Confusion

" We don't know how long we're going to live, but we do know we're going to be dead forever.
Confusion is all we've got time for. "
- The Flip Side, Andrew Mathews

Monday, April 21, 2008

"Dancing is to be enjoyed, not perfect."



I came to a bit of realisation last night. I was at one of Dad's gigs, sitting there listening, in the middle of Hamilton as people went up and danced. As in any other gig - that dancing started off pretty good, a bit of 50's-60's music, some old couples went up and rock 'n' rolled, but as the night went on the dancing got progressively worse as people drunk more and more and the music went into the 70's and 80's.
There were however some couples who had obviously taken lessons - and were perfect dances, no matter how much the larger intake might have been. One memorable couple were a young couple, and from the clothes look like the definitely thought there were a cut above everyone else. The fact they tried to tango though Pink Floyds - The Wall made me laugh though.
However, in between the few perfect and the few drunk was a lady in a electric wheelchair. She was right at the front and was unable to move much, she did though try and move her wheelchair in time with the music, and there was something quite amazing about her. While most of the others were showing off, she was simply smiling and having a genuine good time.
It kind of made me think how we do look past things everyday, we never speak to most people or leave out 'comfort zone' or do those things we always said we would before we die.
I don't really know a good ending for this blog, the words just won't come to me. I guess all I'm trying to say is why do we do things that make us unhappy, and stick to them, only to get more misery in return? I know it's been said before, but it is true - life too short, it really is.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Vanity Groups


I recently applied to a 'Vanity' group (you may know it, it
's called Bebo Vanity (http://www.bebo.com/bebovanity)) and I was accepted! This shocked me complety, I didn't actualy think I'd get in, but I have the email to prove it. So after sitting in shock for a few second I went onto the site. Now be warned - this isn't just directed at the people on 'Bebo Vanity', but any sort of 'Vanity' group. Why do people create these things? Isn't it kind of idoitic? We get judged everyday anyway, no one can help that, so why put yourself foward so you can judged some more? Why do you need some person sitting on a computer telling you if you 'Perfect' or not? And if you are that person - why do you put people through that? Why do you need to give people whom you consider 'beautiful' that so-called power to rule over other people? And why must you crush other people who might look just fine, but are not 'Perfect' in your eyes? I mean, how can anyone know what this perfect thing is anyway? And why do we listen to people who define it? So I left the group, leaving a comment. I don't need someone to tell me how ugly ot beautiful I may or may not be, I have a world to do that for me, plus myself. I don't need something to be added onto the list.