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I hate the world today
You're so good to me I know, but I can't change Tried to tell you, but you look at me like maybe I'm an angel underneath Innocent and sweet Yesterday I cried You must have been relieved To see the softer side I can understand how you'd be so confused I don't envy you I'm a little bit of everything All rolled into one I'm a bitch, I'm a lover I'm a child, I'm a mother I'm a sinner, I'm a saint I do not feel ashamed I'm your health, I'm your dream I'm nothing in between You know you wouldn't want it any other way So take me as I am This may mean you'll have to be a stronger man Rest assured that when I start to make you nervous And I'm going to extremes Tomorrow I will change And today won't mean a thing Just when you think you've got me figured out The season's already changing I think it's cool you do what you do And don't try to save me I'm a bitch, I'm a tease I'm a goddess on my knees When you hurt, when you suffer I'm your angel undercover I've been numbed, I'm revived Can't say I'm not alive You know I wouldn't want it any other way
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...  If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance...Baffle 'em with bullshit My Karma ran over my Dogma God WAS my co-pilot...But, we crashed in the mountains and...I had to eat him I'm suffocating in what's become of me... The rancid remains of what I used to be
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i never really fit into one category or another ..
and its been a bit of a dilema ... not so much now as it was when i was a teen because most teens naturally feel an inherent need to belong to one group or another - something they can identify and derive support from while they are developing emotionally. I was always into team sports, and pretty decent at them .... but i didnt like jocks. Couldnt relate to muscleheads on any level other than the love of playing the game. I was always into art .. spent a lot of time in the class (discovering my limitations unfortunately) but i found most of the art-posers to be just as imbalanced as the jocks. I enjoyed a party but wasnt a drunk .. i mostly saw them as a way to meet girls ..(but as i never approached any i wasnt too successful unless they approached me :) So i wasnt a partier .. didnt do drugs, drank occasionally ... Lots of people i knew were heads but i wasnt. I was always a smart kid .. could hold my own on any subject - pretty decent iq (for what thats worth) but i didnt like the pseudo-intellectuals. I tried to get along with everyone but i had no qualms about telling someone they were an asshole, be it the captain of the football team, or the most popular princess in the school. Since i was having problems at home it would have been nice to have had a 'support group' like the ones above but it never felt natural for me to limit myself to one kind of friendship over another. So it was weird ... weirder still when my friends all did get together because it was a very diverse group. I was going to say that things are easier now that i'm older but its not. Upon reflection i realize that adults do the same thing .. there are still noticable divisions. Usually based on the social stratus. What do you do for a living, how much money do you make, do you have kids, do you act your age. I'm 43 but i find that i dont have much in common with most of the people my age. I wanted a house so i am forced to live in suburbia. I care about the future of my family so i'm forced to work in some soul sucking job for finantial stability. I am surrounded by people who watch survivor and friends at night and make homophobic and racist jokes. The friends i value most are my more 'bohemian' friends who generally live downtown and are either writers or musicians. Although i can meet them on many levels I myself cannot play an instrument so that important connection is missing. I do all the work around the house myself .. i'm handy. On the surface i look like a normal responsible suburban dad but i have artistic leanings (just no talent) I have a few obsessions that people my age generally dont hav .. music/movies/literature. I love to collect things .. especially movie related toys .. i love pop culture. Most of my peers could give 2 shits for these things. Their goals are to have the best SUV/plasma screen/lawn on the street. (a plasma screen for watching friends .. and occasionally Top Gun) I guess in summary i really dont fit into any niche and although it looks tempting at times, its not a natural thing for me to do. (this is why many people turn to religion by the way) I dont believe in that either. So - i still enjoy my sports, my music/movies/literature, my tinkering around the house .. but most of all, my immediate family which would be my wife and 4 year old son. We are probably going to be known as the family that doesnt fit in ..but as far as we are concerned - if it works for us, we're into it .. if not .. then dont expect us to do it just because its the social norm. wow, i feel like i just took my pants off in public .. back to work.
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I don't fit into any category either.
61 years old--most of my friends and quasi-contemporaries are in their 30's and 40's. I don't seem to have any of the interests of people my age--Cannot imagine myself driving a motorhome cross country--had much rather tour on a motorcycle. Work with people trying to learn to live clean and sober without alcohol or drugs--I'm a recovering addict--clean and sober for 14 years this month. Most of the people I work with are HIV positive--I'm negative. I have two surviving family members--a 94 year old uncle by marriage and a half-brother. Uncle is still able to walk around--but his mind is shot. I suppose I should mention that I am homosexual--so is my half brother--but he and I have very little in common--and we both live in the same town. I seem to get along with straight folks--I have more straight fiends than gay ones. I hate most sports--unless I can participitate--such as rollerblading--which i still do. I learned to turn on the computer at the library about 1 1/2 years ago--then I built one up from a dead one--learned to use it--and here I am. I have a BBA, and I am an electrician--most addicts have more careers than most people have jobs. And I really miss hearing from you guys when I don't have time to sign on for a few days--which is now. If I don't get to say so again have HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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congrats and keep fighting the good fight
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by the way...put your pants back on! No wonder you're not accepted by your peers! Ya can't just get naked at a moment's notice! It's just weird. :D
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Oh, and happy holidays to you too, Juan. Good game. (regarding being sober).
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