bistro
Cold dishes, AC pouring down on us in syrupy chillness.
disquiet
When I arrive, the first things I hear are "Hey! There's a large horsefly around, and it bites. See, this is where it bit me. I was bleeding. No one knows where it went. So, how are you? Why are you just standing there? Sit, relax."
possible
On the heels of a first draft, plenty of doubt. But a healthy sort of doubt, one that invites new considerations instead of feelings of futility.
pursuit
In the pool, he pretends to be a seal, and his dad is the killer whale hunting him. The other kids play a more straightforward game of tag, ducking among pool floats and getting caught and tossed around.
queued
A response to my recent breakup: "You aren't dating someone else yet?"
sanguine
He's lost a finger to DIY fireworks, but says that one of these days he'll get the hang of them.
unconsidered
He shares stories from camp, mostly involving counselors and camp administrators exercising poor judgment. One of these golden moments involved a man roaring in on a motorcycle to terrify the kids as a joke. (The cops didn't find it funny.)
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
Week in Seven Words #179
combative
He cuts a path for himself through the crowd by alarming people, shoving his face into their faces and talking loudly to himself, as if they aren't real outside of his mind.
foothold
So much of conversation is aimed at establishing and defending one's status, saying what we think is important to other people and what will help us play the role we've assumed in our social circle. In the meantime, other thoughts fight to get out and are smothered in self-censorship.
gypsy
The dark river wears glitter on its face.
insufficient
So much of what happens between these bookshelves is an exercise in getting by with a bare minimum of effort and time.
intelligence
Although I don't know it at the time, he's testing me. His reserved and polite demeanor masks his watchfulness; he notes my mannerisms, gets a rough idea of my temperament. I don't think he's doing this consciously. But he'll use his discoveries to his own advantage next time we meet.
protean
Fireworks in the shape of dumbbells, weeping willows, and badminton birdies.
repairing
He talks about how we need to put the broken pieces of ourselves back together.
He cuts a path for himself through the crowd by alarming people, shoving his face into their faces and talking loudly to himself, as if they aren't real outside of his mind.
foothold
So much of conversation is aimed at establishing and defending one's status, saying what we think is important to other people and what will help us play the role we've assumed in our social circle. In the meantime, other thoughts fight to get out and are smothered in self-censorship.
gypsy
The dark river wears glitter on its face.
insufficient
So much of what happens between these bookshelves is an exercise in getting by with a bare minimum of effort and time.
intelligence
Although I don't know it at the time, he's testing me. His reserved and polite demeanor masks his watchfulness; he notes my mannerisms, gets a rough idea of my temperament. I don't think he's doing this consciously. But he'll use his discoveries to his own advantage next time we meet.
protean
Fireworks in the shape of dumbbells, weeping willows, and badminton birdies.
repairing
He talks about how we need to put the broken pieces of ourselves back together.
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