Matt definitely put things into perspective for me this week. I think that the majority of my life, I've been separating the intellectual side of myself from the emotional, but, being a Cancer, I'm an extremely emotional person, and my body is just tired of it. And I've had to face it, and come crashing down, to finally heal. I feel better than I have in months.
In other news, I finally dug my old computer out of the closet to print out the only writing sample I still have from my undergraduate career that doesn't suck ass. I forgot that I had erased most of them to, um, make room for more songs (*sheepish grin*).
Remember how I used to go on for hours about how beautiful the boy next door was? Well, he's either undergone a dramatic change overnight, or some new asshole moved in. Just tonight, I discovered that he has placed a confederate flag in his window, and was playing extremely loud, redneck music, that I promise to you guys, I overheard the phrase "old nigger" in. Also, they've been playing some really, REALLY loud game with shooting, and on top of that, the loud-ass music, and their shouting, I literally feel like my apartment is under siege.
No, I don't think that every person who ownes a confederate flag is racist or a redneck. But I also think that everyone essentially realizes that there IS a stigma attaced to owning such a symbol. And knowing this, and displaying the flag regardless...well, to me it does send a message. Plus, when I take into consideration the fact that I overheard next door the same music that I heard last week on the soundtrack of American History X, I have to think that this guy is a total bigot.
So, my plan is to get a giant rainblow flag to hang in MY window. And when I start hearing racist music, I intend to blast, twice as loud, my gay disco music.
Suck on that, bitches.
I think that tomorrow I'm making taco squares. (Matt, that's mostly a welcome home gift for you, darling!).
Fin.
My apologies and a farewell??? - 2005-10-20
It should be Friday somewhere. - 2005-10-03
It's Friday again! - 2005-10-01
Amendment to previous entry... - 2005-09-26
Longer than I intended. It's to tide you over for another week. - 2005-09-23