Revolutionary Road and Other Thoughts

****If you haven't seen the movie Revolutionary Road, you might not want to read this. I'm not sure what I'm going to say****

As the title suggests, I just finished watching Revolutionary Road. Though it's yet another dramatic relationship movie that I get made fun of for (see: Atonement), I thought the movie was quite good. As many have probably heard, the cynical man's point of the story is Don't move to the suburbs. Though this is somewhat legitimate, I doubt it's the meaning. Not all good movies need a message or allegory (see: Star Wars), but I believe that Sam Mendes is trying to convey one. It may just be me, but I think that the acting was too good for the film to be "just a story."

Different guesses for the film's meaning could be that relationships are fragile at all points or only some actions should be spontaneous. One line from the movie popped out at me when the main characters were arguing and Leonardo DiCaprio's character was trying to justify their marriage. Kate Winslet's responds that he's "just some guy who made her laugh at a party." Now this is a tangential idea, but is that all it takes sometimes to get girls' attention?

I know that girls always say that they like funny guys, but I never understood it. I don't understand how someone can be instantly funny. Let's assume I'm considered a funny person (which may or may not be true). If I see a pretty girl who I don't know, should I try to be funny as I meet her? That seems pretty tough. Who can respond to "Be funny. Right now!"? And if I just "acted like myself" as is often the suggestion, there's a really good chance I won't say anything humorous at all.

So these are the things that keep me thinking about girls. I have no idea what I'm doing, and I haven't gone out (at night) for the past few weeks to meet any. Match.com D-Day is arriving, and I've done nothing to work against it.

What do you think about talking up people while they're working (sales associates, baristas, etc.) when they aren't busy? I know I've mentioned this before, but I'd like an opinion. My main problem is that I forget that they're friendly to me because they're paid to be that way. How do I talk to them in another setting, though? Their work might be my only chance.

Weekly Happenings & Bleach Quandaries

Am I the only person out there who doesn't own a single article of clothing that could be bleached? I find that I'd like to get all my whites gleaming, but each article of clothing has some minute color in it. For instance, a perfectly all white t shirt...except for the fact that there is a 1mm x 1mm red cross sewn into the back. Oh well.

Some parts of my job have been pretty good lately (though there are still a large number of menial tasks), so I've cut back on the job hunt. Hopefully I can keep getting difficult work.

Last night I got a random text from a girl (who I'll call Donna) I met on my commute to work a few months ago. It asked to meet for a drink after work today. I thought it was pretty strange because we went on a date together (at least I thought it was), and she wasn't the least bit interested. It wasn't until after we set a time that Donna mentioned that she's bringing her friend. Hopefully the friend will be as good looking as Donna.

A few days ago I sent an email to a girl on Nerve. I'm usually pretty doubtful about dating sites, but I figured I'd give the free trial a try. Her profile sounded like she was looking for some type of hipster, which I had to email that I was not A: hairy-chested or B: capable of growing a waxable mustache (both ideal characteristics of hers). She ended up having a funny/borderline dirty response, and asked about Facebook. So maybe we'll talk on that and see what happens.

As for Jane, I'm not becoming less attracted due to any feigned interest from Donna/interwebs, but I kind of have a problem with how she talks to me sometimes. I know it's not on purpose, because I've mentioned it, but she can sound condescending a lot of the time. Whereas I assume everyone's heard of every little stupid factoid that I know, she assumes I'm completely retarded. For instance, once she told me famous people (Kanye) can make the general public believe they caused the popularization of something (bringing in electronic/80s sounds). As someone who listens to a lot of music/knows worthless knowledge, I'd just like to say "I fucking know how it works."

For some reason, though, the attraction to Jane still lingers, and I find myself trying to be witty or impress her with more of that common knowledge. I should probably quit doing that.