Friends Can Sock Pretty Bad (part 2)

The Last Resort: Then there is the time you look in your sock drawer only to fall victim to the fact that all of your clothes are dirty and you are forced to resort to that one pair of socks left. You never wear these socks because after you have taken your sixth step one of them has slid halfway down your foot, which makes you want to punch a small animal in the face. You know the feeling. All of your other socks are in the dirty clothes, so you are forced to wear this pair. You might not know it, but you have a friend like this. All of your other friends are out of town or at that sorority formal you weren’t invited to, and you are bored to death and need to be around another human. So, you are forced to resort to this friend. You know it is going to be a rather miserable experience, but you do it anyway. Hello, “friend-that-slides-halfway-down-my-foot”, this is a one time deal, so don’t go sending me messages on Facebook after tonight. Just stay in the back corner of that drawer. But I’ll still keep your number in my phone. Just in case.

The Utility: Everyone owns a pair of “utility socks.” This is the pair that you have only when you need to fulfill a specific purpose. This is your “hiking-only” pair, or the socks you bought for that one time you went skiing in North Carolina with your church youth group. I have several “utility” friends. This is the guy I see just twice a week in class and talk to only when I need a last minute study guide. Hey man, don’t get me wrong, you’re a cool dude, but you serve one purpose and that is to meet me in the library so I can get that old test your roommate kept from last semester.