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Thursday
14 October 99
10 59 pm edt
My left upper wisdom tooth is coming in after all this time. I like
it because it makes me feel young enough for my body to still be
growing.
I wouldn't say I was lonely, per se, last night, but I was hungry for
people, so I popped on to two MOOs and attempted to solicit life stories with no success. I
have taken to admitting that I collect them, when people ask why I want
their life story. I can't explain in any other way why I like
listening to them so much.
I operate from the basic assumption that people like to talk about
themselves. I have many ways of getting them talking, not the least
of which is to say, "Tell me your life story." I think I like to
get people talking about themselves because I know that I will interrupt
with my own stories just enough to make the conversation perfectly even.