i knew she was interested in really building something with a guy . i asked , well , kind of breathed because , at the last second , i realized i did n't have a lot of breath in my lungs . and then i get to obsessing over , who are we to say our lives are more important than that of these dogs , for instance ? it took five minutes to get the knot in the necktie neat , and then he slipped his jacket on . 