Blog #1 - Introduction

I told myself I am going to be organized this semester, just like I did the previous one, and the one before that. This semester should be different though. I bought myself a bigger planner (notebook sized) and a whiteboard calendar. Hopefully it works out better this time.

I didn’t really know how to start this, so I thought I’d let you know how I am starting my semester. When the semester starts I feel like I become a different person. That sounds deeper than it is meant to. When I say that I mean that I get into this weird mode where most things take a backseat. It sucks because I have less time for friends and even family. I think everyone experiences it. Maybe we just notice it in ourselves more than we do in others. It’s different than how I am at work. (Look at that segue!)

At work I try to be professional, but not too uptight. Nobody wants to be “that guy.” I thought the people there would be more serious when I first began working, but as I met new coworkers and had the “watercooler” conversations I began to understand that all these people are like me. They have this face they put on for work.

It goes further than that though, at least that’s what I think. For example, when I’m at my desk and talking to my supervisor I find that I sit straighter, make more eye contact, and talk as though I am giving a speech. I’ve done it so much that I’m not even conscious of it sometimes. It’s different than when I am on break with a coworker BSing about whatever happened over the weekend or whatever else that isn’t work related.

Usually it’s me just listening to what they have to talk about, I’m not that cool.

Then there’s the online personality. The way I am when I’m hanging out with friends on Xbox whom I’ve never seen in person. This is me in my most relaxed state, or most hyped, depending on what game I’m playing. I feel the most comfortable here. Maybe it’s some of the anonymity. Every person you meet doesn’t know your whole background. They can’t really judge. All they get from you is your voice and how you talk/interact with them.

So yeah, I agree that we all have these situational behaviors and personalities. Work, school, friends, online. It doesn’t really matter. In the end you know who you really are.

I am not one to take things too seriously. I am easy-going and if you get to know me I’d say I’m pretty sarcastic and will laugh at almost any kind of humor. I grew up in a Mexican-American household where my parents are more traditional than most. I am the youngest of 3, the baby of the family. My brothers have their own families and I have a niece my age. I have six niblings total (yeah, google that, it’s plural for nieces and nephews). I have been heavily influenced by Mexican culture and the area I grew up in. I like to think I am really Mexican and I get proud of my culture, but I don’t even speak Spanish that well. I enjoy time with my family and hanging with my girlfriend and her family. Like I mentioned before, I am into video games. And it’s not just some casual thing like most people think. I’ll put in a 4 hour session if I am in a zombies game with friends or just losing myself in Fallout 4.

That’s who I really am, though, or a least I’d like to think. Get to know me and be the judge. (Oooo, such a great ending, so bold, right?)