Semi-Charmed Life

Shut Up Alvin!

I've had people tell me that I complain a lot. I don't necessarily disagree with that.

If I'm hungry, I'll make it known that I'm hungry. Sometimes, quite frequently and dramatically. If something bothers me or pisses me off, I'll sound off about that too. Some people don't like this and think it's negativity. I can understand that.

But I think these people might also be missing something else about me. I'm also very vocal when it comes to things that please me. If I find out about a great artist that I think my friends have not heard about, I will rave about to them and try to get them to check it out. Same goes with food, movies and basically just about anything that I come across and love. People have no idea how much I try to get my friends to train in some type of martial art or how much I've been trying to get other people to watch The Wire or getting people to use the RunKeeper app for their runs.

I guess I should be wary of how much I voice negative opinions. After all, I don't want people to perceive me as somebody I'm not. But it's something that my friends will just have to accept at times. I get worked up over things sometimes and will feel compelled to share it. Hopefully I'll have more positive things to share than negative.

But if I'm hungry, you're better off turning on your iPod and tuning me out.