Wednesday, June 14, 2006
as the world turns
so many changes have happened in the last 4 weeks, and then again nothing has changed. i have undergone this major operation, had a tumor cut out and am now healing. i can actually stretch a little, and move around a little bit more. i have kicked my morphine habit. i have completed the third semester of my studies. my life is looking up. i have the nastiest scar to support these things.
then i read the newspaper.... the quest for world peace is in utter shambles. war is raging along in iraq, afghanistan, and east timor. the road to a green, healthy planet is non-existant. oil consumption and oil prices are at an all time high. hollywood actors are whoring out photos of their children to bail out third world countries from foreign debt. world cup soccer is in full swing, with australia winning their first game over japan in a come from behind nail bitter. john howard wants australia to go nuclear, despite public objection. truly, nothing has changed.
after spending the last 4 weeks holed up and ignorant of world events, and to come out to this sort of current event news, i am devastated. this is cause for deep consideration to crawl back under the rock i was hiding with and stay there. however, once one has been enlightened, it is nearly impossible to return to ignorance. one can only dream fantastical of what was. reality on the other hand, is scary, sobering, shit. perhaps that is why many people turn to drugs and alcohol to cope. not that i am suggesting i am turning to drugs and alcohol to cope, however, i can understand why people do it. but a cold beer would be nice.
then i read the newspaper.... the quest for world peace is in utter shambles. war is raging along in iraq, afghanistan, and east timor. the road to a green, healthy planet is non-existant. oil consumption and oil prices are at an all time high. hollywood actors are whoring out photos of their children to bail out third world countries from foreign debt. world cup soccer is in full swing, with australia winning their first game over japan in a come from behind nail bitter. john howard wants australia to go nuclear, despite public objection. truly, nothing has changed.
after spending the last 4 weeks holed up and ignorant of world events, and to come out to this sort of current event news, i am devastated. this is cause for deep consideration to crawl back under the rock i was hiding with and stay there. however, once one has been enlightened, it is nearly impossible to return to ignorance. one can only dream fantastical of what was. reality on the other hand, is scary, sobering, shit. perhaps that is why many people turn to drugs and alcohol to cope. not that i am suggesting i am turning to drugs and alcohol to cope, however, i can understand why people do it. but a cold beer would be nice.