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Obvious Bob's social tip of the day: Surprise! your actions affect everyone around you.

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So last night we were hanging out and watching movies: Dru, Tim, Andrew, Jon, Asuka, and I. After Jungle-2-Jungle was over, Tim picked out Rain Man to watch. Later, when that was over, we threw in Earth Girls Are Easy, a wild 80's movie featuring 3 hairy aliens portrayed by Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carey, and one of the Wayans brothers. They are red, yellow, and blue, and the movie features a lot of insane neon colors, dancing, and songs; about as far away from Rain Man as a movie can get.

A little way into Earth Girls Are Easy, Andrew turns to Jon and says, "For a second I was watching this and thought, how is this going to relate back to Tom Cruise being an asshole to a retarded guy?"

thank you Andrew.

Feels Good to Feel Good

December is a more than just a special month filled with gift giving holidays like Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa.  It's a magical month because during these holidays the art of gift giving is used as a way to show your appreciation for another.  Although we tend to mainly focus on family and friends as our main recipient's, the gift giving doesn't have to stop there and even better is doesn't have to be materialistic or cost you a penny.  With that being said I am proud to announce the 2nd annual Social Impoliteness Awareness Month.  We have declared the month of December to be recognized as the month for raising awareness to use more social politeness in our everyday lives.  (Remember its the little things that go a long way.)  

You may be asking yourself, "Damn Say Word, how can I be more socially polite?  It's easy, you don't have to go over the top, just stick to the basics.  Please, thank you, and your welcome are always a solid go to. Another simple gesture could be holding the door for someone, paying a compliment to a complete stranger, or telling a corny joke to bring a smile to a sad face.  Above all just be courteous and kind, all your efforts won't be rewarded but don't sweat it, keep on sprinkling showers of goodness and positivity.

If you catch yourself getting wrapped up in the feel good spirit and want to do more there are other simple things you can do as well.  Such as stop lying to yourself and get rid of some of them old ass clothes that you know you ain't going wear and donate them to a clothing drop box or the next time your out shopping grab a few cans of food and take them to a food drive.  There's a ton of things you can do but the main goal is to simple, give the gift of courtesy and politeness. So try putting a smile of someones face, you might just end up putting one on your own, because Lord knows it feels good to feel good. Say Word!   

To All You Eeyores Out There

For those of you who may not know this, Eeyore is the sad little donkey from Whinnie the Pooh who has an abundance of self-pity and total lack of enthusiasm for life in general.

With that said, I would like to state that I know too many Eeyores! These people are habitual complainers. They always focus on the negative aspects of life and never the positive! These people whine and complain, but never want to do anything about their problems; except bitch about them! It isn't necessarily that we positive and optimistic people dislike you Debbie Downers. I think that what really just rubs us the wrong way is that you don't ever decide to fix things! It is just constant complaints about the same things over and over forever without any effort to change the situation or attitude. There just aren't any human beings out there, no matter how patient, that can stand to listen to it forever. There comes a breaking point. DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE THINGS MAKING YOU UNHAPPY! OR AT LEAST TRY! You may find that just trying to change, and thinking positive thoughts makes a big difference and is a first step in becoming a more happy and optimistic person.

Life is a great thing and is too short to be unhappy all of the time. There are so many things out there to be happy about and grateful for! See some beauty and forget some ugliness. It might be hard, but it'll absolutely be worth it.

<3 Chelsea "I'll Allow It"