"No one forgets the truth Frank, they just get better at lying."
Much later..."I hate you. You are just some boy who made me laugh at a party once, and now I loath the sight of you."- Revolutionary Road, April
As you can see I saw the movie Revolutionary Road this weekend. I had been putting it off because I felt that it would depress me, make me think about things I didn't want to think about. I'm scared of the idea of being in a loveless marriage in the suburbs with a job I hate and from what I have learned, people tend to attract the things they fear most. It was a good movie, different than I expected. None of these fears have any relation to what is going on in my life, but they easily could. I guess everyone wants purpose right.
This weekend my aunt, Rino's mom, Tia Priss stopped by on her way to Dallas. She was so gracious to make us a great meal. I really missed home cooking. She is moving to Dallas for a new job and she gets the added benefit of being near her only grandson. I'm pretty happy for her.
I spent a lot more time than usual with Max this weekend. He got walks, was able to hang out inside on a leash and free and even learned to use the treadmill. At one point during a walk, I saw a dad teaching a son how to ride a bike. The little boy was doing great, he had good speed and balance, but he couldn't remember how to break. It was a bit funny because he was going downhill. The dad told him how and he was able to stop. I never saw him fall, but at one point on our way back I did see him picking the bike up off the ground, so I'm guessing he fell.
I was adding a ringtone to my iphone when I started messing with the settings. I tried out an experiment. I played the text message ringtone. I swear I was like Pavlov's dog. There was an emotional response to it. I kept doing it, knowing that it was just me, but something inside me gave me anticipation of who might be contacting me and what they might have to say. I hope someone understands what I mean.
I saw a documentary about God, the Church and the stuff they teach to children. It was a decent documentary, but not great...nothing close to Religulous. The guy had an ax to grind because he was threaten with eternal damnation if he didn't accept Jesus as his personal savior. I don't blame him, but he should of approached it in a more neutral way. The information was great though and a lot of good arguments were made. It is hard to have a rational discussion about God because it all comes down to Faith, but faith in what? The Bible, or what people have told you about the Bible? That is fine with me, but even with that faith I still think you should be able to talk about it rationally.
This weekend I watched Rush at CPAC on CNN. It was a 90 minute speech full of so much crap such as political insults against President Obama and Democrats he even doubled down on wanting Obama to fail. Now I listened intently the entire time because sometimes I need to remember how to think like a conservative. I remember being a child watching him on TV and thinking that Clinton must really be an evil guy and how lazy the poor were. Funny how his ideas made more sense when I was young and impressionable and didn't question his bullshit. He made some good points though, mainly about strategy. If you believe in your ideals, go for them and don't water them down for the sake of bi-partisanship. Progressives really should just do the best job they can and forget about trying to placate the small minority whose interests are the top 2% of the population.
I have been writing a lot. I write each day like it really matters. I think that I do it just to reflect on things rather than doing more things. Today a lot of people I knew were snowed in and got the day off from school or work. You know what some did? They went out to enjoy the snow. Like took a trip downtown to see the snow and enjoy it. What would I have done had it been me? I would of enjoyed a day away from work/school at home, nice and warm. I would not have used the day for the opportunity it held, but instead used it to do nothing since I knew tomorrow would be a day of may responsibilities. Next time I'm going to do something instead.
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