Over the last couple of days I've realized that my life follows a very specific schedule, and some days of the week never fail to be amazing. I start the week and it's kind of blah, you know with start of school and all that. But hit Wednesday and things kick off expenetially. Shipment day. Two words that are party worthy. Every Wednesday without fail me and my good friend Adam (read his reviews at thebrowncoat.blogspot.com) and I head on down to Big Pete's, our local comic book store, and the day is filled with comic books and our brainstorming ideas for either The Foundation, our revolutionary comic book we are writing, or the comic book store we will one day open. Merryment ensues.
Then when Friday rolls around the browncoats club meets up and we watch anywhere from 1-17 episodes of one of Joss Whedon's masterpieces, currently we're on Angel season 1, followed as of late by a movie by the second greatest director in the world: Kevin Smith. Cheerio mix abounds and the laughter of small children rings out throughout the house.
I bring this up because after having just gotten back from the latest installment of the Browncoats club, I saw something that possibly changed my future. That thing was a movie, THE movie...Clerks 2. For those of you familar with this movie think back to the end...prison...after watching the inter-species erotica show. Anyways, what Randall said during this scene made so much sense to me. To paraphrase he talked about living ones life according to what makes sense to that individual, rather than societies conventional views on how you should live life. And yes, while I am aware this is the theme for 50% of all self help books, and you here it day in and out from everyone around you, it sounds so much more sincere and powerful coming from a fictional character that hires beastiality performers than any of these so called "life doctors". Anyways, yes, this what goes through my mind on a Saturday morning. And as I sit here listening to Tool and dipping Oreo's in applesauce (delicious) I have realized that yes, I am able to be both a rock star and a comic book store owner. Fuck you society.
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"That's beautiful man"....But seriously Kevin Smith is incredible at making honest movies that can teach you as much (and stuff much more relevant to a normal person) as most books you study in school. And it always seems so sincere. I owe a lot to his movies, like any great stories from any medium should, they have made me a better person.
Yay for dependance on movies for life lessons!
I'm gonna go watch Clerks II w/ commentary now...
Unfortunately I have neither Oreos or applesauce at my home, so I was unable to heed to your suggestion... I'm glad you happy with wherever it is you are right now. However if their are any more lessons you feel need to be learned let us know, it will give us new movie possibilities.
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