Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Surprise, Take 2

What you remember.
How it felt to realize that I'd been watching you. That I noticed. But didn't tell you. For so long.

What you know.
My voice. Especially since I actually leave voicemail messages. But don't tell you as much as I could. What I sound like when I'm about to tell you something, then don't. What I was thinking all those times I stopped myself before the sentences even began.

What you imagine.
Every scene I've written--the ones that happened, and the ones that haven't. What I looked like when I caught you looking. What parts I caught you looking at.

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posted by Jill at 12:20 AM

14 Comments:

  • But does he? Does he know "What I was thinking all those times I stopped myself before the sentences even began."?

    By Blogger ChickyBabe, At Tue Jan 31, 03:25:00 AM 2006  

  • Hey. Give me a break. I'm nearsighted, and those are the closest parts. It's not like I'm a perv or anything. In my culture it's polite to lower the eyes a little when you're speaking with someone. It's a sign of respect.

    Hello, Jill.

    By Blogger scott, At Tue Jan 31, 08:38:00 AM 2006  

  • (I like being looked at)

    By Blogger Popeye, At Tue Jan 31, 09:41:00 AM 2006  

  • Good Morning, Jill. Lovely series of posts here.

    Sorry, all out of wit and profundity this morning. Afraid I've used my quota for the month. Still, I wanted to leave a comment so you know I'm still reading and appreciating your work.

    Great work, Doll. ;)

    By Anonymous Network Geek, At Tue Jan 31, 09:56:00 AM 2006  

  • :)

    By Blogger Kiki, At Tue Jan 31, 11:14:00 AM 2006  

  • CB, I knew you would catch that. You just gave me an idea for my next post. We'll discuss this later/tomorrow.

    Hello, Scott. You crack me up. So witty you are. But, wrong side.

    Popeye: (by him, yes)

    Thanks, Geek. See below.

    Kiki, love the cute glasses! It's funny that you made the smiley face because I was just about to tell Geek that I'm just happy to see smiley faces from you guys. (Scott, I'm sure you'll work that into your repertoire somehow.) :)

    By Blogger Jill, At Tue Jan 31, 11:51:00 AM 2006  

  • That intake of breath before a question? That squaring of the shoulders and piercing gaze? Surely he noticed.
    I happened to me today. I caught her staring, when caught she flushed and looked away quickly, and still she looked again.
    Then she was out the door in a rush, I stopped her to say hi, but she needed to be anywhere but near me. It was strange and disheartening.

    By Blogger trueborn, At Tue Jan 31, 02:48:00 PM 2006  

  • I feel that way when the tank top under my blazer shows my clevage too. And where were you looking.

    Just kidding Jill.

    Flirting like that is fun.

    By Blogger Sass, At Tue Jan 31, 05:10:00 PM 2006  

  • Verrrrrry interesting, Trueborn. I like that line, "but she needed to be anywhere but near me." I know that feeling very well.

    Sass, I'd tell you where I was looking but I don't want the boys to overhear us. ;)

    By Blogger Jill, At Tue Jan 31, 05:13:00 PM 2006  

  • wish i had a message thingy

    By Blogger at the Lake, At Tue Jan 31, 06:18:00 PM 2006  

  • Hey, yeah, what are you two looking at!? Naughty girls!

    No, really, what *are* you looking at?

    By Anonymous Network Geek, At Tue Jan 31, 07:47:00 PM 2006  

  • Is this guy kind of clueless about things? Or perhaps naive is a better word. I remember having these sorts of thoughts in college.

    By Blogger Egan, At Tue Jan 31, 08:28:00 PM 2006  

  • I'm eagerly waiting...

    By Blogger ChickyBabe, At Wed Feb 01, 05:11:00 AM 2006  

  • At the lake, it actually took me a few seconds to understand that comment. For a moment, I thought it said "massage thingy"... And I was thinking, so do I!

    Geek, that's girls' club info. You know how the saying goes: I could tell ya, but then I'd have to kill ya. Oh, who am I kidding! I've been trying to get the sexes to communicate better here at lil ole JillWrites, so I'll tell ya. I'd seen him before, so I'd done the once-over. So I was going for specifics. From behind, the back and the... backside... and around front... get your mind out of the gutter... the eyes.

    Egan, I prefer to take responsibility. So I will say a little bit of clueless and a whole lot of not clued in. I may communicate a lot with you, but I'm not necessarily so forthcoming in other situations. ;)

    CB--Just trying to catch up at work. Then I'm going to return to that discussion. I promise. I'm waiting eagerly myself.

    By Blogger Jill, At Wed Feb 01, 11:07:00 AM 2006  

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