Monday, May 12, 2008

I Almost Crossed the Streams, There

I just had a phone interview for an internship, and it was going pretty well, I guess, until the woman asked me who my favorite artist was. It changes frequently, so I told her I had recently been listening to Rancid a lot. She then asked me what I would do if I saw Tim Armstrong, who plays guitar and sings for Rancid, and I said "I'd probably soil myself."

I've never felt a longer pause in my entire life.

My thoughts were racing; "Shit, was that the wrong thing to say?  Is that not cool?  Too vulgar?  Fuck, now what?  How do I salvage this?  Should I offer her money?  Sex?  Should I offer to pay her money for sex?  No, that's prostitution; the implications would not be flattering.  Well, I may as well kill myself now."

Just as I began to pull the trigger, she started to laugh.  The small chuckle turned into a loud, full-on-riot-laugh.

Crisis Averted!

And later this week, I'll be paying her money for sex!

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