i got my haircut before i left fremont. the girl called me and told me i could come right by. her daughter was there hanging out, 14 year-old with caramel skin, green eyes and the most amazing energy. basketball shorts and a black tank. the hairdressers are always asking me questions about astrology, so they were talking about relationships in reference to their signs, and she was telling me about her pisces boyfriend. oh no, i said to her. i bet you're his first love. pisces guys never let go of their first loves. you've probably ruined him!

she told me she'd totally ruined him because she had him trained like a puppy, but you could tell behind the bravado, she was really sweet to him, too. i liked her a lot.

when i went to pay, i asked her mom if she could tell her daughter that i said she was beautiful. that she has the most amazing energy. i apologized for being a little shy about complimenting people.

she said her daughter would be really happy to hear i said that.

man, what am i gonna do with myself. it is a little weird that i'm too shy to compliment a 14 year-old girl to her face for having amazing energy. i think somewhere, i got the idea that people bite when you're nice to them, or maybe, in such a superficial world, i feel like people tend to dismiss deeper levels of sincerity. regardless, let's work on this.