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1.I made a pact with God that I would read the Bible every night I was in college if I made it in. I really had to struggle to make it here and couldn’t have done it without him. I haven’t really been keeping up with it. I can’t lie and say that it’s because I’m too busy, I just find something else to do instead. I’m trying to figure out a way where I can set aside a time each day to do it that way it’s scheduled. Breaking a promise is bad enough but I don’t doubt breaking a promise with God is a lot worse.
2. I’m an insomniac so I often look very tired. I wear slippers and a hoody from Tijuana that looks like a rainbow threw up on it. I’ve got shaggy hair and I look rather scruffy. I could easily pass for a hobo if sat in a refrigerator box in an alley. Because of how I look a number of people think I’m a drug user. Contrary to this misconception I have never used any substance or have had alcohol and I happen to be very opposed to drug use and underage drinking. I’ve always been this way but about a year ago my feelings on the subject increased dramatically when I found out my hero, Frank Zappa, was adamantly opposed to the same things. So considering my appearance my views tend to surprise people but as Zappa once said "The idea of people sticking things up their nose in order to be groovy is really repulsive.”
3. I need to become more organized. I really feel that I would be so much better off if I would just take care of things in a timely and organized fashion. My work area is always a mess and I don’t schedule a specific homework time. I do it when I get the chance and then if I get sidetracked I make little to no effort to get back on track. If I could just set myself with a slightly flexible schedule to abide by I would do much better on all of my home work since I would get it done right away instead of twenty minutes before class. Oh and just in case you’re wondering I did about eighty percent of this last night so it’s not like I put it off like most of my assignments.
4. Most people would be surprised to find out I suffer(ed) from depression. I’ve been on suicide watch twice and used to take medication for it. I feel I’ve overcome the horrors of such things and the need for medication. It’s an extremely crippling condition; it affects you physically in addition to the mental effects. You’re tired all day, there’s muscle soreness and you can’t focus. I finally overcame it through self therapy. And I’m so much better for it.
5. I think our society commonly uses the word hero as a means of saying a person who’s done something extraordinary or has had some sort of deep impact on a person’s life. I like to think of it as the latter. There’s a Chinese proverb “Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely.” I really love this proverb and feel when a particularly important “goose” comes into your life you should pluck many “feathers”. A hero is the person who had the most feathers taken from them by you. If we were going to go by that route I would have to say my father is my hero. I get my mannerisms, ideology, looks and many other things from him. He has had the deepest impact on my life.
6. I honestly can’t think of a point in my life where I forgave someone and it made me feel wonderful. I don’t tend to make a big deal out of such things. I also cannot recall being forgiven for some huge mistake or occurrence. I don’t think those kinds of things happen to normal people. And even if it did it seems people today never really forgive anyone. They either shrug it off or hold a grudge. Life isn’t a big episode of Dawson’s creek for me.
7. "The most important thing to do in your life, is to not interfere with somebody else's life.”-Frank Zappa. This is one of the most important quotes in my life It’s what made me decide to become a pacifist. I like to think that I can do whatever I want as long as I don’t infringe on the rights of others. I can freely swing my fists but when it comes into contact with your face I have violated your rights. So I try to be calm with people and not start arguments. And while I would never condone my spouse or significant other having an abortion I would vote to keep it around.