Organized Spontaneity

Fellow blogger has Gary enlightened me to the latest movement sweeping the nation one city at a time: flash mobs. For some reason, I love this idea, in which hundreds of people gather at one random location at a pre-appointed time and just...gather. As one woman said, it's like an organized protest, but without all of the politics. There's something very Fight Club-ish about it and although it is somewhat pointless, I fully understand and appreciate the concept. I'm glad there are people out there who like doing random things. It reminds me of all the stupid stuff me and my friends did in high school (like walking into Hollywood Video and putting all the tapes into the wrong cases) just for the hell of it. It's nice to know that absurdity still has a place in adulthood. I'm going to do my best to find the next flash mob to hit San Francisco.