Entry #3
I remember when I used to go skiing. I would call Cindy, she was always free, and we would drive up to the slopes, maybe even spend a night or two at the lodge. Life was free and easy back then. We didn't need rules. Heck, I still don't use rules. And look where I am.
Conrad's been going through some ups and downs himself. Last month he hated himself because he blew up at his mom. Sure, it wasn't the best thing to do, but I think it helped him see what he gets from bottling up his emotions all the time. Either way, this most recent appointment, he came in on a sort of high. Apparently some girl at the library commented on his overall handsomeness. I think we're slowly working him out of his box of self-inflicted punishment.
He wasn't sure how to approach girls, though, so I compared dating with skiing. That's why it's on my mind now. That and the snow all around. I think it helped Conrad though. He needs to do more thinking outside the box. I used to think I lived outside the box. Now I'm stuck in an office. What does that say? Maybe my outside thinking was still too "inside." Maybe I'm overanalyzing the situation.
Conrad and I spent some time discussing this whole "box" concept, about how he's inside and everyone else seems outside. I always felt I was the other way around. Until Conrad told me how he'd always imagined me in the box with him, and he called me his friend. Maybe staying inside isn't so bad after all. Either way, those hills are looking pretty attractive now…
I remember when I used to go skiing. I would call Cindy, she was always free, and we would drive up to the slopes, maybe even spend a night or two at the lodge. Life was free and easy back then. We didn't need rules. Heck, I still don't use rules. And look where I am.
Conrad's been going through some ups and downs himself. Last month he hated himself because he blew up at his mom. Sure, it wasn't the best thing to do, but I think it helped him see what he gets from bottling up his emotions all the time. Either way, this most recent appointment, he came in on a sort of high. Apparently some girl at the library commented on his overall handsomeness. I think we're slowly working him out of his box of self-inflicted punishment.
He wasn't sure how to approach girls, though, so I compared dating with skiing. That's why it's on my mind now. That and the snow all around. I think it helped Conrad though. He needs to do more thinking outside the box. I used to think I lived outside the box. Now I'm stuck in an office. What does that say? Maybe my outside thinking was still too "inside." Maybe I'm overanalyzing the situation.
Conrad and I spent some time discussing this whole "box" concept, about how he's inside and everyone else seems outside. I always felt I was the other way around. Until Conrad told me how he'd always imagined me in the box with him, and he called me his friend. Maybe staying inside isn't so bad after all. Either way, those hills are looking pretty attractive now…