Terrible Twos.

{this is insanity. Don't I look ok?!}

Two Givens:

1: Internet communication is not ideal.
2: Communication itself is hardly ever received the way it was intended.

Still, two retarded exchanges:


1. Me: Hey! Was just thinking about you.  Where are you in this wide world?

2. Guy I Knew Once: Hi! I'm in Cali, and chillin.  Are you OK?

(loud record scratch).

Two reactionary thoughts:

1.  He's in Cali?  That's nuts.

2. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "Am I OK"?!

There are two scenarios when a girl is asked if she "is OK":

1.  She is not, and assumes that this fairly obvious given that she is probably crying hysterically, in a rage, or curled up in the fetal position rocking herself.

2.  She is OK, and is thus offended that you insinuate that she isn't.

See, the rules of communication are clear and finite.

Disclaimer:  I have no romantic intentions toward this individual.  The problem was, he is memorably attached to a certain holiday in my brain, and when that time came this year, I was apparently overwhelmed with curiosity to find out what had become of him.  That probably won't happen again.