first impressions

I've been thinking a lot about first impressions lately.  Like, can a first impression really make or break you? This is what I've decided.  I think that the first impression you have of someone is always going to affect how you see them in the future.  For instance, if your first impression of someone is that they are really mean, no matter how many nice things that person does, you're pretty much always going to see them as a mean person. In the same way, if your first impression of someone is that they are really genuine and nice, no matter how many awful things they do you're always going to think "yeah but that person is still really sweet."  Many people have told me that their first impression of me was that I was really shy, but once they got to know me better they realized that that was not true at all.  But still, because that was the first impression people had of me, they are always shocked when I do or say something even the slightest bit outrageous.  So I guess the moral of the story is that even though first impressions are not always correct, be careful because they can affect how people view you for the rest of your life.

in case you were wondering

A few weeks ago I was reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.  As I was reading I came across the phrase "mad as a hatter."  Now I had always assumed that said phrase had come from the character of the Mad Hatter in Lewis Carrol's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.  I was wrong.  At this point I was questioning the meaning of the term.  Were hatters exceptionally mad?  I then mentioned this to a friend of mine, who is an encyclopedia of random facts, and she explained to me the true origin of "mad as a hatter."  she explained that way back when, hatters would use mercury in the brims of the hats the were making (I'm not sure why) then they would lick their thumb and use it to smooth out any creases thus ingesting the mercury, thus causing them to get mercury poisoning.  The mercury poisoning affected thier central nervous system and made them insane.  Thus the phrase "mad as a hatter."  Random fact that you didn't need to know, but now you do!

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15 random facts:

1. It is currently 7:42 pm on monday.

2. There is a tree outside my window.

3. I have brown eyes.

4. I do not like peanut butter.

5. I love dark chocolate.

6. My favorite color is green.

8. I just skipped number #7.

9. I am now giggling about the fact that i skipped #7!

10. I love Matthew Gray Gubler.

11. I have a cat named Oliver.

12. I love black and white photos.

13. My hands are always cold.

14. I am deathly afraid of clowns and spiders.

15. I am pretty much a total nerd. :]