that's all...

Noun: real world - the practical world as opposed to the academic world.

well.. that's kind of bullshit isn't it? what's so impractical about the academic world? and who's to define practical? if the academic world and the practical world don't go hand in hand... then why did I go to school?

I think every part of life is practical... simply because we learn from every experience. when Annie and I got so high we though a duck was disco dancing in the headlights of the minivan...... we learned that pot kills brain cells. when I moved to London... I learned that the time is the single most static element in life and should never be wasted.

I am blessed to be living this life... although at this moment I am sitting in the ABC News Radio Networks newroom........ writing a blog. paying homage to "the man" does not make us any less punk rock than we were 4 years ago. Annie and I got wrist tattoos what... 3 weeks ago? it's the attitude you keep that retains youth. it doesn't matter what kind of crap work you are doing at 21 years old... it's the fact that you are working. that you are pushing towards what you want. I have at least 60 more years of youth left in me.

things get scary sometimes... obviously. I am getting paid shit as a freelancer and worrying about bills and loans and supporting myself. but the truth is... I am doing better in life than half the people I know. I am in debt and I plan to live in my parent's house for at least the next year but... that's life. it's practical... and the most beautiful thing about it is... it changes... constantly. unlike time... life is not judged by seconds... minutes... hours... it's judged by moments.

play the game. pay "the man". live life as it's thrown at you. you'll get what you want in the end. I know I will.



cheers!