The same collection of poems, taking it slowly, reading it since fall, not wanting it to end. And if only I could get a pinch of Carver in my work, that was the stuff! Even a shake could transform me.
I was there and not, two places at the same time. The first awareness of that division, like the divider in a cab separating the front from the back. It was down, and I could see through, but not always hear.
And why were people watching Friends again?! Like some deep, saccharine need it filled and we all deeply craved. To patch the holes in our hearts. And what little we knew then! Less wise, happier still.
If only we could transform ourselves to those far away people, there. Easier, better, than having to confront the hard work that waits for us inside.
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Yeah. I don’t understand the renewed appeal of Friends. That’s a show that doesn’t stand the test of time.
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Ha but it fills some odd void now, I think! And odd, that. Gosh. Bring out the Huey Lewis, next. It’s hip to be square (really!).
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Very well done … Huey Lewis and Friends … very comparable.
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Distance lends enchantment
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Well put
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I never got into Friends, but I get the sentiment. I’m watching Noah Baumbach movies in reverse chronological order and the one I watched tonight hurt. Up now because I don’t want to face the silence and the dark.
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Ugh. I’m listening to a Ravi Shankar album and then I’m obliged to watch the Han Solo film. Wish I could stick with Shankar.
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Ugh is right. My condolences.
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Here’s to the power of super low expectations (and not being disappointed)
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Yes, best to go into such things with a strategy.
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Watched Solo a couple of weeks ago and was bored. Watched Skywalker last week and was annoyed. My daughter watches Friends all the time and it hurts.
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That’s kind of hysterical, how you laid that out. Thanks for catching up with me here! Amid all your pretty walks in the snow, and so forth.
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You never know you’re experiencing golden times until they’re gone, I am NOT saying Friends was part of a golden time, but perhaps a more positive one, one where we weren’t pulverised daily with thoughts of our oncoming destruction. And Ravi Shankar – what grand company to keep. I’m not surprised you’re reluctant to give him up for Han Solo
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Ha ha good one. Yes that was a hard transition, from Shankar to Solo. Tough act to follow for anyone right!? Here’s to the golden time of “now!”
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I totally agree. Enjoy the calm moments, the little moments that make you smile
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Ah yes, I finished Five seasons on Friends last year and five more remaining, taking to those days. Friends is my stressbuster and laughing crazily. The calm and soothing moments matter a lot in today’s times.
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It seems a pleasant enough tonic for the realities of life right?
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