casual thing ..

[everett howe]

E. Howe Okay.

[ruby anderson]

R U B Y i’ve had a really rough summer. doesn’t excuse anything.

[everett howe]

E. Howe Sorry to hear that. I was hoping things would get better for you.

[ruby anderson]

R U B Y it’s fine. i’ll survive. how’s your summer?

[everett howe]

E. Howe It's been status quo. Buckling down on writing my first chapter, mentoring an undergrad, trying to go outside on the weekends. What have you been up to?

[ruby anderson]

R U B Y back to the usual then for you. do you like the undergrad student? mostly I’ve been working out, sunbathing, taking walks. and journaling.

[everett howe]

E. Howe Yeah it’s a summer internship/REU. It’s fine I guess, I got roped into it by my advisor. That sounds nice. What’s been the rough part? If you even want to talk about it.

[ruby anderson]

R U B Y do you ever say no? i've just been in my thoughts a lot. i think i'm going to see a therapist.

[everett howe]

E. Howe To my advisor? It's difficult. Hey, that's great, good for you. It's a good idea.

[ruby anderson]

R U B Y why? thanks everett.

[everett howe]

E. Howe He's brilliant, his ideas for me always work out. And he's persuasive. I mean it. I hope that goes well, it helps.

[ruby anderson]

R U B Y so it seems. Are you happy to have your life back at NYU? we’ll see. don’t tell anyone that please.

[everett howe]

E. Howe Everything feels pretty normal, yeah. I wouldn't. It's not something to be ashamed of either.

[ruby anderson]

R U B Y and you won’t have an annoying blonde bothering you about intro chemistry. i know.

[everett howe]

E. Howe I guess not. Ok, good.