Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

the usual short chat;

this time lasted a little bit longer;

8 minutes or so;

last year wasn't really a good year for him;

in terms of work, he told me;

well, this year is your year, i hope it gets better;

i hope so too;

and i talked a lot more than usual;

i really miss talking to him;

i wanted to ask him when can we see each other again;

with new year new plan;

i guess the one thing remains unchanged;

one thing that not worth mentioning anymore;

anyway.