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(Mr. In-Between, Mr. In-Between Pickin's mighty lean, Mr. In-Between)
Well, I'm too old for girls and I'm too young for women
I've looked all around and my hopes are a-dimmin'
I feel like a fish not allowed any swimmin'
And it makes a fella mean
To feel he's a part of the Lost Generation
I feel like a choo-choo that can't find the station
I work like a dog with no recreation
They call me Mr. In-Between
(Mr. In-Between, Mr. In-Between Pickin's mighty lean, Mr. In-Between)
Got a hotrod Chevy with a twin carburetor
And I know a gal that's a real sharp tomater
And she's got a Daddy with a Caddy that'll date 'er
You see what I mean
Those sweet little things just set me a-droolin'
I'm too big for sodas and I'm too old for schoolin'
Too young for lovin' but I'm too old for foolin'
They call me Mr. In-Between
(Mr. In-Between, Mr. In-Between Pickin's mighty lean, Mr. In-Between)
I feel like a sailboat kept in a bottle
I feel like an engineer that can't find the throttle
I'm too small to walk but I'm too big to toddle
And, Lordy, I'm turnin' green
To see all the men makin' time with the ladies
The high school kids at the show with their babies
While I run around like a dog with the rabies
They call me Mr. In-Between
Friday, June 26, 2009
Dwai
A popular phrase among those who speak as I
If you understand it, it needs no more explanation
For everyone else,
dwai
If you understand it, it needs no more explanation
For everyone else,
dwai
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Internal Drive
If you decide who you want to be
The infinite expanse of life can be viewed through that lens
This allows you to move forward and become better
If you give yourself a general direction
You then have an answer to the question of why you move through life.
The reason for action becomes other than instinct
If you have someplace to go you can get somewhere
No guarantee of course where you want to go now and where you end up is the same
The infinite expanse of life can be viewed through that lens
This allows you to move forward and become better
If you give yourself a general direction
You then have an answer to the question of why you move through life.
The reason for action becomes other than instinct
If you have someplace to go you can get somewhere
No guarantee of course where you want to go now and where you end up is the same
The march of Time
Time continues
As long as we choose not to end that time,
Time will march to its own drummer
Time will move without waiting for us to decide who we are
As long as we choose not to end that time,
Time will march to its own drummer
Time will move without waiting for us to decide who we are
Feedback individuality
Life is a continuous feedback loop
You take in interaction and learn from it
Who you are now is based on what has happened in your past and how you respond to that
You take in interaction and learn from it
Who you are now is based on what has happened in your past and how you respond to that
Individuality
Life is a progression of infinite possibilities.
What makes us human is our range of response to this unknown.
What makes you an individual is your unique take on infinity
What makes us human is our range of response to this unknown.
What makes you an individual is your unique take on infinity
Friday, June 19, 2009
Illusion
My mind cannot be left alone.
Tied to this world it is left to wander,
It invariably will create a reality that
Could be, but has never been.
It will treat this as reality, as truth.
It will layer feelings and emotions and sentiments
Onto the unwilling.
If left to itself it can paralyze.
Either have me cut off from reality or tied to it,
But let me not wander in imagination.
I cannot speak truth if half of what I know if from my mind.
Tied to this world it is left to wander,
It invariably will create a reality that
Could be, but has never been.
It will treat this as reality, as truth.
It will layer feelings and emotions and sentiments
Onto the unwilling.
If left to itself it can paralyze.
Either have me cut off from reality or tied to it,
But let me not wander in imagination.
I cannot speak truth if half of what I know if from my mind.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
What's new?
What's new you ask.
Can't you see that nothing is ever new?
Don't you realize my life is really that boring?
Don't you get that even if there was something new, I probably wouldn't want to volunteer it?
It's your life that spices up my day, not my own
Why don't we skip this part of the conversation and get straight to the point. What is it you need from me.
Can't you see that nothing is ever new?
Don't you realize my life is really that boring?
Don't you get that even if there was something new, I probably wouldn't want to volunteer it?
It's your life that spices up my day, not my own
Why don't we skip this part of the conversation and get straight to the point. What is it you need from me.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
New Blog
Hey everyone,
I started a new blog:
http://experientialtruth.blogspot.com/
(Sorry it's not a link... html is being a pain)
This one is hopefully a running story... so read it chronologically instead of starting with the most recent.
The idea behind this one is I figured that if I write a story using the blogging interface, I might actually get around to writing :)
Thanks for checking in,
Shadow's Friend
I started a new blog:
http://experientialtruth.blogspot.com/
(Sorry it's not a link... html is being a pain)
This one is hopefully a running story... so read it chronologically instead of starting with the most recent.
The idea behind this one is I figured that if I write a story using the blogging interface, I might actually get around to writing :)
Thanks for checking in,
Shadow's Friend
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Lyrics; Avenue Q: Schadenfreude
Right now you are down and out and feeling really crappy
And when I see how sad you are
It sort of makes me...
Happy!
Sorry, Nicky, human nature-
Nothing I can do!
It's...
Schadenfreude!
Making me feel glad that I'm not you.
NICKY:
Well that's not very nice, Gary!
GARY COLEMAN:
I didn't say it was nice! But everybody does it!
D'ja ever clap when a waitress falls and drops a tray of glasses?
And ain't it fun to watch figure skaters falling on their asses?
And don'tcha feel all warm and cozy,
Watching people out in the rain!
That's...
Schadenfreude!
People taking pleasure in your pain!
NICKY:
Oh, Schadenfreude, huh?
What's that, some kinda Nazi word?
GARY COLEMAN:
Yup! It's German for "happiness at the misfortune of others!"
NICKY:
"Happiness at the misfortune of others." That is German!
Watching a vegetarian being told she just ate chicken
Or watching a frat boy realize just what he put his dick in!
Being on the elevator when somebody shouts "Hold the door!"
"No!!!"
Schadenfreude!
"Fuck you lady, that's what stairs are for!"
Ooh, how about...
Straight-A students getting Bs?
Exes getting STDs!
Waking doormen from their naps!
Watching tourists reading maps!
Football players getting tackled!
CEOs getting shackled!
Watching actors never reach
The ending of their oscar speech!
Schadenfreude!
Schadenfreude!!
The world needs people like you and me who've been knocked around by fate.
'Cause when people see us, they don't want to be us, and that makes them feel great.
We provide a vital service to society!
You and me!
Schadenfreude!
Making the world a better place...
To be!
Schadenfreude :)
And when I see how sad you are
It sort of makes me...
Happy!
Sorry, Nicky, human nature-
Nothing I can do!
It's...
Schadenfreude!
Making me feel glad that I'm not you.
NICKY:
Well that's not very nice, Gary!
GARY COLEMAN:
I didn't say it was nice! But everybody does it!
D'ja ever clap when a waitress falls and drops a tray of glasses?
And ain't it fun to watch figure skaters falling on their asses?
And don'tcha feel all warm and cozy,
Watching people out in the rain!
That's...
Schadenfreude!
People taking pleasure in your pain!
NICKY:
Oh, Schadenfreude, huh?
What's that, some kinda Nazi word?
GARY COLEMAN:
Yup! It's German for "happiness at the misfortune of others!"
NICKY:
"Happiness at the misfortune of others." That is German!
Watching a vegetarian being told she just ate chicken
Or watching a frat boy realize just what he put his dick in!
Being on the elevator when somebody shouts "Hold the door!"
"No!!!"
Schadenfreude!
"Fuck you lady, that's what stairs are for!"
Ooh, how about...
Straight-A students getting Bs?
Exes getting STDs!
Waking doormen from their naps!
Watching tourists reading maps!
Football players getting tackled!
CEOs getting shackled!
Watching actors never reach
The ending of their oscar speech!
Schadenfreude!
Schadenfreude!!
The world needs people like you and me who've been knocked around by fate.
'Cause when people see us, they don't want to be us, and that makes them feel great.
We provide a vital service to society!
You and me!
Schadenfreude!
Making the world a better place...
To be!
Schadenfreude :)
Lyrics; Les Misérable: Who am I?
Who am I?
Can I conceal myself for evermore
Pretend I'm not the man I was before
And must my name until I die
Be no more than an alibi
Must I lie?
Can I conceal myself for evermore
Pretend I'm not the man I was before
And must my name until I die
Be no more than an alibi
Must I lie?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
So long
So long my friend,
Another year older
Another year wiser
Another year closer
The end of an era
The beginning of a new
A tenure past
A tenure begun
And though you are gone from our sight,
You are still in our hearts
Still in our minds
We will miss you and learn from you
And thus, until we meet again,
So long my friend
Another year older
Another year wiser
Another year closer
The end of an era
The beginning of a new
A tenure past
A tenure begun
And though you are gone from our sight,
You are still in our hearts
Still in our minds
We will miss you and learn from you
And thus, until we meet again,
So long my friend
A Breath of Fresh Air
If the next day is only a matter of survival.
If you feel like the best you can do is avoid drowning.
If the best you can do is not enough.
If the bar you set for yourself is unatainable.
If others fail to understand where you yourself place the bar.
If the weight of expectation physically constricts your breath
Know that at the end of the day, you are still alive.
Know that at the end of the day, you can take a breath.
And that, that is a breath of fresh air.
If you feel like the best you can do is avoid drowning.
If the best you can do is not enough.
If the bar you set for yourself is unatainable.
If others fail to understand where you yourself place the bar.
If the weight of expectation physically constricts your breath
Know that at the end of the day, you are still alive.
Know that at the end of the day, you can take a breath.
And that, that is a breath of fresh air.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Hypocrisy
Why must you do one thing and say another?
Don't you know it confuses
Why must you say one thing and do another?
How can we understand
Why must you uphold a double-standard?
How can we trust you
Don't you know it confuses
Why must you say one thing and do another?
How can we understand
Why must you uphold a double-standard?
How can we trust you
Value
If you are going to say something, know what you are talking about.
If you do not know me you cannot speak for what i've done.
If you are going to bother opening your mouth, have it be worth listening to.
If you do not know me you cannot speak for what i've done.
If you are going to bother opening your mouth, have it be worth listening to.
An 'A' set of notes
The end result is directly related to the amount of effort you put in.
If you give a half-assed attempt, the result will be such.
There is no truth in "If you have an 'A' set of notes you'll get an A. If you have a 'B' set of notes you'll get a B." But if you put in enough effort to take an 'A' set of notes you might just get an A.
If you give a half-assed attempt, the result will be such.
There is no truth in "If you have an 'A' set of notes you'll get an A. If you have a 'B' set of notes you'll get a B." But if you put in enough effort to take an 'A' set of notes you might just get an A.
Focus
A very smart man said to me once that focus is like a beam of light. If you are focused the beam is like a laser, if not it is defused. You can never accomplish anything if your energy is defused. I understand you have a lot to do. So do I. If you do not focus on one thing at a time, you will complete nothing.
Our minds work as a computer, we shuffle multiple tasks at one time but we can only work on one at a time.
Try to focus. It might make a world of a difference.
Our minds work as a computer, we shuffle multiple tasks at one time but we can only work on one at a time.
Try to focus. It might make a world of a difference.
Double Standard
It should be noted that the advice I post on my blog is as much for me as it is for you.
Just because I myself do not live up to the standard does not mean the standard is not worth striving for.
Just because I myself do not live up to the standard does not mean the standard is not worth striving for.
Drive
Inertia is a powerful force.
Drive is what moves you.
What they don't understand however is that drive must come from you.
You must have internal drive.
If you do not want something, no one can make you want it.
You will never do something full out if the drive is not your own.
The moral?
Decide what it is you want to do. And do it.
Drive is what moves you.
What they don't understand however is that drive must come from you.
You must have internal drive.
If you do not want something, no one can make you want it.
You will never do something full out if the drive is not your own.
The moral?
Decide what it is you want to do. And do it.
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