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freakier than thou
16 years ago
Slept in again! Hate it when I do that. I know what you're thinking. 'Wow, this guy is wild, sleeping in is bad ass' but that's just the tip of the ice berg my friends. Okay, check it out, I have these stamps, right? They have a picture of the liberty bell, and say 'forever' along the side. Know what that means? That means when the cost of stamps go up, these stamps still work! Ha! Take that, USPS. Just another way I like to stick it to the man.
I'm going to be using one today to pay my parking ticket...I sometimes park in next morning's street sweep zone outside my house thinking it'll motivate me to get up early. Doesn't work very well. What can I say? I'm a bad ass.
Are you still reading this?
I was looking on craigslist yesterday and noticed a big difference between the m4m and the w4m boards. The first are very graphic while the latter seem, I don't know how to say it, needy or clinical. Actually, some of the women on the w4m sounded like very nice people but I have to wonder what their chance of success is in this craigslist venture. Because of the creeps. Others just threw out a couple of stats and hoped for someone to come along and calculate how well they might 'compliment each other'. Well, nothing wrong with meeting someone online but something about this particular process seems artificial. Artificial as opposed to the organic process of meeting people, without expectations and slowly, not deliberately, developing affection. Or the equally organic process of people hitting it off right away because they have 'good chemistry' - something I think an immediate presence would facilitate better than an email correspondence. Communicating through text eliminates most aspects of interpersonal communication. Then there's the creeps.
Some people are very purpose driven. For some it's all business, they know what they want from the people they meet. They have a clear sense of purpose when it comes to any undertaking. I'm not a business man. I don't need to go into a situation wanting something. I don't ask for anything material from anyone, almost any mindful and respectful person is good in my book. They're less common than they should be I guess. However...
Recently I've taken another look at my friend T, whom I sometimes felt dismissive towards, and realized what makes him amazing. Another benefit of really paying attention to him was that I developed a deeper understanding of how he thinks, and how that is reflected in is words and actions. He's not a genius, he's not very organized, but he's legit, he's gone on tour, he does all the footwork he needs to to get stuff done, makes the connections needs to, and he knows how to talk to people. He helped make my Halloween party, not last halloween when our band played our first house party but the one before. My room mates and I got the kegs, he booked four bands to play - I saw him do it, easily convincing them that this was the place to be. Not that it wasn't.
What I'm saying is take another look at your friends and acquaintances. You may be surprised what you find.
This process has a flip side, though, you may realize someone who you thought was a friend is not.
Now excuse me while I stuff my face with dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets.
I'm going to be using one today to pay my parking ticket...I sometimes park in next morning's street sweep zone outside my house thinking it'll motivate me to get up early. Doesn't work very well. What can I say? I'm a bad ass.
Are you still reading this?
I was looking on craigslist yesterday and noticed a big difference between the m4m and the w4m boards. The first are very graphic while the latter seem, I don't know how to say it, needy or clinical. Actually, some of the women on the w4m sounded like very nice people but I have to wonder what their chance of success is in this craigslist venture. Because of the creeps. Others just threw out a couple of stats and hoped for someone to come along and calculate how well they might 'compliment each other'. Well, nothing wrong with meeting someone online but something about this particular process seems artificial. Artificial as opposed to the organic process of meeting people, without expectations and slowly, not deliberately, developing affection. Or the equally organic process of people hitting it off right away because they have 'good chemistry' - something I think an immediate presence would facilitate better than an email correspondence. Communicating through text eliminates most aspects of interpersonal communication. Then there's the creeps.
Some people are very purpose driven. For some it's all business, they know what they want from the people they meet. They have a clear sense of purpose when it comes to any undertaking. I'm not a business man. I don't need to go into a situation wanting something. I don't ask for anything material from anyone, almost any mindful and respectful person is good in my book. They're less common than they should be I guess. However...
Recently I've taken another look at my friend T, whom I sometimes felt dismissive towards, and realized what makes him amazing. Another benefit of really paying attention to him was that I developed a deeper understanding of how he thinks, and how that is reflected in is words and actions. He's not a genius, he's not very organized, but he's legit, he's gone on tour, he does all the footwork he needs to to get stuff done, makes the connections needs to, and he knows how to talk to people. He helped make my Halloween party, not last halloween when our band played our first house party but the one before. My room mates and I got the kegs, he booked four bands to play - I saw him do it, easily convincing them that this was the place to be. Not that it wasn't.
What I'm saying is take another look at your friends and acquaintances. You may be surprised what you find.
This process has a flip side, though, you may realize someone who you thought was a friend is not.
Now excuse me while I stuff my face with dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets.
