Who is in control? The religous tend to think god is in control. The dreamers think fate may be the one with the answer. A gambling man may waiver from the cards to their skill being in control. To an addict the addiction is surely in control in that situation. So which one are you? Do the actions or reactions of someone or something control what you do on a daily basis? Does fate, god, the cards or anyone else dictate your life for you?
I maintain a pretty level persona and don't tend to get too excited or too upset about much...it'll even out won't it? I am very much in control of myself (or at least I think I am). But at certain times I like to release that control and become a follower not to a person or philosophy but to the world. Just wake up and let stuff happen to me, it's more interesting that way...but only if you do it every now and again. This weekend I just let the world take me around by the hand, it was wonderful, miserable, disgusting, and beautiful all within 36 hours. I didn't really have a plan, I had no restrictions, no weekend aspirations, I just went on the wings of the world.
I had a great time.
The more interesting point is why did I do that? Why do people give up control of their lives, be it for a weekend, a month, or a lifetime. In retrospect it wasn't all it could be. Maybe it's the alpha male in me or maybe just my control freak attitude but, not being in control scares the shit out of me. One of the definitions of insanity is "extreme folly; senselessness; foolhardiness". I got a little insane this weekend, I knew it was going to happen and I let another thing make decisions for me.
I'm a grown man...or trying to be...why can't I be in charge all the time? I'm an independent thinker (just like everyone else) I try to follow no one or no thing without careful decision making, but on the weekends, less often now as I grow older I tend to 'give up' that control. That's done, I'm better than that.
Take control, before control is taken of you.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
The Holy Trinity of Tuesday Rants
I have three things of varying importance for ya'll on this early Tuesday morning, they deal with; baseball, snakes and myspace...Does it get better than that? I think not.
Baseball:
It entertains the hell out of me that when referring to the pitches a pitcher has the ability to throw it is common place to call it "his stuff". Does nobody else just find this to be completely ridiculous? America's pastime, the great ball game, more than a hundred years of play and the best term we have is "his stuff", you've gotta be kidding me. The best is when some well respected guy like Peter Gammons goes on ESPN and talks about another man (who wears tight pants and ALWAYS wears his glove before he gets any action) by commenting on how good "his stuff" is...but if they keep doing it I'll keep laughing so..."His stuff" is great!
Snakes:
Yes folks, as if I need to remind you but, Snakes on a Plane makes its long awaited debut Friday. Myself and a couple of buddies have come up with a genius way to enjoy this otherwise ridiculous movie. What do you know about 'Snakes on a Plane Bingo'? We already know Samuel L. Jackson will call a snake a mother fuc%$#, and hopefully he uses a racial slur...that will only leave me with 3 empty squares on my bingo card. If you want a bingo card hit me with your email on the comments and I'll send you one.
Myspace:
I HATE MYSPACE! But like the rest of America I sign on everyday, sometimes multiple times a day, to check my account. I have a theory that the gov't put crack in the ghetto to bring down the black man, and as revenge the NAACP put Myspace on the internet to "level the playing field". It thrives on the need for people to feel a connection with their fellow man --the most sensational social being of them all. Myspace connects old friends, I'll admit I've found several old friends that I had lost touch with thanks to Myspace. The site gives youth their first attempt at their 'own' (I tried not to use My there) space in this world. So why, why then Dick are you so against this site that seems to do no harm.
Let me tell you.
I would like to see the amount of time people spend on Myspace doing mindless bullshit, like filling out the same damn survey they filled out last week and sending it to the same freaking people, and telling me what kind of Laguna Beach character they are most like...I could care less. As I write this I am a victim of the later (I'm donatello, and the French guard from Monty Python) but that's not the point. The point is what could I have been doing instead of this? I got an email today with a survey in it, and the subject line said "for those of you who don't have myspace here's a survey"....AAAHHHH! Are the children we are raising and the young adults of this country so bored with their daily lives that they must create this false world of 'friendship' around them? And if they are so bored where is their, basketball, instrument, PARENTS, or real friends? Another downfall of myspace is the "top 8" which can now turn into a "top 24" cause apparently too many people had so many cyber friends they couldn't choose only 8. This section requires you to choose your favorite 8 friends and put them on display for the world to see. Whatever not a big deal right? Wrong. "Why am I not on your top 8?" "Why is that person ahead of me?" The answer to the previous questions is probably that you are annoying and ask questions like this. So today I changed my top 8 to contain only my sister, my best friend, an entity, a tv show, and my favorite songwritters. So if you're not on my top 8...get a record deal!
The ideas behind sites like; friendster, facebook and myspace are great, afterall communication is the most important survival tool (in my opinion). But get off your damn computer, go for a run, read a book, think, live, love, learn. And I'm out..to the 5 oh 5!
Baseball:
It entertains the hell out of me that when referring to the pitches a pitcher has the ability to throw it is common place to call it "his stuff". Does nobody else just find this to be completely ridiculous? America's pastime, the great ball game, more than a hundred years of play and the best term we have is "his stuff", you've gotta be kidding me. The best is when some well respected guy like Peter Gammons goes on ESPN and talks about another man (who wears tight pants and ALWAYS wears his glove before he gets any action) by commenting on how good "his stuff" is...but if they keep doing it I'll keep laughing so..."His stuff" is great!
Snakes:
Yes folks, as if I need to remind you but, Snakes on a Plane makes its long awaited debut Friday. Myself and a couple of buddies have come up with a genius way to enjoy this otherwise ridiculous movie. What do you know about 'Snakes on a Plane Bingo'? We already know Samuel L. Jackson will call a snake a mother fuc%$#, and hopefully he uses a racial slur...that will only leave me with 3 empty squares on my bingo card. If you want a bingo card hit me with your email on the comments and I'll send you one.
Myspace:
I HATE MYSPACE! But like the rest of America I sign on everyday, sometimes multiple times a day, to check my account. I have a theory that the gov't put crack in the ghetto to bring down the black man, and as revenge the NAACP put Myspace on the internet to "level the playing field". It thrives on the need for people to feel a connection with their fellow man --the most sensational social being of them all. Myspace connects old friends, I'll admit I've found several old friends that I had lost touch with thanks to Myspace. The site gives youth their first attempt at their 'own' (I tried not to use My there) space in this world. So why, why then Dick are you so against this site that seems to do no harm.
Let me tell you.
I would like to see the amount of time people spend on Myspace doing mindless bullshit, like filling out the same damn survey they filled out last week and sending it to the same freaking people, and telling me what kind of Laguna Beach character they are most like...I could care less. As I write this I am a victim of the later (I'm donatello, and the French guard from Monty Python) but that's not the point. The point is what could I have been doing instead of this? I got an email today with a survey in it, and the subject line said "for those of you who don't have myspace here's a survey"....AAAHHHH! Are the children we are raising and the young adults of this country so bored with their daily lives that they must create this false world of 'friendship' around them? And if they are so bored where is their, basketball, instrument, PARENTS, or real friends? Another downfall of myspace is the "top 8" which can now turn into a "top 24" cause apparently too many people had so many cyber friends they couldn't choose only 8. This section requires you to choose your favorite 8 friends and put them on display for the world to see. Whatever not a big deal right? Wrong. "Why am I not on your top 8?" "Why is that person ahead of me?" The answer to the previous questions is probably that you are annoying and ask questions like this. So today I changed my top 8 to contain only my sister, my best friend, an entity, a tv show, and my favorite songwritters. So if you're not on my top 8...get a record deal!
The ideas behind sites like; friendster, facebook and myspace are great, afterall communication is the most important survival tool (in my opinion). But get off your damn computer, go for a run, read a book, think, live, love, learn. And I'm out..to the 5 oh 5!
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