i'm bewildered by the interest my friend sara is taking in my current predicament and private life. like my other friend federico, she's always been the kind of person who's obviously fond of you, and yet needs to be pushed and pulled this way and that in order to go out or talk about specific subjects. like federico, she's always been cautious in expressing opinions and passing suggestions about what i should do about issues in my life.
and now, everything seems to be changing. sara texted me in the morning asking if i could meet her briefly outside the building where i work (she lives a couple of blocks away), and the purpose of that was simply asking if i could lend her two dictionaries on monday she'd use for an exam. in the past this wouldn't have solicited an invitation to talk, albeit shortly, as it would surely have been filed under "logistics" and dealt with as quickly as possible. this time, on the other hand, she hanged around and chatted, and when i had to get back to work and told her if she wanted to meet again during lunch break, she agreed quite amiably.
we've had lunch a short while ago, and sara spent half of that time expressing rather elaborate and caring thoughts about what the best course of action on some issues could be for me. in addition to that, she almost insisted i'd email her later (about stuff we have already discussed?), maintained she would invite me out for dinner next week, and added a further invitation to a david lynch conference in june.
i haven't the faintest idea about what's going on. i'm certainly enjoying the ride though, and if it makes my friends become so damn loveable i almost wish my life had exploded earlier.
