Flow In It

by Rasmenia Comment Closed
For absolutely no reason at all, I thought that I would impart to you all that life is funny, life is pain, life is beautiful and goddamit - we're really not here for very long so feel it ALL - grab a hold of it - the sickness, the joy, the sour, wretched, breaking hearts, the ecstasy, those wild, intoxicated lost weekends...and the hangovers.Life is not always laughter and bliss - even if we think it ought to be. But, no matter what it is, it's real - we're all a bunch of fucked-up fools running around in an insane circus - filled with clowns and lions and if we're lucky, a hot chick on a trapeze...Sometimes, we are right where we want to be and other times we are so filled with a discomfort and lack of contentment that our brains itch, our guts feel like they're rotting, but goddam! Isn't this life a mad and twisted pleasure...The moral...
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A Lesson for the Uncouth: Being Neighborly

by Rasmenia Comment Closed
Right, then…so, I've been here in Paris for almost a year & a half, now.I've learned a few things in that span of time. Just a few.Of course, being from a relatively small town in northern Colorado, living here is quite different…people aren't spread out – there are millions of people condensed into a city that really isn't all that big.I suppose it's sort of like living in a really big clown car…Maybe it's just me being an ignorant foreigner, but now that I have spent some time here living among the natives, I now see that I didn't know a damned thing when it comes to living among one another & being neighborly. I mean, I had always thought it was all about being polite, quiet & minding your own business - but, I obviously don't know as much as I thought I did.So, here's what I've learned:1. Don't walk - STOMP. Throw all of your weight on...
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