July 20, 2001
random bits of tid
some observations from the past 3 and one-half months:
sometimes we expect change. sometimes it's completely unexpected. the latter is always more difficult, but usually more impactful and lasting.
sometimes the people who expect the most from life just end up missing the best parts beause they're so frustrated about not getting what they want.
we'd probably be a lot better off if people took a walk under the stars as often as they prayed in churches.
more and more people seem to view computer technology as an end unto itself rather than a powerful tool and extension to the human brain.
there's nothing like spending four hours at a good italian restaurant and eating way too much.
some people who major in communications do not know how to construct a readable sentence.
mac os x is cool.
old computer games i played when i was five are often more fun than the new ones.
i like to say i feel old. and like everyone else, i do wish i would stop aging physically... but what a pointless thing to complain about. you can always keep yourself otherwise young, though. my theory is that you're old at the moment when you stop seeing the world as something to be discovered and explored. the moment when you tell your mind to stop and move from dynamic to static. the "i know enough now; i'm not looking for more" attitude. you stop noticing the little amazing and beautiful things. that's when you've given up.
i have a nagging suspicion that i will someday become one of those old men with a 12 guage shotgun in hand yelling 'get off my property! you lousy punks!'
my dreaming brain, like everyone else's, has some trouble being rational. but it comes up with some pretty clever solutions anyway. for example, i had this dream in which i looked into the sky and saw a trail of black smoke leading to an airplane with a burning engine. my grandma happened to be standing next to me, so i turned to her and said 'looks like that plane is having real trouble - hurry and get some binoculars so i can see what happens.' she looked at me and said matter-of-factly "oh, well, i already saw a report on it while i was watching cnn. it breaks up and crashes. they know what happens to it because they're a few timezones ahead of us." hmm.
there's nothing quite like watching the violent downpour of a summer thunderstorm.
very few people are what you imagine they are, and practically none are what they try to present to the world.
sometimes there's nothing more bothersome than revisiting the past. sometimes there's nothing better.
fear can be a frightening thing (i don't know if franklin r. was right, but he was definitely on to something).
more later.
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