TMI

"I'm sure a hundred years ago the speed of information was obviously slower and not globalized; now the world is one big thing and everything is sped up. People get bored too quickly. It's sad, because we're jaded. Even if we didn't want to be, we'd still be jaded because of the speed at which we receive and get bored by information"
*Alexandre de Betak, as told to M-K, Influence

Sully safely landed the plane in the Hudson. some crazy chick had octuplets. Chris beat Rih Rih. A-Rod and his steroids. something about a recession. cows jumped over the moon AND a dish ran away with a spoon. way too much is happening at once.

while inundated with headlines, we're also supposed to be hyped about some Degrassi actor turned rapper, deal with Duke insisting on racking up the L's, and be on top of the latest facebook activity, because 25 things lists are sooo last week.

oh, and i also wanna finally finish reading Savage Inequalities and Influence and do my taxes, upload my pictures from my camera, find an apartment, and check everything off of at least one list.

all while working 10 hour days.

sometimes I get overwhelmed because I'll sit in front of my computer with five tabs open in Mozilla and not a clue of what to do first. and my fucking phone won't stop going off. BBM. email. text. phone calls. and for some reason i don't turn it off because i still wanna talk to you and you and you. i don't want to be overwhelmed, jaded because there's so much going on but nothing's ever gonna get done. i wanna get to everything, but in this day and age it's as if we're to use both hands and both feet to start as many projects as possible, but not completing a damn thing.

sitting having brunch and wondering why the fuck it's taking so long for me to get my damn food. but why am I in such a rush? to go and do what? I make my own damn schedule. so, actually, take your time with those eggs.

and then I'm gonna stroll around the neighborhood. go into a store or two. just to browse. when i get home, i'll slip into sweats, turn on the Sunday playlist and sit back for a bit. clear my head.

anything pressing? no? okay, well let's call today a music day. and just do that. feel satisfied because I added 15 new songs to my library. even if it took 3 hours, i did it my way.

the headlines, facebook and BBM can wait. they're only distractions.

because i'm two seconds from losing my mind and the only way to stay sane will be to slow down and disconnect. in '09.