February 26, 2004
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A Little Kerouac for You
There will be a brief intermission… I’ve been SWAMPED this week. So here’s a bit of Kerouac.
“A kind of lyrical ecstacy possesses certain young Americans in the springtime, a feeling of not belonging in any one place or in any one moment, a wild restlessness longing to be elsewhere, everwhere, right now. The air is balmy and springlike, redolent with so many musics from everywhere, everything seems to describe dizzy circles, there are illimitable thoughts of long spaces and long voyages, it is a strange, maddening but still as yet ecstatic feeling of irresponsible wanderlust of the the soul, responding to everything at the moment – ‘I don’t give a damn!’”
And here I am in Japan… feeling exactly the same way. What’s wrong with me?! And that’s a rhetorical question for you smartasses.
Comments (5)
Good stuff on this xanga. Lol, before you freak out, I’m just a random guy who should be doing his paper instead of browsing through xanga, but hey, what can you do. Once again, good stuff. =)
Heh. It is just spring time in general, it is the human way to admit to themselves that they are just tired of the winter blahs, even if they really don’t get a full blown winter. Almost like a cabin fever. We wanna get out and not give a damn for a while, because we’ve been contained and scrutinized for the last 3 months.
oh, so you’re not completely cold hearted?
i really like this quote. i might steal it . . .
hang in there though – i heard february is the worst month. and spring is going to be sooooooo beautiful. before you know it, it’ll be april – and we’ll be frolicking in cherry blossoms and partying it up in tokyo . . .
and besides, restlessness is generally a good thing.
have a good weekend!!!
It is because of Springtime. Springtime is just the epitome of loneliness when it’s percieved as ” birds and bees”. BS. But yes… I havent taken care of the blood.. hopefully it shall stop soon.
i’m restless. i’m antsy. being cooped up inside at work with no purpose at all is making me go completely MAD. i’m done teaching and all i do now is think, for 7 hours, of why i am sitting here at school, wasting my life away sitting on my ass, when i could be LIVING LIFE.
at least spring is coming….cherry blossoms, sunshine, warm weather. and i can’t wait to see u next week! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!