Omegle

I became aware of Omegle. Its a site where you talk with strangers. Most of the time, they ask you for your asl, and upon hearing "m", they end the chat. But sometimes they actually talk to you. And in those times I have had conversations about the death penalty, soccer, violin, getting laid and how stupid the site is.

So when you actually get into a conversation, and they don't seem to be dicks, you sometimes meet an interesting turning point. Either disconnect, try to muster up more conversation, or maybe, just maybe, get there contact info to talk more in the future. The last option is very tricky, and I have never actually executed it, but kinda seems like part of the point of the site's existence.

Now I am not a fan of asl. I think you should just talk to the other person, and have that information come out naturally. But when deciding if you want to ever talk to them ever again, it is somewhat helpful. I don't really want to add a random 50 year old dude from Europe on FB, because that wold look kinda weird. But a 21 year old girl from NY, thats much more reasonable.

Men vs Women: Leaving

I realize I am not very original to comment on the differences between men and women, but I don't care. I have noticed there are very differing methods of leaving a group of people for a somewhat extended time. For a man, they usually go for hand shakes, but due to subtle body language conversations, end up hugging the women.

This can lead to an awkward gay moment. For instance, say he is leaving and happens to say goodbye to a woman first, ending in a hug. Then his next goodbye is to a man, the receiving man might feel obligated to go in for the hug, even if the hand is presented for the shake. The leaving man cannot then refuse this hug, ending in both of them being in a not sought after hug.

When a woman leaves, they tend to just hug everyone. Women like hugs. I'm not sure why, but I can give it a shot. I suppose given they are more emotional, they feel they can impart more of a goodbye-like sentiment than with a hand shake. Men would argue than a firm hand shake and eye-contact ending with a nod of the head conveys just as much, respect the personal space.

This Morning

When I got up this morning(2:30pm), I really had to pee. Now this is normal for the morning, but my roommate was clearly on the crapper, and was going to be a while, so I had to make a decision. Either I try to wait it out, pee outside, or go down to campus and pee there. Well after about a minute of waiting I reallly had to go, so I put on my shoes and walked down to campus. Now you might be thinking, why didn't I run? Well thats because I had just gotten up, so was still pretty tired, and I didn't want to run part of the way, then have to stop and walk the rest, that would make the desire to pee even greater.

So anyway, I was walking down to campus, and a thought occurred to me. This is a waste of a walk down to campus, I should do something while I am here. I thought maybe get some breakfast, or visit someone, or anything that would allow the statement "I walked down to campus just to pee" false. I then urinated in the armory, because it is the closest bathroom to my house. Then I thought, ok, i'll go to the union, theres stuff to do there. I walked around, decided I didn't want crappy union food, so I ended up getting some over-priced pop-tarts at fathers and left.

Theres nothing quite like walking back from campus with a just box of pop-tarts and a relief.

Movie watchers

It has come to my attention that there is one type of movie watch that bugs the hell out of me. That type of person is almost always a girl, but there have been some exceptions. She will say things like "EWww", or "OH MY GOD", or "Don't do that!!", or just generally react in such a way that lets you know there is is no thought going on in their brain. Its these types of people that not only annoy me in the movie theater with their stupid outbursts, but also drive up the ratings on horrible movies, with cliche lines directed directly at their mentality.

Haven't these people seen movies before? Don't they know when something is completely obvious from the start of the film? Apparently the answer is no, they don't, because they are stupid. So my advise to those of you who might have to see a movie with these types of people is this: declare the movie as bad, turn off your brain, and try to see what they see.

Spoiled

(Warning, this could be depressing, and its not really funny. Just so you know.)

My entire life I have been spoiled. I have not had to work 40 hours a week, I have not had to pay real bills, I have been responsible for practically nothing. I have had easy environments for making and keeping friends (school and dorms). I have had great physical health, and am now in the prime of my fitness level. Now that I am old enough to truly realize this, I am not living in fear of the future, but in great appreciation of the past and present. I will enjoy this short time before life really starts, and accept life as is comes. I am ready for the future, but I know I will always miss the first 21 years of my life.

This is not to say the rest of my life will suck. There is still potential for great times. I could genuinely enjoy my work, I could make tons of new friends, and even get a woman in my life. There is also room for the joys of having my own family. But even if all these joys are realized, I really do think my first 21 years(and especially last 4) will have been the best in my life.

Naps

I usually think of naps as a complete waste of time. They don't really give you any rest, and just throw off your sleep schedule. In fact, they are in fact the embodiment of wasting time. I can't think of any other action that is more wasteful than lying down and not resting for extended periods of time.

Well thats what I used to think, but now I have an exception. Naps are great when you are sick. They give you more healing sleep, and make you less conscious through your painful sick period. So if you are sick, nap away, but if you are not, find something better to do.

Umbrellas and Phones

I think umbrellas are stupid. Something about holding this thing above your head to stop the rain just seems ridiculous. Its not natural, when its raining, you should feel the rain on your head. Hoods and hats are fine because you can still feel the rain. Also, most people look pretentious with their umbrellas. They have their fancy suits on and their matching umbrellas and from a sweatshirt-wearer's perspective, they are the epitome of tool bags.

On a completely unrelated note, why does everyone (myself included) feel the need to walk around aimlessly while on the phone? Whenever I'm on the phone, I find myself pacing back and forth like a moron, while I talk (well for me mostly just listen). Also, even when I know the conversation is not going to contain any damning information, I still feel the need to find a private place to talk, and walk around. Weird stuff.