My second favorite band has a song called "The Falling". I recommend that if you listen to country music, you give it a listen. The Eli Young Band is the best. Anyway, this is kind of going to be about that song, and how it is pretty much the complete soundtrack to my life.
"It ain't the falling in love I'm scared of." That's true. The idea of falling in love, and having your "other half" as it were is immensely attractive to me, and despite my rugged exterior, I kind of am a complete sap. Really. I secretly love books and shows and movies with romance. I think that falling in love would be a magical experience, but the cynic in me knows that its hard to do, and might not ever happen.
The reason this song describes my life, is because it really does reflect my cynicism about love. Love at first sight is a foreign concept to me, and I just...don't know what to make of love. When someone tells me they're in love, I just roll my eyes, and say, "Sure you are."
"It ain't the falling in love that'll kill me, its the sudden stop." Maybe that's why whenever I find myself in a relationship, I just shut down and find a way to convince myself it won't work. I'm a cynic, what can I say. And deep down, I'm scared of being hurt. But aren't we all?
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Well, now that you've all had some wonderful insight into the complexity of my feelings I'm going to go snuggle with my cat.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
My Thrift Store Success
As some of you may or may not know, I love thrifting. I love finding stuff that is either odd, old, or unique, but even better, I love finding stuff that is normally crazy expensive new, but is now cheap. It's like a treasure hunt. You never know what you'll find while you're thrifting, but I can assure you that you will find something if you look hard enough.
As you may also know, I love photography. Seriously. And for the longest time, I have wanted to have my very own 35mm camera. My mom has one, but it's broken. But it has been my thrift store mission to find one of these. I look in the camera section every time I go, but never find anything.
But today that all changed. I was thrifting with my friend Aubin, and we were at my favorite local thrift shop, the Treasure Trunk. Now, I went to the usual electronic section, but I couldn't find a single camera! I was pretty bummed out, but went about my usual thrifting routine. A little while later, I actually stumbled upon a new section just for cameras! And that was where I found this puppy. Pentax. In a leather case. It was strewn about with all of the retro 90s point and shooters, and even an old digital camera I had donated. The moment I saw it, my heart skipped a beat. Was this the camera I had been looking for? Yes. It was. And just like that, my quest was completed. The best part of this is that it was normally $20, but today was 50% off with a student I.d. And it works. I have a few rolls of film and have already started shooting. One of the best thrifting days ever.
As you may also know, I love photography. Seriously. And for the longest time, I have wanted to have my very own 35mm camera. My mom has one, but it's broken. But it has been my thrift store mission to find one of these. I look in the camera section every time I go, but never find anything.
But today that all changed. I was thrifting with my friend Aubin, and we were at my favorite local thrift shop, the Treasure Trunk. Now, I went to the usual electronic section, but I couldn't find a single camera! I was pretty bummed out, but went about my usual thrifting routine. A little while later, I actually stumbled upon a new section just for cameras! And that was where I found this puppy. Pentax. In a leather case. It was strewn about with all of the retro 90s point and shooters, and even an old digital camera I had donated. The moment I saw it, my heart skipped a beat. Was this the camera I had been looking for? Yes. It was. And just like that, my quest was completed. The best part of this is that it was normally $20, but today was 50% off with a student I.d. And it works. I have a few rolls of film and have already started shooting. One of the best thrifting days ever.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
New Years
Its funny, because I bet reading that title made you think this post was going to be about a New Years resolution. But, lo and behold, its not. Because I decided long ago to stop making foolish New Years resolutions, because they are stupid and do not work. So unless my New Years Resolution was to just, keep on keepin on, then I wouldn't really have one.
That isn't to say that I don't have goals for the coming year, because I do. I personally feel, however, that resolutions and goals are different. Resolutions seem to be very open ended in some cases, while I find that goals have much more substance to them. They're more tangible. And sure, you make think that New Years Resolutions are the same as goals, but let me assure you, they are not.
That's really all I got. And ironically, this post kinda did talk about resolutions, even though I said it wouldn't. I suppose what I was really driving at was that I wouldn't be all, "Here are my resolutions, blah blah blah..." So you're welcome, because I'm sure we're all sick of that from facebook.
That isn't to say that I don't have goals for the coming year, because I do. I personally feel, however, that resolutions and goals are different. Resolutions seem to be very open ended in some cases, while I find that goals have much more substance to them. They're more tangible. And sure, you make think that New Years Resolutions are the same as goals, but let me assure you, they are not.
That's really all I got. And ironically, this post kinda did talk about resolutions, even though I said it wouldn't. I suppose what I was really driving at was that I wouldn't be all, "Here are my resolutions, blah blah blah..." So you're welcome, because I'm sure we're all sick of that from facebook.
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