put a little love in your heart

today i had a happily cheesy moment. i went to the video store, in one of those "i wish i could just hole up and not interact with anyone" moods. it seemed like all of guelph was out and about and drunk, and all i wanted was some six feet under and vegan chocolate. at the video store i encountered a happy couple (to which i now respond with a strange mixture of bitterness and sheer joy at the wonder that is love). i went up to the counter, really just wanting to get the interaction over with so i could be as close to disappearing as humanly possible. but the girl behind the counter was one of the nicest, happiest people i've ever met. she talked to me for 20 minutes about my movie choice, her job, moving to guelph, rain and its annoyances, how independent stores are way better than the big box stores. she didn't seem to notice that i really didn't shower today when i probably should have or that i'm completely awkward and so utterly uncool. she rivals the kit kat variety girl in awesomeness. and that is hard to do. as i walked back home in the rain i thought about how she made me feel so much better about guelph and life in general. and -cue the afterschool special music- she reminded me of something that i forget every now and again. that people can make a difference just by being who they are, and often don't even realize the impact they make in other peoples lives. but they do. when i think about my friends and what great people they are it makes my heart happy. and i hope they know it.