over the easter holiday i had a very thought provoking experience. i spent the weekend in virginia at my uncles house right outside of washington dc. on that saturday, i-against my better judgement-did the tourist thing for the first time in my life. i set out with my cousins and their parents to see the sites of dc
now my cousin had spent the past summer working there, so he knew hte city and wanted to show us the buildings he had worked on. and driving through the city, just looking at the surrondings it came to me why people think america is the greatest place in the world. i understand why people wnat to come here now and i understand why so many of us are high on ourselves. the city was friggin beautiful. it really was. it made buffalo look like baghdad.
this is what people see when they turn on their tvs across the world or pick up a magazine. the skyscrappers were picture perfect, there was construction everywhere with new buildings going up, the architecture was spectacular, the capital building looked even better in person than in pictures. if people were to see this its no wonder they woudl go 'wow, this is the shit right here, this is what i want'
but thats the problem. thats not america. thats part of america, thats the good side. but i guess in a sense this country is like a family, theres always that crazy uncle or the brother nobody talks to, or maybe that cousin went to jail. its not all this perfect picture you see in magazines. theres a lot of problems here, and if you come to buffalo its obvious. but if you only see the good side, then yeah it looks damn good.
so i guess maybe its time to stop criticizing someone for saying this is the greatest place to live, maybe its just time to point out the pros and cons. ive always been confrontational (maybe why some of my friends have been completely unreliable as of late, maybe they're tired of it) but i think its better to throw your ideas out there than keep them to your self...or even worse, not have any of your own at all.
but this whole trip really left me depressed with the state of my life. ive never been anywhere. im 20 years old, have gone on one real vacation and it was back when i was 8 years old. ive gone on these mini trips to virginia, and ive been to boston and that infamous chicago trip, but thats it. i havent seen shit, i have no idea whats out there, and i really want to know. ive been on autopilot for a good 3 months now, maybe longer, and i guess im just tired of it. whats life if your not trying to acheive your goals?
it sure would be nice to have some friends you could count on and rely on though. oh well, hopefully everything will work out one day
currently listening to: akron/family "shoes"
and you laugh so hard, it hurts your sides in pain. as you approach the sun...it rains on everyone
now my cousin had spent the past summer working there, so he knew hte city and wanted to show us the buildings he had worked on. and driving through the city, just looking at the surrondings it came to me why people think america is the greatest place in the world. i understand why people wnat to come here now and i understand why so many of us are high on ourselves. the city was friggin beautiful. it really was. it made buffalo look like baghdad.
this is what people see when they turn on their tvs across the world or pick up a magazine. the skyscrappers were picture perfect, there was construction everywhere with new buildings going up, the architecture was spectacular, the capital building looked even better in person than in pictures. if people were to see this its no wonder they woudl go 'wow, this is the shit right here, this is what i want'
but thats the problem. thats not america. thats part of america, thats the good side. but i guess in a sense this country is like a family, theres always that crazy uncle or the brother nobody talks to, or maybe that cousin went to jail. its not all this perfect picture you see in magazines. theres a lot of problems here, and if you come to buffalo its obvious. but if you only see the good side, then yeah it looks damn good.
so i guess maybe its time to stop criticizing someone for saying this is the greatest place to live, maybe its just time to point out the pros and cons. ive always been confrontational (maybe why some of my friends have been completely unreliable as of late, maybe they're tired of it) but i think its better to throw your ideas out there than keep them to your self...or even worse, not have any of your own at all.
but this whole trip really left me depressed with the state of my life. ive never been anywhere. im 20 years old, have gone on one real vacation and it was back when i was 8 years old. ive gone on these mini trips to virginia, and ive been to boston and that infamous chicago trip, but thats it. i havent seen shit, i have no idea whats out there, and i really want to know. ive been on autopilot for a good 3 months now, maybe longer, and i guess im just tired of it. whats life if your not trying to acheive your goals?
it sure would be nice to have some friends you could count on and rely on though. oh well, hopefully everything will work out one day
currently listening to: akron/family "shoes"
and you laugh so hard, it hurts your sides in pain. as you approach the sun...it rains on everyone
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