a conversation i had with a male cheerleader

true story, people!

(scene: Amtrak train)


Cheerleader Man: ::motioning with his hands::
Chidi: ..wha... ::takes iPod headphones off::... excuse me?
Cheerleader Man: Is this seat taken?
C: no
CM: great... How long have had the Powerbook?
C: um... 1 year..about to be in May
CM: Great. I just bought the Macbook Pro. I'm getting used to it. It's so big
C: Really? I thought it was thin.
CM: Well it is. But I had a Powerbook 12 inch. Im used to really small computers.
C: Oh, I see
CM: Oh, by the way, my name is Steve
C: Oh hey Steve, I'm Chidi
CM: Tinny?
C: Chidi
CM: Chili
C: Chidi
CM: Cheedee
C: Chi.. yeah.
CM: I work with computers myself. I've been a Mac user for about 12 years.
C: Oh, thats cool. I love Apple.
CM: Yeah man, me too. i can't wait till they release the Tablet PC. It's gonna be 13 inches.
C: Dope.
CM: Huh?
C: Sorry.. Cool!
CM: Yeah! I'mma buy one
C: ..but you just bought a Macbook lol
CM: I know! but I need that Tablet to travel with, you know
C: Oh ok.
CM: Hey what do you do?
C: I'm a guidance counselor for...
CM: Oh my God, really.. hm... where?
C: Well, it's for a non profit organzation that places inner city kids in top high schools. I help them during their time in high school
CM: That's tough.
C: Um. Well. Yeah. but I love what I do.
CM: Definitely, where are you located
C: High School
CM: Haha no. Like where are you based out of?
C: Oh. New York City. lol.
CM: Cool.
(I fall asleep. I'm dreaming of spending other people's money. MM.. It makes me smile. mmm is that... is that... Amerie?? mmm i love you. hey i was wondering if you cd come over and look at my record collection and maybe we can slip under the covers and... )
CM: You ever been to Philadelphia???
C: uh..um..what?
CM: Philadelphia? You ever been?
C: Yeah.
CM: I went to school in Philly. I loved it so much
C: Cool
CM: Where did you go to school?
C: Georgetown University
CM: Oh my God, really?
C: Yeah.
CM: That's an excellent excellent school. I went to Villanova. My dad went to American so I'm pretty familar to DC.
C: Word?
CM: Huh?
C:...Really?
CM: Yeah. I was actually a cheerleader for Villanova
C: Oh. ok. That's cool.
CM: Yeah, man

CM: Hey, do you mind if I move my seat up there ::points to empty seat::
C: Go for it.
CM: Hey, it was great talking to you
C: You too, man


hm.
i dont know what i felt about this convo.
lol.