Super bowl Sunday is this weekend. And it could just be my anti-social approach to life, but I haven't heard much about it up to this point. Until today I didn't know where it was even being held. I know which teams made it in but I don't really care about either team, their stories, or the fabricated drama the media is trying to stir up to get me interested in watching.
I will be spending the majority of the evening standing around the same fire pit from New Year's Eve. I love fire pits and feel that every house should have one. I realize that by staring into the the flames of fire I will miss all those clever commercials and the half time show with Beyonce, but even stating that here doesn't sell me on the idea. Again; watching commercials... Beyonce... watching commercials... Beyonce... is that really the recipe for a great evening? Polar bears drinking coke. A baby dancing or talking? A funny Doritos story? Some nerd or hipster being ironic? Do I really need these people to sell me shit? Do I really need more shit? Or Beyonce? Now doesn't poking a fire with a stick sound like more fun?
Fire pits are great places for reflection. The last fire pit was great for cleansing my soul of 2012's waste and this fire pit will be good for hashing out 2013. Europe is on the horizon and what started as a cheap commentary in an earlier post might very well turn into a year long hiatus from American soil.
When I think of a year abroad I don't think of what I will miss by leaving, but what I will gain by going. There is a value in pushing yourself forward through life. Especially if it can be uncomfortable and uncertain. I treasure the freedom of being able to life this way.
It all depends on Grad school. If I get in, none of this matters. But if I don't get in, I'm gone. For at least a year.
What will I do in Europe? Does it matter? What am I doing here that I can't do there? Swim, eat, fuck, travel around, write, sleep... Sounds pretty good to me.
What is lost? Well, there are the friends. There is KU basketball. And, of course, there's the Super Bowl in 2014. It turns out that I can send emails to friends and as long as none of them die or get married, I can keep in touch electronically. KU basketball will be tough. I love watching the games but I will figure something out. And damn if I have to miss another Super Bowl... I guess I will figure it all out this weekend... during the Super Bowl... standing around the fire pit.
I will be spending the majority of the evening standing around the same fire pit from New Year's Eve. I love fire pits and feel that every house should have one. I realize that by staring into the the flames of fire I will miss all those clever commercials and the half time show with Beyonce, but even stating that here doesn't sell me on the idea. Again; watching commercials... Beyonce... watching commercials... Beyonce... is that really the recipe for a great evening? Polar bears drinking coke. A baby dancing or talking? A funny Doritos story? Some nerd or hipster being ironic? Do I really need these people to sell me shit? Do I really need more shit? Or Beyonce? Now doesn't poking a fire with a stick sound like more fun?
Fire pits are great places for reflection. The last fire pit was great for cleansing my soul of 2012's waste and this fire pit will be good for hashing out 2013. Europe is on the horizon and what started as a cheap commentary in an earlier post might very well turn into a year long hiatus from American soil.
When I think of a year abroad I don't think of what I will miss by leaving, but what I will gain by going. There is a value in pushing yourself forward through life. Especially if it can be uncomfortable and uncertain. I treasure the freedom of being able to life this way.
It all depends on Grad school. If I get in, none of this matters. But if I don't get in, I'm gone. For at least a year.
What will I do in Europe? Does it matter? What am I doing here that I can't do there? Swim, eat, fuck, travel around, write, sleep... Sounds pretty good to me.
What is lost? Well, there are the friends. There is KU basketball. And, of course, there's the Super Bowl in 2014. It turns out that I can send emails to friends and as long as none of them die or get married, I can keep in touch electronically. KU basketball will be tough. I love watching the games but I will figure something out. And damn if I have to miss another Super Bowl... I guess I will figure it all out this weekend... during the Super Bowl... standing around the fire pit.
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