Dairy of a Madman

When things are not going so well, it seems like they get worse and worse with each step.

Then life turns on a dime, and things seems to get better no matter which way you turn.

Positive energy attracts positive; negative, negative.

All that to say, it’s good to be on the plus side of the equation for a while.

I’m reminded of all the people that compare life to a roller coaster, with ups and downs and loops and screams and smiles. But that’s not entirely right, because you can stand back and see the course of the coaster before you even get in line. There are no surprises, no matter how much you try to forget what you’ve seen.

Life is like life. That’s pretty to-the-point.

Days like this, the euphoric buzz of excitement and things falling into place — you can’t help but dig being alive. Just being. It’s okay, for a bit, to set the gearshift to neutral and take your hands off the wheel and enjoy the scenery. And I think it’s important to both have and recognize those times.

Penn Jillette (in SOCK) makes a fair point about being so absorbed in the future or the past that you can miss out on the present — and if you keep this up long enough, you’ve not really lived. It’s a ride, sure, if only in the sense that it has a beginning and an end, and it’s how much you experience — how much you allow yourself to experience the middle that is important. Some people go into horror movies and hide their eyes and slouch into the seat, asking “What’d I miss?” when it’s all over. Some people get too excited over a preview that they’ve seen and can’t stop thinking about it. Some people get too hung up on how inferior this movies is to it’s prequel.

What about the movie? You paid the price to get in. Might as well enjoy it. Suspend your disbelief, put your feet up on the seat in front of you (fuck the ushers), grab your popcorn and soda and Twizzlers, and just let the two hours pass.

Tweedletweedle ramble on…

Currently obsessed with Gary Jules’ cover of MAD WORLD (originally by Tears For Fears) — fans of DONNIE DARKO will recognize it immediately. I mustmustmust convince Eric and Chance to cover this. I want to make it less sad and more dark and twisted. MUSTMUSTMUST. Increase my bust.