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[fivebyfive]

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
You don't know yet what you are...

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This may call for a proper introduction.

I'm...
Speeding along Wilshire, through Westwood, he drives a small, sleek Mercedes convertible. Or maybe it's a BMW. Does it matter? It screams STATUS. It screams "I've got it!" at the top of its lungs, and whispers "...And you don

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[asindreams]

This entry would indicate that you perceive yourself only in the context of how others perceive you. Or at least that you used to. If this is the case, a change in that is never a bad one. This seems to be a near-universal affliction of the creative in our generation (see Jan below). We were instructed as children to be snowflakes and stars and butterflies, but we've grown up into a society where that's inherently squashed and questioned and doubted. Does it take that much thought to conclude that adults these days fucking hate us

[fivebyfive]

I do often see myself the way others see me. I base a lot on it. I think about it a lot...too much. I also think I'm better than most at knowing what people are thinking about me...which can be crippling. If you know what people think of you, there's little drive to be anything more

[asindreams]

I just realized that part of it is that our parents were hippies who rebelled in young adulthood against the shitty repressive 50's - they thought they could prevent their comparative "slavedrivers" from cracking the whip. Upon the crushing defeat of the hippie spirit and political movement in the late 60's came the new conservatism - the Reagan conservative, and then the neoconservative - all of which are based on unfounded optimism (hippie leftover much?) and the flipside of free love: unending greed. Our parents, now baby boomers, still had the desire for us to transcend and swim where they went under, but they "learned" from the mega-profits of the 80s and the same in the 90s that success could only come from the individual. Think about it - we're taught to be not just snowflakes, but individual snowflakes. What was "teamwork" is now most often outright ignoring, and what was "sportsmanship" is now the perfunctory handshake after beating the shit out of someone. Competition is the watchword, and you better watch out if you

[fivebyfive]

It always surprises me what people respond to in these entries. It's rarely what I expect them to. People seem to hang on to certain things I say and ignore other parts. The majority of this entry isn't even about me, and I think only one response even mentioned that. I'm pretty sure no one understands what this is really about, even though at the last moment I decided to add a few things that spell it out. I would be interested to see if anyone did pick up on anything

You're a diamond in the sky...

[special_kt]

I always say "When you fall remember to pick something up!"

Bright, shiny and brilliant star that you are each time you fall from the heavens you grab a little piece of life! With that knowledge, you return to the sky burning even brighter than before and share your story with the world.

You're right --

"Stars fall, but it's what they do afterward that makes a
difference. This is just the beginning, the preamble to a
much larger story."

People always want to share their stories, unfortunately few know how to make it all worth listening to. I don't even enjoy going to see movies anymore, because I so easily figure out the ending within the first thirty minutes. That's where you come in...you have the ability to take those monotonous details and turn them into something interesting, creative stories that demand attention! Don't ever forget how talented you really are. Your work will certainly continue to impact and influence Journalism as we know it!

Re: You're a diamond in the sky...

[fivebyfive]

Yeah I do try to write endings that aren't obvious from the get-go...

Thanks. :)