Interworkings...

People are complex...plain and simple. I was thinking today about how little I truely know about other people even my closest friends. We all have secrets and quirks. I am guilty of hiding some of my habits and quirks from others as well. Okay, I will spill one of mine, but keep this on DL. Every morning since freshman year of college (when no one else is home), I turn on the TV show Charmed and watch anywhere from 10 minutes to a whole episode. It motivates me to get out of bed. The show is really not that great and the acting is actually quite terrible. I have seen every episode though multiple times and can tell you what is going to happen in that episode within a minute of turning on the show. I don't think I even really like the show anymore, but I like the idea of having something to get up to. Next year, when I start working long hours, I will be unable to turn on TNT at 7 or 8 AM to watch Charmed....hopefully, I will find a descent replacement for this silly little ritual.

Okay, back to the whole friends topic. The interworkings of my friendships is quite complex. Friends are influenced by so many different factors...their past, family, other friends, lovers, and certain situations. Any combination of these things are a part of any one individual. One thing, I have been guilty on occasion to assume that my friends are mad at me when they are acting weird. I overanalyze our interaction and assume their mood is because it is something that I have done. When in actuality it can be any combination of the above influences. If there is anything that I have learned this year is the fact that the world doesn't revolve around "little ole' me!" Most often, my friends are not acting weird because of me directly but because something else is going on in their life. To all of my friends that read this column (I hope no one actually reads this), please tell me directly when I am hurting your feelings. I will be more than happy to try to correct the situation. I am not a perfect person and realize this.