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June 21, 2005
Hanging out with Laura
I walked to Blockbuster to return a DVD, and when I came home I went in the back way. In the hallway were Laura and an old man—who turned out to be Dennis Lutsky (!)—discussing some electrical problem she was having. He left, and she and I stood and chatted in the hallway for a bit before she invited me in for a drink.
Naturally, I agreed, despite my not really wanting a drink. I had a glass of white wine, though, and we sat and talked for a good while. She’s always been really friendly and I’ve enjoyed the passing-by conversations we’ve had all along, but it was great to finally hang out and talk with her.
She’s not, as I had assumed, a Wash. U. student. She went to Maryville University and majored in Biology, and now she works in the Med School. Her apartment is very tastefully decorated and clean (she does the whole “oh my place is a mess” thing, though, which makes me laugh; my place is a mess, hers is practically immaculate), and she has a pretty black cat named Betty.
And she has great taste in music. Every time I hear music coming from her place, it’s always good stuff; I remember the first time I heard music from her apartment—it was Radiohead’s Kid A and I thought “right on, whoever lives there must be pretty cool.” And she is pretty cool, as it turns out.
Wouldn’t you know it, though, she’s moving at the end of the month. I’ll have to get her number or something and keep in touch; we should get together and hang out more often.
Posted by alex at June 21, 2005 11:30 PM