Alice In Chains - Would?

Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You

A seemingly rational friend of mine in his 30's was about to start an argument with me recently where he was going to take the side of video games being just as much a reality as anything else. He did not clarify in his statement as to video games being separated from reality, but part of a reality one chooses that operates separately from what we all still understand reality to be. His side was going to be that reality is video games and vice-versa. Certainly with the amount of time he gives personally to video games I can understand how he can see a good portion of his reality being that of a video game. The question then becomes... what next for him? For the rest of us?

Depeche Mode-In Your Room (Remastered)

It is terrible to witness someone you love deteriorate before your eyes. I've heard a lot of people talk about the experience and I have read about it and seen it on television, but none of those things compare to real life experience in this area. I guess the first part is living with an understanding that it is not about you. What is happening is happening because it is happening. It is the fault of nobody. I can understand how people can be selfish in this kind of situation and speak about themselves and how they feel. I suppose I can say with certainty that the person I once knew no longer exists. She was gone a long time ago. In the big scheme of things, what is happening could be viewed as somewhat of a blessing. Maybe that's just me looking at the bright side of things... a rare occurrence in my life. I guess there will always be music that moves me and the game that brings me the most joy. 

I am not seeing or hearing anything these days that takes me off into another place. I am seeing manufactured housing in the entertainment industry. Money is not the point of an artistic creation. Once it becomes the point, the art suffers and all authenticity becomes lost.

The authentic man is held to a position which is set in stone. In his mind, whatever is chizzled into that rock is golden in its wisdom. At the same time, another authentic man see such a rock and appreciates what it stands for. He may even marvel at its meaning and ponder it once again for a while as it may be familiar to him. He will then walk away without giving it another thought. Later on that day another authentic man may come across the rock and decide to break it into pieces with a sledge hammer. He may only manage a chip off the top of the rock before a ranger comes over and detains him. While waiting for the police, the ranger may ask the man why he did what he did. The man may say, "My father loved this saying and was responsible for this rock and he beat me." Man has many sides. Some are revealed and some are concealed.