Anna: It’s so nice to meet you!
Anna: Well thanks! It’s so nice to meet you too. (I’m not sure exactly who’s talking to who here, but I love meeting new people!)
Anna: Have I met you before?
Anna: (Laugh) You know, the last time someone asked me that, I’m pretty sure it was a pick-up line.
Anna: I’m so sorry! I seriously just wondered… You looked familiar… Oh, never mind. I should get to the questions, right?
Anna: Lol sure… We could keep talking about this, though.
Anna: Maybe some other time.
Anna: Ok.
Anna: By the way, why do you say, “Lol?” Isn’t that an abbreviation that people use when they’re typing?
Anna: What do you think I do all day?
Anna: Good point. Anyway, what’s your opinion of Cats?
Anna: They are adorable, fuzzy little creatures. I love them! Actually, come to think of it, I should include a cat in my latest book, the Untitled Adventures of Hazel and Jean. Maybe the Queen of France will have a cat.
Anna: How many times have you seen it?
Anna: Lol I see where this is going.
Anna: So you have seen it?
Anna: I think that Andrew Lloyd Webber is a man of enormous talent.
Anna: I think a lot of people would agree with you. What’s your favorite song of his?
Anna: You know, Anna, I’m searching my memory, and I can’t think of one.
Anna: All I ask of you is one song.
Anna: How am I to know which is my favorite? I believe in my heart that he’s an angel of music.
Anna: This is hilarious.
Anna: Thanks. I find myself amusing sometimes, too. In fact, there are days when I lie awake in bed, trying to stop myself from laughing so much at my own jokes. It really causes a problem, because I can’t get to sleep. It’s almost as big of a problem as the light streaming through my window.
Anna: Why are we talking about your sleeping habits?
Anna: Why not?
Anna: We’re supposed to be talking about Cats.
Anna: Did you know that cats always land on their feet?
Anna: Yes, but I was talking about the musical, remember?
Anna: Oh, I’ve never seen it.
Anna: You haven’t?
Anna: Nope.
Anna: Me either, actually.
Anna: Oh. So why were we talking about it?
Anna: I like conducting interviews about things I don’t know anything about. That way, I have lots of questions.
Anna: I guess that’s one way to do it.
Anna: We have to end the interview now, though, since you can’t answer my questions.
Anna: Why? We have lots of other things to talk about: pick-up lines, my wonderful sleeping habits, opera…
Anna: You want to talk about opera?
Anna: Actually, I was thinking that I could phone a friend on that one. I don’t know anything about that, either. Except, of course, that it isn’t over until the fat cat sings.
Anna: I don’t think that’s quite right.
Anna: So? You already admitted that you don’t know anything about cats.
* If you are unfamiliar with synesthesia and the preceding sentence made absolutely no sense to you, you probably don't have it. If you are a curious type**, however, you can check out The Colors That Color My World. It's a blog by Anna's dear friend, Molly, who has synesthesia and records her experiences of it there. There are also some links to actual definitions of synesthesia, which I am not going to duplicate here because
1) I am lazy
2) It really is a cool blog and you should check it out.
** A further note to curious types: Be careful. Curiosity killed the cat.***
*** A further note to my friends: I'm sorry for the cliche. I just couldn't control myself. I hope you will understand.
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