Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Off Topic: things i have learned in the past year or so

I simply need to get this out of my head so the list doesn't get any longer.

Here is what I have learned in the past year:
Everyone is prejudiced if they don't already know you
How to not tell the truth to women without lying to them
People don't care what you know, only what you can do for them
Experience counts for nothing if you do not fall into the standard category of attractiveness
Booze doesn't make everything better, but it does numb the pain for a while
It will never snow on my birthday anymore
Living social getaways are really good deals if you can get the first week
I like seafood more than the average person
I'm the one that needs to initiate contact
I have to tolerate racism just to make a living
Archer is a great show the second time
Movies theaters are better along, but crowded screenings are fun too (cause they're free)
I trust too easily and that won't change
The punctuation mark that indicates sarcasm is ".~" and it's awesome
Do not drink while laying down
Opera is better in person
Chicago is better than milwaukee
Alterra coffee is enjoyable if it is all you got
Amazon probably hates me because I have never purchased any books for my kindle, yet I have about 100 books that were free on their site (smirk)
Kindles are awesome
It is impossible to find clothes in my size at a decent price
Sleep is optional, unless you want to function
Geek girls have a great sense of humor
Redheads don't mind ginger and daywalker jokes, really
It really is easy to purge your stuff and not get more, unless it is a LED flashlight light sabre with sound effects and you have access to a fog machine
S.C.O.R.E. is a really good organization
Mental_Floss is my favorite magazine
My twitter feed doesn't affect anybody
If you recognize emotional sadness in other people who don't know you and you try to meet them to comfort them they will think that you're creepy or worse
Wired magazine will jump through hoops to get you your subscription
It's not so much "accepting fate" as it is living day to day
Fuck