Hey, can I talk to you about my thesis?
Uh, sure. During office hours.
Yeah, your office hours don't really work for me.
laughs Sorry to hear that.
Thing is, I don't really want to write about the Cold War.
You're aware that the class is called "Postwar Politics and the Cold War."
Yeah, but I feel like it's been done.
That's why they call it history, Jake.
Thing is, my theory is that we are living through a new cold war.
All right, compare and contrast to the original and convince me.
Great. Also, I'll need an extension. My parents are coming to town and they're very needy
Oh. My husband bought tickets to the opera this weekend. I mean, normally, I love the opera, but I got to tell you, it's been a hell of a week and the thought of sitting in a dimly lit room with a bunch of people singing at me in Italian... It's just going to make me fall asleep. I'm so sorry. I thought we were telling each other our problems. No extension.
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