Miles from Riles

It just slipped out of me. I hadn't said those words for so long that even I was surprised. One minute, I was discussing a documentary with my roommate and her friends and the next, I heard a voice saying, "... those children were performing to societal expectations. In China, there has become this disconnect between ritual and meaning, where traditions are still valued but they have become empty symbols..." by the time I realized that the voice was mine, it was too late. I had already lost them and could only make eye contact with Lenny, the anthro major (and who I correctly introduced as Elise tonight, on my second try).

Soc has tainted the way I see the world. And I like it.