I've had Comedy Central on for the last few hours, just kind of playing in the background through my truckloads of homework and preparation for finals. They have this awesome habit of repeating the same 3 or 4-hour block of shows, same episodes and all. Granted, no one should be watching that much TV and it shouldn't really be a problem, but it's a little redundant the second time around.
So this episode of South Park is on for the second time, and it occurred to me that it's going by about 3 times faster than it did the first time. I know this is just a game being played in my mind, but it's still weird.
Which brings me to the actual point here: High school, or just school in general, seems to go by faster every year. We get up at unreasonably early hours, we go to school, we take our core classes with not a terrible amount of variation between years, and we go home. This is living the same life in 9-month increments on a yearly basis. This is watching the same plot unfold for a second or third time on a TV show. This is repetition.
It made me think about how I get so caught up in the moment during new experiences, but not so much after I've already "been there, done that." It reminded me about all of the facebook and myspace profiles that mention the desire to meet new people. Almost everything that makes for a truly exciting and involved experience are things that haven't been done before.
It's like our minds are begging to be refreshed. Our desires are dehydrated, and our routines are salt water. I think this is an indication to live a little when you can. It feels good. Don't deny it.
P.S.-I'll give a quarter to anyone who guesses that song in the title correctly. Except, probably not, because I'm broke.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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