Things I wish I could say to people, but can’t (pt. V of XXVI)

It turns out I have to make friends whose names start with the following letters:  Q, U, O, X.  If you know a quirky Quentin, an unassuming Ursula, an original Omar, or a xenophobic Xavier, please: send them my way.

And now… more!  (psst!  I’ve just changed the pattern.  Only one person got it before, which is good, but

• You intimidate me less than most of the people who are in your position.  You’re smart, but you really should prepare more for things.
• Thanks for all the stuff.  Was it awkward for you, too, to have to talk to me all the time last semester?
• You know, I knew you had a crush on me for years, but never did anything because I just had other stuff to do.  Also: I found out you slept with one of my best friends.  Yuck.
• *sigh*  You know, if I’d kissed you on that one date we had a long time ago, our lives would be so different now.  Specifically, I would have one further person on my list of regrets. ¹
• I always liked you a little bit less as a person than I did your girlfriend… you were just too demanding and annoying.  But you realize you went crazy, right?
• Aww, you’re awesome.  Have a nice life, yeah?
• I hope I get to know you a little bit better next year.  You seem pretty cool.
• You have an awesome beard.

Update:  pt. i, pt. ii, pt. iii, pt. iv, pt. v, pt. vi, pt. vii, pt. viii, pt. ix, pt. x, pt. xi, pt. xii, pt. xiii, pt. xiv, pt. xv, pt. xvi, pt. xvii, pt. xviii, pt. xix, pt. xx, pt. xxi, pt. xxii, pt. xxiii, pt. xxiv, pt. xxv, pt. xxvi (most of these links won’t work until I actually publish the rest of the series.  That said.  Use these to navigate what you can until then.)

1. Just kidding.  I regret nothing.  We wouldn’t have worked well together anyway. [↩]