I was standing in line of the local reading emporium, waiting to purchase an overpriced item, when something on the front cover of one of those womens magazines caught my eye. It said "Inside: how to diet like a hot girl." Now this to me exemplified what is wrong with society today, specifically why young girls today have such a shit culture to grow into. To me, the article itself made two key negative statements which I will address in turn. Firstly, that dieting in necessary. Secondly, it implied that the reader was not an attractive girl (I was most offended, I thought I was an attractive girl). But firsts first.
Whilst the title may not have come right out and say it, the idea of dieting has become so prevalent in the culture of not only females but males as well, and in younger and younger generations. What we all should be seeing and should be screaming with rage is that skinny women and tanked guys are becoming the be all and end all of beauty in the media. Let me start off by saying, as I have said hundreds of times, that self imposed anorexic models are in no way attractive. But what we see is a push towards thin body structure being the highest point in the social hierarchy. This is being achieved in several ways.
1. All of the figures in the media are seen to be very skinny (or at least the ones that have been defined as hot)
2. The anorexic agenda is reinforced through music and video media in which direct lyrics or footage states that skinny is hot and fat is not. Furthermore, modelling agents that force models to be underweight to get work add to this negative body image persona.
3. The final social trend contributing to this relates to the opposition of these figures and thought processes in the media. Where is it?? There are no great sweeping movements within our society to promote healthy eating and body image, and as the old saying goes, if you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.
This push towards thin beauty is disgusting. Not only is it a health risk, but it is completely false. People have so much beauty within themselves, but they cannot see past the barrier that has been put up against their self confidence. And this leads me to my second point
The magazine title that started this rant directly implied that, not only was dieting hot, but that the person reading it was not hot and should diet to change that. The problem with this is that it has the opportunity to instantly crush the confidence of any teenager that walks past and reads it. And this is a large part of the problem: the media and current social trends capitalize upon peoples (especially teenagers) wavering or minimal self confidence, and offer them a solution that is so difficult to achieve that they end up harming themselves in the process.
I in no way intend any harm to truly anorexic people with these views. It is a serious mental disorder that plagues many individuals. But what we see is a rise in the number of affected people, which seems to be resultant from this trend in common culture I have discussed.
Do we sit by and watch as our society captures our attentions and brain washes us? We do not. Whilst this blog will not enact major changes any time soon, I implore you, the readers, to go out, compliment a friend, any friend, tell them why they are special. Put thought in to it, explain to them why they rock. Write it down, send it to them, email or snail mail is fine. Lets start our own trend. Fuck the media. If we want change we need to take the first step.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
But if they hate, then let them hate...
Deep breath.
I watched roughly 10 minutes of channel V tonight, for it amuses my sleep addled brain with a lot of tunage (with the occasional good song I hang out for). Whilst I didn't pay attention to a lot of the lyrics, I found myself learning more and more about the artists and the songs from the video clips. Whilst a song should be judge on its merits as it is heard on a cd or the radio, the video clip shows more about the artist than the song, in my humble (but entirely correct) opinion. Heres what I learnt:
1) Songs can be divided into two broad categories (or at least, for the purposes of this blog, songs of the current day that would be played on channel V), the first being the 'love song', ie. Into the night by Chaddy boy (Santana = awesomeness), the second being the 'hit that' song, ie. Kiss kiss, by some douchebag.
2) The video clip for the love songs (for the rest of this blog, insert all quotation marks when you feel it is appropriate) seem to compliment the song by giving a face to one or more of the parties involved in the loving relationship, which relates it back to us because we have met everyone in the film clip and are thus involved somehow
3) The video clips for the 'hit that' songs (moar quotation marks) seem to further increase the retarded nature of these songs by flaunting scantily clad men and women all over the screen, serving to put mild porn on our TV's.
It is the third point I wish to address in more depth.
When watching the video clip to the song 'Kiss Kiss' (all 10 seconds that I watched), I found myself understanding the story completely from the few lines that were said, and the fewer actions that were made. Firstly, it seemed as if an attractive female, to be known as Tits McGee forth hence, is dating a nerdy male (who is classified as nerdy as he wears glasses and has an IQ). The nerdy male is played by the singer, who also plays the buff football player (now referred to as Jock Strap), who we assume is closer to his real life persona. All i saw in the video clip was Jock Strap tackle the nerd, with disapproving looks from Tits McGee. The lyrics had several ideas: a) Jock Strap wished to have intercourse with Tits McGee b) The reason Mr Strap wanted to do the do was because Tits McGee was hot (the line, translated roughly into english, said something like 'Cause I know your hot, thats why I like you')
Now, there are many things I wish to expand on
1) What is the fascination with being a Jock Strap these days? Why do these people assume that, just because an attractive girl is going out with an intellectual, they are not happy, and need some illiterate loving?
2) Why is intelligence 'hated upon' in the streamline media? Are the 'tough guys' scared of the power wielded by those with a functional brain?
3) If your friend of the male or female gender is knocked down by some fish monkey, do not stare at them, help them up. Be civil, for Gods sake.
4) What is the global fascination with looks these days? Everyone is concerned about it!! From the renewal of outfits to stay trendy, to the application of makeup, people attack themselves with expensive objects because they do not feel they are adequate. If you are reading this, you are beautiful. When you find someone (or have found someone) who loves you, they will love you for who you are. Relationships are filled with attraction: but via love, not the body. I would never date anyone hot who was dull as a brick.
I think I had more to say. But I need my sleep. I may update this eventually.
Go with Christ, brah
I watched roughly 10 minutes of channel V tonight, for it amuses my sleep addled brain with a lot of tunage (with the occasional good song I hang out for). Whilst I didn't pay attention to a lot of the lyrics, I found myself learning more and more about the artists and the songs from the video clips. Whilst a song should be judge on its merits as it is heard on a cd or the radio, the video clip shows more about the artist than the song, in my humble (but entirely correct) opinion. Heres what I learnt:
1) Songs can be divided into two broad categories (or at least, for the purposes of this blog, songs of the current day that would be played on channel V), the first being the 'love song', ie. Into the night by Chaddy boy (Santana = awesomeness), the second being the 'hit that' song, ie. Kiss kiss, by some douchebag.
2) The video clip for the love songs (for the rest of this blog, insert all quotation marks when you feel it is appropriate) seem to compliment the song by giving a face to one or more of the parties involved in the loving relationship, which relates it back to us because we have met everyone in the film clip and are thus involved somehow
3) The video clips for the 'hit that' songs (moar quotation marks) seem to further increase the retarded nature of these songs by flaunting scantily clad men and women all over the screen, serving to put mild porn on our TV's.
It is the third point I wish to address in more depth.
When watching the video clip to the song 'Kiss Kiss' (all 10 seconds that I watched), I found myself understanding the story completely from the few lines that were said, and the fewer actions that were made. Firstly, it seemed as if an attractive female, to be known as Tits McGee forth hence, is dating a nerdy male (who is classified as nerdy as he wears glasses and has an IQ). The nerdy male is played by the singer, who also plays the buff football player (now referred to as Jock Strap), who we assume is closer to his real life persona. All i saw in the video clip was Jock Strap tackle the nerd, with disapproving looks from Tits McGee. The lyrics had several ideas: a) Jock Strap wished to have intercourse with Tits McGee b) The reason Mr Strap wanted to do the do was because Tits McGee was hot (the line, translated roughly into english, said something like 'Cause I know your hot, thats why I like you')
Now, there are many things I wish to expand on
1) What is the fascination with being a Jock Strap these days? Why do these people assume that, just because an attractive girl is going out with an intellectual, they are not happy, and need some illiterate loving?
2) Why is intelligence 'hated upon' in the streamline media? Are the 'tough guys' scared of the power wielded by those with a functional brain?
3) If your friend of the male or female gender is knocked down by some fish monkey, do not stare at them, help them up. Be civil, for Gods sake.
4) What is the global fascination with looks these days? Everyone is concerned about it!! From the renewal of outfits to stay trendy, to the application of makeup, people attack themselves with expensive objects because they do not feel they are adequate. If you are reading this, you are beautiful. When you find someone (or have found someone) who loves you, they will love you for who you are. Relationships are filled with attraction: but via love, not the body. I would never date anyone hot who was dull as a brick.
I think I had more to say. But I need my sleep. I may update this eventually.
Go with Christ, brah
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Selective Democracy
Good evening ladies and gents. After a hard days work at the slave driver I call Coles, I wish to enthrall you with some aggressive and argumentative prose about an issue involving an Australian citizen: David Hicks.
Now, as we should all be aware, yes, Mr. Hicks was released the other day. Needless to say, the sensationalist media has plastered his picture everywhere, rendering his privacy redundant. "But he hates Australia" I heard an ignorant voice say. "He wants to kill us." Well, if I were in his position right now, so would I.
I recall not long ago have a school discussion with some friends over the David Hicks issue, back when he was still 'safely' behind bars. I was prone to think that the Australian government should have been working harder to protect Hicks. Everyone else I talked to thought differently, that he was a filthy terrorist and should be locked up.
Looking back on that discussion, my beliefs haven't changed a whole lot. I still think the Australian government failed in its duty to care for Hicks. And that is where the title of this rant comes into play.
David Hicks was confined in Guantanamo Bay for an extended period, in which God-knows-what happened to him. There were no laws, no 'rights', just America's controlling arm. The Australian Government did little, or at least, not enough, to attempt to rescue one of of its citizens. We live in a democracy. To me, democracy is not just the political state of this country; it is also an ideal, that is, that each person in the country has the same rights and freedoms. Every man is born equal.
Now, David Hicks was not treated equally. Now, I will not profess to condone terrorism, especially against the country I love. But criminal acts have been, in the past, ignored by the government when they attempted to 'rescue' a citizen from the laws of a foreign country. Take Schapelle Corby, the alleged drug smuggler who was taken into a prison in Bali. The government saw that one of its citizens had received a raw deal, and acted accordingly, guilty or not. David Hicks did not receive the same treatment. He may or may not be guilty. He was not rescued by Australia. He has fallen through the cracks or our 'fair and loving' society.
Why wasn't Mr. Hicks treated fairly? I have a pretty solid idea, which is obvious to many. It was not profitable for the government. And by profit, I do not refer to quantities of money. I refer to profitable image in the eyes of the Australian public. The difference between the Schapelle Corby and David Hicks cases, despite the government actions, was that the people felt sorry (or a large number of them did) for Schapelle Corby, whereas the majority of people hate David Hicks. So the government tried to follow the people's views and pursued Corby's freedom more ruthlessly than Hicks'. "But Corby wasn't trying to kill people" I hear someone say, with an indignant voice. Lets imagine for a moment that both Corby and Hicks are guilty of their respective crimes. If Hicks is not stopped, Australian people die. That is worse than fucked up. But if Corby succeeds, which is far more liekly than Hicks succeeding (or it should be, what with all the money going into de-fucking-fence) then numerous people become addicted to drugs, a slow, painful, isolated world, in which you kill to get another fix. I'm not weighing the crimes together in terms of who is more guilty; rather, I am showing that both sides are guilty of a crime (if we stay true to the scenario) that would ruin lives, and yet each had different treatment.
To me, the government failed the people. They fell into the mindset of 'sucking up' to all of the voting citizens within Australia but, more importantly, they failed David Hicks. The man may, for all intents and purposes, be a scumbag terrorists who hates Australia. Regardless, he should still serve out his jail time in Australia, and be treated like a citizen, just like Corby was.
Now, as we should all be aware, yes, Mr. Hicks was released the other day. Needless to say, the sensationalist media has plastered his picture everywhere, rendering his privacy redundant. "But he hates Australia" I heard an ignorant voice say. "He wants to kill us." Well, if I were in his position right now, so would I.
I recall not long ago have a school discussion with some friends over the David Hicks issue, back when he was still 'safely' behind bars. I was prone to think that the Australian government should have been working harder to protect Hicks. Everyone else I talked to thought differently, that he was a filthy terrorist and should be locked up.
Looking back on that discussion, my beliefs haven't changed a whole lot. I still think the Australian government failed in its duty to care for Hicks. And that is where the title of this rant comes into play.
David Hicks was confined in Guantanamo Bay for an extended period, in which God-knows-what happened to him. There were no laws, no 'rights', just America's controlling arm. The Australian Government did little, or at least, not enough, to attempt to rescue one of of its citizens. We live in a democracy. To me, democracy is not just the political state of this country; it is also an ideal, that is, that each person in the country has the same rights and freedoms. Every man is born equal.
Now, David Hicks was not treated equally. Now, I will not profess to condone terrorism, especially against the country I love. But criminal acts have been, in the past, ignored by the government when they attempted to 'rescue' a citizen from the laws of a foreign country. Take Schapelle Corby, the alleged drug smuggler who was taken into a prison in Bali. The government saw that one of its citizens had received a raw deal, and acted accordingly, guilty or not. David Hicks did not receive the same treatment. He may or may not be guilty. He was not rescued by Australia. He has fallen through the cracks or our 'fair and loving' society.
Why wasn't Mr. Hicks treated fairly? I have a pretty solid idea, which is obvious to many. It was not profitable for the government. And by profit, I do not refer to quantities of money. I refer to profitable image in the eyes of the Australian public. The difference between the Schapelle Corby and David Hicks cases, despite the government actions, was that the people felt sorry (or a large number of them did) for Schapelle Corby, whereas the majority of people hate David Hicks. So the government tried to follow the people's views and pursued Corby's freedom more ruthlessly than Hicks'. "But Corby wasn't trying to kill people" I hear someone say, with an indignant voice. Lets imagine for a moment that both Corby and Hicks are guilty of their respective crimes. If Hicks is not stopped, Australian people die. That is worse than fucked up. But if Corby succeeds, which is far more liekly than Hicks succeeding (or it should be, what with all the money going into de-fucking-fence) then numerous people become addicted to drugs, a slow, painful, isolated world, in which you kill to get another fix. I'm not weighing the crimes together in terms of who is more guilty; rather, I am showing that both sides are guilty of a crime (if we stay true to the scenario) that would ruin lives, and yet each had different treatment.
To me, the government failed the people. They fell into the mindset of 'sucking up' to all of the voting citizens within Australia but, more importantly, they failed David Hicks. The man may, for all intents and purposes, be a scumbag terrorists who hates Australia. Regardless, he should still serve out his jail time in Australia, and be treated like a citizen, just like Corby was.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Crisis
Good day to thee, kind reader! I have returned, hopefully permanently, to blog about issues I believe should be raised.
Today, I went and viewed the latest 'movie' by Jerry Bruckheimer, called National Treasure 2. As i sat in the darkened movie theater, I was violated by what I witnessed. In all my years on the planet, and all the pieces of shit that pass for movies, this was up there in being on of the worst. Nicholas Cage's terrible acting, in combination with a linear, shallow plot line, overuse of unnecessary camera angles and plot 'twists' that made me vomit in rage turned those two hours of my life into a living hell.
But the real reason I am here talking to you all without words is not this movie specifically, and it's level of shitness, but what this movie embodies. To me, this movie is a representation of exactly how our society is, over time, slowly climbing down the ladder of intelligence. Basically, we're moving backwards through the evolutionary chain to become beings of a prehistoric era. Mankind prospered and survived to a high level we see today (biologically speaking, not philosophically) due to our higher thought: our ability to create tools to help us hunt prey, kill enemies and whatnot. So why are we choosing to move backwards.
I saw the movie with a couple of friends. One of them was my good friend Mr X. Now, he is a great person. But one of the things he said really, in my opinion, emphasized the significance of this backwards evolution. He said "If a movie has comedy and explosions, I am happy." Now, to me that sums up that if it is flashy, the brain can be turned off, and isn't important when viewing. This is wrong. Movies are not an excuse to stop thinking. I believe it was Ben who said to 'never stop thinking'. These words are truer today than any other. As I pointed out the flaws inherent in the movie, I was criticized for being 'hyper-critical' and 'too picky'. Is it wrong to realise that society is slowly using its brain less and less? Should I go with the flow? Never.
I was given a spark of hope, however. Of the several people with me in the cinema, one of them, sitting next to me, was also aware of the fact that this movie was visual diarrhea. Mr Y, a quiet man, was abusing the movie along with me, and I felt hopeful that maybe the intelligence is not completely gone from our society. When I conversed with Mr X later on, he said that Mr Y is just generally critical. However, I knew that Mr Y and I shared an intellectual hatred for this movie.
So, to sum up: If our society continues to disregard intelligence in it's past times, it will end up being apelike again. That is not something we need. Keep thinking, always analyse, never fear to criticize, and above all, stay happy and intelligent.
Lucas
Today, I went and viewed the latest 'movie' by Jerry Bruckheimer, called National Treasure 2. As i sat in the darkened movie theater, I was violated by what I witnessed. In all my years on the planet, and all the pieces of shit that pass for movies, this was up there in being on of the worst. Nicholas Cage's terrible acting, in combination with a linear, shallow plot line, overuse of unnecessary camera angles and plot 'twists' that made me vomit in rage turned those two hours of my life into a living hell.
But the real reason I am here talking to you all without words is not this movie specifically, and it's level of shitness, but what this movie embodies. To me, this movie is a representation of exactly how our society is, over time, slowly climbing down the ladder of intelligence. Basically, we're moving backwards through the evolutionary chain to become beings of a prehistoric era. Mankind prospered and survived to a high level we see today (biologically speaking, not philosophically) due to our higher thought: our ability to create tools to help us hunt prey, kill enemies and whatnot. So why are we choosing to move backwards.
I saw the movie with a couple of friends. One of them was my good friend Mr X. Now, he is a great person. But one of the things he said really, in my opinion, emphasized the significance of this backwards evolution. He said "If a movie has comedy and explosions, I am happy." Now, to me that sums up that if it is flashy, the brain can be turned off, and isn't important when viewing. This is wrong. Movies are not an excuse to stop thinking. I believe it was Ben who said to 'never stop thinking'. These words are truer today than any other. As I pointed out the flaws inherent in the movie, I was criticized for being 'hyper-critical' and 'too picky'. Is it wrong to realise that society is slowly using its brain less and less? Should I go with the flow? Never.
I was given a spark of hope, however. Of the several people with me in the cinema, one of them, sitting next to me, was also aware of the fact that this movie was visual diarrhea. Mr Y, a quiet man, was abusing the movie along with me, and I felt hopeful that maybe the intelligence is not completely gone from our society. When I conversed with Mr X later on, he said that Mr Y is just generally critical. However, I knew that Mr Y and I shared an intellectual hatred for this movie.
So, to sum up: If our society continues to disregard intelligence in it's past times, it will end up being apelike again. That is not something we need. Keep thinking, always analyse, never fear to criticize, and above all, stay happy and intelligent.
Lucas
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
There is some really fucked up people out there
This blog is inspired by a really really fucked up video. The link is http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/34068 . Its a video of two guys being gang bashed. Little John brought it to my attention (not the rapper, the cool little john)
Now, I would honestly love to systematically destroy everyone of the attackers in that video. However, i am a pacifist at heart, and I know violence begets only violence. But it makes me wonder a few things. Firstly, as a pacifist, why do I still get so angry and bloodthirsty when I see a video like this? I mean, I understand it from a moral and biological perspective, but from the philosophical view, why would I throw away all of my beliefs to seek revenge?
Secondly, how has humanity gotten this bad? Where to people go to learn that disgustingly vile behaviour?? Where did the crack in society start? More importantly, can we fix it??
God help us all if we cant...
Now, I would honestly love to systematically destroy everyone of the attackers in that video. However, i am a pacifist at heart, and I know violence begets only violence. But it makes me wonder a few things. Firstly, as a pacifist, why do I still get so angry and bloodthirsty when I see a video like this? I mean, I understand it from a moral and biological perspective, but from the philosophical view, why would I throw away all of my beliefs to seek revenge?
Secondly, how has humanity gotten this bad? Where to people go to learn that disgustingly vile behaviour?? Where did the crack in society start? More importantly, can we fix it??
God help us all if we cant...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
New
Yes it had been a while.
I have decided that society is a lot like a rectal exam. Its dark. Its dank. If you look close enough, you see a lot of shit. And theres still someone who needs to shove something up their ass.
pretty good analogy i think (and pretty rockin pun with analogy too)
Anyway, been a bit depressed lately, never mind why. What is important is that some things that have been brought to mind during this mental state need to have some perspective thrown upon them.
1) Religion. I am noticing a lot of anti religion books popping up lately. Some books preaching (yes, preaching) religion is a terrible body upon the world. Not true. You cannot blame religion solely for all the conflict and whatnot that has happened over the years. We're human. We are bound to kill each other. In fact, religion is one of the things that has brought people HAPPINESS for hundreds of years. Also, some dimwit wrote to Mx and said Jesus has not been an influential figure throughout history. That person should have a cat scan.
moving on.
2) I'm sick and tired of all of these shitty self help books everywhere. The worst of them is 'the Secret'. FOR FUCKS SAKE PEOPLE!!! Wake up and realise that these books are a money making scheme and nothing more. In fact, if you buy a book entitled 'The secret to making money' you have in fact acted out the secret to making money: get oblivious, gullible people to buy lots of crap.
3) I swear to God, if i see another movie about some mystical bullshit and some enchanted fuckwad ill snap. SERIOUSLY!! Before this it was shitty animated movies. Now its mystical trash. Soon itll be action movies again or some crap. IM SICK OF THE SAME OLD THING!!! I WANT SOMETHING NEW!!! Seriously if someone invents a decent new idea ill worship them.
Aparantly on some myspace survey it says Libra's are sex addicts. hmmm
Anyway, ill be back to bitch later.
I have decided that society is a lot like a rectal exam. Its dark. Its dank. If you look close enough, you see a lot of shit. And theres still someone who needs to shove something up their ass.
pretty good analogy i think (and pretty rockin pun with analogy too)
Anyway, been a bit depressed lately, never mind why. What is important is that some things that have been brought to mind during this mental state need to have some perspective thrown upon them.
1) Religion. I am noticing a lot of anti religion books popping up lately. Some books preaching (yes, preaching) religion is a terrible body upon the world. Not true. You cannot blame religion solely for all the conflict and whatnot that has happened over the years. We're human. We are bound to kill each other. In fact, religion is one of the things that has brought people HAPPINESS for hundreds of years. Also, some dimwit wrote to Mx and said Jesus has not been an influential figure throughout history. That person should have a cat scan.
moving on.
2) I'm sick and tired of all of these shitty self help books everywhere. The worst of them is 'the Secret'. FOR FUCKS SAKE PEOPLE!!! Wake up and realise that these books are a money making scheme and nothing more. In fact, if you buy a book entitled 'The secret to making money' you have in fact acted out the secret to making money: get oblivious, gullible people to buy lots of crap.
3) I swear to God, if i see another movie about some mystical bullshit and some enchanted fuckwad ill snap. SERIOUSLY!! Before this it was shitty animated movies. Now its mystical trash. Soon itll be action movies again or some crap. IM SICK OF THE SAME OLD THING!!! I WANT SOMETHING NEW!!! Seriously if someone invents a decent new idea ill worship them.
Aparantly on some myspace survey it says Libra's are sex addicts. hmmm
Anyway, ill be back to bitch later.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Who I am
Loneliness has seeped into my brain recently. Not the loneliness of friendship, I have great friends. But I have no one who I can share my life with. Sure, I can share portions of my life with my friends (not so much my family) but not alot at a time. I feel as if I will not be complete until I find someone to spend my time with.
The loneliness got me thinking. I thought about myself, who I am. I've come to realize a number of things. 1. I Love who I am. I rest assured anyone who knows me will take that in the right sense. 2. I've come to accept that not everyone in the world will be a friendly acquaintance to me, no matter how hard I try. I also realised that, over my life, I know I have been judged alot by what I look like, not who I am.
There is not one part of me I would change. I accept me. However I find that many people over the years have labeled me according to my looks and my talents/hobby's, as most individuals in society tend to do. Most people tend to place me into the 'nerd' category because I wear glasses or because I'm intelligent or because I enjoy video games. But these things, while being things representative of me, are merely the scratch upon the surface of who I am. Most people don't stop to see that I love poetry, that I relax to the sound of Spanish guitar, that cooking shows endless possibilities to me, that every day new ideas for some book or movie pop into my head, that I still think that one day I'll be a cartoon character myself with super powers, or the fact that my friends, with their diverse personalities, always cheer me up.
And so people decide to judge me before they know me. In time, ill accept that. I just wish I could find that perfect someone who would love me for all of those things. And perfect isn't all the categories some trashy magazine uses to rate the females of our society. No, by perfect I mean a girl who I can love for who she is. Everything about her would shine in my heart.
So, while I talk about love, there are a few things I wish to say.
1. If you like someone, talk to them, as much as possible. Please for the love of god and all that is holy do not ignore who you like because it supposedly keeps them keen. Its crap. If a person likes someone who ignores/doesn't talk to them often, they will assume the person does not care for them at all and spiral into a tunnel of endless depression.
2. People in relationships, please do not ignore your friends. Spending time with your significant other is one thing, but completely shunning your friends is another.
3. Never take any relationship for granted.
I also need to say: random contact amongst friends is so vital its amazing. Randomly email the friends you dont see often, please, because you never know when that person needs a lift. I know I haven't done that often enough, but ill try to in future.
For those of you who still check my blog, please understand that whatever retarded thing I just wrote down is the product of the combination of tiredness and the wreck that is my emotional state. Im not rechecking this, I dont care, Im trying to get a load off my chest.
The loneliness got me thinking. I thought about myself, who I am. I've come to realize a number of things. 1. I Love who I am. I rest assured anyone who knows me will take that in the right sense. 2. I've come to accept that not everyone in the world will be a friendly acquaintance to me, no matter how hard I try. I also realised that, over my life, I know I have been judged alot by what I look like, not who I am.
There is not one part of me I would change. I accept me. However I find that many people over the years have labeled me according to my looks and my talents/hobby's, as most individuals in society tend to do. Most people tend to place me into the 'nerd' category because I wear glasses or because I'm intelligent or because I enjoy video games. But these things, while being things representative of me, are merely the scratch upon the surface of who I am. Most people don't stop to see that I love poetry, that I relax to the sound of Spanish guitar, that cooking shows endless possibilities to me, that every day new ideas for some book or movie pop into my head, that I still think that one day I'll be a cartoon character myself with super powers, or the fact that my friends, with their diverse personalities, always cheer me up.
And so people decide to judge me before they know me. In time, ill accept that. I just wish I could find that perfect someone who would love me for all of those things. And perfect isn't all the categories some trashy magazine uses to rate the females of our society. No, by perfect I mean a girl who I can love for who she is. Everything about her would shine in my heart.
So, while I talk about love, there are a few things I wish to say.
1. If you like someone, talk to them, as much as possible. Please for the love of god and all that is holy do not ignore who you like because it supposedly keeps them keen. Its crap. If a person likes someone who ignores/doesn't talk to them often, they will assume the person does not care for them at all and spiral into a tunnel of endless depression.
2. People in relationships, please do not ignore your friends. Spending time with your significant other is one thing, but completely shunning your friends is another.
3. Never take any relationship for granted.
I also need to say: random contact amongst friends is so vital its amazing. Randomly email the friends you dont see often, please, because you never know when that person needs a lift. I know I haven't done that often enough, but ill try to in future.
For those of you who still check my blog, please understand that whatever retarded thing I just wrote down is the product of the combination of tiredness and the wreck that is my emotional state. Im not rechecking this, I dont care, Im trying to get a load off my chest.
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