Update
Dear journal,
Haha. I like writing in my journal. Ok. So, a few thoughts before bed.
One, people are much different when they drink. I've only started to notice this when I stopped drinking so much. Before now I guess I was one of those "changed" people. See, tonight I met a few new people. One was the Ambassador to Nigeria. Very nice guy- sophisticated, intelligent, friendly. Everyone that knew him much better than I did (mostly because they work with him and I don't), had very nice things to say about him. I also met his secretary, Carla. She was very nice as well.. very worldly. She was one of the few interesting people at the party. We talked about the highlanders of Viet-nam, the Arc of the Covenant, the Black Jews of Ethiopia, Petra, and other interesting topics. (The topic is about to change course dramatically.. I'll come back to the topic.. don't mean to leave you hanging)
Afterward, we went across the street to a consular officer's house. This is where the real party was. Though, when I say "real" party, the average age of party-goer is about 30, and they all have college degrees, have lived abroad for some time, and are quite mature. However, they're a bunch of drunks, have classic rock pumping, and love Marines because we notoriously kick it up a notch. :) Carla (to continue my story from above) was much different after a few drinks. "People from California arn't right in the head!" she would proclaim, not knowing I was from OC. "They aren't straightforward at all- they say one thing and do another." Whether or not this was true, I retaliated with the notion that you simply couldn't lable a demographic as large as California.. or any state for that matter. "Sure I can!" she would proclaim. "I can do anything I want!" Though I had no choice but to agree in this line of thought, I protested that, "It's like anyone from another planet saying, 'All Earthlings are stupid'. Or us saying, 'All martians are green'. But, they may be gray.. we just don't know." Though all seemed to nod in agreement over the blaring Zepplin, I quickly realized that my example wasn't very accurate, so I persisted. "Sure you can think that- but it's just plain innacurate." She agreed with this, but continued to disagree- at which time I considered the debate drawn out.
I have no idea where I was going with the last train of thought. The point, though poorly demonstrated, was that people change when they're drunk. This nice, sophisticated, worldly lady had become a loud attention-seeking loud person. Don't get me wrong- still very nice, and still highly intelligent.. just.. loud.. and attention-seeking. haha.
I like not drinking so much anymore. Is it because I'm 24? Someone at the table tonight at the party asked how 'young' I was, and I said "24". One lady said she was shocked to learn I was 24. She thought I acted 28-32, and just looked young for my age. I've always looked exactly my age. The lady that asked me said, "Oh, you're just a baby!"
I agreed.
I've got a long way to go. I've come far, but I have a lot to learn. I look forward to it.
This entry is kinda random, but I'm tired so I'll stop here. :P
-Corey
Haha. I like writing in my journal. Ok. So, a few thoughts before bed.
One, people are much different when they drink. I've only started to notice this when I stopped drinking so much. Before now I guess I was one of those "changed" people. See, tonight I met a few new people. One was the Ambassador to Nigeria. Very nice guy- sophisticated, intelligent, friendly. Everyone that knew him much better than I did (mostly because they work with him and I don't), had very nice things to say about him. I also met his secretary, Carla. She was very nice as well.. very worldly. She was one of the few interesting people at the party. We talked about the highlanders of Viet-nam, the Arc of the Covenant, the Black Jews of Ethiopia, Petra, and other interesting topics. (The topic is about to change course dramatically.. I'll come back to the topic.. don't mean to leave you hanging)
Afterward, we went across the street to a consular officer's house. This is where the real party was. Though, when I say "real" party, the average age of party-goer is about 30, and they all have college degrees, have lived abroad for some time, and are quite mature. However, they're a bunch of drunks, have classic rock pumping, and love Marines because we notoriously kick it up a notch. :) Carla (to continue my story from above) was much different after a few drinks. "People from California arn't right in the head!" she would proclaim, not knowing I was from OC. "They aren't straightforward at all- they say one thing and do another." Whether or not this was true, I retaliated with the notion that you simply couldn't lable a demographic as large as California.. or any state for that matter. "Sure I can!" she would proclaim. "I can do anything I want!" Though I had no choice but to agree in this line of thought, I protested that, "It's like anyone from another planet saying, 'All Earthlings are stupid'. Or us saying, 'All martians are green'. But, they may be gray.. we just don't know." Though all seemed to nod in agreement over the blaring Zepplin, I quickly realized that my example wasn't very accurate, so I persisted. "Sure you can think that- but it's just plain innacurate." She agreed with this, but continued to disagree- at which time I considered the debate drawn out.
I have no idea where I was going with the last train of thought. The point, though poorly demonstrated, was that people change when they're drunk. This nice, sophisticated, worldly lady had become a loud attention-seeking loud person. Don't get me wrong- still very nice, and still highly intelligent.. just.. loud.. and attention-seeking. haha.
I like not drinking so much anymore. Is it because I'm 24? Someone at the table tonight at the party asked how 'young' I was, and I said "24". One lady said she was shocked to learn I was 24. She thought I acted 28-32, and just looked young for my age. I've always looked exactly my age. The lady that asked me said, "Oh, you're just a baby!"
I agreed.
I've got a long way to go. I've come far, but I have a lot to learn. I look forward to it.
This entry is kinda random, but I'm tired so I'll stop here. :P
-Corey