Awkward

You gotta love cell phones. We are able to connect to another human being in a matter of seconds anywhere on the globe (provided there is a cell tower nearby). But more to the point of this blog you gotta love people that talk obnoxiously LOUD on their cell phones in public areas.

Case in point today while riding the Lite Rail train from school back to my car there was a girl sitting in the row behind me chatting it up on her cell phone. Normally in this situation I wouldn't care that she was doing this, but in this instance it is the manner and vocabulary she was using that gave me no choice but to listen to her. Cursing and carrying on in a very unlady-like manner for all who were near her to hear.

I guess she was having troubles with some guy she knows and how she can't say anything to him without her feeling that he is judging her. Oooookaaaaay. But it was her language that she was using that was the annoying part. Dropping F bombs with total disregard to the people sitting next to her I can only imagine how they must have felt. Nevertheless the girl came across just a tad bit psycho and whoever this mystery guy is that she's having problems with if she carries on like that well I can kind of understand why the guy is judgmental.

This girl was spouting off like a sailor to the point where I started to feel embarassed because of how she was conducting herself; and she is a total stranger to me! Which brings me back to my point (and title) of this blog: Awkwardness. You have to love those public social settings where people try not to hear this girl as she shamelessly broadcasts her "private" conversation to the world. It's always funny that we all tend to act oblivious to something that we're all being exposed to at the same time.

Some may argue that the girl has every right to talk on her phone the way she wants. Some may argue that somebody should have asked her to tone it down a bit or to kindly ask her to have consideration for the other passengers. Who is right and who is wrong or is there a right and wrong label you can affix to this type of situation?

As for myself I don't care that this girl was talking on the phone and creating her own little drama party on the train. It's not because I was "offended" by her foul language. It has more to do with her behavior and that she felt the need to act so unattractive in public. I don't know how old she was as I didn't really get a good look at her, but if I had to guess she was probably early to mid-twenties. It's the fact that I can appreciate this issue was obviously upsetting her and making her emotional; that's all fine and dandy. But really, is it necessary to act that way in public? Really? You couldn't maybe wait until you arrived at your stop and then called this person?

I believe it all goes back to upbringing. I admit during my youth I thought cursing was cool, and you feel like such an adult when you do it. But as you get older you realize how foolish you sounded and how childish of a habit it really is. I am not trying to be a hypocrite and preach because trust me I am just as guilty of letting emotions get the better of me and sounding off like a sailor plenty of times in my life. The difference here is there comes a point in time when you have an epiphany of sorts about that type of behavior. At least some people do. I consider myself fortunate to be one of those people.

First Blog!

Hello! Welcome to my blogsophere! I've attempted to maintain a blog in the past but I've always failed to keep up with it. So hopefully with this one I will remember to consistently post stuff.

A little background info on me: I'm 27-years-old and currently going back to school for my B.A. in English with a minor in Secondary Education. My dream is to one day teach English in Japan through the J.E.T. program, and after that who knows? Ideally I'd like to become an editor for a magazine or website (preferably video game related), but if not then just something in the editing/writing/journalism field. Some of my hobbies include gaming and paintball. I have one pet dog named Mogwai; he's a mix between a Papillion and Chihuahua. In fact he's going to be celebrating his second birthday this month in two more days (Fri. 13^th!).

What I'm hoping to achieve with the creation of this blog is just an outlet to express my thoughts, feelings, and opinions on various types of topics. I will let you know up front that I am not politically correct so don't expect to read things of the sort. With that said I am not looking to purposely offend anyone but I don't feel like we should continuously sugar coat things. Some times the truth hurts and it hurts for a reason. This is how I view life and I expect nothing less from others as well. If I say something stupid then let me know, but allow me the opportunity to explain what I mean or why I feel that way and you might better understand where I'm coming from. It's this type of honestly that allows people to get to know each other and leads to a deeper understanding of our differences.