Young at hearttttttt

One Sunday, not too long ago, my friends and I set out towards the mall (no not the shopping mall, the grass one in DC, duh!!). As normal as this journey sounds, it was far from the norm. Why was it so unusual? Well, please open your mind before reading on. So, my friends and I had, and still have, this craze with the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. To put it bluntly, we wanted to be pirates for at least a day. Many people would have just been satisfied with dreaming about being a pirate. However, we were not. We trekked to the mall that day, not in regular clothing but with eye patches, clashing outfits, shiny jewelry, and of course, a pirate flag. The only problem with this excursion was that we were still on land. Yes, that seems to be the main problem with the whole pirate dream. How can you be a pirate without a boat and some water?

Well, being the resourceful students we are, this problem was no match for us. Our eyes, excuse me, our eye was set upon the Tidal Basin. Yes, that little area of water by the Jefferson Memorial provided us with both boats and water. Even though these boats were in fact paddle boats (it’s ok to laugh), they provided us with transportation across the tidal basin. Yet, the final piece of the pirate puzzle remained, how could we plunder innocent tourists with no weapons? Although conventional pirate weapons would have been pretty cool, we decided against muskets, pistols, and cannonballs. Therefore, we resorted to something that was possibly even better, super soakers and water balloons. That Sunday, we roamed the Tidal Basin as real pirates. Luckily, there were no casualties. However, some tourists might be a little leery of the Tidal Basin from now on.

As you might be wondering…yes, this event has been recounted for a reason. I guess as a young adult (I shudder at the word, adult that is) entering the “official” workplace, I have seen and learned many things. While concepts, formulas, and experience continue to be looked upon as the most valuable things one can learn from an internship or a job, it has also opened my eyes to something else. Now, as a disclaimer, I am not referring specifically to my co-workers in the Arlington office. This reference is more general than anything. Nevertheless, I’ve found that many adults and workers find themselves caught up in their work (sometimes even I do!). Obviously working long hours can be a necessity of any job, but I encourage everyone to think of Peter Pan for a second. Peter Pan emphasizes never growing up. I realize that we cannot control how our bodies look on the outside, but take some time in your life to do some childish things like being a pirate. It keeps you happier and healthier no matter what age you are. Furthermore, I’ve found the older you get, the least likely people are to yell at you for these childish things. Take advantage of this!!! It will certainly put a smile on your face and keep you young at heart.

FYI!!!: “Talk like a pirate day” is September 19th

Dashboard Concert/Why do i feel so old?

So, I attended a Dashboard Confessional concert last night with my lover kash. While we waited for the concert to start, we could not help but notice alllll of the younger people around. I feel as though we have reached that point in life where more of the "kids" you see are younger than you rather than older. It's a rather weird observation. This pertains especially to girls. It was nice as a 15 year old guy, to scout out girls and feel as though it would be deemed "acceptable" by society to date any girl you saw. Now, we have to pick and choose who to pursue and who not to (or we should do that, not everyone does).

Another thing last night that made me feel old was this opening group called Say Anything. Basically, they were the epitome of punk rockers. The lead singer screamed the whole time (although he sang during Dashboard's set with a nice voice) and the others did the headbanging routine. The funniest (because it was so stupid) lyrics I heard by that band were "I called her last night and she touched herself". Kash and I could not get over this. It was the lamest line of lyrics ever, but if I were 15 again it probably would have been amazing to me. Funny how things change.

PS -> Dashboard puts on a good show, but expect moments where you would like to kill yourself due to the extremely depressing songs

Bored at work

wowsa its alive...how geeky is this...a blog...kinda fun though bc u are reading it...muahhahaah...im gonna have fun with this...probably post a lot of random things...some meaningful...most probably not...but you will keep coming back for more

Remember mentos/ People watching

mmmm i just ate mentos they are good...probably one of the more fun things i do at work...i also always throw my mentos wrapper over the wall at the other intern...maybe an even better part of work. actually if we are talking about the best part of my work day, it's probably when i'm walking to work. I purposely wear sunglasses. No, not the oversized ones girls wear, but regular oakleys (oakleys make me feel like a tool). However, the advantage of this is that I can people watch. People watching has to be one of the most underrated activites a person can do. This is very true especially when you have a staring problem like myself. When i first started using regular glasses, I felt as though i was wearing sunglasses. So, i thought no one could see where I was looking. I was definitely wrong on that one. Anyways yes people watching, a great activity for young and old. Why people watching is great...well its free, very entertaining, and there is no stress, and some laughs even. I encourage more people to set aside some people watching time. What a weird paragraph.