Jessica Walsh

Did you see Timothy today?

Yes.

What did y’all do together?

Tim met me at the Art Directors Club gallery in Chelsea for the SVA student show. A few of my students had work displayed in the exhibition, so I wanted to be there to show my support.

Did anything interesting happen?

My fellow teacher Kevin O’Callahan asked his 3D design students to redesign gumball machines based on a theme of their choice. When I put a quarter in, I received a capsule with something unique inside relating to their theme. The machine I was most excited about was themed “Curiosity”. Inside the capsules were anonymous secrets from SVA students. I entered quarters and received two capsules for Tim and myself. It was almost too good. We had to laugh at the irony!

Here was the secret I received:



Here was the secret Tim received:



Did you learn anything new about Timothy?

Later in the evening Tim sent me a bunch of text messages asking me if I had met any hot guys after he left the party. I was kind of confused by them, was he jealous?! I had an ex-boyfriend who was extremely jealous and it drove me nuts. Why date someone if you don’t trust them?

Did you learn anything new about yourself?

My secret message made me think. This past year of dating has been tiring. The guy I was crazy for lost interest in me, and I wasn’t as interested in the ones crazy for me. Why does it always seem to go that way? I researched it tonight, and there is quite a bit of science behind why we are so attracted to what we feel like we can’t have. It’s called “The Scarcity Principle“. I guess this is how Tim goes out with all those girls!

According to this principle, if I want to attract guys, I should make myself scarce, play hard to get, and pretend I am not interested. This seems tiring! I’m hoping that if the right guy comes along, this won’t be necessary.

How do you feel about this relationship/project right now?

Tim and I exchanged a few emails this morning after our disagreement. I am feeling better about it all!

Is there anything that you want to do differently?

Today made me think about the topic of secrets. I had kept a few very personal things to myself throughout my life, but getting them out lately via therapy has been a huge weight off my shoulders. I want to be more open. Keep no secrets.

Additional comments?

I don’t care how bad it is for you, MSG delivered straight to my door makes me happy. Nom nom nom.