Rebel Without A Rebellion
Jan. 16th, 2009 01:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jmfargoI have purple hair because I think it looks good. I'm not trying to freak anyone out, or rebelling against the norm. It's just something I thought would look cool, so I did it. I like it, and if you don't then that's just fine; we can still be friends. I won't even sneer at you. Promise.
I wanted to learn a new instrument. I grew up around music, and so it's natural for me to want to try my hands at the musical world as an adult. I played the cello growing up, and the guitar was too main-stream. Besides, I have Guitar Hero. Why would I want to play the guitar when I could master the air guitar? Same thing with the drums. I have Rock Band, do I really need to learn how to beat on the real thing? I decided to go way out there. I bought a recorder. It's okay if you don't like the way it sounds. I don't either. I'm convinced nobody does. Or maybe that's just when I play it; I'm not sure yet.
When I was picking classes for my first college experience, everyone tried to help me decide by asking what I wanted to be later in life, what I wanted to get from the experience. I had no idea what my end goal was other than "learn something interesting," so I took the first thing that sounded good: Arabic. Turns out this may change my entire life. Instead of looking at what I wanted to do down the road I made the choice I wanted to make now and let that lead me to the path I might follow later.
I lead a rather conventional life, but whenever possible I take the reins and change direction, go against the flow of the river. I let life push me around quite a bit, and I enjoy myself within the simple confines of how I was raised, how life has shaped me, but I've learned that sometimes you have to turn things around, do something just because it's interesting, be at least a little non-conventional. Sometimes you have to march to the beat of a different drum, to use the phrase.
While everyone else is saving their pennies because of a recession, I spend. Somebody has to spend their money to help save this failing economy, otherwise it'll never get better! My wife and I will never have children, or dependents; if we die in debt, we win!
I like starting conversations with strangers despite what my mother taught me. In line at the grocery story I like talking to the old, young, middle aged woman, man behind me. I like making them smile when I make a little joke. I enjoy listening to them talk about why they're at the grocery store today. It brings people slightly out of their comfort zone, talking to strangers; it's nice to see them react positively.
I do things different. I am strange. These are things I've said about myself since I could understand the differences in my life. I revel in the fact that I'm not just like everyone else.
I have to do things my own way or I'd go insane; just like everyone else.
I wanted to learn a new instrument. I grew up around music, and so it's natural for me to want to try my hands at the musical world as an adult. I played the cello growing up, and the guitar was too main-stream. Besides, I have Guitar Hero. Why would I want to play the guitar when I could master the air guitar? Same thing with the drums. I have Rock Band, do I really need to learn how to beat on the real thing? I decided to go way out there. I bought a recorder. It's okay if you don't like the way it sounds. I don't either. I'm convinced nobody does. Or maybe that's just when I play it; I'm not sure yet.
When I was picking classes for my first college experience, everyone tried to help me decide by asking what I wanted to be later in life, what I wanted to get from the experience. I had no idea what my end goal was other than "learn something interesting," so I took the first thing that sounded good: Arabic. Turns out this may change my entire life. Instead of looking at what I wanted to do down the road I made the choice I wanted to make now and let that lead me to the path I might follow later.
I lead a rather conventional life, but whenever possible I take the reins and change direction, go against the flow of the river. I let life push me around quite a bit, and I enjoy myself within the simple confines of how I was raised, how life has shaped me, but I've learned that sometimes you have to turn things around, do something just because it's interesting, be at least a little non-conventional. Sometimes you have to march to the beat of a different drum, to use the phrase.
While everyone else is saving their pennies because of a recession, I spend. Somebody has to spend their money to help save this failing economy, otherwise it'll never get better! My wife and I will never have children, or dependents; if we die in debt, we win!
I like starting conversations with strangers despite what my mother taught me. In line at the grocery story I like talking to the old, young, middle aged woman, man behind me. I like making them smile when I make a little joke. I enjoy listening to them talk about why they're at the grocery store today. It brings people slightly out of their comfort zone, talking to strangers; it's nice to see them react positively.
I do things different. I am strange. These are things I've said about myself since I could understand the differences in my life. I revel in the fact that I'm not just like everyone else.
I have to do things my own way or I'd go insane; just like everyone else.
