"Oh yeah, that makes sense.  I almost went for an English major before I realized I would probably end up broke and jobless or as one of those miserable high school teachers who [i]clearly[/i] hate their job."  With that, she polished off the last few fries, glad the restaurant seasoned them well.  There was nothing worse than an unseasoned fry, except maybe a reheated fry.  Once more she forgot the main point of their meeting and continued, "I don't know, maybe one day I'll write a book.  That would be [i]awesome.[/i]"

"What do you like to write?" Alex questioned, doing her best not to talk this poor guy's ear off.