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So tonight I was talking to my friend Nick about random stuff and the topic moves to Judaism
(he's Jewish) and so he drew the Star of David on my white board. THen I drew one too to see how well I could draw it. THen next thing you know, there are all sorts of religious symbols (mostly from eastern religions) drawn all over my board. Then we all went to the movies and had a great time.
When we came back, I went to put my coat in my room and found a message written on my board that said "Your a fuckin Jew. Go back where you belong" and it really pissed all of us off. I know the person probably didn't mean it to be offensive and was most likely just drunk off their ass and thought they were being funny, but sometimes people piss the shit out of me. And then I had to erase my board full of cool religious symbols. I liked it.
Fyi, the movie we saw, The Fountain, was REALLY good. Like, REALLY REALLY good. I encourage you all to see it. Great acting, great story, great directing/effects and great soundtrack (same people as Requiem For A Dream). Wow.
Tonight was a pretty good night otherwise. Played pool and ping pong with a bunch of people and acted crazy, then watched stand up and ordered Chinese food cuz we were starving. Then that all sorta got ruined once I got back. I come in the room as my friend Kara picks up her phone, and it's her boyfriend, who basically just starts screaming at her for no reason about random things because he was extremely drunk, so she leaves the room to go talk on the phone with him. We all continued watching tv and eating for about a half an hour or so, and I was worried about Kara, so I grabbed her food and went up to her room. She answered her door completely bawling (which is crazy, because she's usually able to hold herself together really well when she's upset). She told me she didn't feel hungry anymore and I asked if she wanted to talk or be alone. She thought for a bit then opened the door and we went in and talked. She said he had never acted like that at all in all the years she's known him (since the beginning of high school) and told me all the things he said to her and how he was apparently blaming her for the fact that he was trashed and said all sorts of really mean, hurtful things. And then while we were talking he kept calling and leaving messages about how he was right about acting this way and it wasn't even because of the alcohol and basically avoiding apologizing at all costs.
Now you have to understand, I really like her boyfriend. He's a really cool, nice, funny, down to earth guy and they're a really really good couple, but I was so angry about everything he did. She was saying that when they have fights like this she thinks about going on a break with him. It hurts her so much when they have fights like this, when he's drunk or they're discussing his drinking, but she never goes on a break. Why? Because their relationship is worth more to her than that. Sure, she hates when they have those fights. Hell, she barely gets to see him because he goes to Columbia and she has sports practices on a lot of weekends. but she would never give up what they have when alcohol isn't around at all, even if it's just talking on the phone.
I guess mostly I'm just ranting because I'm upset about it. But I want to make a point too. People who care about each other like they do shouldn't be wasting their energy on petty fights like that. They both know they're not going to break up because they love each other and don't want to be away from each other. They broke up over the summer, but even though they lived in different cities, they still got back together because it was worth it to them. SO why ruin such a wonderful thing with stupid fights? There's no point in even bothering fighting like that. I'm not trying to put myself on a pedestal, though. God knows I've done the same thing he did (though not drunk) and ruined a relationship that meant more to me than anything. Since then I've realized getting in stupid fights and causing drama that wasn't necessary was easily one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made, but it hits harder having to watch it all happening to someone else and trying to help them fix it. Show the people you love that you love them, and if they really mean something to you, you'll be willing to do whatever it takes to make it work (eve if that means changing yourself) and not waste your time and happiness and create a bad thing out of a good thing. Take care of the people you love, not just yourself.
(he's Jewish) and so he drew the Star of David on my white board. THen I drew one too to see how well I could draw it. THen next thing you know, there are all sorts of religious symbols (mostly from eastern religions) drawn all over my board. Then we all went to the movies and had a great time.
When we came back, I went to put my coat in my room and found a message written on my board that said "Your a fuckin Jew. Go back where you belong" and it really pissed all of us off. I know the person probably didn't mean it to be offensive and was most likely just drunk off their ass and thought they were being funny, but sometimes people piss the shit out of me. And then I had to erase my board full of cool religious symbols. I liked it.
Fyi, the movie we saw, The Fountain, was REALLY good. Like, REALLY REALLY good. I encourage you all to see it. Great acting, great story, great directing/effects and great soundtrack (same people as Requiem For A Dream). Wow.
Tonight was a pretty good night otherwise. Played pool and ping pong with a bunch of people and acted crazy, then watched stand up and ordered Chinese food cuz we were starving. Then that all sorta got ruined once I got back. I come in the room as my friend Kara picks up her phone, and it's her boyfriend, who basically just starts screaming at her for no reason about random things because he was extremely drunk, so she leaves the room to go talk on the phone with him. We all continued watching tv and eating for about a half an hour or so, and I was worried about Kara, so I grabbed her food and went up to her room. She answered her door completely bawling (which is crazy, because she's usually able to hold herself together really well when she's upset). She told me she didn't feel hungry anymore and I asked if she wanted to talk or be alone. She thought for a bit then opened the door and we went in and talked. She said he had never acted like that at all in all the years she's known him (since the beginning of high school) and told me all the things he said to her and how he was apparently blaming her for the fact that he was trashed and said all sorts of really mean, hurtful things. And then while we were talking he kept calling and leaving messages about how he was right about acting this way and it wasn't even because of the alcohol and basically avoiding apologizing at all costs.
Now you have to understand, I really like her boyfriend. He's a really cool, nice, funny, down to earth guy and they're a really really good couple, but I was so angry about everything he did. She was saying that when they have fights like this she thinks about going on a break with him. It hurts her so much when they have fights like this, when he's drunk or they're discussing his drinking, but she never goes on a break. Why? Because their relationship is worth more to her than that. Sure, she hates when they have those fights. Hell, she barely gets to see him because he goes to Columbia and she has sports practices on a lot of weekends. but she would never give up what they have when alcohol isn't around at all, even if it's just talking on the phone.
I guess mostly I'm just ranting because I'm upset about it. But I want to make a point too. People who care about each other like they do shouldn't be wasting their energy on petty fights like that. They both know they're not going to break up because they love each other and don't want to be away from each other. They broke up over the summer, but even though they lived in different cities, they still got back together because it was worth it to them. SO why ruin such a wonderful thing with stupid fights? There's no point in even bothering fighting like that. I'm not trying to put myself on a pedestal, though. God knows I've done the same thing he did (though not drunk) and ruined a relationship that meant more to me than anything. Since then I've realized getting in stupid fights and causing drama that wasn't necessary was easily one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made, but it hits harder having to watch it all happening to someone else and trying to help them fix it. Show the people you love that you love them, and if they really mean something to you, you'll be willing to do whatever it takes to make it work (eve if that means changing yourself) and not waste your time and happiness and create a bad thing out of a good thing. Take care of the people you love, not just yourself.