I can't see you if you can't see me

Change of pace tonight on the blog. Tonight I am going to write about a predicament that many of face daily, I would say. We all have friends (or at least I like to think I do) and we generally like talking to them. I mean, they wouldn't be your friends if you didn't like chatting with them. So, AOL came up with a way to talk to our friends more conviently than using a phone. They created the big bad beast commonly known as AIM. Now, if you don't use AIM, or are anti-AIM, or just really don't have any computer literate skills, you can stop reading. It's ok, I understand. However, for the rest of the world, AIM is a great communication tool. Not only does it allow people to chat for free over the internet, but it also allows other people know where someone is when they aren't there. You could say it's like a customizable answering machine, but all answering machines are customizable.......................anyways just stay with me.

So sometimes, there are people who either you meet on AIM or friends that are just annoying at times. I mean you really just don't want to talk to them. For PC's, AIM has this wonderful life saving feature called the "hide" button. If you haven't figured it out, then you are just stupid and I wonder why you haven't changed your screen name yet because of all the annoying people that talk to you. I think, hiding is abosolute genious, because it really allows you to talk to whoever you want, and not let anyone else talk to you (unless they know you are hiding). For some, it's really obvious when they are hiding because they will sign on then sign off a second later. That's just stupid. The best is when you tell someone that you have to go for whatever reason, but then just click the hide button, and BAM, your still on without having to talk to that same person.

For us Mac users, we can talk through our away messages. There are pros and cons to this system. On one hand, you are still able to be seen, yet pretend like you really aren't there. Someone told me that I was a lie while I was talking to them through an away message. The downside is that if you leave the computer for a long time then come back, but don't take down your away message, people will know you aren't idle anymore. Then you get one of those "you there?" messages and you're like "shit!" so you don't touch the computer for awhile and pretend that it was just some chance that you weren't idle anymore.

Now there is a guilty pleasure in all of this. On the one hand you are keeping yourself sane by not talking to everyone at once. At the same token, it is somewhat rude to pretend to be away just because you don't wanna talk to someone. And it is not to say that all conversations that you don't start are bad. There are some people that I would rather start a conversation with me then feel like I'm bothering them. There is even a way to see if people are there (PC users only). If you click "Send an Instant Message" to someone who isn't on, try and see if they are on. Send them a message and if they are there, you've busted them big time. Then you rub it in their face, have a good life, and then go on living your life.

So yeah, overall hiding is good, but use it sparingly, it could get you in trouble. I'm also moving to Huesman at the end of the week, so if anyone wants to help, that'd be great. It sucks to move, especially this close to the end of the year, but duty calls I guess. Catalina is coming up! I'm so pumped. My one night of drunken debauchery. I think that is about it on the updates. Only 23 days left of school (not including weekends), then back to the ol' grind stone up in Seattle. I will miss LA and especially everyone at LMU. Next year is going to be crazy. But I think I'll save those thoughts for another post sometime. Until next time, ciao.

Majoring in what?

Wow, how long it has been. I've seriously been brain dead these past few weeks, with the brotherhood, school, getting together with professors, etc. I know I'm not the only one when I say this, that this month is going to be packed with everything. However, today I had a strange run in with someone new. Something that this person said really made me take a step back and look at myself and say "Wow, I've never thought of it like that."

It was any old Tuesday and convo. I was chilling with the Broheim outside on the patio and one of the brothers brings a lovely lady to the table. Well, I know I had seen her around from somewhere but couldn't put my finger on it. So I started up a convo with her. It turned out to be pretty chill. Before I know it, it is time to go. So I walk back with some of the brothers and her to one of the brother's rooms. Well she says she has never seen a room in Doheny. So, I offer to show her mine. Now, I really don't know her very well, but we get to talking. After showing her my room, we just keep on talking. We then ended up at Jamba Juice and I convinced her to get one, even though she had hated the first one she tried a while ago. After Jamba Juice we continued to just walk and talk about really anything and nothing all at once. Just hold tight, there is a point to all this plot level stuff. I remember asking her what she was majoring in. All her reply was "happiness." The way she said it, so plainly, confident, and like it was nothing, it really struck me, for two reasons I think. One, I had never heard of such a response, I mean, I was expecting Business or Communications. It really caught me off guard. Secondly, just the thought of majoring in happiness was so weird yet incredibly fascinating that it really made me reflect on it.

Happiness, it is all what we strive for, whether it be for ourselves with large amounts of money, or happiness for others. Either way, it is something that almost all people try to find, and few actually find. However, the idea of LEARNING happiness was just so interesting. To learn to either give or recieve happiness just blew my mind. We all look for it, but to actually look farther into it. To try and analyze it, find some meaning in it and not just take it as it is. One word, left me dumb struck.

I am probably reading into this too much. The way she put it was majoring in her own happiness, which is totally legit. But something inside me wanted me to major in happiness, except instead of focusing on my own happiness, learn how to make other people happy. To give someone pleasure (not in the sexual way) but just a good feeling inside them that will last. That's really all I want to do, is give and try not to expect anything in return. If one can learn that type of happiness, then his or her life will be glorious.

On a lighter note, I did meet a new friend. It was really cool. It's been a long time since I've actually met anyone totally new. Although I had seen her around, it still was a cool new feeling. Hopefully things will continue the way they did today. Overall it was just a really cool day. Well, hope everyone out there is doing well. Good luck to everyone who has a bunch of stuff to do. Remember, there is always time for everything. Don't think that there isn't. Until next time, find happiness. Ciao.