Love - Art - Disease - Pain - Life-Humanness - "Otherness"
In our desensitised society,
the artists,
the bohemians, poor, discarded,
"others", recovering addicts -
all are more in touch
with their human-ness
than the so called
mainstream.
Despite everything -
HUMANNESS, LOVE, LIFE, ART survives.
-Jonathan Larson
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This is where you stick random tidbits of information about yourself.
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Thursday, December 05, 2002
The alarm went off at 7, and the snooze button was out of my control. I had secretly hoped that the ground was frozen over with ice. No such luck. Drew fixed some yummy cinnamon-raisin bagels with cream cheese while I was in the shower...the perfect way to start of the ick of Thursday. Thursday is like Friday Purgatory. Not so much fun...just a containment day...a holding period. If Monday is Hell, then Friday must be Heaven...
The Holiday Market starts today. I don't have to show up until tomorrow...but my schedule is way hectic. Saturday I have to be in Greenville for a holiday book signing/reading at Barnes & Noble. After that's over...I have to drive back to Columbia and do the same thing at the Holiday Market. Joy. I hope there's a big crowd of kids...
Treasure Planet FLOPPED at the box office. As of yesterday it had only grossed $16 million. The picture cost over $100 million to produce. This may be the first time in history that a Disney film hasn't netted any money. I wonder what cut-backs are going to happen at Mickey's house now. As loveable as the old mouse is...he sure is a shrewd business man.
Laters,
John
10:24 AM
Monday, December 02, 2002
Thanksgiving wow. It's over...and things pick up from here. I got my stitches out this morning...it hurt a little, but the relief of them being gone out measures the discomfort. I saw Treasure Planet yesterday with Drew. Disney did it again...it was awesome. The lyrics to Jim's theme, sung by John Rzeznik really sent me realing...I almost lost it:
I'M STILL HERE
John Rzeznik
I am a question to the world
Not an answer to be heard
Or a moment that's held in your arms
And what do you think you'd ever say
I won't listen anyway
You don't know me
And I'll never be what you want
Me to be
And what
Do you think you'd understand
I'm boy, no, I'm a man
You can't take me
And throw me away
And how
Can you learn what's never shown
Yeah, you stand here on your own
They don't know me
'Cause I'm not here
[Chorus]
And I want a moment to be real
Want to touch things I don't feel
Wanna hold on and feel I belong
And how can the world want me to change
They're the ones that stay the same
They don't know me
'Cause I'm not here
And you see the things they never see
All you wanted - I could be
Now you know me
And I'm not afraid
And I want to tell you who I am
Can you help me be a man
They can't break me
As long as I know who I am
[Chorus]
And how can the world want me to change
They're the ones that stay the same
They can't see me
But I'm still here
They can't tell me who to be
'Cause I'm not what they see
Yeah, the world is still sleepin' while I keep on dreaming for me
And their words are just whispers and lies that I'll never believe
[Chorus]
And how can you say I'll never change
They're the ones that stay the same
I'm the one now
'Cause I'm still here
I'm the one
'Cause I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
11:36 AM
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