new_orleanian nr i asked if that's what you were called. i could've googled it but it was more fun to ask a local (you, specifically). you responded yes, and i texted later on that i like knowing what locals are called but still am not 100% how to pronounce the word, hoping you'd clear it up for me. new OR-lin-ean? new-or-LIN-ean? new-or-LEEN-ian? (that's not it.) you'd told me you were born and raised in the city; you have a french last name and cajun roots, and i told you you got cool points. you didn't answer my initial question, but you said it was good to hear from me and you wanted to talk to me and you said we should hang out, albeit at a distance. i'm tired of the distance. 221206 ... nr i like that you are kind. i like that you are jokey and fun. i like that you are considerate. i like that you are a good, genuinely interested listener who asks good questions. i like that you remember things i've told you that even i didn't remember or thought were asides. i like the flattering things you say. i don't like not knowing what it means in the long run, or even the short run, if anything. i don't like the uncertainty. i don't like feeling worried or nervous about what to do. i don't like not knowing what you want or don't want. but maybe i wouldn't like knowing that either. i don't like that we haven't figured out how to teleport yet. 221206 ... nr i know more now, and i like it but i don't like the circumstances. i like the photo you sent me where you were wearing a playful expression i've never seen on you before. 221224 what's it to you? who go blather from