anyways, that's my splurge for the day... i just finished this awesome book, "weird like us: my bohemian america" by ann powers, and it was... insightful. for some reason, it felt like a major anti-drug, birth control campign, but i know it was the exact opposite. it was an honest, this-is-life memoir from a lady who lived in san francisco in the 1980s, in the heart of emerging bohemia. and ya know, i've realized: that is an amazing, independent lifestlye. and there are people who are definately made for it... but i am not one of them. i'm not the kind of person who can live without security. sure, there are definately aspects i'd love to incorporate in my life, but... you'd have to read it to really understand, i think. i most definately recommend it.
there's this quote in it that... completely describes how i feel.
"it's this great Marx quote; he's saying how he loves his wife, becuse he's been with her so long, he knows where every wrinkle came from. you have so much history with someone that you have marked each other. not just, i put a ring on your hand, or i hit you with a frying pan and you've got this big dent in your head. but you've marked each other in so many different ways."
some little girls, they dream of marrying a tall, dark one, or a hansome, blonde apollo, other girls are just looking for someone who can play a musical instrument, or a sport. me? i always knew i'd marry someone i grew up with. i want someone who i don't have to tell my life story to, they've been along for every step of the way. true, that's a bit difficult with how much i've moved around, but that has always been my ideal of a perfect guy.
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