Thursday, April 2, 2009

Take II [another chance to fuck it up]

It is, of course, crazy weird to be back here. I'm going through one of those moments that teenagers go through where they have to process so many things and it all crams and backlogs and lights start flashing and then you have to restart. So here's me restarting. Or retarding. O r whatever it is that I do.

I set a goal for myself this time around: write, write, and then keep writing until there's nothing left to be said. To give an overview of my progress so far:
-During the landing, I scrawled a few notes about how predictable going to a UC would be compared to...oh I won't say it because it's impossible. 
-We got on the bus and I reclused it out hard, turned on Animal Collective really loud (Merriweather Post Pavilion = wayyy better than Strawberry Jam) so that I could pretend like I wasn't with anyone else. 
-I wrote about how annoying I thought Charles was.

But I ended up eating dinner with Charles. It was Charles, Travis and I, and we walked around the Latin Quarter, ate gelato at a restaurant featured in Paris, Je T'aime, had philosophical conversations in the Luxembourg Gardens (my new favorite place in the world) and actually had a nice time. I still have no idea what is going on in Charles's head, though. 

I should stop this before it gets to happy, because that's not really the point of Popo mind control, is it? Oh, I have something. Today on the plane, I didn't sleep at all but for fifteen minutes or so, which means  I've been away for about twenty-seven hours. I started watching The Curious Case of  Benjamin Button at the beginning of the flight, but turned it on and off so many times that I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO SEE THE END. The plane turned it off.  How strategic was it that they made the movie star Brad Pitt; just when you want to shut down the movie, you CAN'T because you know Benjamin's going to get hot sooner or later. 

3 comments:

wimbo said...

I don't know how else to reach you so here it is.

I thought you might find this interesting:
I got into Oxbow. But my parents are retarded and thought they could apply for financial aid without doing their taxes. It's fucked up and I don't know what to do. I'm about to go ask Tam for money so that I can get away from their fucking institution.

And yes, please keep writing and send me all of it because I find it interesting to say the least.

My life was changed tonight at a concert. It was a religious experience and now I don't think I know myself.

I'm seeing Hottub play with the Ting Tings on the 15th and then driving down south the next day for Coachella. That's all I can think about.

You better be having a grand time in France. I would give up everything to run away there.

emmett said...

morrreee and im a hypocrite

claireMsiegel said...

I hope you know how much i'm living vicariously through you.
I don't know if it's how much I actually miss France itself, or the French (definitely not that...)or just the idea of being somewhere, away from shit, away from people, enjoying a break.

i'm so happy for you that you're there.... even just chilling with Charles and his junk.
bisous!