There is a man I work with. Let's call him Jeremy, since his parents decided that would be a good name for him. In the five plus years I have worked at UPS Chicago, I see a lot of the same faces on a daily basis. I am friends with about four of them. I just don't converse much with anyone at work. For starters, I'm gone from the building for about 90% of my shift. Secondly, the only thing UPS employees talk about is UPS. It's what I imagine Hell to be like, only more humid. If two souls are in Hell talking, it's likely going to be about Hell. In other words, just because there are hundreds of people in that building doesn't mean I have formed any long term friendships.
So imagine my surprise when, three years ago, I was sitting in my truck, unwrapping my Season 2 Lost DVD when Jeremy, whose name I did not know at this point despite working with him for two years, says, "Oh, hey, that's a really good show." First words ever spoke between us. And from that point on, whenever we see each other, all we talk about is Lost. I know nothing else about this man, nor he I, but Thursday afternoons in the springtime are the breeding grounds for theories and speculations. I don't think we have ever bothered to talk about anything else.
And when the season ends, we have a good discussion about it, and then proceed on our merry way afterwords, during which time, should we see each other, we give a polite wave and hello. There is no talking. There is no drink after work. There is nothing. Our relationship exists in direct proportion to Lost. When the show ends after this next season, I'm fairly certain that I won't ever have a conversation with him longer than five words. This doesn't make me sad. It doesn't really make me anything. He's my Lost friend, and unless TV comes up with a show as mindblowing in its mythology soon, after this last season, he will be my lost friend. And that is some truly stupendous writing right there.
Kate is ludicrously hot. We should have babies. Half pretty babies.
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I don't believe this because I don't believe you could foster even this sort of malnourished friendship.
Just kidding. I know you're very capable of malnourished friendships!
I think every workplace has its Lost friendships. Most common phrases include, "Did you see last night's episode?!" and "I don't know, we'll see!"
WHY WERE YOU OPENING A DVD IN YOUR TRUCK??
Yeah, what do you think this is? King of Queens?
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