"This is Why I Don't Have a Girlfriend"

Well, I've never had a girlfriend because I don't swing that way, but this post is mostly about the weird things that I do/watch/say. The internet has made it especially easy for that phrase to come up in conversation. So many funny pictures of cats. So. Many. Cats!

Whenever I first meet someone, I'm always a little reserved on the things I reference. Movies are a pretty safe way to go, unless you reference a porno or something; that doesn't usually go as well and you get labeled as the "weird one." Getting super excited while simultaneously being perplexed after learning that you can watch porn on your iPhone can also make you the "weird one," unless you're with the friends who gave you that useless fact.

I keep somewhat of a filter when I hang out with a new buddy because I don't want to be judged, and let's face it, I have a lot to be judged about, so I try to not give people even more fuel. You'd think I'd be used to being judged but I'm not. I try not to reference weird videos that I watch. I try to keep those references hidden, until I can't control myself and say "ohmygod shoes" when I pass a shoe store. That's when I realize I failed to keep my weirdness hidden and it's just a snowball effect. 

However, sometimes I'm not the only weirdo in the group. Some weirdos fail at "normal" before I do (which makes me feel way better). They reference some weird video that I've had on replay before (don't judge!) or a funny picture they saw on 9gag.com or something. At that point, I trample their weirdness by getting overly excited that someone is just as weird as I am! I basically jitter in my seat and then the other weirdo and I go into another snowball effect of vomiting weird references. 

It helps us stay entertained. You don't have very many awkward silences when you have a couple or more weirdos together. It's a good way of getting to know someone, too. Once the weirdness breaks out of its shell, you realize you have so much in common with the other weirdo. Music, food, jokes, stories. You find all of these great similarities even though the other person is completely different than you. 

It's awesome that this happens. When you meet a person who shares your weirdness, tasks that are usually extremely boring become a little lot less boring. It doesn't matter what it is (cleaning stalls, working registration at a bike race, being stuck in traffic, tearing down a bike course, showering), it automatically becomes more fun, and that's freakin' awesome!