Response #2: Buddy, Can You Spare a Tie?

This story had me feeling all sorts of things. The biggest thing was probably a feeling of disgust from the Stadium Pal. The entire concept sounds like an awful idea, and there are much better "manly" accessories out there! I feel bad for the guy for ever thinking that attaching a bag of urine to your calf is a good idea in the first place. That brings me to the second biggest emotion felt during this reading: a comical pity. I have heard of girls feeling the need to wear fake butts or fake boobs but I cannot say I have ever heard of a guy who was actually willing to do so to make himself feel better (or of a girl who was willing to take the fake butt off the guy's hands; I feel like there should be some sort of sanitary issue there but I guess not). The fact that he was so worried about his butt was comical to me, because it does not seem like an issue most guys care about. The more I read, the more I started to wonder if Sedaris was straight or gay. After some googling I found that he actually is gay, and I think this made the story funnier in a different way. I still felt pity for him as he described his sister's forceful and ridiculous shopping trips with him, but I started imagining those guys who are victim to girls who are excited to finally have a "gay best friend".

I also found the comment about why bow ties are not okay pretty funny. I shared it with my fratty guy friends and they did not enjoy it as much as I did. Oops

Third Meeting with Paula

Although Paula and I have only met a few times now, she and I are having great conversations each week. This week we were complaining about speech classes and how hard they are. She told me about how she had to improvise a speech she was not prepared for, and how she basically had to make up something on the spot about an inspirational person she knew. I thought this was funny because she always looks so put together, and because she is a bit older than me and married, she seems much more responsible than me. So it was pretty funny to see a completely different side of her, especially one that was so unexpected

I really enjoy Paula's company because she has a different perspective of things than I do many times, mostly because of cultural differences. However, when it comes to values, it seems that we both share many beliefs. Apparently some aspects of American and Columbian life are very similar, especially when it comes to young adults who are our age. We spent a while comparing and contrasting these lifestyles and sharing our own thoughts on them, and found that we agreed in pretty much all areas. Paula even gave me some good life advice this week, which I appreciated very much since she has seen and experienced so much.

I saw this commercial the other day

laughter is so strange