Well, since no one else is likely to choose fushichou, I suppose it's up to me... :)
Not too long after I moved to the bay area, back in the '92-'93 time frame, the rest of my family came out for a visit. This included my parents -- and it also included my then-9-year-old sister. I was actually able to find a Polish restaurant in Mountain View, and we decided to make a group dinner of it, inviting Paul (my then-boyfriend), wolftrouble, Peter (one of my housemates at the time), cyberfox, and a handful of other close friends. The dinner goes well, with various lazy conversations running back and forth, until there's a momentary lull and my sister bursts in out of nowhere: "So, do you guys all play together??"
Synchronized silence is really something to behold. :-) To his credit, wolftrouble was the first to answer, getting the question clarified: "You mean like frisbee and stuff?" She nodded eagerly, everyone made fast murmurs of agreement, and the conversation went on casually from there, but I'm never going to forget that perfect momentary freeze. From the mouths of babes...
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Date: 2004-04-25 08:36 am (UTC)Not too long after I moved to the bay area, back in the '92-'93 time frame, the rest of my family came out for a visit. This included my parents -- and it also included my then-9-year-old sister. I was actually able to find a Polish restaurant in Mountain View, and we decided to make a group dinner of it, inviting Paul (my then-boyfriend),
Synchronized silence is really something to behold. :-) To his credit,