July 12, 2025
Day 8: Existential Dread and a Craving for Lasagna
Everyone says small talk is necessary. It's a bridge between people, especially people who don't know each other yet. But what if this bridge doesn't lead to anywhere? Maybe it's just floating between two sides, where no one wants to get across.
Something like this happened last week. I was ready to open up. Instead, I watched someone chase the sun for a selfie.
- It's raining all day. So sad.
- Yeah, just like me. You know, I'm thinking about the world, my life...
- Tomorrow will be cloudy again, I can't update my profile picture while the weather is so bad. It's frustrating. I just want a selfie.
- The future, our future. What do you think about it? What will the future be like?
- What? Oh hey, did you know that our neighbor died?
- That's what I'm talking about. Maybe we shouldn't live a worthless life. We should find our... life goal, you know?
- Oh, wait. The sun finally came out! Quick, take a picture!
No offense, small talk isn't a problem if it leads to real conversations or connections between people. But if it just happens because silence is awkward, then it's more about covering up an inner emptiness than creating a connection.
I don't need someone to ask how I am. I need them to want the answer. When "What's up?" comes, sometimes I answer with "Existential dread and a craving for lasagna." No one ever asks a follow-up.
Maybe small talk isn't the real problem. Maybe people don't dare to start real conversations, because they're afraid no one is interested in it.
But what if this bridge doesn't lead to anywhere?
Very tiny correction here - "...this bridge doesn't lead anywhere?" is correct. If you said 'to anywhere' in spoken English, it would never even register as an error, though.
- It's has been raining all day.
This is a present perfect continuous phrase. That's a complex mood that doesn't exist in many other languages, I think. This mood is used to describe an action that started in the past and is still ongoing or has recently stopped. It emphasizes the duration of the rain up to the present moment.
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Excellent writing! Nearly no noticeable errors, and you chose an interesting topic. Keep up the great work!
July 13, 2025
Thank you! :)
Day 8: Existential Dread and a Craving for Lasagna
Everyone says small talk is necessary.
It's a bridge between people, especially people who don't know each other yet.
But what if this bridge doesn't lead to anyleads nowhere?
You could also say: But what if this bridge doesn't lead anywhere?
Maybe it's just floating between two sides, wherebut no one wants to get across.
Something like this happened last week.
I was ready to open up.
Instead, I watched someone chase the sun for a selfie.
- It's raining all day.
So sad.
- Yeah, just like me.
You know, I'm thinking about the world, my life...
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- Tomorrow will be cloudy again,; I can't update my profile picture while the weather is so bad.
It's frustrating.
I just want a selfie.
- The future, our future.
What do you think about it?
What will the future be like?
- What?
Oh hey, did you know that our neighbor died?
- That's what I'm talking about.
Maybe we shouldn't live a worthless life.
We should find our... life goal, you know?
- Oh, wait.
The sun finally came out!
Quick, take a picture!
No offense, small talk isn't a problem if it leads to real conversations or connections between people.
But if it just happens because silence is awkward, then it's more about covering up an inner emptiness than creating a connection.
I don't need someone to ask how I am.
I need them to want the answer.
When "What's up?"
comes, sometimes I answer with "Existential dread and a craving for lasagna."
No one ever asks a follow-up.
Maybe small talk isn't the real problem.
Maybe people don't dare to start real conversations, because they're afraid no one is interested in it.
July 13, 2025
Thank you! :)
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Oh hey, did you know that our neighbor died? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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