It’s okay to break a few hearts
I once knew this total womanizing maniac (TWM) who defended his actions by saying something to the effect of, "At least I go for the things I want, when I want them."
Having been wanted and then unwanted, and having had wants that eventually died out, I now know it's unfair to assume that TWMs begin relationships with the end on the forefront of their minds. Most people aren't that sadistic, and probability and intention are two very different things.
In any case, while being greedy is never a good idea, I think it's smart to give your wants (all kinds, not just people) room to shift and change. Maybe they won't alter too much, but probably they will over the course of your life, and if you can't take yourself away from them for just a minute it's likely that one day you'll wake up and wonder why you've been trying so hard for something so dull.
Mini homage
The only gift from my ex that managed to escape the donations bin (and by donations bin I really mean donations bin, not a trash can I set ablaze) was a pair of brown and blue Onitsuka Tigers that I particularly liked.
Tonight I'm going to a secret party that's being held in what Gaël calls "the guts of Paris." Apparently we're going to have to trudge through knee-deep water to get there, so I've been instructed to wear a pair of shoes that I don't care about.
Had I known I'd be trekking through Parisian sludge I would have packed some galoshes or something, but the airport is what I imagine Hell is like so I tend to bring as little with me as possible when I travel.
It looks like this is the end for my Tigers. If you ask me, it's a good way to go.
Man, the 90s were so good
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It's almost 5am and I'm tapping away at my keyboard while my Acer netbook restores to factory settings for the second time in its life. The process is taking a suspiciously long time but I am hopeful, and somehow this comic feels appropriate to share right now.
Hey kid he says. Hey kid are you okay.
There's been time this whole time. You can't kill time with your heart. Everything takes time. Bees have to move very fast to stay still.
For a good time, call Nippon
This is what I look like today, my last full day in Japan.
Seriously, my face is stuck like this.
Catch you guys on the other side of the world.
Young cat, if you keep your eyes open enough, oh, the stuff you would learn! The most wonderful stuff!
I like nonsense--it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living; it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
- Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991)
In memory of one of the coolest dudes of all time.
Tides they turn and hearts disfigure
Ignore this--these are just lyrics I felt I had to post or I wouldn't be able to get anything done. Ever again. Jason Mraz! I always knew I liked that guy.
Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write
Kind of turn themselves into knives
And don't mind my nerves, you can call it fiction
'Cause I like being submerged in your contradictions dear
'Cause here we are, here we are
Although you were biased I love your advice
Your comebacks they're quick
And probably have to do with your insecurities
There's no shame in being crazy,
Depending on how you take these
Words they're paraphrasing this relationship we're staging
And it's a beautiful mess, yes it is
It's like we're picking up trash in dresses