Wednesday, January 30, 2013

OVER THE PHONE ADVICE THAT TURNED INTO A FUN LITTLE WRITING EXERCISE WITH MY 32 YEAR OLD, DRUG ADDICTED, EX-CON, BROTHER-IN-LAW CONFIDANT WHO WORKS AT McDONALD'S AND LIVES IN HIS PARENT'S BASEMENT WHILE HE GETS HIS BANKROLL TOGETHER

     "Dude, I can't do that, I've got a memory like a mouse."

     "They actually have good memories."

     "Well, then something not a mouse that doesn't have a good memory."

     "See, man, that's already worthy!"

     "Hey, this IS how you go crazy, you're right!"

     "But seriously, man, what was the whole thing about, about me going to you for advice? What was it you had to say about that?"

     "See man, that's what I like about you, you think so far out of the box it's not a box anymore, it's a circle, and you just go around and around and you think you're just going in circles but you're really not, you're actually getting somewhere!"

     "Yeah, but where is it gettin' ya?"

     "Haha. Yeah, you know, you end up chasing your own tail but in a way, you're clarifying things for me. See, you're right there, man. I'm jealous of you."

     "Dude, there's nothing to be jealous of. Believe me, you don't want any of this shit. It's a million times worse than I thought it would be, and I thought it was gonna be pretty fucking bad!"

     "Yeah, hey, and you saw those towers coming down!"

     "Dude, I predicted it!"

     "I know, that's what I mean!"

     "I really did. And I tell people that and there's so many people that did. There was so much energy to that thing. It's like you've gotta think outside of time."

     "Yes, that's exactly right! All human constructs have to come down over time for us to move forward. Otherwise we'd just be the same thing over and over again. It goes against all of evolution."

     "Dude, I think I should go ahead and write in us talking about what I'm writing. That would be pretty hard to do though, right?"

     "Yeah, it would be. It's been pretty hard to this point."

     "See man, it takes so much concentration but then you've gotta be loose with it and be willing at any moment to totally let go of the thing you're concentrating on. It's really a lot like climbing. You concentrate on these little holds but then you're really only just using them."

     "That's exactly right, you gotta be fluid with it."

     "Dude, Sarah just screamed down that we've gotta go to Ikea."

     "Haha, you have to put that in there! That really just happened!"

     "Dude, you've gotta get your shit together! We gotta write together! We'd be like Elton John and that other guy!"

     "Haha! Man, I was just thinking that very thing!"

     "No way, really?"

     "I'm serious!"

     "Hey man, you don't care if I title this something about my 32 year old, ex-con, brother-in-law who lives in his parent's basement do you?"

     "No way, man, are you kidding me? I don't care. I'm actually starting to embrace the whole ex-con thing."

   

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