history: I once put googly eyes on a potato and had a nice dinner date with it.  I was really lonely at the time and was doing anything I could to keep occupied. I was really lonely and depressed at one point_comma_ and I had a dinner date with a potato I put googly eyes on.
current: Haha, that's a nice way to enjoy a sad moment, how are you feeling recently?
next: Much better, thanks :)  Yeah, I was really just doing anything to feel a connection.