Keeping it Real

I've been doing some thinking about how we communicate electronically these days. There's e-mail. There's texting. Gone are the days of a handwritten letter unless it comes from a mother who writes to let me know how she feels about me these days, and chooses to fire off four pages to do so. I'm sorry. That was personal. Moving on.

Gone are the days of a phone call, too, it seems. It's sad. We used to be a talking people. Now we're a texting and e-mailing people. The thrill of conversation is gone. People feel that e-mails and texts serve as valid methods of meaningful communication these days. That's pathetic. I can't get with that. I want to hear you. I want to see you. I want to be seen and heard. I want interpersonal communciation.

I want relationship the way it was intended to be. Two people RELATING to each other. You can't establish trust through text or e-mail. You can't establish anything real online. You have to be real with real people, not their artificial proxies, whether it's a phone (landline or cell), cell phone (for texting) or computer. Get some face time, people.

Be real.

Dating...

is hard. That should be all I have to say about it, but here's some more:

1. Long-distance may not be for me (especially in this instance)

2. Why is it so hard to find "normal" people? I realize that everyone is normal until you get to know them, so to speak, but ultimately, how do some people function? I don't want to know, but I believe they do. I believe it's true.

3. I keep having dreams. I've had three about someone so far. The first one left me asking how it would happen. The second one was nice. The third one I thought was real and got sad when I woke up because it wasn't real. None have been sexual. They've all been nice, though. And they come when I'm not thinking about anything to do with the person.

4. Where are you my friend?

First Blogger Post

Well, this is my first post here. For my first post I'll post lyrics from an album I'm currently enjoying the heck out of, I'm Not Dead by P!nk. It's "Who Knew," which I think is her current single. I didn't know this until the other day. All I know is that I replayed the heck out of this album on the road during my 4 hour plus some change drive to and from NC this past Easter weekend.

Who Knew
You took my hand
You showed me how
You promised me you'd be around
Uh huh
That's right
I took your words
And I believed
In everything
You said to me
Yeah huh
That's right

If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Cause they're all wrong
I know better
Cause you said forever
And ever
Who knew

Remember when we were such fools
And so convinced and just too cool
Oh no
No no
I wish I could touch you again
I wish I could still call you friend
I'd give anything

When someone said count your blessings now
'fore they're long gone
I guess I just didn't know how
I was all wrong
They knew better
Still you said forever
And ever
Who knew

Yeah yeah
I'll keep you locked in my head
Until we meet again
Until we
Until we meet again
And I won't forget you my friend
What happened

If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Cause they're all wrong and
That last kiss
I'll cherish
Until we meet again
And time makes
It harder
I wish I could remember
But I keep
Your memory
You visit me in my sleep
My darling
Who knew
My darling
My darling
Who knew
My darling
I miss you
My darling
Who knew
Who knew