nonsensical blog title?
today was the first day it truly felt like the christmas season to me. the combination of all things made it magical – the carolers, the snow falling, the holiday spirit present in all. today i was filled with that common joy – the common bond we all call christmas and cherish deeply. just kidding. today i watched two hours of seinfeld and ate an entire bag of cheetos and i dont regret a second of it.
i have a weird habit of expecting bonds with people who share my name. i dont meet many joels. not a very common name, but i’m alright with that. but today there was a worker at sears and his nametag read “joel”. i pointed at it. “hey”, i said, “we have the same name”. joel nodded. i don’t know what kind of response i expect. but i feel inclined to mention it at every chance. i suppose i want them to be jubilant. “WOW are you joking!??! THE SAME NAME?? WHAT ARE THE CHANCES”. i just wonder how similar their life experience is to mine. people definitely view you differently based on your name.. there must be some mutual bond formed. who knows.
but on the facebooks, i have an opportunity to take this to the next level. i have at present added 4 additional joel drydens to my facebook account. that is something that blows my mind. both of the same names! they are like brothers to me. here is a slight description of each:
- joel dryden 1 just got married. he did pretty well for himself. i congratulated him on his success which he probably found weird.
- joel dryden 2 is a legitimate rapper. he posts pictures of himself wearing no shirt. he posts facebook statii like “joel is just got signed, take that haters” because we all know that if you are a rapper, you have haters. if you don’t have haters… well, might want to take a look into r&b. but i fully plan on buying his debut album. the only problem with this is that if this guy gets famous with his soulful tunes, my name will be blemished forever. “are you THE joel dryden?” “no…”. i dread that day.
- joel dryden 3 is a teacher with a weird long beard and 5 facebook friends (one being me). i feel sort of weird being his friend for some reason.
- joel dryden 4 hasn’t accepted my friend request yet. who knows what this one might be like!!
alright. i hope this has been as exhilarating for you as it has for me. and believe me im on the edge of my seat.
poop in bed: holiday style.
merry christmas!
joel dryden 5
