Old Ramblings

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I've never been very good with words, especially when talking rather than writing, but I often find that I have the need to just write. Not really about anything in particular; just writing for writings sake. I was just sitting here thinking about how much my life has changed just in the past few years. I've been sheltered my whole life and just recently over the past few years have I begun to really experience life. I see tons of images that I don't really know anything about the things that brought about these images though. A kiss-imprint on the front door of my hall, a girl walking down the hallway looking angry while two others (a guy and a girl) watch from the room that she left from, a little girl extremely happy with a gift basket she received and unable to express it. I remember all these things from just the past day, and while I know nothing about the actual people behind them, the images stand out in my mind. The strongest image that I've had ever was when I was driving home from school one day. I went under a crosswalk on the freeway where a man what I assumed to be his son stood watching the oncoming traffic. The boy (or girl, I never knew which) waved to me and I waved back. I was extremely pleased and this memory stayed with me for a few weeks. Every time I thought of it, I would just feel satisfied. While it has lost it's [sic] potency over time, that image will stay with me for a long time yet. My friend Ryan says that I am all about the small things in life. And I agree. Ryan is probably the best judge of character I have met yet. He's a great guy. Everyone out here is great. I've always been about the little stuff in life. That's what I love. I never really think in the big picture. It's quite probably why I've never been any good at strategy games like chess. I just can't think like that. It's probably also why I don't want to be a leader. It requires me to look at the overall picture when I would rather just focus on one thing at a time. Just consider me a fine-tooth comb that catches all the little stuff in life. I may not catch a lot, but I see a lot of things that many would overlook.

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I take a bit of issue with this one.  Maybe it's just that I've grown.  I wrote this one my freshman year of college, I think towards the end of it.