Its time to lose the pretense people. Ought 7 is the year we stop pretending and start being genuine to ourselves and those around us. Now this is easier said than done. I'm not advocating an all out verbal onslaught against those people or ideas we feel are absurd What I'm saying is that we need to open up our hearts, eyes and minds and figure out what we want. We should not pass judgement so quickly, we should not write someone off as all good or all bad. Life is more complex than that. Look for answers. Lets stop pretending to know everything. Lets be more like Ed "Cap'n Crunch" McHale and less like Spencer from the hills. Lets enjoy life and stop acting as though we are too cool for school. If someone asks you to join a drum circle, don't just scoff and act as though you stopped jamming in 8th grade. Get freaky. Don't fake a cocaine overdose rather than listen to Pearl Jam cover CCR because you stopped listening to pearl jam in 9th grade. If someone asks you how you spent your summers from 1995 to 2001 don't be afraid to tell them with your favorite band at the time. If someone asks you where you worked in college, don't skirt around the question, just say, "yeah, I worked in a head shop......I know, isn't that a riot." Now this one large stone coming from a little man inside his glass house. I can judge and pretend with the best of them. The fucked up part is that I'm like 90% right in my estimations of others' characters. That does not make it right and what about that 10%. I am sure that i have missed out on countless opportunities to try new things or meet new people because I have a tendency to be a pretentious prick. Just remember, just because a kid is named "kindbud" Jake that doesn't make him a douche bag....or does it? Figure it out for yourselves.
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Coach,
How would you estimate my character if you knew that I wore patchouli cologne and played hackey sack with my "real" friends?
I must say that it is difficult to be un-cool if you have been cool your whole life. However, I must say that I try my hardest to be considerate and not make people feel uncomfy or awkward. The real question for me is...Is the fact that I am conscious of being considerate make me a bad person inside? Should this not come natural? I think it is most important to be good to the one's you love first. The rest of the world is going to have to wait a while because most of my heart is busy with my family, friends, and with the plants I care for. I think this speaks to Sean's tip on adventure and seeking new experiences. I still may walk by hippie hank, only because I have been there and I am seeking a new experience.
By the way, I never stopped listening to Pearl Jam. No one told me they went out of style. In fact, I still listen to Green Day Dookie, Pearl Jam Ten, Deer Creek 2000 (set 1 and 2), Farmhouse, and other things that make me feel neat. Moma>Alive>Welcome to Paradise>Chalkdust (pop version)>Jeremy.....
Being genuine makes you cool in my school. Gold star stckers for everyone.
Nick Ross,
I had you pegged as true blue from the first time I met you and Nu Del at the MCI center back in 99.
Rusty,
Trust me.....stepping on the uncool throughout my ascension to pauly pop status was vital. using my wit and scathing judgments to belittle others to make myself more attractive was my MO. much of my post is still theory. I just feel at this point in out lives its more important to be earnest than pretentious, even if that means sacrificing popularity.
I know am one of the most guilty when it comes to making snap decisions about people and places. Do I feel bad about this? Certainly. Who knows where this need to judge comes from? It just kind of bubbles to the surface. Al Roker makes my skin crawl. See, there it goes. At the end of the day you gotta just (hand signed quotation marks) Do you (end hand signed quotation marks) and let the chips fall where they may.
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