Everyone who knows me beyond a certain threshold will testify that I am one of those people who are magnets for the weird, off-beat things that happen in life. Through these weird experiences I have come across a lot of people that I just don't understand. I try to see the world through their perspectives but it's always an #epicfail endeavor. Below is a rundown of some of these people. :)
The Stalker: Recently I was followed around by some random guy who I'd never seen before for a bit under an hour (so much for living in one of the safest cities in the world!). I just don't get it. What would you see in a person in one glance that would make you waste an hour of your life following them around while they go about their business? Especially when even a blind person would see that the "stalkee" obviously does not want to talk to the stalker!
The Carefree World Traveler: This past weekend while I was in a remote and rundown beach-side shack in paradise where I met this guy from Slovenia whose occupation is to travel. He picks up odd-jobs every now and then and travels the world. I'm pretty sure he doesn't get why I'm in university or why I would want to hold a job like the bulk of the adult human population. Traveling and seeing the world are wonderful things that are most definitely on my bucket list, but don't you need money to survive and do all that?! He does, however, make me wonder whether we as a society have it wrong with how we live our lives. Is there supposed to be some larger point, some deeper meaning to life? If not, then I guess the meaning of life is the meaning you assign it and then both him and I are entitled to our interpretations of what life should be like.
The Two/Three/Four-Timer: These are the guys who are in relationships with multiple women and none of their partners are aware of the existence of the other. Firstly, that must be really hard to pull off. I would imagine it takes a lot of lying, an incredible capacity for compartmentalization and a missing conscience. Secondly, why bother? Thirdly, why can't all the people who like this secretly-polygamous thing just pick each other and leave the innocents alone?! Lastly, WHY?!
The I-can't/won't-do-it-because-it's-hard Clan: I was in the gym a few weeks back and a gym-virgin asked me to help her out with using the weight machines. Every time I'd show her proper form she'd say, "but doing it like this is SO hard!" Then she'd proceed with incorrect form or just do one rep because obviously that was easy. Most things in life worth having are hard. Sometimes really, really, really hard. That's all I have to say on the subject besides the fact that I just don't get "it's hard" as an excuse.
The Two-faced "Friend": Oxymoron. As long as you're with them it's omg-you're-so-awesome. When you're gone it's omg-she/he-sucks! What's wrong with just telling someone you're not a fan?
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