"i believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out."

i've told a few people this recently, but i have come to realise how much i admire those people that are smart. like smart smart. as in physics smart. those people that can just look at a plane and figure out in a second how it was designed and put together. all i know is that it's got wings and an engine that somehow makes it stay up in the air. i couldn't care less for all the intricacies of the design.

i thought i was at an advantage that i have an awesome calculator on my nokia, but then i meet the people that have one in their head, that works just as fast. sure, i can calculate 63 + 5 in my head (67 yeah? - kidding, ha) but i have to actually take the time to set it out in my brain like we did in year 4. all lined up perfectly beneath each other, with the plus symbol on the side to remind myself that i am adding the two numbers together. i then mentally take over the spare number if it is more than two digits and i eventually get the right answer. and then i meet special people, like the brother andrew or the bf david, who can just work it out like that. i'm standing in allan's music the day i buy christmas presents and i see a harmonica for $28 with 30% off. so, as i do, i grab out my phone to find the awesome calculator function, and before i've even unlocked the keypad, david just says "its $19.60". WHAT. so, i still seek my calculator function on the nokia, and sure enough, i will pay $19.60 for this harmonica (that i still haven't learn to play). i nod down at my phone, embarrassed at trying to prove david wrong, then look up to see the little smirk on his lovely face and then think to myself 'you find people like me funny, don't you?' i know you do.

actually, makes me feel bad when this is the most work i do in maths class, ha.


and to think my dream job is an accountant. oh i laugh at myself sometimes.