It’s funny how interconnected we can be. Lately I have come across many situations that make me shake my head at how small the world can be at times (or maybe it’s just LA). The most prominent example is when I commented on a friend and coworker’s Facebook about a post he put up, then later saw that the next person to comment was one of the girls who used to live in my house! The house that we have owned for about 10 years now… At work the next day, I had to ask my coworker how he knew this girl and (dun dun dun…) she’s his cousin! Wow. Of all the coincidences in this universe, that is one I didn’t see coming. So as it turns out, my coworker had been in my house before, many many years ago.
Other such situations include a trip to Wurstküche in downtown LA, where I got into line right behind a fellow 2008 UCLA orientation counselor! Then, later on as I was eating, I looked up to find one of my pledge bros from AKPsi sitting at another table. Imagine that. And many months ago, one of the engineers at work and one of the operations girls were chatting because they found they had both lived in Michigan. When the guy mentioned that he swam, she was interested because she had worked on the coaching staff or been an assistant. Further probing revealed that she had actually been there working with the swim team that he was on during the time that he would have been on the team! And then they both end up at the same (very small) company out in California?!
In addition, that same girl recently found out that her former roommate bartended with the girlfriend of one of our sales guys. Of all the bars in LA and all the roommates and girlfriends these people could have had… Seriously, what’s up with all this interconnectedness? I guess even a large city like Los Angeles can quickly become small after a couple years of building relationships and connections. Eventually you’re no more than a 2nd degree contact to anyone!
