6.5.02

got a haircut on saturday...now i look like friggin chet. played a show, then went bowling and learned something very very important...DON'T BOWL.

why do people stay together when they're miserable? i just spent a good part of yesterday with a couple that is pretty obviously not into the whole "relationship-thing" anymore. are they just trying to taunt the rest of us? do they fear ending up like the rest of us? "the rest of us" meaning those that search for relationships that actually have something at the center, and not just a bunch of pop-culture-borne crap like moonlight walks and kisses in the rain. sure, that stuff is great...i've had that. and y'know what? it doesn't make a difference in the world how many anniversaries you have if every day in between is filled with thoughts like "can i please leave now?" or "what if i'm missing out on something better?" people, let's get right with ourselves before we force us upon others. a good story: carl jung was seeing a patient that was suffering from tension and stress. so, he instructed the man to go home and spend an hour a night completely alone. so the man locked himself in his study for an hour a night for the next week. he listen to brahms and bethoven, read socrates and plato. he comes back to jung the very next week complaining that nothing has changed. "i didn't tell you to spend the evening with brahms and socrates," says jung. "i told you to spend it alone." "i can't think of any worse company!" the patient exclaims. "and yet," responds jung, "this is the self you inflict upon others fourteen hours of everyday." think about that. can we really say that we're completely cool being ourselves? or are we still trying to be prom king/queen? human superlatives are the dirtiest, most costly of prizes. we sacrifice what we are for what we want to be.

does it sound too much like i'm trying to concince myself of something?

funny new game of the week: rich kid hackeysack. it's played with a golf club and a golf ball. see how many times you can bounce the ball on the head of the club. then, as your skill improves, invite your polo-shirt-wearing friends and form a circle. see how many times you can pass the ball around before it falls. fun.

this week's words of wisdom:
"a sober mumble is better than a drunk make-em-up any day of the week." - david van drew

words to live by.
posted by Aaron Brown on 11:28:27 PM

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