In my brief time working at the ETBU healthplex, I have noticed something unusual. People were more friendly when I first started than they are now. I don't think has anything to do with the fact that I am a wretched human that is no fun to talk with. This all has to do with the ipod and other incarnations of the mp3 player. Everyone has one now. They all just listen to their music without paying attention to the guy who works between the weights and the water fountain. It's sad, but I guess that's the way the world is going.
I suppose I am to blame too. I'm sitting here engrossed in the computer instead of sitting here with a smile weighting to talk to all the sweaty people who walk by. Society is ruined by familiarity.