me - "hey mom, if i was ever arrested, for whatever reason, is it ok if i call you to bail me out?"

mom - "you go to jail? you go to hell!"

...

ok... check one off for who NOT to call in case of emergency...

so i've been thinking. and analyzing. lately when i involve myself in one-on-one conversations, there's been a pattern as to what the topic of our convo is about.

and, more often than not, the topic usually pertains to the person i am speaking to. as in, it is really hard to divert them away from talking about themselves for more than two sentences. to test this phenomena (yea, let's call it that), i even consiously tried to change the subject from themself and talk about stuff like the weather, an event soon to come, or even, ME.

but still i get, "yea, i couldn't sleep the other night cuz it was so cold. i'm supposed to go to a party next week, but i dunno if i want to. i might just stay at home instead. ooooh it's chilly. i'm cold."

... count the I's...

is it just me, or are people being more and more self centered about their own life than they are about yours? like, when was the last time some one asked you "how was your day?" and really meant it? or even better, when was the last time YOU asked it?

well, maybe that's the problem. maybe they don't get enough attention elsewhere, so whenever they get the chance, they hafta vent. and since there's no one else to vent to, they choose me.

???

maybe it IS just me. haha

anywho, there's my 2 cents for the day. wuddaya think? does anyone else notice this, or do i just happen to hang out with egocentric people? though it's not in everybody i see this, but it's still a good bit.

but yea. it's not like i mind people using me as a tool to help them relieve any stress they might have. it's always good to have an ear to talk to, and i know how hard it can be to find that ear sometimes.

BBBBRRRRAAAAAIIIINNNNNSSSS *gurglegurgle*

so. how's it goin', xanga?

the human ego

Life works in mysterious ways, eh?

so i was walking back to my car from shopping, open the door, hop in, and i was just about to get my keys out when a middle aged, balding white dude knocks on my window and gestures for me to come out and play. he says hey, i say hi, and he asks me if i have a few minutes to spare for an interview. i'm writing a psychology textbook.

"sure"

"m' name's bob"

"guen"

then he starts bombarding me with questions regarding my ego and how high a position i consider myself among friends. am i a leader? middleman? follower?

now this is where i dislike psychology. they can't go in between. it's either one or the other. so rather than letting m go with between leader and middleman, he used his psychology magic to make me think i was a leader.

darn those psychological manipulation techniques >:O

anyyyywwwhoooo, he continues to bombard me with quixotic questions that makes me realize where exactly i stand in social gatherings.

later that day, i was down at the trails hangin out with the kids there. little did i realize that through all the years i've been riding, i've built a bit of a reputation amongst the locals. so the kids there were lookin at me with starstruck eyes, asking if i can do this or that, and all that jazz.

now i'm usually a humble dude, but when the older kids with experience start complimenting me, it starts to get to my head.

well that sux. but now i see where that psychology dude was gettin at when he asked if i used the followers as a way of an ego booster. i guess that's alright and all, just as long as i don't get cocky, i'll be fine.

lesson of the day? when a random guy pulls you over to interview for a few minutes, he doesn't mean 5 to 10. expect to standing out in the hot sun for about half an hour

p.s. does anyone live near UTS, NY? i gotta drop off my bro there around the 21st and was debating whether or not i wanted to chill in NY for a couple days.

decisions decisions shibangbang

i'll get straight to the point. week 1, 2, or 3, for shehaqua? i guess i'll go, just need to raise some cash first. i just need to know who's going when, then whoever gives the best persuasive argument for me to go to their week takes the cake. sounds good?

yum

aaaaannnnndddd does anyone have any info on the sports fest this year? i reallyreally wanna go this time

other than that. york has pretty much stayed the same. it just has a bit more guen flair since i got here

YA!

brotherly love

touched down at 12:07 a.m., got home at 3:15 (after a couple of wrong turns. who takes wrong turns with a GPS system?) then played supersmash bro's melee.  for a couple hours.

yeeeeeaaaaaa home is a great place to be.

so i couldn't wait til light to ride my bike, so i headed out at 5:12 in the morning, only to get a random bloody nose in the first 2 minutes, then i completely snapped off my cranks in the last 3.

ahhhh the joys of a cheap bike. eh. i need $$...

it's good to be home. tryin to adjust to the "sweat while sleep weather" compared to the "sleep in your jacket weather" in NZ. 'tis fun. i've had to stuff tp up my nose numerous times to prevent the blood from dripping all over my clothes. i heard tampons work as well. anyone have any spares? i would ask my sister, but i'n having doubts right now whether or not she's really a girl

so yea. it seems like the whole time i've been here, i've been rambling on about all the stories and mayhaps of my OLT time, so look forward to some tales when we get a chance to meet, yea? ok cool. it's a date.

i grilled some chicken for dinner, and it was nectarious. wanna come over? i'll bake you some cookies