As I mentioned before, I won a kind of big deal writing award from my school. And I’m really excited about it. So I’ve been telling everyone. Literally every person I see who talks to me long enough that I can mention it. Some people I’ve even started conversations just to mention it.
This created some confusion when I stopped by “James’s” desk a couple of days ago:
Miss Print: “Hi James. I forgot to mention this before but I won a writing award.”
James: “Congratulations . . .”
Miss Print: “Thanks! I’m really excited so I’ve been telling everyone about it.”
James: “. . .”
Miss Print: “Well, see you.”
I had to take a different approach with GC because GC never has conversations with me that involve me talking (usually I ask questions and he replies):
Miss Print: “Hey GC. How’s it going?”
GC: “I’m all right.”
Miss Print: “I can’t say I’m surprised. Now ask me how I am.”
GC: “What?”
Miss Print: “Ask me how I am.”
GC: “How are you?”
Miss Print: “I’m really good. I just won a writing award from my school for some of my poems. I’m really excited about it, so I’ve been telling everyone, even people who don’t usually ask how I am.”
GC: “Is it a monetary award.”
Miss Print: “Yes. Plus bragging rights.”
GC: “What are you going to do with it?”
Miss Print: “Probably put it towards library school tuition.”
GC: “That won’t even pay for a course. It might have when I was there. I paid 500 a credit.”
Miss Print: “It’s 825 now.”
GC: “So you can pay for a credit and a half.”
Miss Print: “That’s better than none.”
Miss Print 