Can you hear me now?

I’ve noticed from being down here the past few semesters that it is really hard to meet people. I mean i've met new people from school but there is base work to start friendships there because you go to all the same classes... it’s easy, My friend Pat and I were talking last night about this, he said when he’s working, out of maybe 10 people in the line to get their merch, maybe 7 or 8 of them were on their cell phones, theres the problem!

Too many people take their cell phones wherever they go, and instead of being that person in line that u know turns around and asks " hey, whats up my name is Hank Johnson, how are you?" and start a conversation with someone new and open up doors for new experiences, we just sit there like 8 out of 10 americans yapping on our cell phones all intertwined in our own little network of people afraid to string out.

I went to the mall the other night and instead of taking the opportunity to call someone i already knew, i instead struck up a conversation with a group of people about to watch a movie, I ended up going to the movies with them and hung out with them a little while after and now i know a few more people, opening the door for many new experiences.

I mean when you really think about it, the smallest thing like that meeting a few people, how far does that take you off your normal track of life. Could be a bad thing or vice versa, I don't know. Its my opinion if your having trouble meeting people, the solution is to leave that damn cellular in your pocket on silent mode, and only take it out to add new numbers...which brings us right back around and you’ll be in a new network. But hey you’ll know how to stray from it from time to time if you have to.

Moving Day

I was just feeling compelled to write a blog on moving on with ones life, whether it be a death in the family or friends, or a recent break-up, or other things that breed misery in our souls, these things all effect us differently and its all how we get back to being ourselves again, being able to smile and mean it, enjoying life. It always hard to move on when every second of every day you have that one thing poking you in the back of your mind saying " I'm not leaving ".

How hard is it to forget the pain when all you do is think about the pain. If its there day after day how are you supposed to just wake up one day and have a fresh state of mind without the hurt and anguish. Time is the only cure. Not Thyme the spice, if it were only that easy, just dash your ham sammitch with that and be happy, or even mix it with crack. Drugs and alchohol are the easy out, but one who takes shortcuts in life often just sit around thinking about doing what they want to do but just spin their wheels, it doesn't create a stonger person just a dependency.

Time will eventually free you from your temporary insanity, new things will find your interest, your mind is like a conveyor belt u think about whats up front until it falls off the end but when something "heavy" is on it it slows down and its the center of attention, it will get stuck in the back of your mind for awhile but dont worry someone or something will poke it through with a stick, it will fall into a box and be shipped out. Its a real pain in the balls (metaphorical balls for girls).

I guess all i can say for now is smile... smile alot, laugh at things that aren't even funny, but just the least bit amusing, enjoy your life. Do things that soothe your soul, and make you and you alone happy. That being said i'm gonna go out back and feed the geese. They amuse me...Kickin it in S.C,


Steven Gilbo