From coolenm@yahoo.com Tue Jun 1 14:29:52 2004 Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 14:44:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Mike To: Jeremiah Smith Subject: Fwd: The Weekly Wash & Rub Down Issue #13 --- Jeff Comeau wrote: > From: "Jeff Comeau" > To: mundial@hotmail.com, dja6@bu.edu, > acropolisow@hotmail.com, vento1@hotmail.com, > mtn28@hotmail.com, coolenm@yahoo.com, > shemsah@aol.com, megjahns@hotmail.com, > mikedbrown78@hotmail.com, hmjohn@bu.edu, > jadexter@wellington.com, bina914@aol.com, > krea9794@postoffice.uri.edu > Subject: The Weekly Wash & Rub Down Issue #13 > Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 13:56:52 > > Editor's Note: Here it is lucky issue number > thirteen. Has it come > already. It seems just like yesterday i was giving > birth to you, with my > legs ajar, screaming for mercy, pain and sweat in my > brow, now you've > matured and are becoming a man, of sorts. > > Who's up for next week? Probably should have a > system again. Well that's > the teenage years for ya, 'should have.' > > This Weekly by Heather. > > **** > Movie Quote: "Take off the Van Halen shirt before > you jinx the band and make > them break up." -- Adam Sandler in The Wedding > SInger > > Movies to See: Office Space, Rear Window, National > Lampoon's Christmas > Vacation > > Movie to Avoid: Meet Joe Black, American Psycho, > Very Bad Things > > **** > TV to see: Behind the Music, The Crocodile Hunter > > TV to miss: Anything on MTV. > > **** > Literature/Political Quote: > "They want the federal governement controlling > Social Security like > it's some kind of federal program." > --George W. Bush, St. Charles, Missouri, November 2, > 2000 > > Reaction to Quote: This guy is our president? I > find this very distressing > that the man "running" our country doesn't even know > how it functions. What > happened to the politicians who actually understood > the political structure > of our nation? > > Book to Pickup: George W. Bushisms edited by Jacob > Weisberg. [Read this for > a simultaneous good laugh/scare.] Into the Wild by > Jon Krakauer. > > Book to Burn: She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb. > Everything he writes is so > depressing. > > **** > Music Quote: > "Oh, for the sake of momentum. I've allowed my > fears to get larger > than life. And it's brought me to my current > agendum. Whereupon > I deny fulfillment has yet to arrive. And I know > life is getting shorter. I > can't bring myself to set the scene. Even when it's > approaching torture, > I've got my routine." > ---Aimee Mann, Momentum > > Radiohead Song: That video, Paris Live, was good. > > Album to Pickup: Howie Day "Australia" > > Album(s) to Scorch: All music by boy bands (i.e. > Backstreet Boys, N' Sync, > etc..) and Christina Agullera > > ***** > Compan(ies) to Endorse: Bread and Circus, Trader > Joes > > Compan(ies) to Ban: Dell. Dell. Dell. Anything > Dell. All aspects of > their business just plain suck (dan can back me up > on this one). Their > customer service is less than impressive and their > laptops always break in > some way or another. > > ******** > In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who > inherit the future. The > learned find themselves > equipped to live in a world that no longer exists. > - Eric Hoffer > > In this past month since graduation I have found > myself dreading my > first day at my new job. Not because I am not going > to like what I will be > doing because I am very excited about it but, > because I am going to be > starting a new routine; joining the ever-dreaded rat > race. > This is when I sit here and ask myself why I am > not more > adventureous? Why don't I just pick up and take > off? Go somewhere I've > never been before, start off new, do my own thing. > I realize that yeah, > maybe part of the hesitation is due to the fact that > I am a little afraid of > leaving all that I have here...family, friends, > familiarity and I remember > that for the past four years, I've made my own > schedule in almost every > aspect of my life but now I have made the choice to > adhere to this standard > that the gods of the working/professional world have > set. > > I realize that I now have a different perspective > on life... (as many of > us have/will experienced in the past, present, and > future) I have > responsiblity that really means something because if > I mess up > now, it counts toward something in the "real world." > Recently, I have found > myself thinking about this substantial life change > quite a bit. I feel > conflicted on a number of issues. > > I have been told that what I am experiencing is a > "quarter-life crisis" > and that I am not the only person in my age range > who is feeling this way. > So, for the rant this week, I am passing along a > little description of this > so-called quarter-life crisis. It may apply to some > of you or it may not > but none-the-less, I am sharing it with all of you. > It is kind of long > (which kind of makes up for the absence of the > weekly over the past month) > so, it is up to you...either read it or disregard > it. > > Quarter-life Crisis > > They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." It is when > you stop going along with > the crowd and start realizing that there are a lot > of things about yourself > that you didn't know and may not like. You start > feeling insecure and wonder > where you will be in a year or two, but then get > scared because you barely > know where you are now. You start realizing that > people are selfish and > that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were > so close to aren't > exactly the greatest people you have ever met and > the people you have lost > touch with are some of the most important ones. What > you do not realize is > that they are realizing that too and are not really > cold or catty or mean or > insincere, but that they are as confused as you are. > > You look at your job. It is not even close to > what you thought you would > be doing or maybe you are looking for one and > realizing that you > are going to have to start at the bottom and are > scared. You miss the > comforts of college, of groups, of socializing with > the same people on a > constant basis. But then you realize that maybe they > weren't so great after > all. You are beginning to understand yourself and > what you want and do not > want. Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see > what others are doing and find yourself judging a > bit more than usual > because suddenly you realize that you have certain > boundaries in your life > and add things to your list of what is acceptable > and what is not. > > You are insecure and then secure. You laugh and > cry with the greatest > force of your life. You feel alone and scared and > confused. > Suddenly change is the enemy and you try and cling > on to the past with dear > life but soon realize that the past is drifting > further and further away and > there is nothing to do but stay where you are or > move forward. You get your > heartbroken and wonder how someone you loved could > do such damage to you or > you lay in bed and wonder why you > can't meet anyone decent enough to get to know > better. You love someone but > maybe love someone else too and cannot figure out > why you are doing this > because you are not a bad person. One night stands > and random hook ups start > to look cheap and getting wasted and acting like an > idiot starts to look > pathetic. You go through the same emotions and > questions over and over and > talk with your friends about the same topics because > you cannot seem to make > a decision. > > You worry about loans and money and the future > and making a life for > yourself and while winning the race would be great, > right now you'd just > like to be a contender! What you may not realize is > that everyone reading > this relates to it. We are in our best of times and > our worst of times, > trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing > out. We are making a lot > of mistakes, but helping one another learn from them > and reaching out to > pull one another up. > > We are not the shiniest group of people, but we > are very much a circle. > We are there for one another and will listen and > grow for the rest of our > lives. We will piss one another off, but we will > also heal one another's > hearts. We are the group who sometimes doesn't need > words but will laugh at > the end of a conversation that started with angry > words. We are friends and > in 10 years, when we have figured out where we fit > in in this world, we will > still be friends always and forever. > > ****** > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/