Sunday, October 21, 2007

peel me a grape

A friend, describing dinner with a mutual friend, told me that he had ordered dessert for his "not girlfriend." Knowing exactly which dessert someone says something about the relationship, she said.

I thought about that later, about how I could tell you exactly how most of my male friends order their coffee, which ones have a sweet tooth, etc. Then again, I think male-female friendships are very different depending on which person you are in the relationship.

Recently, I was at brunch with castaƱa. At the end of the meal, she asked me for some lip shit. With some hesitation, I passed her the Sherry Baby (Origins) lipstick I had in my purse. (Hesitation because, while sheer, it's pretty intense for a Sunday afternoon ... um, for a white person.) She looked at it a little askance and said, "No, the other lip gloss that you carry in your purse." I rooted around and found the Mimosa (Philosophy) lip gloss I do always carry, but I was a little distracted. It stunned me a little to be that predictable, that known. It thrills me a little, but it also freaks me out and makes me want to take off in new and unexpected directions.

(As an aside, how do you get a job naming makeup shades?)

5 comments:

tamasha said...

I like it when people know me so well they can predict things like that I will always order the salad that had beets in it, no matter where I am (if one such salad exists). But then, I have intimacy issues (as in, I'm obsessed with it) so that probably explains that.

When I was in college I used to want to get a job making up color names for J.Crew after I graduated.

P.S. "For a white person" - HA HA.

tamasha said...

Please forgive the incredible lack of correct grammar in my comment.

Thanks, bye.

karrvakarela said...

It's one of the quiet thrills of friendship.

Enjoy!

Anonymous said...

I'd be more scared that you spend so much time with one person. ;)

C'est moi! said...

Don't you just adore the fact that you can pinpoint a person's mannerisms after getting to know them so well? And then afterwards, you can really slice them up with a double-take glance at your newest rouge (a Chanel glossimer? a MAC Diva red?).