You Know What Sounds Good Right Now...?

After handing someone their sandwich for the hundredth time, I couldn't help but speculate: what drives people back here, week after week? Lunch is the obvious factor, but outside of that, what makes someone choose a sub sandwich over, say, a burger or pizza? Looking at the trends, we (the “sandwich artisans”) are usually able to pin-point the “spontaneous” cravings people get for our food. Here's an easy one: a sunny day. Sunshine, especially in Washington, is reminiscent of picnics, and everyone knows that sandwiches are eaten at picnics. While most people don't pack up the basket and set out, there is still an inclination to go outside and relax, and that's close enough. The funny part is when our customers don't understand why we're so busy. The concept that everyone "feels like" eating a sub at the same time is foreign to them --probably because they're caught up in the middle of it. The phenomena is undeniable though; our numbers spike with the temperatures (no wonder summer is our busy season). The correlation is so strong it could be shown on a graph. So conscious decision or not: if it's a nice day, go buy a deli sandwich.

Jiu-Jitsu is a Community

About 7 months ago, I decided it wasn't right for me not know some martial art. I passed a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sign while driving one day, and hurried in to sign up.

They meet throughout the week, and like any group, they help each other practice and chat a bit after class. They all know each other well from practice, and all of them are good buddies to have around. There's a courteous, yet casual attitude about them –all mixed with the will to fight and compete. The only tension within the group is the occasional trouble-maker who stirs up drama wherever he goes. They never stay around for too long though.

I fit in with this group because we share values and attitudes, and I've only been in-tune with a couple communities before. Most of my friends so far have much different views than me regarding life and people, and it's hard to feel totally comfortable in those groups. Also, whenever I participated in something athletic, my team-mates and coaches were always very serious about the sport (either that, or they didn't care at all). So now it's really nice to find people who are easy to talk to and competitive, without being aggressive or high-strung.

[Well before they pawn it all off, they might think...]

First looking at the pictures, whoever found my wallet would be taken back by how disheveled I look on my drivers license. If he or she kept digging, they would hopefully find my student ID, which instead suggests that I'm just a weirdo rather than a drug addict. The next items found would be a debit card  and a couple shopping rewards cards; one for Hot Topic and one for Borders, which hopefully adds some intelligence (as well as additional weirdness...) to the mixture. Aside from the cards, he or she would find my money (goodbye, money) and then a sad bundle of receipts from my bank account. Just enough so I know how much I can spend, but no record of where it all went. Then lastly, he or she would find one lonely Pokemon card tucked away in some extra pocket for no apparent reason. Upon closer inspection, it's worth noting that the card is written in another language. The final image a person my put together is that I'm a nerdy teen who spends too much of her money.
Now that we've had a chance to poke and laugh at what I carry around every day, I'd like to move on to what's missing in this puzzle.


Lacking the actual person whom this wallet belongs to, there are some aspects of me that the wallet-finder would be unaware of. A big thing my wallet failed to explain would be my interests. I'm not trying to disown my Dutch Pikachu card, but I do pursue other things. Also, they wouldn't know my personality correctly or anything about my values. For example, I'm actually inclined to save up my money, so assumptions would be wrong in that case.
Overall, the wallet provides a meager outline of myself, but smudges some details like how I spend my time and what I'm like in person, then leaves some out altogether. Being a fairly new wallet though, this is about what i would expect from it.

[testing]

testing, testing, one, two, three...

Interesting. The times new roman font in the composition view looked nicer than I expected. I feel fancy.