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| "Confidence-it is the food of the wise man, and the liquor of the fool."
Saw both sides of that lesson today. I think that it is very difficult to thread the needle and be right in the middle. Maybe balancing on a knife's edge is a more appropriate metaphor.
I gave it everything I had today though, I'm proud of my effort.
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| So tired and stressed all the time. I've been thinking about Vegas a lot recently. But that is balanced to some extent (not completely) by the fact that I also think I'd regret it after I went if I lost money. And it's not too smart to bank on winning at Vegas..
I'm sure this will be followed by a post on the other side of the relaxed/stress spectrum in a week or so.
Also, looking forward to the Avengers, then Batman! Unreasonable as I find $10 movie tickets (side note, I bought Spider-Man 3 and The Fellowship of the Ring for $5 each yesterday), maybe the price needs to be contextualized by the fact that those movies probably averaged $200 million each to produce and another $50-60 million or so to promote (is it more now? I wouldn't be surprised if they spent ~$100 million to promote each of them).
The economics of movie production are incredibly interesting just because of their subsidies by movies theaters. Not unlike how smartphones are subsidized by carriers. And that's before you even factor in how it evolves periodically, such as with The Titanic's super-budget (which Cameron followed with the Pocohantas movie, I forget the name), or Pixar's animated movies that cost just as much to produce as film movies do.
I guess I got off-topic. I feel less stressed now though.
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| My friend said this:
"But you have to remember though, most people in the world aren't too smart."
He had his cocky on max, but he can definitely back it up.
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| I was listening to 'What Makes you Beautiful' by One Direction. It really makes me think about this one girl I know. I don't know her all that well, and I've never really had a crush on her or anything. I just always thought she was a beautiful person inside and out.. I think I don't want to admit it, but deep down I probably always believed she deserved someone better than me. Not that I don't see myself as a good guy, but. She has a boyfriend now and I'm sure he's a great guy.
Listening to that song she came to mind. I'm glad she found someone and that she seems really happy with him. Sometimes people deserve better, but sometimes life gives them everything they deserve.
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| A day is a good metaphor for life.
I watched the sun set at the beach while eating dinner tonight. There was a guy who was walking by, and he stopped near my car to stretch. He reached down to touch his toes, but he couldn't quite get there. I bet he could for most of his life, though.
No matter how well you take care of your body, one day you won't be able to touch your toes. It's inevitable. So I think about Huge Chavez, who asked Christ on Venezuelan national television for more time.
But I found it pitiful. He should have been preparing to die his entire life. When it's your time, it's your time, there's no sense in begging. And by this, I don't mean we expect to die tomorrow, but that you can go at any time without regrets. I think that's all we really need to prepare for all our lives.
I understand that he has more to do, but that will always be the case. And I don't mind that he asked for more time, but I didn't like the way he did it. Millions depend on him to show some strength, and honestly, he came up short. Besides, if you really did believe wholeheartedly in your religion, wouldn't you trust your god to take you out at the right time?
I watched the bonfires light up at night too. I'm sure all the people at the fires were young. That's why they're out there while the old and very young are home. Because the world belongs to them. But you can't forget that one day it'll change hands to those who come after you. Sooner or later, you put the fire out and come home.
Then the sun rises again.
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