One of my good friends had a birthday this past week, and she wanted to celebrate. Although the CDC has recommended minimizing the gatherings of people, she decided to have a small group of people at her house. We all stayed in her front yard and made sure to maintain appropriate distances from each other.
As the BBQ progressed, we began to discuss the fact that my house is currently fostering a kitten. Our kitten's name is Sprinkles. She is a feisty and somewhat needy kitten. She craves attention and affection. One of the attendees at the party had expressed interest in potentially adopting the kitten we were fostering. She began asking us questions about what kind of cat it was and what gender it was.
I promptly responded, "It's a girl."
She looked back at me with some hesitation and said: "I've just had a lot of trouble with girls in the past."
With which I promptly replied, "That makes two of us."
Everyone at the party started laughing uncontrollably. Fortunately, everyone at the barbecue was some of my good friends, and they have some background knowledge of my love life at TCU. To say the least, it has not been the most successful aspect of my TCU career. Although I wouldn't necessarily describe myself as "funny," I was proud of the reaction I caused with this witty comment.
The CDC may not be happy that there was a small gathering of people, but this social interaction made life feel somewhat normal again, even if it was just for a brief moment.
I'm not going to lie, I laughed out loud at this little interaction. I've also been trying to socially distantly see my friends, and it's situations like these that make me miss getting to hang out with them more often and in a closer setting. I'm sorry about your lack of luck with girls at TCU, but I'm glad you were able to turn it into something humorous! A life lesson I've learned is you have to be able to laugh at yourself, especially in these weird times we're living in.
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