Weirdness

It will never cease to amaze me just how strange the human race is....really! Not a day goes by that I don't, at some point find myself staring at someone in utter disbelief. I can only imagine how many similar stares I receive each day especially now that I've purposed not to care who the heck sees me passionately "singing" along to cliche, mainstream music in my car. I decieded that I wasn't going to allow random people to encroach on my opportunity to brighten my day, and that's that! Anyway back to the point PEOPLE ARE WEIRD. All of us! Take for instance the iPod, or any personal music device. Red Flag: You walk around listening to voices that no one else can hear, Fire Alarm : you're resisting powerful urges to breakout into song and dance, and you are all but cut off from everything that is going on around you... alright just notify the men in the white coats! I can't be the only one who hasn't thought of this. What happened to casual conversation? I for one am totally freaked out by it now. I was doing some reading during my break and this girl I was sitting near asked me what class I was taking. (long pause) I prevented myself from looking as bewildered as a I felt, gathered my composure and mustered up my very articulate answer of, "Math 27...........you?" I shouldn't have felt it odd that she was talking to me but I've been conditioned to feel so, I BLAME THE GOVERNMENT! No not really, George Orwell's fantasties haven't been realized yet, but I do think social interactions have changed drastically. This is a bit of a stretch, but how is it that we live is a society that give casual sex the go ahead but casual conversation the bewildered glare? It's all just very perplexing to me. I don't go around making conversation with everybody, but is there something wrong with acknowledgeing the presense of a member of your species, good grief I've gotten death glares for smiling on my way to class; I suppose I should submit my formal apology here: So sorry if my being cordial has encroached upon anyone's gloom; oh so terribly sorry!