Making Conversation

When I go to lunch with the quiet Cube City copywriters, I need to start taking notes. This is an eccentric group, and I find the variety of conversation topics to be very entertaining. At one of our recent lunches, here are a few topics we covered:

• Shoe repair for high-heeled boots
• Chicken fried steak (note: I think we talk about this glorious dish every time we meet)
• The tragedy of failed white fluffy frosting from the Joy of Cooking
• Halloween costumes, including the many variations of Michael Jackson we'll inevitably see this year
• Small-town motels
• The discipline required to wait until your birthday to open gifts you've received in the mail
• Whataburger taquitos (hey, we were hungry)
• Marathon training and when/if beer is a good hydration option
• The learning curve of a French press, or the tweaking required to make coffee that doesn't look like mud
• Origami
• The "overstyled" look of the latest Acura TL

I find it amazing that we cover so many topics since you can feel the tension and effort required to make conversation within this group. It's a victory to reflect on these times and see what happens when we open our mouths and form sentences. Go, team!