Six Degrees, Manuary, and Awkward Occurances

Howdy everyone. I should start postin more consistantly now that schools back in session. The school day fuels my random thoughts. Alright so lets start out with the play Six Degrees of Separation, by John Guare. The book brings up the theme of how people are connected and how small the world really is. If you look on facebook, they have a Six Degrees of Separation as well, which is pretty awesome. Anyways, I began thinking to myself how everyone is connected by so few people. The theory is that everyone can be connected to each other through six different people, i.e. me to the president or you to a remote person in some foreign country. In english we were asked to think about the most famous person you have encountered, and how many degrees they are away from you, and some pretty cool people came up. My personal favorite was my own, Sean Combs AKA P. Diddy. My mom knows him through work, therefore making me two degrees away from the mogul himself. Crazy. This theory made me think about all the random times you see someone you know in the most remote, obscure times. For example, on my plane to Missouri over winter break, a teacher I had in sixth grade was on the exact same flight. What are the odds that this teacher is going to Missouri at the exact same time on the exact same day that I am? The answer is not very good. Another example. My friend travelled to Argentina over winter break, and he was telling me how one day when he and his family went to a bed and breakfast in an extremely remote area, and who does he see sitting down? One of our other friends from school. Unbelieveable. It truely is a small world out there.

On to the second topic of the night, Manuary. For those of you who don't know, Manuary is a chance for the real man in each of us to shine through. Ditch the razors, and let the burliness come out. I am partipating in Manuary, and I urge you to as well. Its a very liberating experience. (Girls, I urge you not to participate in Manuary. Please.) My Manuary idealologies have led me to create a list of the greatest beards of all time. Feel free to drop a comment with anyone i leave off.

In no particular order...

Hagrid from Harry Potter: That thing is just impressive. He has embraced the idea of being a man, and taken it to a whole. notha. level.

ZZ Top band members: These guys are legends not only for their music, but for their crazy beards. A must have on any beard list. Honorable mention: Kansas.

Charles Darwin: Not only was this guy badass for his evolution theories, but for his manliness as well. Touche, Charles.

Adrian Grenier AKA Vince from Entourage on beach: This beard made me want to go on an island and grow a beard. The women he gets with that thing are ridiculous.

Blackbeard the famous pirate: I dunno why im throwin this one on there, but his name has beard in it, so he was probably legit.

Kimbo Slice: Unbelieveable beard. The shaved head also makes it look even bigger then it is, if thats possible. He reminds me of Zeus but black. Scary. Look at his chest hair. Kinda weird. Shave that shit.

I might add to this later, but for now that should do.

My last section is about awkward occurances. I'm talking about like things with people you don't know in the hall, not awkward moments with friends. For example, at Chipotle today, I was casually walking up to refill my water, because my mouth was on fire(medium my ass). Yeah im a pussy with hot stuff, but thats neither here nor there. Anyways, i'm strollin up, minding my own business, and this guy literally walks the exact same path im taking towards me. He could have gone left. He could have gone right. Instead, he walks right into me, and we have to do that thing that everyone hates where you try to go left but then he's trying to go that same way and you look like your trying to fake each other out, but really your just trying to get to a simple destination: around the person. Another awkward situation: Someone you haven't talk to in a really long time, and don't really want to talk to, even an ex-girlfriend or enemy in the hall. Everytime I see one of these people that I just absolutely don't want to talk to, it's like everyone possibly coming my way just turns around so its just me and that person. Awkward. Finally, my last awkward moment, trying to give tips to a person at a place like baskin robbins. This was adressed in Seinfeld, but it happened to me the other day and it was exactly like on the show. You get your change back, and you want to make sure that the person sees you put the money in the tip jar, so you can get a little gratification out of it. But right when you drop the money in the jar, the person suddenly has the desire to look anywhere but that tip jar. Then, after you walk away, the person gives you a glare for not tipping. Another situation similar to that, when you get a few pennies or a small amount of change back, and you put it right in the tip jar. The person gives you the look, saying "thanks asshole for the pennies. Me and my family will just go fuck ourselves and not eat tonight". Maybe i just get that vibe. Thats all folks. Another one soon. Love you.