Re: I work with a Vulkan
 

maybe he doesn't like eating in front of people. i've got that

Re: I work with a Vulkan
 

i like this guy(y)

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Yeah, maybe. Maybe he's on a diet.

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Any normal dude would have picked up that you so like him.

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But maybe he doesn't like me.

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Maybe he just like the idea of there being a you.

Re: I work with a Vulkan
 

maybe he displays affection by being cold to you

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Maybe you're the tarragon that's been missing from his life omelette.

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tarragon goes with omelets? i don't even know what tarragon is. isn't that a kind of turtle?

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no, a tarragon is a kind of dragon.

Re: I work with a Vulkan
 

You're thinking of Eragon.

But tarragon is similar to dragon's wort, which is, you know, commonly found in omelettes at Denny's or IHOP and such.

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But you were there. Or are you a nobody?

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I'm pretty sure he's found out by now and has her tied up and gagged in the water cooler. She can see out of the vents but can't move to get peoples attention. Worse, she is at hip level and has to stare at crouches when people go to wet their whistle.

Re: I work with a Vulkan
 

Somebody should contact the Baton Rouge police dept.

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I wonder if a makeup company has ever come out with a lipstick that was "Baton Rouge" in color.

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I'm totally his safe zone person now. He comes to me for anything he has to do where he needs someone else. He doesn't usually come to me literally, usually it's an email. But that's the same thing! The point is, he chooses me.

I know he doesn't like when people bring their babies around. His hand seems better now. He's giving a lecture on "the nuts and bolts of research" at the university. His dog is, in fact, a german shepherd, and it's a female.

He does eat, I saw him at a grocery store! I couldn't believe I actually saw him out in the world. I said Hi to him but we didn't make small talk or anything. He was holding a box of Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds but he was in the produce section.

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I still don't know what he looks like.

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To me it sounds like he has Asperger's.

Slightly related: I'm in love with Young Spock from the new Star Trek flick.

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I considered Asperger's which might explain his seeming lack of emotional intelligence.

Turns out he's really into The X-files so we've been talking about that. I actually caught him coming into the building from the parking deck yesterday and we talked all the way up the stairs to the office. He doesn't like elevators. It was a little awkward but a little exciting at the same time. I thought any second he was going to ditch me without warning and just start walking away.

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WHY didn't I ask him if he liked Star Trek? Dang. I could have asked him which character he identified with the most.

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My guess would be Data.

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You really think he's a Next Generation man?

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So you're thinking Andromeda.

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I'm going with whichever one had Captain Janeway.

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Sometimes I feel like
I have Aspberger's Syndrome
But I'm bad at math

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i really like this guy..

i cant STAND it when people bring their babies to work either.

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I can relate to a lot of his feelings about socializing. I usually just swallow my feelings, though, and try to go with the flow of things. I've always tried to be game for whatever was going on around me. He's the opposite. He refuses to play along. And I love that. I want people like him to know that they're okay just the way they are - you know, in case they ever doubted it.

Doesn't it sound like he has a social anxiety disorder? This is what I know about him; he's impatient and annoyed with emotional people, or personable people who talk about their families or weekends. He keeps a physical distance from most people.

But here's the breakthrough! He had to sign a few things for me, and he stood by my desk signing them all. It took about two full minutes, which is a long time when you thing about standing near someone! He could have taken them down to his office and brought them back, but he didn't. I was silent while he did this, just letting him be next to me without pressuring him to say anything. And then he handed them to me and he left. And that was all. And it was so painful for me!

This is killing me! This is the hardest friend/curiousity challenge I've ever experienced. I know I won't get anywhere unless I take this approach, or nonapproach. But it might not get me anything at all. I know nothing about him. I'm sure that once I do, it'll just be boring old life stuff like anybody else and I'll lose interest. But it's taking too long!!

Re: I work with a Vulkan
 

the only way to really know if he has any feelings is to pay someone to beat the shit out of you and leave you for dead by his car, then see what happens

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I think bionic makes a strong point here. That's how I met my wife.

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This is a good idea! I don't want to really get hurt but maybe just a cut or something. If he sees that I'm bleeding and he's concerned, you think, maybe? I could try walking in high heels which is always risky, and it will help me throw myself down on the hard linoleum floor in front of his office, while carrying a pair of scissors, in my mouth. (y)


He is a trained physician, however, which means that he could decide to help me only out of professional obligation. And likewise if I injure myself near his property, he could decide to help me only to avoid looking guilty. I'd have to draw blood and then have him find me somewhere by accident, somewhere away from his car or office or house. How do you knock yourself unconscious?