Shine on you Crazy Diamond

What a peaceful, relaxing song...Shine on you crazy diamond, that is. I'm
not the biggest fan of Pink Floyd but once in awhile it's pretty cool.
Especially this 13-minute epic. Whatever. It's approaching 2 am and I'm
ready to conk out here any minute. It's been such a busy week around here
with so much going on, that I'm ready to sleep at least 16 hours tonight.
So much has happened in the past few days, and I've written about most of it
already, so now it's time for me to sit back, relax and enjoy myself for
awhile. Maybe just a little more than awhile, how 'bout that? I thought it
sounded good.

Well, springtime is like, the best part of the year -- I've already
explained why so I really don't have to say much more about that. Tomorrow
is gonna snow or somethin' around here so I say "uck" to that. Oh well, the
weather only gets better from here -- and at least we aren't all sweating in
95 degree heat. Which is cool (pun fully intended) hahahaha. What else can
I say? Everything is going RIGHT. Is there any stopping me? Well, yes and
no I guess. But for the most part I've built myself a solid enough
foundation that if the walls come tumbling down, I got backup plans. I said
in the survey that this is the greatest feeling in the world. Now that I'm
pretty much in the situation, am I feeling the greatest I ever have? Not
especially. I mean, I don't feel *bad* but there have been many times in my
life that I've felt "better". I guess we'll never actually true euphoria
until after we die. Maybe...maybe not -- I guess it depends on what you've
experienced and what you believe.

I think the greatest feeling you get is caused when something happens that
you least expect. (something good, of course) On the flip side, the worst
feelings are usually caused by something that is least expected. (see the
little harmonic balance here?) I guess that's why I always say that
"predictability" can make your life totally unbearable. And I think I'm
getting at something here -- I think we can all agree that there is a moral
basis to this as well. When I talk about "predictability" I don't only mean
events in life -- but other actions such as cloning and even contraception.
Things like this are what the Bible speaks out against -- and I think the
explanation is plain to see. I'd just hate to go through life where
everything is pre-decided. Just like the song "Subdivisions" by Rush. --
"Growing up it all seems all one-sided -- opinions all provided -- the
future pre-decided". The song itself refers to common suburban life, and I
think it makes the point fairly well. I could go on hours and hours writing
about urban sprawl, the interstate highway system and how society has abused
advanced modes of transportation -- but we won't go there right now -- it's
2:07 AM for cryin' out loud!

Traps. They aren't good. A lot of people -- young and old fall into traps.
Most of these traps are psychological, such as bad habits and addictions --
and others are physical things like massive debts and just things like that.
College is a time when a lot of young adults fall into traps. They aren't
easy to get out of, but they are scattered around everywhere just waiting to
eat you alive. And hey, let's face it -- a lot of people fall into some
sorta trap. I know I did, even though it wasn't that serious at all. But
once we get out of 'em we're stronger to face even greater challenges.

Risks. Some are good -- some are bad. It can be pretty difficult to tell
which is which, but it's something that NEEDS to be done before considering
taking any kind of risk. If you don't take ANY risks you're never gonna
accomplish ANYTHING beyond a minimum-wage job at McDonalds :) Probably a
bad analogy (since most McDonalds hire above minimum-wage), but you get the
picture. What really frustrates me is that my parents don't let me take
risks. Or at least I have to be secretive about anything that I may do that
goes against that "predictability" thing. Grr...brings out an entire den of
tigers in you!

Boo. Booyah. Extra crispy. Giraffes for a billion.

And of course an extra dose of caffeine to keep me up this late. It's all
good. I'm just really tired now from all the days' activities. How do I do
it? The same way you guys accomplish all the stuff (all the little things)
you do.

Karma. I can write all day about this too. So I'll wait until another day.
But keep it in ur mind b/c it's important!

-Chris A. Czaplicki