the lord giveth

t: you've never been to niagra falls.
b: i have seen water. it's water; that's all.

this summer is lasting, like, really long and shit. i was all happy-ish at the beginning, telling 'em all that i was just going to sit around doing nothing all summer like the trash sent to the curb. (<--that's a metaphor. don't take it literally. real, honest, actual trash actually does something.) but now i'm bored, cuz i don't have a purpose and shit.

i've been on a fannie flagg spree as of late. we even made her macaroni and cheese for dinner yesterday. it was a little weird, though, because the recipe made me put bread crumbs on top. i think they were supposed to be sucked up in the liquid of the sauce, you know? but they weren't. so my macaroni and cheese had bread crumbs in it. it was still good, still delicious. you soo have to read a redbird christmas!

anyway, i have to address the topic of love and friendship. =)

love is acceptance, plain and simple. as the wonderful, independent human beings we all are, we all do different shit that sometimes seems really stupid to others. like for example, you suck your way through a county. that's stupid and just asking for it (AND friends actually help friends with issues). but i can accept it. (doesn't mean i have to live with it, but i can accept it.) that's love.

friendship, on the other hand, doesn't go hand-in-hand with love. frienship is a choice. friendship is giving a little just to enhance ANOTHER's (notice that i didn's say that friendship is meant to benefit only one's self) life and, consequently, getting a little something intangible for youself. like for example, taking care of someone's pet just to see that s/he has peace of mind. (notice that i didn't say you take care of someone's pet so that you can have a place to crash.) that is frienship. [sadly enough, edited for content.] (hey man, nice shot!)

and i have to bring this thought out and let it float around again for a bit: life isn't always easy. of course, it would be great if those closest to us could go through life with nothing standing in their ways. but common sense tells us that life, for everyone, presents obstacles. one of the important lessons of becoming an adult is learning to deal with those obstacles, and not letting those obstacles stop us dead in our tracks. pills don't teach us problem-solving; they lessen the side-effects of adversity. the way we learn to solve problems is growing up solving problems for ourselves, with just a little help from the adults around us. so MY answer is that i want my children to grow up with a realistic impression of what life entails. snot going to be easy; life ain't easy (like you know who). (smile.)

now i feel better that i've addressed those issues. i was trying to keep quiet, but i like myself better when i take action and speak. i shall do my best to continue to take action. in fact, i'm going to write about action in the very near future and publish my thoughts regarding action for the masses to read.

now i have to go transfer some video to my pc so that it can be published on the web. (yay!)

buh-bye!