October 15, 2008

Dear Diary,

When people walk by, you either learn or make assumptions like “Why did she wear that, or that ain’t no apple bottom, that’s a fat ass.”  Essentially the human race is the same we look, we analyze, and we judge.

People often look down on others who judge; they consider it putting others down in order to make ones self look better. This rule however doesn’t apply to the hobby of people watching. People watching is an acceptable and somewhat expected tradition of passing judgment to point out the flaws in other people.

How do we people watch? Its simple, you watch as others walk by and take notice about the quirks that make them “unique.”

Like right now I am sitting on a bench outside of Robinson Hall, listening to two human beings display themselves as idiots. We are not in the h double o d hood, so stop acting like you have some sort of “Street Cred.”  Obviously you got into college for one of two reasons: One being you are a reasonably intelligent human being, or two your parents had to bribe some one to let your stupid ass in here. Seriously its time to grow up, you have your whole future ahead of you, there is no reason why you should throw that away for some aspirations of being a rapper or some “bad ass hood rat.”

After the two eight mile wannabes finish their cigarettes I move onto analyzing the next walker. She looks like the crypt keeper with brand name sunglasses and jeans that aren’t even flattering towards her ass, yes ladies and gentlemen this is the next woman that I will make assumptions about.

 She keeps walking and looking around seeing if people are going to notice her. I’m wondering if she is self-conscious, or she is hoping that people will watch her and aspire to be like her. Do I see plastic surgery for her in her future? Yes, because I think that she is essentially more concerned with her outward appearances more so than what actually makes her happy.

These are just two examples of the best hobby in the world, people watching. People watching is easy, fun, and the cheapest form of entertainment, hey with the economy this bad, it’s kind of nice to have fun for free.