i felt like such a fool today and no one even had to play a trick on me.  i am standing at a corner waiting for the walk signal when i start thinking about a girl.  the next thing i know, i look up and realize that the signal had turned and is now blinking don't walk.  what the heck happened?  girls make me crazy!!

why can't i be happy alone?

there are some things i have avoided in my life simply because i believe it adds unnecessary complication to an already complicated life.  one of those things is dry clean only clothes.  unfortunately, they have become necessary in my endeavors to dress better.  so winter appears to finally be over and i figured the wool coat that i had worn all season long needed to be washed.

i noticed there are a surprising amount of dry cleaning places around here.  i had no idea which one to go to so i picked a random one close by.   i walk into the store and there's no one at the front desk.  i overhear Korean being spoken in the back.  it's too bad i don't understand Korean or i may have overheard some juicy gossip. instead, i stood there wondering what i should do.  i didn't see a "ring for service" bell or anything.  eventually i got their attention by waving at what looked like a 1-way mirror.  they looked shocked to see me.  they asked, "how'd you get in here??"  i thought i had walked in on a secret meeting or something.  one went to the counter, the other flanked me.  i wasn't sure what to think.  as the one flanked me, i heard, "bing bong".  ohhhh.  now i understood.  that's what's supposed to happen when someone walks through the door.  somehow i had bypassed their security system.  my bad.

i was out at lunch with my co-workers and as we came out of the restaurant, one of my co-workers goes over to this dog.  the dog starts wagging its tail and so i made a comment about the dog saying, "hey baby" but as i said that, a woman came around the corner and i think she thought i was talking to her :X

it was so awkward because she smiled at me and she was not my type.

but later my co-worker said she was holding a baby so maybe she took it a different way.

screennames are a funny thing.  creating one can be frustrating because most of them are already taken.  mine is fairly unique so when i called customer support and had to give the lady my e-mail, she kind of went "uhhh..."...

i think it maybe time to switch e-mail addresses for that kind of thing.  i wonder what kind of reactions i would get by using a real sounding, but totally different name.

"Hello sir, may I get your name please?"
"Yes, my name is John Smith."
"Your e-mail address please?"
"Sebastian.Wright@mail.com"

i've been playing super mario galaxy.  the game itself is quite brilliant.  however, the problem is playing by myself isn't much fun. there's no one to share the experience with -- no one to laugh at the jokes with, no one to share in the satisfaction of completing a difficult level with.

lately, i have been craving the company of others more than usual.  i'm not sure why it's hitting me so hard now.  one theory i have is in school, you are constantly in contact with your friends and classmates.  you spend hours in class with them and then study together outside of class.  everyone is around the same age and has similar interests.  if you're living on a college campus, you are most likely within walking distance of each other.

once you enter the working world, you work and then you go home.  people have different work schedules and everyone is spread out.  the only time you see your friends are during holidays and special events.  then when you finally do meet up with them, so much time has passed that things aren't what they used to be.  feelings change and people grow apart.