So Far So Good...

So I spent most of my day in the car with a bunch of douche bags the other day. They're all loud and all they talked about was 'O she got pregnant? NO WAY!' Naturally, I wouldn't have much to add on to this conversation, since I hardly, know any of the people. Yet, they are the kinds of people who misunderstand a quiet person as a boring person, so I doubt that I'll be spending much more time with them. At the moment, it hurt that we didn't make such a fantastic connection, but now that I look back on it, do I really want to drive around without a seat belt going 90 mph with horrible weave and cracked acrylic nails talking about how sexy that guy with his ass showing at the gas station is? No. I simply simply don't. What I want is the company, but I shouldn't change my standards or alter my personality just so I can try to blend in with people I don't even really like. And there are good qualities about those guys I was talking about: they are easygoing and people are generally comfortable around them. But there are damn good things about myself too, and I don't want to throw that away. Of course, this all came to me over time, at the end of that day I was focused on how lame I felt. But not now. Now I'm more focused on the events happening on the world scene, like the earthquake in China and the wildfires in Florida. When I hear about events such as these, it makes me see how unimportant my little insecurities with a bunch of kids are in comparison with the rest of the world. There is a greater picture, and I don't want to be one of the commonplace youths who are to attached to their i-pods and ring tones to care. I want to be informed, and I want to be in a position to help. I will be strong, in my own way. I will not let peer pressure define me.