Feb 07
Eavesdropper
I’m really bad at this. I sit in places, like I am in starbucks right now, and I can’t help but listen in on neighboring conversations. Even with my headphones in or when I’m in deep study. The problem is when I feel so convicted to make some side-comment at them. Usually I can hold my tongue and prevent it, but sometimes it does actually happen.
Example: Today, Five minutes ago. Two men are talking about football, college football to be exact. One man mentions that he’s from Missouri, and wanted to go to the Mizzou vs. Kansas game.
Man 1: I would’ve gone if had been up there.
Man 2: Yeah, I heard about that game. Their quarterback’s pretty good, huh?
Man 1: Oh yeah. He’s the best in the Big 12. I heard he’s from around Dallas.
Man 2: Yeah, that’s what I heard. Daniel something, right?
Me: Chase Daniel. He graduated from Southlake Carroll in 2005.
This is where they turn and looked at me, stare for a second at the seemingly uninterested and innocent little girl, and then start laughing.
Man 2: Yeah! Chase Daniel, that’s what I meant.
They then went on to talk about other college teams and football players that they couldn’t remember the names of, stopping on Arkansas for a few minutes. Because “their QB is from around here too!” and of course I piped up again:
Me: Casey Dick. He graduated from Allen the same year. Chase and Casey played against each other in their highschool playoffs.
Simple enough, right? I didn’t think it was a big deal, at least. After a few minutes of talking to me I still don’t think they’ve grasped the fact that I know more about football than they do. And I really hope I don’t have to explain to my next boyfriend about what a 2pt conversion is, or why we need to keep MARION BARBER, ya hear?
Now off to buy Valentine’s Cards
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