a random night conversation
I was at a conference and got invited to a party, by this guy in a pink jumpsuit at a vendor booth. I wasn't sure what to expect, although in my mind I somehow pictured something like a rave.
When I got to the party, it was more like a lot of people hanging out in a single bar. I didn't really know anyone. I tried to hang out but everyone was talking to everyone else and it was extremely crowded, so I left.
I went out and I see the guy, the one in a pink jumpsuit. He's sitting on the curb looking at some skater across the street. I sat next to him.
He says, "I'm watching that guy, he's been trying to make this skateboarding trick for a dozen times now." And he points across the street, I just see a skateboard. All of a sudden, the guy in question comes out and does the trick, he slides on a rail and jumps successfully. First time! Although I didn't see the failures... somehow I felt that I was part of the success in a weird way.
We talked a bit, me and the pink jump suit guy that is. Mostly me asking him questions. He worked as a software engineer for 15 years, then somehow transitioned to writing copy and organizing Kickstarter campaigns. He told me about this weed shop, Muse, where the attendant had an apron and was super fancy. Then, he told me you can just order magic mushrooms for delivery here, so he might trip out on the last day.
I laughed awkwardly. We talked a little bit more.
Then, he took a deep breath and said, "well... I gotta get back to the party." He got up and left me sitting on the curb, contemplating how strange life can be.