Em: Seriously though, a desk? What if this hobby is just another phase that you’ll be over by week’s end?
Wade: Well, why not a desk? My apartment’s rather bare at the moment. Even if I don’t use it for writing, I can use it for reading or something.
Wade: Besides, it’s good for my feng shui.
Em: “Feng shui?” Really? What do you know about feng shui?
Wade: If I recall what mom said, “feng shui” is Chinese for... “I’m buying this piece of furniture and you will have no say in the matter.”
Em: Ah, you’ve learned Mom-ese. Not many people today speak two languages. Are you fully bilingual?
Wade: I dabble
