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Gryfndor Girl and my Holding Hand Buddy
Published Monday, September 19, 2005 by Adam | E-mail this post
So today was nothing special. Think I failed my Chinese test (honestly).
But I did have two quite odd people approach me out of the blue. I was in the Top of Lenoir (eating with Lara and Tom) and I was getting some coffee. In fact, I had it in my hand, and I was purdy excited about drinking it. And then someone from behind claps their hand on my shoulder. Not a good idea, at all. It was this little Indian girl (well, I mean, little as in short) I'd never seen before. Well, our conversation went like this:
L.I.G.: Hey!!!! Do you read the Harry Potter books?
Me: Uh, well, yeah.
L.I.G.: AWESOME! Do you realize what shirt you're wearing?
At this point I realize I'm wearing my red and gold rugby shirt.
Me: Yeah, it's Gryf...
L.I.G.: It's Gryffyndor's colors! AWESOME!
And then she left. It was pretty weird.
Later, I was reading boring-as-hell post WWI treaties in the library, and this guy comes up to me. I think he's from the library and wants me to get my feet off the table, but no. He's studying Chinese Traditional Medicine (er, TCM?) and wants to take my pulse. So he's holding my hand for one minute in a crowded library while I just lean back and "relax". Then he finishes, and I think he's gonna go away, but he wants to do my hand. I ask, "Uh, isn't my pulse the same in each hand?" It's the same heart pumping the blood, no matter where it is, unless I got REALLY excited while he was gently, uh, caressing me. But then he's like, "No, in China they're different."
Right.
Anyway, that's the only interesting thing that happened today. And with that, I prepare for a night of homework! Bye!
But I did have two quite odd people approach me out of the blue. I was in the Top of Lenoir (eating with Lara and Tom) and I was getting some coffee. In fact, I had it in my hand, and I was purdy excited about drinking it. And then someone from behind claps their hand on my shoulder. Not a good idea, at all. It was this little Indian girl (well, I mean, little as in short) I'd never seen before. Well, our conversation went like this:
L.I.G.: Hey!!!! Do you read the Harry Potter books?
Me: Uh, well, yeah.
L.I.G.: AWESOME! Do you realize what shirt you're wearing?
At this point I realize I'm wearing my red and gold rugby shirt.
Me: Yeah, it's Gryf...
L.I.G.: It's Gryffyndor's colors! AWESOME!
And then she left. It was pretty weird.
Later, I was reading boring-as-hell post WWI treaties in the library, and this guy comes up to me. I think he's from the library and wants me to get my feet off the table, but no. He's studying Chinese Traditional Medicine (er, TCM?) and wants to take my pulse. So he's holding my hand for one minute in a crowded library while I just lean back and "relax". Then he finishes, and I think he's gonna go away, but he wants to do my hand. I ask, "Uh, isn't my pulse the same in each hand?" It's the same heart pumping the blood, no matter where it is, unless I got REALLY excited while he was gently, uh, caressing me. But then he's like, "No, in China they're different."
Right.
Anyway, that's the only interesting thing that happened today. And with that, I prepare for a night of homework! Bye!
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