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Sunday, 11 October 2009
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XO
By Elliott Smith
see relatedA Point?
Caught this clip of an upcoming documentary about 10 people biking from London to Paris to see Lance Armstrong before the Tour de France is over. A 340 km bike ride. 212 miles. London to Paris. Imagine?
So what's the point? I don't know, really. All I know is I'm doing something this crazy someday.
Thursday, 01 October 2009
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In Rare Form: Unreleased Instrumentals
By RJD2
see relatedHave you...
...ever had the feeling that your life should be a movie? Or at least felt entertained by the chain of events that take place in the quick succession that they happen? At times, I feel I'm living my own Truman Show with how many plot twists there have been in my life. Like damn, can't my life just be a straight line for once? I mean, you know, just once because these plot twists do make my life more interesting.
But for real though, have you ever thought your life was entertaining enough for other people to be interested? Shit, I sure as hell am not a rags-to-riches story or a fortune-to-tragedy case. In fact, I don't consider anything I've done in the past 20 years to be "movie-worthy". I don't even deserve a Wikipedia page.
Yet, as I look back at what I've done and gone through in the past two years alone, I just get amused. Entertained, even. I can't believe all the places me and my friends have caused trouble in. Just thinking about certain things brings a smile to my face at the most random of times. Like being a naive 17 year old roaming the streets of Madrid with a group of friends possessing a collective mindset of "we run this country". Or as a 19 year old that moved from New Jersey, to Las Vegas, to Orlando, and back to Las Vegas before turning 20.
Was I irresponsible? Sure. But I wouldn't trade any of it for anything, trust me. Life is so temporary man. I just wanna experience as much as I can, while I can. Be young while I'm young, you know? Plus I get to have moments like this where I can look back, think about how dumb I was, think about how much fun I had, smile, and look forward to the future. Almost like a modern day Wonder Years. Yeah? Ok maybe not. But if someone made a movie on my life, I know I would watch it and love it. You would too.
Or maybe I'm just easily entertained.
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
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Veckatimest
By Grizzly Bear
see relatedHuh.
I guess I haven't written on this thing for about 3 months. Wasn't intentional, promise. Just forgot is all. Plus, I bet you forgot about your xanga too, yeah? Actually, I wouldn't know because I haven't been anywhere near anyone's xanga lately that even if, in the past three months, xanga became the cool thing to do again, I'd undoubtedly be a square.
So why am I here again? Well, if anyone has ever read anything I've ever written on this site you'd know it's always been the result of boredom, procrastination, or just having something to say. Probably why I'm not the greatest "blogger" haha but that's besides the point.
Point is this: I need focus. Bad. This isn't a cry for help or an excuse to vent to the xanga world. I was just sitting here at nearly 4 in the morning realizing how much I need to focus. I've had hella fun since I've been here. So much fun in fact that I'd not only use the word "hella" but straight up boldface and italicize that business. It's been work, yeah, but the chill to work ratio has been better than I thought it'd be.
Here's the problem. Classes started last week. Last Monday, actually, and I just realized this last Friday. School used to be near the top of my life list. You know....1) God 2) Family and Friends. 3) School.....but lately, I just haven't cared. Barely keep in touch with the fam, shoot I don't even go to mass anymore. I just work, eat, sleep, and have a good time. But now I need focus. Clearly. Stop looking for the wrong things, start moving towards the right. Stop messing with girls and start working on school. Saving over spending and off with the parties. Back on the grind....
Sunday, 07 June 2009
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Holly
By Justin Nozuka
see relatedSeven Years !
It's funny. I remember when I first had a xanga, around 2002 in middle school. I vented about how lame my life was, how I just wanted to leave, how jealous I was of people that could live in the sun of California and Hawaii. I used to think life in the middle of New Jersey was the worst deal anyone could have. Humid summers, freezing winters, allergy filled springs. Only thing that would really keep me going would be my friends. Other than that, I thought I was the unluckiest 13 year old on the planet.
Same entry, some guy I didn't even know commented. I just knew him as the guy that commented random "God Bless"es around random xangas, mine being one of them. He said something along the lines of:
"hey bro maybe you should try to find the good in what you have rather than worrying about the good you don't"
(I remember this because he ended up marrying my ex-girlfriend....long story) Looking back on it, I really didn't take it too seriously. Why would one guy saying "it's not as bad as you think" change my "life sucks" perspective?
Ok it's 4 AM. And I'm still writing because 1) I can't sleep. 2) There's a Family Matters marathon on Nick at Nite. and 3) Seven years later, I just realize how right that guy was.
My whole life, I've always found a way to look at the glass as half empty. Where I would be at that moment would never be good enough so I would make changes in my life to try to make it better, as if it wasn't already good. I would make changes that, in my eyes, would contribute to building that "perfect life", as if there is such a thing. I would expect these changes to lead to unrealistic changes. At times, I would change things around or move somewhere else just to get away from a bad situation. True Story: I once chilled in Baltimore for a week with a group of my boys just to get away from the stresses of life in New Jersey. Not bad right? Just a vacation. Except a week after I got back, got hit with the stresses once more, I grabbed a different group of friends and chilled in Virginia Beach for another week. Bad.
I've always used moving, or running, however you wanna call it, as something of a coping mechanism (If I used that right haha). Going into another move though, I have zero expectations and no malice towards anyone or anything that is Las Vegas. I'm not using it as a way to build that "perfect life" or as a reason to get away from home again. I just need to do something with my life. Something productive. I don't see life or any particular situation as something I need to run from. Yeah I'm leaving, but I'm leaving knowing I have something good waiting both in LV and NJ. So to everyone out there that really knows me now, don't worry, the glass is half full.
all that ^^^ is not important. the rest is ! (Not Really.)
I'm sure (or I hope) some (or few, or none, whatever) of you have heard of this site BUT I wanted to bring it up incase you never heard of it. As a favor for my girl Rebecca, I hope you pass this link around ! Buy a shirt, check the art, do whatever your heart desires, just as long as it's on fartminusf.com !
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