisin [9:22 P.M.]: I need to be getting towards bed
Staxsmile [9:22 P.M.]: what?
Staxsmile [9:22 P.M.]: wait
Staxsmile [9:22 P.M.]: butter?
riskingraisin [9:22 P.M.]: don't worry aboiut it
riskingraisin [9:22 P.M.]: it's just something i say sometimes
Staxsmile [9:23 P.M.]: ah
Staxsmile [9:23 P.M.]: good-night then
riskingraisin [9:23 P.M.]: i have a late late soccer game tomorrow night and I want to get a head start on the sleeping
Staxsmile [9:23 P.M.]: good idea
Staxsmile [9:23 P.M.]: i have no school tomorrow
riskingraisin [9:23 P.M.]: goodnight happy birthday-week
riskingraisin [9:23 P.M.]: hooray!
See? That was kind of odd. That was kind of Evan.
I have to work on my poetry paper.