I find human nature quite interesting. Its funny to observe how people follow patterns, and even if they break the pattern, they eventually fall back into the same pattern later. I think depresses a lot of people. For example, some people might get really excited about a new diet for example. They are all gung ho about it, and they do really well, but then several months later, they are right back to their old routines, and it gets them down. My findings are that people never change... situations change, and result in apparent changes in people, but given the right scenario, the old people are still there. Humans are creatures of habit, so it seems to me that people should expect to fall back into their old patterns again. I am certainly not exempt from this pattern of human behavior. I go through phases where I want to do various things, then after I do them for a while, I shift to something else. The easiest example would be something simple like using my computer. I decided a while back that I would start recording music into my computer using my guitars and whatnot. I bought some equipment to use, got all ready to start, fiddled with it a few times, then just moved on to something else. I did not let this bother me though, because I expected this to happen. The only real downside is that I spent money on the equipment. I could sell it if I wanted to, but I like having the necessary stuff in case I suddenly wanted to start again.

I spend a lot of time just observing human patterns, and I think I have gained the ability to predict human nature based on these observations. For example, I have gotten really good at predicting what other drivers on the road are going to do well before they do it. These types of things are particularly interesting because they apply to a lot of people, rather then any specific individual.

I also see this at work a lot aswell. People decide that they are going to start coming in to work at 7:00am. They do it for a little while, then it becomes 7:15 for whatever reason, then a little while later its 7:30 and so on, until they are back to coming in at 8:00 or 9:00 or whatever.

Anyhoo, it is interesting to think about things you do and why, and see how many patterns you can find in your own life. Its fun, and a good way to gain insight on what you really are. I am not saying having patterns is bad by any means, and I hope this is not coming across as a negative piece, it is just human nature that everyone should feel comfortable with.



Oh and... the Texaco/Shell fiasco has still not been resolved. I have decided not to let it anger me anymore. Worst case scenario, I will pay the 15 bucks monthly minimum until the balance is zero, and I will not go to a Shell station until that time.