A thousand miles seems pretty far, but they've got plains and trains and cars: I'd walk to you if I had no other way...

Technology is a beautiful thing. It's what's allowing me to talk to all of you right now. In a weird way, that's what I think of all this. This is me talking to you. The random stranger, the people I know, the random creep here and there. I'm being one hundred percent myself...well slightly edited. I try not to sound to preacherish which leads to eliminating some of my more religious feelings, and the occasional weird conservative thought which I refuse to mention outloud, because I don't want to turn into a republican. That's just one of those, sorry not sorry things. If you're a republican, I respect you. Don't take it the wrong way. This isn't where I was going with this. I was going to say technology is good, because it connects those from all sides of the world together. I am currently using Facebook message to speak to my cousin half way around the world.
It could be practically a real conversation, but I'm not into skype. If I'm chilling in my yoga pants with my tracks showing,  no one needs to see that. Except for Drake. Him and I can have our "sweat pants, hair tied, chillin with no make up on" moment. Drake lines always pop in my head. No matter what I say or where I am.

It's really hard to connect with family that's in a different state let alone in a different country. I think it kind of jepordizes the relationships that you do have. You have absolutely nothing to talk about, because it's been ten years since you've seen each other. It's just plane awkward. I tend to get along a lot better with my younger aunts and uncles then I do my cousins. Especially the ones in Africa. We're just too different. That connection isn't there, and it probably will never be but my parents can't know. It would break their heart if they thought we wouldn't stick together for generations and generations. As far as my family in Africa goes, they just want my stuff. Point blank period. When I was baptized, they wanted my baptismal dress for them. Same with my confirmation. Flower girl dress. When I get married, they'll want that too and I'm just gonna have to put my foot down on that one. You just come off as the snobby or selfish one if you don't want to "share" , so I always just end up sending what they ask for.

So can long distance relationships work? I'm a believer. That commercial for eHarmony says that people who join a dating section are three times more likely to meet their future spouse. I find that statistic funny. Of course it's three times more likely. Everyone that signed up is after a long term relationship, and they just block everyone who doesn't have the same interests as you so it's impossible to clash. The plain white tees singer wrote the most beautiful long distance relationship song there is, and Delilah still dumped him. But here's why I think long distance works. You both have space and opportunities to meet other people. If the first cute person you meet makes you forget about the one you left behind, you would do that in the same city too and you're not that into them. It's good to figure that out right away. If you loved the first person, you would have never gone for the second and that's the truth dot com. Second, I think getting involved physically really complicates things. Long distance gives you a chance to truly get to know each other. The phone calls, texts, letters. You can really be creative about it. You have time to learn about each other and contemplate those things. If you're still thinking about them, even though their a million miles away I think that means something. It gives you a chance to realize that your life is brighter with them in it. The reason they fail a lot of the time is because that simply isn't true for that particular couple. They weren't the ones for each other and the distance helped them realize that sooner rather then later. Do I want a long distance relationship? I don't know. I won't know unless it happens But technology sure makes all of it that much easier. Their only a text, skype call, facebook message, or flight way.

Song of the day : Hey there Delilah by the Plain White Tees

Quote of the day : Distance makes the heart grow fonder