I recall spending many a night running around hotels causing havoc as my friends and I pretended we were on some sort of secret mission, talking to each other back and forth over these devices.
During this stage, I pretended we were normal.
Like that time Henry and I pretended we didn't know each other and our date ended in a torrid clinch in the cargo area of a minivan on Beverly Drive at midnight.
I pretended we were famous and they were all trying to catch a glimpse so they could tell their moms when they raced in the front door from school, cheeks flushed and out of breath.
I find it comforting because while we talk, I can pretend we're both in Los Angeles.
"When Sam was younger," Mr. Dresser said, "we used to play catch every day, and I would pretend we were Red Sox.
Fortunately, he's on my Gchat list now so I can pretend we are BFFs, and with Riff Raff, pretending seems close enough to the real thing.
A person who you would absolutely know in national politics told me, "I eat Ambien like it's candy every day because I have to pretend that this isn't really happening, and I have to pretend it's all OK, and I have to pretend we have an agenda, and I have to pretend that he's not crazy".
I want to pretend we're shopping for you.
