The one thing about being a story teller is that I have a thirst for other stories. Any chance I can hear one, I have no problem dropping everything just to listen, or to read. Telling them can make a person feel alive. Depending on the story, you can see a person in a new light.
During my first month in China, I met an older gentleman that was working with the same company as myself. Because this is the internet, I won't give away the gentleman's name. He reminded me of a grandpa.
One day, a bunch of co-workers and myself were sitting around the break room when the gentleman revealed that before he started working for the company that he had spent some time as an FBI agent. He didn't give any details. In fact, he said there were some things that he wasn't allowed to tell anyone. And, of course, we simply accepted.
I was having a craving for a good story, so I asked him, "What brought you from Point A to Point B?"
He simply smiled and said, "If we both find ourselves with a lot of free time one day, I'll tell you."
Unfortunately, that time never came. Due to personal reasons, the gentleman had to return to the United States. So this story of what I assume to be a very interesting story is now on my list of Stories I Regret Never Getting to Hear.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
The Circle of Awesome
Just as there is a Circle of Life, there is a Circle of Awesome. Some of you that have heard me mention this before have wondered, "What is this Circle of Awesome?" Lucky for you, this is the post that explains it. And yes, I have put a lot of thought into this.
There are those of you that are reading this and wondering what the hell I'm talking about. Well, this post is also for you so that you have something new to impress your friends with. Also, if you want a new drinking game with your friends, you can count how many times I use the word "awesome" in this post. So far, I'm at... 4 times. That includes the title.
And now, without any sort of ways to stall.... yet..... here it is.... The Circle of Awesome.
How Awesome is Determined.
Every human being dwelling on this planet has Awesome within them. Think of it as The Force, but Awesome. The amount that you have is dependent on certain factor. It's important to note that very rarely is this measured by physical looks or abilities. It would have to be a really special case for that to happen. Otherwise, it comes from these factors.
1. How you treat other people, especially anyone that is dependent on tips for income.
2. How you react to Life trying to do it's usual kicking you down to show its dominance, which might I add, doesn't always work.
3. Your sense of humor.
4. Your talents.
5. How you contribute to society.
It's hard to say which one of these traits for Awesome is more important than the other. For example, if you find an extremely talented person in your group of friends, but that person is not contributing anything to society, then they're not very awesome. Someone could have four of the five traits, but still not be very awesome because they are pretty mean to servers at restaurants. All of these traits correlate in one way or another. At the same time, you could have all of these traits but have a weak sense of humor and still be super awesome. It all depends on the person.
Gaining and Losing Awesome
It's impossible to be born with the amount of Awesome you have now. Awesome is something that's gained and lost. Kind of like Experience Points in a role-playing game. Things you achieve in life build up your awesome, as do the other things mentioned before.
But how do you lose Awesome? Well, that's a more complicated thing. The negative features about you are what take away from your awesome. Not having a sense of humor, for starters. Your humor can be as twisted as you like, but if you don't have humor, that counts against you. Or if you make a highly inappropriate joke at a highly inappropriate time, that takes away your awesome. (Make up your own examples for that one.) And it's easy to see when a person loses their Awesome.
Awesome is gained and lost in great spurts. It is just the way of things. No one ever gains or loses a lot of Awesome, and like anything else in Life, a person loses more than they gain. But that is not always a bad thing. Except that when Awesome is lost, it does take a long time to regain. But it does balance out, like in this situation.
When Two Awesome People Meet
As humans do, for whatever reason, people fall in love and date. Some people may fear that when they fall into a couple, then that means the awesome disappears. Well, yes and no. It all depends on the balance between the two people in the first place.
It's really rare when people have the same amount of Awesome when they meet or fall in love. So rare, that I'm sure there are those out there that argue that it's impossible. But that's not the part we're focusing on. We're focusing on what happens when two people are in a couple.
When two people become a couple, the Awesome that glows within them explodes. The one that has more awesome fills the other one's awesome-meter until they are even. The remaining is left over as a sort of residue. Close, single friends and family of the new couple waste no time in absorbing the remaining Awesome without knowing it, leaving no bit of it to waste.
Couple's Awesome
Here is where things get tricky. A couple can gain Awesome as a couple. They can also gain awesome as separate entities though still together if they can manage it. It gets harder the longer a couple has been together. Over time, a couple melds into one being, making it very difficult for someone to gain awesome separate from the couple.
If some Couples meet an unfortunate end, then any Awesome that they have gained while a couple is lost. No one knows where it goes to. If there's a decent amount of Awesome that the two people did as separate entities, then there isn't a big loss of it. If not, then that's a huge loss. Especially since no one knows where it goes.
Conclusion
What I want you to take away from this is that everybody has their own version of Awesome, whatever that may be. You'll find it. And when you do, use it.
There are those of you that are reading this and wondering what the hell I'm talking about. Well, this post is also for you so that you have something new to impress your friends with. Also, if you want a new drinking game with your friends, you can count how many times I use the word "awesome" in this post. So far, I'm at... 4 times. That includes the title.
And now, without any sort of ways to stall.... yet..... here it is.... The Circle of Awesome.
How Awesome is Determined.
Every human being dwelling on this planet has Awesome within them. Think of it as The Force, but Awesome. The amount that you have is dependent on certain factor. It's important to note that very rarely is this measured by physical looks or abilities. It would have to be a really special case for that to happen. Otherwise, it comes from these factors.
1. How you treat other people, especially anyone that is dependent on tips for income.
2. How you react to Life trying to do it's usual kicking you down to show its dominance, which might I add, doesn't always work.
3. Your sense of humor.
4. Your talents.
5. How you contribute to society.
It's hard to say which one of these traits for Awesome is more important than the other. For example, if you find an extremely talented person in your group of friends, but that person is not contributing anything to society, then they're not very awesome. Someone could have four of the five traits, but still not be very awesome because they are pretty mean to servers at restaurants. All of these traits correlate in one way or another. At the same time, you could have all of these traits but have a weak sense of humor and still be super awesome. It all depends on the person.
Gaining and Losing Awesome
It's impossible to be born with the amount of Awesome you have now. Awesome is something that's gained and lost. Kind of like Experience Points in a role-playing game. Things you achieve in life build up your awesome, as do the other things mentioned before.
But how do you lose Awesome? Well, that's a more complicated thing. The negative features about you are what take away from your awesome. Not having a sense of humor, for starters. Your humor can be as twisted as you like, but if you don't have humor, that counts against you. Or if you make a highly inappropriate joke at a highly inappropriate time, that takes away your awesome. (Make up your own examples for that one.) And it's easy to see when a person loses their Awesome.
Awesome is gained and lost in great spurts. It is just the way of things. No one ever gains or loses a lot of Awesome, and like anything else in Life, a person loses more than they gain. But that is not always a bad thing. Except that when Awesome is lost, it does take a long time to regain. But it does balance out, like in this situation.
When Two Awesome People Meet
As humans do, for whatever reason, people fall in love and date. Some people may fear that when they fall into a couple, then that means the awesome disappears. Well, yes and no. It all depends on the balance between the two people in the first place.
It's really rare when people have the same amount of Awesome when they meet or fall in love. So rare, that I'm sure there are those out there that argue that it's impossible. But that's not the part we're focusing on. We're focusing on what happens when two people are in a couple.
When two people become a couple, the Awesome that glows within them explodes. The one that has more awesome fills the other one's awesome-meter until they are even. The remaining is left over as a sort of residue. Close, single friends and family of the new couple waste no time in absorbing the remaining Awesome without knowing it, leaving no bit of it to waste.
Couple's Awesome
Here is where things get tricky. A couple can gain Awesome as a couple. They can also gain awesome as separate entities though still together if they can manage it. It gets harder the longer a couple has been together. Over time, a couple melds into one being, making it very difficult for someone to gain awesome separate from the couple.
If some Couples meet an unfortunate end, then any Awesome that they have gained while a couple is lost. No one knows where it goes to. If there's a decent amount of Awesome that the two people did as separate entities, then there isn't a big loss of it. If not, then that's a huge loss. Especially since no one knows where it goes.
Conclusion
What I want you to take away from this is that everybody has their own version of Awesome, whatever that may be. You'll find it. And when you do, use it.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
The Vietnamese Shame Wheel
As of late, I'd become very invested in How I Met Your Mother. With the last season of the show going on right now, I've been making sure I watch every episode before the show ends so I could remember how hilarious it is when it's over. Or at least a classic TV show for the likes of TV Land.
Season 6 has been my favorite season so far. It's got some of the funniest episodes of the whole show, from what I've seen. One in particular mentions a little item called the Vietnamese Shame Wheel, mentioned by Barney Stinson, everyone's favorite pervert. Any time someone asks what it is, Barney's response is, "Don't ask. You're not ready."
So being curious, I went and looked up the item in mention myself. When there's one place that's reliable for all the dirty information, it's Urban Dictionary. My favorite place to go when I hear something weird and have no idea what the hell it is.
Of course, when I looked at the first definition, I couldn't stop laughing. It said, verbatim, "Don't ask. You're not ready." And even had the whole bit where Barney first mentions it.
When I scrolled down, I found the real meaning.
Don't ask. You're not ready.
Awkward picture of the day!
Season 6 has been my favorite season so far. It's got some of the funniest episodes of the whole show, from what I've seen. One in particular mentions a little item called the Vietnamese Shame Wheel, mentioned by Barney Stinson, everyone's favorite pervert. Any time someone asks what it is, Barney's response is, "Don't ask. You're not ready."
So being curious, I went and looked up the item in mention myself. When there's one place that's reliable for all the dirty information, it's Urban Dictionary. My favorite place to go when I hear something weird and have no idea what the hell it is.
Of course, when I looked at the first definition, I couldn't stop laughing. It said, verbatim, "Don't ask. You're not ready." And even had the whole bit where Barney first mentions it.
When I scrolled down, I found the real meaning.
Don't ask. You're not ready.
Awkward picture of the day!
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