I'm coming out...

Friends' reactions thus far to my coming out:

Lynn: "Really? That's cool. You should dump Zach and start dating some chicks." And later, in response to my magazine clippings, "so is Angelina Jolie your type?"

Kat: "I work with a really nice girl I could set you up with." And later, in response to my "are you freaked out?" inquiry, "I'm a theater major, honey."

Hillary: "Really? Whoa!" And later, "when my friend Joe came out, he had a really hard time getting up the nerve to tell us... he actually ended up hiding under the table, then Norah finally just told us all what was going on."

Beth: *stands there looking shocked for a few seconds, eyes get wide, covers mouth with both hands* "Oh my God!" And later, after I have rambled nervously and incoherently for several minutes and asked if they (Kat, Beth, and Hillary) were freaked out, "you know we love you no matter what."

Later on...

Me: "I can't believe you guys were so surprised."

*Beth and Hillary still look kind of surprised*
*Long, awkward silence.*

Kat: "Actually, I wasn't really surprised."

Everyone: *laughs uncontrollably*


So far, so good (mostly)...