Do you remember when we first met?

First impressions, what a novel concept.

We can't exactly control what other people think about us when they first see us, well we sorta can I guess. My sociology classes tell me so.

We are in a never ending performance full of sets, scripts, costumes, and acts. We don't know when the curtain will close, or when the climax will hit. We just keep acting as the play is written right below our feet.

It makes ya think though, what are people's first impressions of me? There are some impressions I remember of other people, some that have made an impact. But on average, they were just that- average.

It would be pretty cool to be remembered the first time I met someone. But if i've learned anything in my 21 years of life it's that that usually doesn't happen with me. I'm the kind of person you have to get to know to realize that i'm worth getting to know. Sound complicated? Yeah, it kinda is. Especially in a college full of come and go friendships.

But so far it has worked out pretty well for me. It has given me relationships that I had to work for. It may be frustrating at first, but it all seems to work out in the end.

I'm trying to think about all the first impressions I had of other people today. Mighty impossible if ya ask me

There was definitely a flirt, always a flirt
A quiet one
A loud one
A sweet one
A perfect one, always seems to be a perfect one too

But the thing is, that first impression truly means nothing in the whole scheme of things. Maybe I passed by the future President (that is, if the the world would ever vote for a Mormon...), or a future Prophet, or maybe a person having the best or worst day of their life.

First impressions are important I guess, but they are just a speck into someones life, the life they choose to show to the world at that very second.

What a novel concept.