Denmark

Tonight, I was at a local bar and ended up talking to a couple of girls from Denmark.  I joked to them that 100% of the people I've met from Denmark were awesome, and had to admit that the two of them were the only people I've actually met from Denmark.

How is this blog-worthy, as opposed to deserving a quick facebook status update?  At least in part because I mentioned my blog, specifically the bits of origami that I've posted.  More specifically, the origami dollar bill penguin that I developed.  I get a number of hits every week on my blog because of the penguin, although I've never had anyone write to say, "hey the penguin was great, thanks for posting."

The other part...  That's a bit more difficult to describe.  I feel the need to blog when I've learned something significant about myself, or others, or the world around me.  There are a number of things that I've never committed to  writing, either because they weren't significant enough, because they were too obvious, or because I didn't think to write...

For instance, I've never written about my "one conversation" philosophy.  It's a bit bar-centric, but can be extended to anything...  I've discovered that everyone I've run into has been an interesting person, at least for one conversation.  The world is full of stereotypes, in large part because people tend to conform to said stereotypes.  But no matter how entirely someone falls into a stereotype, there is something about them that sits outside of that type, something unique and interesting.  So, when I'm in a bar, I have no hesitation about talking to the stranger sitting next to me, since there is always something new and interesting to talk about.  The extension of this philosophy is that there are people who are good for more than one conversation.  These are the people I think of as my friends... Extending this to the logical conclusion: there exists someone that every conversation is interesting and unique.  That is the person I hope to find in female form, and convince to marry me.

So, tangent aside, what did I learn?  I learned that I need to go to Denmark.  I learned that my ability to convert between SI and English units wasn't as good as I thought, especially after a few drinks.  I learned that people in Denmark are equally confused by David Hasselhoff's popularity in Germany as Americans...

I learned other things, but there are also things that I merely confirmed... For instance, that sometimes a tangent is more interesting than the original topic.