Something different

Well for my break I actually got to get away and do something different. I said goodbye to the textbooks and the dorm for a few short hours and went with some friends to West Ed. I'm not exactly a shopping person however today wasn't so bad; probably because I've been at school too long. I got a couple of nice shirts which I really needed, so that was good. Also I went out to eat which was amazing, since the caf food is getting a little old.

When we first got to the mall it was pretty much empty which was sweet, however it filled up pretty fast. As we were pushing down one hallway, I got to thinking about all the people around me. It seems strange that everyone out there leads some sort of life. We were so close physically that I could have reached out and touched them but emotionally we could have been on a different planet. It wasn't one of those "oh I feel lonely in a crowd" thing, but was thinking and trying imagine what kind of lives each of them had. I wonder what "normal" is for them? It's hard to judge in a setting like that, where everyone goes and puts on some sort of face.

I have to admit that people watching is a personal favorite of mine. It is especially interesting when you have the subcultures. You have the emos, punks, skaters, rockers, rednecks, gruffs, hippies, preps, and a whole lot of other more fashionable ones that I could never personally identify as being seperate. That was what I noticed in the mall today was that everyone there was trying to fit some category. Even those who were "unique" still were easy to label into some category. It's funny how growing up we try so hard to be unique and in the end we are all the same. We can be so much alike yet so different. Anyways those are my thoughts for the day.