I'll know when everything feels alright
Yay Portland!
I've been here corrupting L, turning her into pinkstateofmind.
I showed her some photos of Gerard Way as I was introducing her to my latest obsession.
I mentioned that there's been talk of him moving to Portland. Her response? "Yeah, we don't have enough people who look like that here. We obviously need more." So, I think he'll fit in okay if he does end up here.
I showed her some interview footage of him being all sincere and passionate about His Art. She said he seemed almost immature in his idealism and optimism, like he hasn't seen enough of the world. So I got spent some time thinking about this last night as I was falling asleep. L and I are 31, so he's of our peer group, but part of what makes him an oddity is the fact that his absolute earnestness doesn't make him seem like he is of his generation of irony and jadedness. I was passionate and idealistic in college, and my friends and I made a pact that we would stay that way, that we would have periodic check-ins to see that we were maintaining some idealism, because it felt like the only way to stay motivated to be an activist and change the world was to stay passionately, almost naively idealistic. And we were probably right, but it's ten years later and we've all failed in varying degrees. I feel like I'm the norm among my peer group, attitude-wise. Not cynical, but definitely holding myself at a slight remove. And Gerard just doesn't do that in his public persona, which makes him just an interesting guy to watch. It's an artist thing, but it's also just a Gerard thing, I think.
She also spent a lot of time telling me how Gerard looks just like a woman. My response was essentially, "Yeah, but he's attractive as a woman and as a man, so I think it works out."
In conclusion:
I've been here corrupting L, turning her into pinkstateofmind.
I showed her some photos of Gerard Way as I was introducing her to my latest obsession.
I mentioned that there's been talk of him moving to Portland. Her response? "Yeah, we don't have enough people who look like that here. We obviously need more." So, I think he'll fit in okay if he does end up here.
I showed her some interview footage of him being all sincere and passionate about His Art. She said he seemed almost immature in his idealism and optimism, like he hasn't seen enough of the world. So I got spent some time thinking about this last night as I was falling asleep. L and I are 31, so he's of our peer group, but part of what makes him an oddity is the fact that his absolute earnestness doesn't make him seem like he is of his generation of irony and jadedness. I was passionate and idealistic in college, and my friends and I made a pact that we would stay that way, that we would have periodic check-ins to see that we were maintaining some idealism, because it felt like the only way to stay motivated to be an activist and change the world was to stay passionately, almost naively idealistic. And we were probably right, but it's ten years later and we've all failed in varying degrees. I feel like I'm the norm among my peer group, attitude-wise. Not cynical, but definitely holding myself at a slight remove. And Gerard just doesn't do that in his public persona, which makes him just an interesting guy to watch. It's an artist thing, but it's also just a Gerard thing, I think.
She also spent a lot of time telling me how Gerard looks just like a woman. My response was essentially, "Yeah, but he's attractive as a woman and as a man, so I think it works out."
In conclusion: