Thought of the Day

"There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past."~George Carlin

Punched Sober and Nicely with Madden Impairments

I won't use names. I went to a friend's house last night to watch the Kansas City Chief's game last night. After the game, we had two girls come over to hang out a bit. One girl left early when she realized that we weren't going to drink and the other girl decided to stay. We got bored watching TV so we starting jacking around with boxing gloves. My friend was flirting with the girl, showing her how to jab. She thought she had it down and jokingly, approached me, punching in the air to seem intimidating, like a regular Frazier. Well, as she was walking, I guess she lost control of her coordination because he punched me in the face with leather boxing gloves with her weight pushing forward, right in my right temple.

I have been having headaches all week and this sealed the deal. Things have been blurry all weekend and I really hope I don't have a concussion. I feel drunk, but I have not been drinking. I can hardly type a sentence without having to backspace my errors. I am afraid to drive and even walk up stairs. Its as if my contacts had vaseline rubbed in them. Perhaps after a good night's sleep, things will clear up, but I have papers to type and at the rate my vision is going, it won't be long before I can't see this goddamn 12 font.

Sleep? What Sleep?!

Ever have one of those nights where you know that you need sleep to get through the next day, yet, you stare at your ceiling, wondering what you are going to do tomorrow, when you need sleep to function through the day you are thinking about? I go through it every night and I figure that if I lose an hour and a half a night due to restlessness, I lose 20 days of sleep in a year. Funny how I am writing this when I should be sleeping!

Thought of the Day

"I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom."~Bob Dylan

Why do we admire the rich?

Why do the youth of today admire those with money? Why does the entertainment industry rely on image more than ever in today's society? Why does a person so dumb, talentless, and bitchy as Paris Hilton gain so much publicity? Why does the car crash of a drunk Lindsey Lohan make CNN?

Wait, stop, think about that. Reread the paragraph if you must. Now answer yourself this: Do I admire the rich? Would I rather pay attention to the lives of the wealthy than take responsibility in my own world?

If you do, you aren't broken, but you have succumbed to a disgusting trend in today's pop-culture.

Teens admire the rich because they believe that they themselves could one day be wealthy. It is an unrealistic dream that only leads to broken hearts and broken wallets. There is also the power issue. If you are so egotistical that you imagine yourself as a wealthy citizen with more rights than other people when in reality, you are a middle-class teen with no job, you really have issues and need to start thinking about reality and how that's not how life works. Acting rich is a trend. Trends die with generations and I hope this one goes soon.

Since you read my blog, Shannon, I know that you watch that horrid show, Laguna Beach on MTV. Why do you get such a kick out of watching rich snobs buy things and bitch about situations that the normal person goes through everyday with no complain? It bugs me.

However, the show itself is a reminder that many people with the money and leisure to make a difference are drowning in their pettty concerns. Not only that; their callow understanding of the world, of its size and variety of lifestyles, many of which are based simply on obtaining food--their realities will remain unchallenged. The world is what they want it to be. It's like kids in frats and sororities in this town, who have never left the south, and will inherit the family business, and live in a cocoon that has been there for generations. Its quite interesting how the wealthy could excape reailty by watching movies and shows about the poor and middle class, when the the low and middle class excape reality by watching movies and shows about the wealthy. Don't try and be something that you aren't by living vicariously through unrealistic media. Don't get me started on the "ghetto age" that we are just beginning to pass.

I'm Back

After a Semi-Hiatus, I am back to writing. For this series, I will be including more creative writing than opinions, but you all may like that more.