THE CONTENT OF THE FORM

"To change the form of the discourse might not be to change the information about its explicit referent, but it would certainly change the meaning produced by it."
--Hayden White

Saturday, May 10, 2008

May 10, 2008 5:15 PM

This communication between my friend Heidi and I was started a few moments after we had hung up from a phone conversation about why Jake is waiting until May 20th to say whether or now he considers them "boyfriend and girlfriend". (Heidi was writing from a BlackBerry Pearl. I write from an iPhone.)

GEORGE: I think maybe "bfriend gfriend" might be = to saying you love person, for some people...

HEIDI: But I do love him- not that I'd admit to it

GEORGE: Yeah. So, again, arbitrary ideas about time and how much power you want to maintain...

HEIDI: I'm glad I have a friend who knows everything- it makes life so much easier!

Yup. She really did say that. ; )

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