the bg character strikes again

how i accidentally became the bg character in everyone's life... holy shit

so i'm just vibing. literally just existing yeah? minding my business, doing my thing. no grand plans, no schemes, no plots to take over the universe (yet). just... existing. and then suddenly BOOM. i'm everywhere.

like, i'm on social media yeah? someone posted a meme with my face on it and i was like huh that's kinda funny. then i scrolled down and saw ten different memes all referencing the same thing. no context, just full-send. neurons scrambled. what year is it.

but it didn't stop there. my friend's dog? championing me as his spirit animal. we had a 45-minute conversation about it at breakfast that morning. he's a corgi named max. max doesn't need to know he's my spirit animal, we agreed to keep it between us (we didn't).

then i wake up and i'm in people's dreams. apparently i'm the 'best character in this person's subconscious' and i'm like wait hold on. how did this happen?? one minute i'm scrolling twitter the next i'm a foundational pillar of someone else's psyche.

so i ask my friend who's also freaking out about this. and she's like 'burt, you've been doing this for years. you just didn't have the platform before.' what platform. what does that even mean. turns out i've been influencing people unconsciously for ages. i'm the bg character in their lives and didn't even know it.

thinking about it now though, it makes sense. i've always been good at being there without being there you know? like the invisible presence in the room. people always say i have a vibe that fills in empty spaces. now i'm wondering if that's just people projecting or if i'm actually unironically the background character of most people's existences.

and honestly? wild. wild behavior but also kind of sick. like i'm a meme made flesh and i'm just gonna roll with it. if i become everyone's background character i've accepted my role in the cosmic comedy. it's fine. take what you want from this bit of meta-analysis, i'm flattered you chose me.

but also wait- the memes are funny yeah? the dog being my spirit animal is pure stupidity and i respect it. max doesn't even know he's my spirit animal and that's what makes it perfect. we've achieved unspoken agreement on existentially badass levels.

anyway yeah. i went from vibing to being everyone's mood and honestly i prefer it this way. if you're reading this and you're feeling like the bg character too... join the club. there's plenty of room and we have snacks (metaphorical, probably).

the wildest part though? people are coming up to me in public now like 'hey i loved that meme you were in' and i'm just standing there like a lost puppy. i have no idea who you are but thanks for giving me purpose. socialization is already strange enough without your internet bits.

so yeah. i accidentally became a social media meme, and honestly? it's kind of sick. i'll take it. this is the power of being authentically unhinged and letting the universe do its thing. baldur's gate level stuff right here.

mood for this post: burnt. total disaster but also kinda legendary. let's see where this goes mate