Are you restless like me?

I was being stupid and I told Crystal that some of the assholes guys in my shop class were talking shit about her. They were, but there's nothing she could do about it so I shouldn't have told her. But anyway, Susan asked if I said anything to them and I said no. I wanted to, but all I could think of was "shut up dumbass" and I didn't think that'd go over real well. Then Susan continued to say what she "would have said" if it had been her. Right. I seem to remember that less than a year ago a certain Ryan Burns called Tasha, April, Janelle, and I dikes in art, right in front of Susan, and she sat there. And this wasn't a class full of guys she didn't know. She had friends in that class, and she knew Ryan. Yet she expects me to mouth off to a bunch of older guys that I barely even know the names of. The same guys that I have to ask for help from and see everyday.

Yeah, hypocrisy pisses me off too.

I wish I had said something along the lines of, "Shut the hell up, you guys don't even know her." Granted, that's not the best line ever, but continue.
To which one probably would have responded, "I've known her since 7th grade."
The I would have retorted, "She's been one of my best friends since 2nd grade and she's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet, but you're too stupid for her to care about."
And I assume there would be mumbles and some Oh's and such, and Bower would probably step in about there and tell the guys that Crystal's a sweet girl and if they keep talking they'll get sentences.

Or, I wish I had brought up the Ryan incident to Susan after she said that stuff so she would have realized her own cowardice and maybe apologized.

Alas, I always think of the right (or close to the right) thing to say hours after the moment has passed. Maybe that's why I like writing and communicating through email/aim/comment boxes; there's more time to think about what you want to say and how to word it right. Then again, I do like to talk in person, but usually those conversations advance differently than written ones. Anyone see where I'm going with this? I can't really explain any further, it's late and I need to sleep.