Transitory Nihilists can be a little flat.
friend: You seem busy.
me: Yeah, I guess.
friend: Did you get my email?
me: Yeah, sorry. I had to kill my cat this weekend, so I've been in mourning.
friend. Aw! Did you drown him in the toilet?
me: WHAT? Oh, haha, yeah. Of course. I drowned him in the toilet.
friend:(tilts head sympathetically)
me: Ha ha, no. I mean I had to have him euthanized.
friend: (frowny face)
me: Wait... You were joking, right? You don't drown cats, right?
friend: Yeah we did, but just the kittens.
me: WHAT?
friend: It's the easiest way.
me: WHAT? Wait. Did you live on a farm or something??
friend: No, but my mom kept her bong on the coffee table.
me: Huh. I cannot believe you drowned kittens as a child.
friend: Well, only if they were born deformed or something.
me: Ah, I see. But still. That sounds really hard.
friend: Yes.
me: Well, so I didn't kill my cat. I watched while the vet did.
friend: I'm sorry.
me: Thanks.

The posting of this conversation was meant to be interesting or funny or bizarre, but now it just seems flat. It has third act problems. Forgive me. I've become a Transitory Nihilist*, and nihilists aren't necessarily known for their pithy blog posts.


*nihilism
Etymology: German 'Nihilismus,' from Latin 'nihil,' nothing.
a : a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
b : a doctrine that denies any objective ground of truth and especially of moral truths
- posted by loosh @ 6:33 PM