Wednesday, April 25, 2007

a day in my eyes

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I drove down to the used bookstore looking for some answers
Had a good feeling I'd find what I needed
Some poetry to read while bathing my sore body
And now I have it sitting here damp on my table
Heres to another word for the universe


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I can't belive how much stuff we have

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Later on a seabus ride
A spontanious decision
I found my place
Sat next to a man painting a potrait of his girlfriend
I said I Haven't been on this boat since 1995
He said I hope you do it more often

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A new favorite spot discovered


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Haircuts for kids in the 21st century
The lengths we take to make spoiled brats happy.


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Why does carving your name give you that sense of immortality?


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Then walking down the downtown streets
I spot a shop window
With the perfect dress
For this girl on my mind


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A visit to one of my favorite spots in the city
The Granville bridge
Not many views compare to that one
Cars driving to the sky
And the market down below
Take a look the next time you pass by


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I live for a perfect view


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Each and every day
I like to face a challenge
Tom & Jerry's 1.5lb burger looked like a good apponent
Menu said if I eat it all, the meal is free

So I sit down to a man named Stan
As i take on todays challenge
A black man from San Diego
Here to do some business
Told me about the Navy
And I told him where to visit
Recommended a place to catch some wicked jazz
And got some life advice

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To finish my day
A walk with my dog Maggie
Remembered the ball chucker, so my hands were slobber free
A sunset framed up our perfect outing
We tire each other out
Every time

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Watching the final light out side, while my rice was cooking
A hawk in my backyard tree watches while I drink my tea
But the damn crows, they always come to chase him
God, i love to watch that huge bird fly.

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xoxo
jordan

Friday, April 13, 2007

more random writing and questions to myself

Dear myself,
And anyone else reading...

You'll sometimes get what you want,
You might get what you pray for,
You may get what you wish,
And you'll usually get what you need...
But you better hope to hell you don't get what you deserve.

If I learn how to juggle,
Will that help me improve my multi tasking?
I took a circus class once
But didn't really catch onto the juggling.
I DID learn how to use stilts...
However I don't see how that can help improve my day to day life...
Except for making me feel shorter...
....fuck stilts

I love the spring.
Time for reading poems in the streets,
Shopping in bare feet,
And castles in the sand.

I dig it.

I got a message on here the other day,
From a girl who gave me a ride home from a party 4 years ago.
I didn't remember her at all.
Not one bit.
I couldn't remember the party,
I couldn't remember her name,
I couldn't remember her face,
Nothing.
I felt horrible.
And ungrateful.
Although I'm sure i was completely grateful at the time.
She even remembers exactly where I lived.
....
..
......maybe it was my brother she gave the ride to!!!
Yep that must be it!
I'm not going to feel bad anymore.

Are tie-dyed t-shirts hip?

I got some great advice from Victor Miles.
He told me to marry a woman with good eye sight,
So when you're old and blind she can still drive you home...
...and you can get as wasted as you want at any event.
Thanks Victor.

I think you should also marry a woman who doesn't plan on giving her kids any silly names.
That should be a first date question.
Middle names can be anything though.
Isn't it tradition to have an embarrassing middle name?
....or am I the only one to get fucked over?

The best thing about easter, is the week after easter.
When ALLL the mini eggs go on sale.
Time to stock up.

Heres a lesson for the kids.
When you're the only one who has mini eggs in December,
You're king of the jungle.
And people will do things for you.

I have much respect for the first people to step out on a dance floor.

I wish I were typing these blogs on a typewriter.
But I guess that wouldn't work.
It be very writery of me though...wouldn't it?
But I guess a real writer wouldn't use words like writery.
....maybe i should start writing these in a starbucks...
So then people can watch me write and say to themselves
"oooh look at the writer sitting there drinking his coffee looking all writery with his laptop, in this starbucks, like all the other wannabe writers do"
....yeah

I think all movies should show bloopers at the end of them.

Thats all.

Yours truly,
Yourself and I

Monday, April 9, 2007

Gotta Have Faith

Another beautiful day today.
A beautiful day + a clear agenda + a full tank of gas = an adventure.

I started my day just driving...
With no idea where on earth I was going to end up...
Maybe a beach, a museum, a park, a friends house, a coffee shop....
I had no idea.
I drove around mindless.
I drove places I've never been before.
And as I kept driving, i passed many places of worship.
Just out in the middle of nowhere.
Some of these places you would never notice.
Some of these places you would never find unless you knew how to get there.
But somehow fate brought me to each and every one.
So I decided to stop at each and every one for a prayer.
I prayed to Allah
I prayed to Buddha
I prayed to Jesus
I prayed to Ishvara
I prayed to god.
In my mind they're all the same, and are all just as important as the other.
Why did i feel the need to pray?
Because I've been losing my faith in humanity.
I figure that sometime within my lifetime, I will witness either the end of the world, or the beginning of a new start.
And lately I've been fearing the end.
We're at a time where we should all be able to communicate and understand one another.
I don't see why it is so hard for people to put away their differences, and realize that we're all just humans trying to find the same thing.
We all just want to live happy.
Everyone.
We all just want to live with content.
Without fear.
Without hunger.
Without illness.
With love.
Everyone.

I learned about many different cultures today.
Sure we all have different customs and routines to communicate with god.
But if you take all of that away, and translate each language.
Its all the same.
There is no right or wrong.
Why must we fear each other so much?

I must say, it was a bit intimidating going in to some of these places of worship. Especially being a tall 21 year old Jewish white boy who sticks out like a sore thumb. But each and every place I went to was so welcoming, and the people I met were so generous and enlightened. I just wanted to hold hands with them all at once. Unfortunately that wasn't possible. But I WAS able to hold hands with them all in a single day, and that I find truly amazing in itself. I love the diversity of this country. This is what has made me keep my faith in humanity. The fact that WE ARE ALL HERE. All of these different races. We're all living in this one single spot - in harmony (most of the time). I hope we can be an example for other places around the world.

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So there we go. 14 places of worship in one day. I dont think I've ever lit so much incese in my entire life. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it to any synagogues, but I've already been to PLENTY of those.

I must say, the most interesting experience I had was praying and chanting with 45 bald women in the first Buddhist temple I went to. It was almost an out of body experience. The energy we created in that room was incredible. These women had so much faith, and we just so intune with the universe. They just pulled me right in.

I will never ever forget this day as long as I live.

After my adventure I went to the beach to do some thinking, some writing, some meditating...and some balancing. So many answers and so many questions. But thats what makes life so great.


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*DEEP BREATH*

mmmm

I feel so alive!

And yes...thats how I hold a pen...weird eh?

I also found this place along my way home. Only stopped for a quick picture though. It'll have to be an adventure for another weekend.

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Peace and love my brothers and sisters
xoxoxo
Jordan