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out_thereSince Jae asked... I'm still at work, but these 25 will do for now.
My Sam
1. My Sam has never thought of himself as gorgeous. He’s knows he’s not bad looking, but he doesn’t quite believe the compliments that he gets.
2. It’s not because he thinks that people lie, he just thinks that they tend to over-exaggerate.
3. My Sam likes steak medium rare, enjoys salads, and still tries to eat everything on his plate. It’s a habit from childhood that he’s never bothered to break.
4. My Sam likes the idea of a relationship more than the reality. He’s always felt that the reality is somewhat of a disappointment.
5. He felt this way about marrying Lisa, and kept waiting to feel more excited and enthralled. He never felt a fifth of the excitement for her that he did for the Bartlet campaign.
6. He feels guilty that she was never the centre of his life. He hopes that he was never the centre of her’s.
7. He thinks that it’s probably something wrong with him. At the moment, he barely has time to date, so he doesn’t worry about it too much. In his darker moments, he wonders if he’s like his father and if his father felt the same about his family.
8. My Sam was more hurt by the fact that his father had lied to them for 28 years, than for the fact that he’d cheated on his mother.
9. He thinks that if he was a better son, he’d be more concerned about how the cheating hurt his mother than how the lying hurt him.
10. Depending on the moment in time, he thinks that Josh is either a brilliant man, a selfish Grade-A jerk, a soul in need of comfort, or the kindest, most protective friend anyone could ask for. Occasionally, Josh is all four at the same time.
11. My Sam knows that his own writing is good, but also knows that Toby’s writing is better. He knows that he’ll never write like Toby, and wouldn’t try to imitate his style.
12. My Sam is more than slightly intimidated by Leo. This has just as much to do with the fact that Leo’s his boss, as the fact that he’s dated his daughter and flirted with his wife.
13. My Sam still occasionally wonders why they brought him into the campaign when he had so little political experience.
14. My Sam wishes that the others wouldn’t treat him as if he still had so little political experience.
15. My Sam wishes he could do the right thing all the time. He knows he can’t.
Sometimes it’s enough just to be able to hear everyone agree what the right thing is, even when they can’t do it. He wishes that they could agree on it more often.
16. My Sam likes playing computer card games. He’s had stages of playing FreeCell and Spider Solitaire, but he always comes back to playing Solitaire in the end. He likes playing it 3-card Vegas style, because otherwise it’s too easy and feels like cheating. He plays until he either owes $300 or has won $300. This self-imposed limit can last for hours.
17. My Sam wishes that he’d been the one to spot Josh’s PTSD, even though he thinks that Donna handled the situation better than he would have. He comforts himself with the fact that both he and Josh are very busy, important people, and they can’t be expected to notice everything about the other.
18. This isn’t any comfort when he thinks about the fact that Josh was the first person he told about his father’s infidelity. He tries not to think about why it happened that way. He doesn’t think it’s all caused by Josh’s better powers of observation.
19. My Sam regrets some of his actions, and can’t help thinking the man he would have been if he’d acted differently. The only thing he’s never reconsidered is joining the Bartlet campaign.
20. Occasionally he wonders about his decision to accept his position in the White House.
21. My Sam thinks that the world would be a better place if paid more attention to manners and were a little more considerate to each other.
22. My Sam likes getting his shoes shined. It makes him feel like a little kid, but the extra shine always makes him smile.
23. My Sam likes dark suits and pale shirts. He thinks it’s a smart look.
24. My Sam was amused by the CIA codename “Princeton”. He’s also been codenamed “GQ”, “Muse”, “Notepad” and “Sailboat”. He thinks that whoever comes up with the codenames must have a good sense of humour.
25. The first dozen times that he flew on Air Force One, he always took a window seat and sat watching the clouds go by. He hasn’t spent an entire flight looking out the window in over two years now.
My Sam
1. My Sam has never thought of himself as gorgeous. He’s knows he’s not bad looking, but he doesn’t quite believe the compliments that he gets.
2. It’s not because he thinks that people lie, he just thinks that they tend to over-exaggerate.
3. My Sam likes steak medium rare, enjoys salads, and still tries to eat everything on his plate. It’s a habit from childhood that he’s never bothered to break.
4. My Sam likes the idea of a relationship more than the reality. He’s always felt that the reality is somewhat of a disappointment.
5. He felt this way about marrying Lisa, and kept waiting to feel more excited and enthralled. He never felt a fifth of the excitement for her that he did for the Bartlet campaign.
6. He feels guilty that she was never the centre of his life. He hopes that he was never the centre of her’s.
7. He thinks that it’s probably something wrong with him. At the moment, he barely has time to date, so he doesn’t worry about it too much. In his darker moments, he wonders if he’s like his father and if his father felt the same about his family.
8. My Sam was more hurt by the fact that his father had lied to them for 28 years, than for the fact that he’d cheated on his mother.
9. He thinks that if he was a better son, he’d be more concerned about how the cheating hurt his mother than how the lying hurt him.
10. Depending on the moment in time, he thinks that Josh is either a brilliant man, a selfish Grade-A jerk, a soul in need of comfort, or the kindest, most protective friend anyone could ask for. Occasionally, Josh is all four at the same time.
11. My Sam knows that his own writing is good, but also knows that Toby’s writing is better. He knows that he’ll never write like Toby, and wouldn’t try to imitate his style.
12. My Sam is more than slightly intimidated by Leo. This has just as much to do with the fact that Leo’s his boss, as the fact that he’s dated his daughter and flirted with his wife.
13. My Sam still occasionally wonders why they brought him into the campaign when he had so little political experience.
14. My Sam wishes that the others wouldn’t treat him as if he still had so little political experience.
15. My Sam wishes he could do the right thing all the time. He knows he can’t.
Sometimes it’s enough just to be able to hear everyone agree what the right thing is, even when they can’t do it. He wishes that they could agree on it more often.
16. My Sam likes playing computer card games. He’s had stages of playing FreeCell and Spider Solitaire, but he always comes back to playing Solitaire in the end. He likes playing it 3-card Vegas style, because otherwise it’s too easy and feels like cheating. He plays until he either owes $300 or has won $300. This self-imposed limit can last for hours.
17. My Sam wishes that he’d been the one to spot Josh’s PTSD, even though he thinks that Donna handled the situation better than he would have. He comforts himself with the fact that both he and Josh are very busy, important people, and they can’t be expected to notice everything about the other.
18. This isn’t any comfort when he thinks about the fact that Josh was the first person he told about his father’s infidelity. He tries not to think about why it happened that way. He doesn’t think it’s all caused by Josh’s better powers of observation.
19. My Sam regrets some of his actions, and can’t help thinking the man he would have been if he’d acted differently. The only thing he’s never reconsidered is joining the Bartlet campaign.
20. Occasionally he wonders about his decision to accept his position in the White House.
21. My Sam thinks that the world would be a better place if paid more attention to manners and were a little more considerate to each other.
22. My Sam likes getting his shoes shined. It makes him feel like a little kid, but the extra shine always makes him smile.
23. My Sam likes dark suits and pale shirts. He thinks it’s a smart look.
24. My Sam was amused by the CIA codename “Princeton”. He’s also been codenamed “GQ”, “Muse”, “Notepad” and “Sailboat”. He thinks that whoever comes up with the codenames must have a good sense of humour.
25. The first dozen times that he flew on Air Force One, he always took a window seat and sat watching the clouds go by. He hasn’t spent an entire flight looking out the window in over two years now.
