Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

Reading through "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" was nothing short of watching a horror film. I knew something bad was inevitably going to take place with Connie when Arnold Friend came into the picture. There was nothing I could say or do to change what was written and save Connie. It was eerie to me, the way Arnold Friend talked so smooth and calm, a "kindly incantation" that overtook Connie in the end. That and how he knew far too much information about Connie and her family. I remember at one point he squinted to make it seem like he could envision what her family was doing at the barbecue. Toward the end of the novel it was odd to me that Connie suddenly went "hollow" after her screaming. She didn't even seem to try and save herself, she just gave up. Such a sad ending.

Some details in the story I still find myself pondering:
1. Why Arnold Friend mentioned the old woman down the road that had passed away?
2. What Ellie was talking about with the phone?
3. Why the short story is called "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

Listening to Conversations

Well living in North Hedges, I heard plenty of different conversations. One discussion pertained to a plan some of the residents had to set up shifts in the elevators to find the ones responsible for the vandalism that closed down one of the two elevators. The other one that caught my interest was a guy boasting to his friend how he had convinced a girl that Socrates was pronounced soh-kreyts instead of sok-ruh-teez. Professor Sexson seemed pretty confident when he said the conversations we would hear would most likely pertain to one of two things. I'm interested for the revealing of what those two things might be.

A Phrase To Think About

How do I know what I think until I see what I say.