We've done enough thinking. Can't we just dance for a few years?

The way I see it, originality is such a foreign concept. Don't click the red X yet, I'm not about to preach to you regarding how everyone is the same nowadays. Oh, no. Orginality is a funny thing. Everyone complains about how no one is unique. Everyone is unique. Thing is, no one can possibly get to know every single person. Therefore, we rely on surface appearance to determine our interest in the people who surround us. Don't nod your head saying, 'nope, not me. I see everyone for who they are." No, you really don't. No one does. It's a human nature thing. We all judge. I can't say that I blame anyone for not feeling the desire to dress outlandishly to assert their individuality. I'm not saying its wrong to do so, but most people don't want that kind of attention. Because we all complain about how everyone looks the same and dresses the same and acts the same...but when you think about, the people who look different, dress different, act different. We judge them. We judge them unfairly. We think 'look at that freak' or 'what were they thinking?' or 'God, he/she/it is so attention starved'. I'm thinking we have two choices here: stop wishing for a unique outer shell and later, biting the hand that feeds, or appreciate the freaks of the world, because they have the guts to withstand judgment and stares. But hey, that's just the way I see it.

Oh, by the way. This morning before my first class, the zipper on my backpack broke. I spent the morning chillin' like a villian with a friendly member of the custodial staff who tried to fix it. He had no such success. I proceeded to parade around all day with two giant safety pins holding my backpack together. Until those broke. Then I just walked around with my backpack wide open. "Hey! Your backpack's unzipped!" Yeah, trick, I know. The stares from onlookers were sorta kinda priceless. But hey, that's just the way I see it.