#93: outlier

At times I feel like the popular kid on the block. Frequently there are too many things going on that cause me have to favor one event over the other.

At the same time, I'm friends or acquaintances with many but good friends with very few. I suppose that's the norm for most people, but with me each of my close friends seem to be in a different circle. There is no central group where I feel truly assimilated. Instead I feel like an outlier. An outsider even.

I can know everyone I'm out with and still not feel like I belong. It's frustrating. Worse yet, the concept of bringing all of my close friends into a single room causes me to envision nothing but chaos.

They're like oil and water, but then what does that make me? Are my interests and thoughts really so diverse that my friends can each be so different?

#92: I want em too!

I always thought I'd be the self conscious once I got my braces put on about 4 months ago. So far however, it seems that tons of others are the self conscious ones around me!

Whenever my braces are mentioned in a conversation I've noticed that some people suddenly start talking about issues with their own teeth and how they feel that they may need braces too.

It's as if because people see me trying to improve upon myself that it unleashes some need within them to start examining the small (and in some cases non-existant...to my eye anyways) deficiencies within themselves.

Getting braces was probably one of the best decisions I ever made even if others felt I didn't need them so who am I to say anything.

People just react to them in a way I never anticipated.