"You gotta pay attention to these things."

That's what I say quite often. There's a lot of detail that is overlooked by most people because the source may not apply to their lives, or something. For instance, tonight at a restaurant I saw this couple that seemed like they were from the past, maybe thirty or forty years ago, and were in the present time, wearing modern clothes, trying to pass themselves off at modern Americans. My mom said there was nothing unusual about them, though. Other people didn't give them a second glance; they were outside their lives, their night plans.

I always say "you have to pay attention to these things" because, if not you, then who? I'm sure another person may notice, but there's no way for you to know that. So take in the human condition and maybe write a little about it, just action for action, through your lens.
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Last night I went out with Jonathan and Kayla. We went to this 24hour foodspot. Jonathan and Kayla wanted to sit outside because it was too cold inside, so I had to sacrifice atmosphere. They even had live music inside!
I got cactus! I believe the dish is called nopales and it came with black beans and eggs. The other two got some sort of french toast deal. A guy sat alone at the table next to ours, I think listening to our childish banter about theatre and life. I wonder about the people that come out late at night and sit alone drinking coffee. Where are they coming from and going to? Is it a matter of sleep trouble? I guess I might be one someday, but I hope I can do it with a friend.
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Today was the bbq to finish the AmeriCorps period. I turned in my last time sheet and I'm done! This girl, Hannah, whom I haven't seen since the initial training, and Chris were my buddies from 8:30-1:15. Then we parted.

There were many veggie burgers, which was good - I'm glad they took note from last time. They also had this bag of mixed snacks and on the back it had an ingredient list for all five different things in it. Of course I showed this to the interns I worked with and we all had a good laugh about how ridiculous I am. I was feeling very loose at the bbq and Hannah said she didn't know anyone quite like me. That's probably a good thing.