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Smile

Fri Oct 23, 2009 19:13 (UTC -5)

Sometimes you meet someone and the thinkable happens.

It starts out perfectly simply. You get along well and become friends. But then there’s something else: their laugh, something in the way they move, or their general outlook on life really gets your attention. They don’t have to be around to make you smile.

You see and talk to them often, and you want to let them know just how you feel. What do you do? Do you become a creeper? No. You just talk openly about it when you feel the moment is right. If they’re really your friend, they’ll listen.

And what if they say they don’t feel quite the same about you? Do you stop being their friend? That’s childish. At this age, you should know it’s hardly the worst thing in the world. The truth is that you still have a good friend.

Like any friend, you want them to be happy, and the best way to help is to set an example. Smile: a good friend is forever.

And now, the links.

One of those sites that concisely answers the a question posed by its domain name: howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com. (Via J-Walk Blog)

Apparently, baseball used to be pretty crazy. Here are the 10 Craziest Baseball Rules. (Via The Presurfer)


4 comments

#1 by kristen b: Sat Oct 24, 2009 00:14 (UTC -5)

one of my favorite things you’ve posted!! i won’t even say “aww.” (well, kinda did)

#2 by kevin: Sat Oct 24, 2009 13:14 (UTC -5)

like

#3 by Fan: Mon Oct 26, 2009 14:26 (UTC -5)

Sorry to let you down, but I definitely “aaawwww”ed at this. What, it made me smile! :)

From what I’ve seen, I don’t think you’re a creeper. Okay, a semi-anonymous serial blog-commenter might not be the best person to say that. I guess one person’s creeper is another person’s romancer. I’m a fool for flattery.

On that note, I’ve been asked “a/s/l” three times in a row on Omegle. The first line of dialogue after “Hi”. I’ve played enough MMOs to know that “a/s/l” is a bad sign. Maybe I’ll just become another bloodninja .

#4 by Jordon Kalilich: Mon Oct 26, 2009 19:09 (UTC -5)

No one’s letting me down by aaawwwing. That’s kind of the idea, I guess.

I don’t think I’m a creeper, but I’ve done creepy things in the past. It never hurts to step back and ask, “Is what I am about to do creepy?”

Now there’s a good use for Omegle. bloodninja = win.

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