Sunday, December 19, 2010

Adventure

Unless you are the dullest, most uninteresting person on the planet, you have wanted to go on an adventure at some point in your life. Whether it be to the f0rest near your house, Nepal, or simply as far away as possible. Adventures are fun, in theory. You could be a pirate, sailing across the world in a cramped boat. Or an air pirate, flying first-class to the Bahamas. Or a train pirate (?), meeting hobos and roasting sausages over a fire.

Scenario: You'll leave the house with a bag full of dry food and a sleeping bag, and you plan on hitch-hiking to the East Cost, catching some shipment boat to Europe, then wandering about, meeting interesting people. You will travel though Africa, Russia, India, and China, you will immerse yourself in culture, then travel to South America and adventure there, before finally returning to America after seven years and turning Marco Polo with your fascinating stories.

Reality: No, you won't.
First off, leaving the house with no warning like that will end you up dead on the side of the road. You will arrive in Europe with nothing. You will not meet any fascinating people. Even if you did make it to Asia, it wouldn't be all religion and manga. It will be hot, there will be thieves, it will suck.

I'm all for adventures--I would love to be some kick-ass Lebanese who fights evil and travels everywhere. But honestly, you're not going to travel the world with nothing. Jack London didn't have that amazing a life, you know, he died poor and alone. You will too, unless you cut the bullshit.

Listening to: 'The Wall', still.
Feeling: Adventurous and bored

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Idiots

Ever feel like everyone else is an idiot? Yeah, 'everyone else' feels the exact same way. Listen, I know you are a teenager and are misunderstood or something, but honestly, you are nothing special. Graduate from collage first. In my science class, I am surrounded by people who are constantly talking about how "our table is so awesome" and "we're so awesome and epic". It annoys me so much. We are not that special, people. I'm not saying that we are all the same--I'm saying we are equal. Insulting people because they don't watch Hetalia or don't laugh at your 'hilarious' jokes is discrimination--in a form. Look, it's not their fault that they aren't as random and insane as you are.
That's another thing: "I don't care what you think because I am an individual and I'm so funny and weird and you just don't understand my awesomeness." Oh, these people annoy me so much. Look, stop acting like you are the top of the world just because you can insult Twilight and Justin Bieber. No one is impressed. Stop it.
So, when you are ranting about your epic-ness, all the people around you are sighing in frustration; you are annoying, you are not that incredible, shut up.

Listening to: Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'
Drinking: Tea
Feeling: Philosophical