Five unrelated things are on my mind:

1. I was at work until 2am this morning, and back in by noon.

2. I have several things to say about today's bus ride to work, and I've noticed that there is a continuing theme in bus stories going on in the last few entries. That's fine, cause a lot of "interesting" (read: sketchy) people, including myself (though *pretentious inflection of voice* I'm not sketchy, I'm artistic), ride public transportation.

3. It is my sincere hope that we as individuals realize there is more to a person than veneer - outside appearances. I think I've talked about how people lead several lives in regard to whom we surround ourselves. For instance, in high school, I acted one way, and at work, I acted in another fashion, and at home, my personality was completely different from my other two personas. My personality wasn't homogenous from one group to another. What made me think of this was what Troy told me this morning. He was talking to Jaime and Andy the bartender about how Matt had cut Troy's keys with a pair of pliers, which led Andy to point out how both Troy and Matt have really been hurting these past two weeks. Andy apparently isn't aware of what really happened between Troy and Matt, which is ironic considering how "close" Andy and Matt seem to be - Andy: "He's my Matty!" Who the fuck is Matty? Anyway, I was reminded once again about how egregious gossip is, especially gay-bar gossip. But I found it very sad that these people, those we consider only "associates" and not friends, don't really know us, they know a persona, and most likely, they will never know us. That's why I don't like to "do anything" (read: carnal activity) with anyone from a bar until I see him outside of a bar, in the light of day. I don't want sad affairs.

4. I cannot get enough of Inncubus' "Drive," and after hearing a live acoustic version of Sheryl Crow's "Anything But Down," these two songs and "Endless Love" total three songs I will be looking into singing with Jeff Kitt if he's interested. He's looking to form a quartet of male singers that sounds promising, but I would want to sing these with him only for fun, and also to practice the harmony on "Endless Love." Wow - EL throws the genre a bit.

5. I'm considering applying for "The Real World." I almost did in September of 1999, but that attempt failed. But I have a great idea for my application that is creative and original, however, I think that this idea would be better utilized for next year. My apprehension about waiting? I'll be two months shy of 24 if I wait until next year (I'm two months shy of 23 currently). Too old? In THE real gay world (not read as the really gay world), yes - 24 is Gay Middle Age. But I don't prescribe to that myth so why should it bother me?