Once during fourth year David came up to Queen's to visit along with Karen. I had another friend, coincidentally also named David (but whom I shall refer to as "Dave" for clarity sake), who was in the habit of taking certain Conservative values to an extreme in order to see how uncomfortable he could make people (he had a certain diabolical streak in this way). Dave was unaware, however, that David had a habit of parroting everything you said (it's one of his social oddities). As the story goes, Dave and David happened upon one another amidst a conversation about seal-preservation. The story goes something like this:
Dave: "You know what I think we should do? We should just kill off all the seals."
David: "Yeah, yeah! We'll just kill 'em all off!"
Dave: "..."
Dave was later quoted as saying that he had no idea what was happening during that particular stretch of conversation.
David is weird. I've known him since we were in grade 2 and sometimes I wonder how we managed to stay friends for so long. I guess part of it has to do with the sheer amount of history we have together. It's interesting to note how common interests can cease to be important so long as you have enough history over which to reminisce. Nonetheless, David possesses several qualities that I think are worth noting.
David is super out-going and super friendly. He can make friends with literally anyone and has a good sense of humor. He will also say very sympathetic things to you if you're angry and frustrated about something. I think this comes from his diplomatic personality and sometimes, it's just nice to have someone tell you that you're right about everything, even if you may not be.
One of his more interesting quirks comes out when he's hanging out with people at someone's house. I only noticed this within the last year but as a way of getting the conversation ball rolling, David will start listing objects he sees in the room in which he is sitting. When I first noticed this habit, I thought it was incredibly odd, but the more I think about it, the more I realize that it is actually an effective way of getting people to talk. The thing is, now that I've noticed it, it's just funny to watch because people never realize what he's doing.
One last thing that I particularly like about David is that he always makes the effort to seek you out and contact you every so often. He's one of the few people I know who calls me to hang out more often than I do in return. Considering how much I despise flakiness, this is one of those things about David that I try not to take for granted.
