the try-too-harders

editor's note: so, to no one's surprise, i'm a joke of a blogger. i have a solid debut, follow it up shortly thereafter and then i go awol for almost four weeks. yeah. shocking.

whatever; i've had a few different ideas material-wise lately but was dragging my feet because, well, that's what i do. without further ado here are some shallow thoughts that have been bouncing about my dome lately.

i'm going to avoid the cliched "ask a question" opening sentence and flat out say i'm sure we all know of someone that tries too hard. i'm not talking about the dudes that wear all black, paint their nails the color of darkness, and grease their hair over their eyes in such a way that they have to tilt their head back to see. nor am i referring to portly fellas who fancy themselves as indie types and miraculously squeeze their way into a pair of girls' size-8 jeans (it looks like a division sign). and that oafy white guy from broomall you know who carries a basketball and wears a headband and a lebron jersey everyhwere? not him.

i'm talking about your run-of-the-mill, average joe who doesn't know that his role in the current group is to keep quiet until it's time to laugh. ok, i know that sounds mean. (and before your imagination starts running wild, let me specify that i'm in no way referring to any friends of mine). so let me elaborate more. he's probably new to the group. perhaps a friend of a friend. seems like a really nice guy. decent sense of humor. then he makes a joke. uhhhh, yyyyyyeahhh. great stuff, man. unfortunately, this duster doesn't realize his material is lame so he gives it another shot (where'd you get these jokes from? the toilet store?). at this point, the whole dynamic of the group is in disarray. this guy won't shut up and has left everyone else speechless and dying to be anywhere else.

just when you think this guy is the lowest, out of left field comes the joker who incorrectly thinks he's in a place to make fun of the situation. boy, didn't think this could get more awkward. i was wrong. you know what i mean, though, right? a try-too-harder making fun of another try-too-harder. isn't that similar to black-on-black crime? or is it cannibalism? something? by now, we're lucky if anyone is saying a word within the group. and everyone's trying to find an escape route.

hey, would you look at that? cup's empty; time for a refill.