Have you made someone smile today?

I'm always out and about, cracking jokes, engaging people (strangers) in conversation.  I look for the opportunity to make someone smile, to make someone laugh.  It brightens my own day as well.  A few people here in Ontario actually comment back, and most interestingly, the common question is, "Where are you from?"  I tell them I live in Ontario now, but I was raised on the West Coast.  They latch onto that, "Oh, the West Coast..." they exclaim, "People are much more open and friendly on the West Coast."  I wonder if that's true?  I'm just being myself and trying to engage people, flirting with the girls, challenging the people around me to think it might not be a "bad" day.   A few people don't appreciate my humor, my "odd" behavior, and they'll scowl at me or walk away.  LOL  I even got a "Tch..." from a woman yesterday.  I won't change what I do though.  Like I said, it makes my day to see someone else smile, to hear a giggle or laughter.  If that means I'm weird or "from somewhere else..." then so be it.   What have you done today?

 Serious, yet funny too.  My brand of humor, I think, is to make observations about things in ways nobody has thought of before.  Sometimes it comes across as being sarcastic or mean, or downright nasty... but that's not my intent.  As a person, as a writer, I'm trying to think of things from a fresh angle, and I'm trying to introduce that fresh angle to those around me.  The people I talk to and the people who read what I write are my audience, my students, and my teachers.  I look for reaction, thrive on it.  I can't stand being ignored.  Is that an illness?  Maybe, but it is me.  Can I make you laugh or cry, love me or hate me with my words?  Good.  That's my goal.  A lukewarm response or no response at all just sucks.  Is it that drive for recognition, for "fame",  that defines who I am?  Who am I unless I have some affect on my environment and on the people around me?  I feel good if I can brighten the mood around me and see happy people.  Maybe they should up my medication...