October 28, 2008

• I am absolutely horrible at communicating with people who are not my close friends. I've been known as quiet to those who don't know me and very loud to those who do. Once again, I'm considering looking into Toast Masters which is a public speaking weekly workshop thingabob. Yeah, I've wanted to go before, but never got around to doing so.

  Small talk could be a good practice, but in all honestly, I have always despised the mere concept of "small talk." It seems redundant and excessive. One of the things I hate the most is when someone will ask, "how's it goin'?" or "how are you?" and immediately walk away ignoring any dribbling words falling out of your mouth.

  The interesting thing about beggers, homeless or just scammers is that they're usually really good at pitching their little begging story. "Oh, excuse me. Hello my name is... I normally don't do this, but I am in a very tough situation and only have $24.83 to take the Grey Hound bus and have to make it to a wedding for tomorrow morning. The bus ticket costs $29.99 plus tax and I was wondering if you would be kind enough to help me out even if it's a few cents." I was always taught to never give money to beggers. So, I humor them and savor the expression on their face when 5 minutes of talking only results in a single dime. But, really, I do admire some of their charisma.

  Things I need/want to do:
  Study
  Gym/sprint more
  Paint more portraits and vinyl figures.
  Learn more about the mechanics of cars.
  Learn Cantonese.
  Join a Toast Masters.

  • 10:10 am
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