Saturday, November 26

honesty as best policy?

why is it that the hardest thing to do sometimes is being honest with the one you love???? what makes this essentially simple task so difficult? why can i not bring myself to say the things i really want to say? what do i fear? i know that i should... i know that it is the right thing to do.... and i know that if the situation were reverse i would absolutely under all circumstances would want to know and would want to know sooner than evidently possible but in deciding to reveal the truth to someone else, i hesistate. and wait. and wait. postponing what should be priority.

Wednesday, November 16

MANDATORY

I have something that EVERYONE needs to do right now!

1. Go to www.google.com
2. Type in the word "failure" (without the quotes)
3. Press the 'I'm feeling lucky' button (instead of 'Google Search')
4. Note how accurate
5. Repeat
6. Post this on as many websites, webpages, blogspots et cetera as possible

Thank you for your cooperation
Have a nice day

Saturday, November 12

ramble

I have this block and I cant seem to get rid of it and I feel like I cant continue until I shrug it off. I know it wont be easy and may become a bit time consuming but if it is what I need to do in order to move on then so be it. I feel like complaining about my day but I wont. That just not productive. Although somehow I feel that this, in lieu of working is,. You see, for me writing is a therapy, I consider to have immeasurable qualities to the state of my mind. Whether it be the well being state of my mind or the fucked up state of my mind I find a therapeutic quality in writing. Like what a runner does for his body writing does for my mind, and sometimes, my soul. It requires just enough thought to challenge me and keep me on my toes but not exceedingly exhaustive thought that will make me want to go insane.

Sometimes I feel like that can happen rather easily… going insane that is. My mind gets caught on these different ideas and as crazy as I know they are I cant shake them. I cant shake these ideas off of me. I have been rather stressed out with school work lately and felt I had no outlet

Three apple laptops sit on the far right corner. If I don’t want to be too obvious about it I can casually look over with a concerned look on my face as if to send out the impression that I am deep in thought, when in reality, I just cant concentrate and am curious as to what my counterparts are doing.

My friend and I made some astute observations. The fact that all three people, complete strangers, sitting next to each other on opposite sides of the room have apple laptops, and we both agree this would make a good commercial. I point out that they also are emblematic of new york in a cultural sense, one man is white, one woman is asian, and another man is black, she in addition points out that both sexes are represented and therefore constitute a good representation of the young populace that is new york.

Why isn’t my brain working today? Its worked just fine for the last 3 and a half years. Its been working extra hard for the past 2, but I’d have to say for this last month or so, it just has given up on me. Why are simple little tasks challenging to me now. Papers that I would at one time write in my sleep, are now the lack thereof. Classes and assignments that I once yearned for and at my disposal and I cant seem to make function of them or fit them into any routine I have going in my life. My current situation is so stressful im afraid that living on my own, will be the end of me. I cant handle bills, and I don’t even pay rent. I go hungry, when I have food in my fridge. I try eating healthy, but instead by wholesome snacks and skip meals entirely. Im running so much more, but feeling weak. I thought I was in excellent shape, but I deceived myself. I tricked myself into thinking that I could handle so much more than I actually could, and it disappoints me to know that there are others who are juggling everything I am and so much more, with ease and grace and worst of all efficiency. I can be graceful, I can make something challenging look easy, but efficiency, starting something at 100% and completing it at that level is hard for me. I can fake it..i can absolutely fake it, but then where is the challenge? There is no challenge in lying to yourself, there is no reward in lying to yourself. There is no outcome in lying to yourself, except in finding out, that you were so good, you deceived yourself in the process, and that is no good.

Sunday, November 6

A Wine Snob?

I recently signed up for an evening class at NYU that is all about Becomming a Wine Expert. No, it is not for elite snobbish purposes, it is for self-enrichment.

I had my first class last Thursday evening and just as I had anticipated I was the absolute youngest person of the bunch. Had I waited ten years before I signed up for this course I still very well may have been the youngest or closest to.

Upon first entering the NYU elegant Torch Club I couldn't help but notice the rich hardwood floors surrounded by extravegant chandeliers providing dim romantic lighting with light classical music conveying the most serene energy in the background. I looked down at my feet and thought to myself "Uggs, we're not in Kansas anymore".

I immediately felt out of place.

Once I got upstairs I was greeted by this English Butler (probably a direct descendant of Mr. Belvedere) and asked "Ahre yew hear for the Wine?". I very timidly said "yes". He then looked me up and down and I just know tried his hardest to keep a look of disdain from smearing across his face.

Upon finally entering the room there was a long rectanglular table laid out with 2 empty wine glasses each and a glass of water in between them. There was literature from a couple of wine critics and cartoons from the New Yorker.

I again felt out of place.

I couldn't help but think to myself "Maya, I think you've really gone in over your head this time. You really did it this time".

Tuesday, November 1

Aimlessly

to hell with you and all your secrets
i only told because of the shoulder i thought i had
to cry on and a good lad
but illusory comrades eclipsed what i thought was real
and instead gave a bullshit shpeel
about how we'll be friends forever
and you can trust me the way i trust you
but the only lips moving are mine
and when it came time
to lend an ear
silence ...
silence...
silence...
it sounds like dark, gloomy, melancholy
fake friend, real foe or folly
it isnt jolly
not jovial or trivial or convivial
the arbitrary things you said
to invisibly balance what was counter said
they are running through my head
and like the hour hand which takes it's time
i dwell on each and spend a dime
until i'm left with sixty-cents
and none the richer
like six-pence