Friday, 24 October 2003 - 11:14 PM EDT

how is this another danforth title?

that title reminded me of betty fisher and other stories. that's a fantastic movie. it's french. it's based on a book, i believe, but i haven't read it....anyway see the movie

i don't think the cynical one is THAT cynical....well maybe it is. i think that it's less cynical with a different perspective but not necessarily like the one that's not so evil sounding

i don't think there's anything wrong with living less in the moment...not absolutely not in the moment but you need balance. you need to be able to prepare so that you do have good moments in the future but you also have to know how to enjoy them when they come.

what's wrong with craziness? i'm a huge fan

Saturday, 25 October 2003 - 12:31 AM EDT

live in the now is the 4th danforth cd. silly...

and i agree... it's all about balance!

Saturday, 25 October 2003 - 12:34 PM EDT

I don't think anyone is saying that you shouldn't look to the future or plan ahead; living entirely in the moment is irresponsible and will end up screwing you over a million different ways. The problem is more about restlessness; we can never be happy where we are at the moment, even in situations where we're having fun. The example I gave Dave in the conversation we had about this before is at a party; I'm having a good time, but I'm still always checking my watch and making plans for what I'm going to do when I leave. The same goes for university. I loved Danforth and my friends there, last year was probably one of the best of my life, but I still couldn't wait to get here. For me, what is unknown is always more attractive than wherever I currently happen to be, and this seems to intensify with every passing day. I think that this robs me of my ability to enjoy life to the extent that I should. From what I understand from her blog, this is Kate's problem too. So how do we stop? This is the question.

Saturday, 25 October 2003 - 2:32 PM EDT

and so my point is that tomorrow is the same as today, it just hasn't happened yet. so why think about tomorrow? it's not special, it's not different, it's the same. why go to tomorrow when there is so much left in today?

Saturday, 25 October 2003 - 9:05 PM EDT

well, this kirsten character seems to be very much not living in the moment...more so than i thought. i find that somewhat odd. i kind of get that to but not to the same extent....it's more like when i have a moment of happiness it's so happy it almost makes me sad that i'm not going to have a happy moment like that for a while or ever. i don't plan quite so excessively though