Freaks and Geeks...
IFC is showing this, no commericals. Been a while since I've seen it, and it is funny to see all the people in the cast you have seen in other shows and movies.
Watching the pilot, it struck me about how the show is really about a bunch of people that are struggling with what they want to do, but they are making the decisions that can lead to future success.
Two of the girls in derby have started a small company (www.scarredderbydesigns.com). They had a contest for derby gals to have a then and now contest with high school prom pictures. To be sure, it was interesting. It led to a discussion, as I never went to prom. Many people told me that I would regret not going for the rest of life.
Looking back on it, it amuses me to no end. Yes, I still cry to the heavens "Why, oh why did I not attend prom. Why." Seriously, if high school was the peak of your life, I am so sorry.
Oh, flipping through channels. There's a VH1 show with a bunch of "society gals" at a Buddhist monastery. Interesting exercise for some of the monks I guess. As for the gals, I don't know. Probably one of the best books on Buddhism I read was Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. One of the point is that while the lessons of the Buddha are very useful, they can be misused to expand one's ego, not to examine it.
Oh, great quote: "I'm not fighting, I'm supposed to be fucking Zen."
Sorry, lost the trail there. Anyway, I don't have regrets from high school. I do regret not having more balance in college. I studied like hell to get through a brutal degree program, and I should have taken some time to socalize more, date more and have a bit more fun.
Watching the pilot, it struck me about how the show is really about a bunch of people that are struggling with what they want to do, but they are making the decisions that can lead to future success.
Two of the girls in derby have started a small company (www.scarredderbydesigns.com). They had a contest for derby gals to have a then and now contest with high school prom pictures. To be sure, it was interesting. It led to a discussion, as I never went to prom. Many people told me that I would regret not going for the rest of life.
Looking back on it, it amuses me to no end. Yes, I still cry to the heavens "Why, oh why did I not attend prom. Why." Seriously, if high school was the peak of your life, I am so sorry.
Oh, flipping through channels. There's a VH1 show with a bunch of "society gals" at a Buddhist monastery. Interesting exercise for some of the monks I guess. As for the gals, I don't know. Probably one of the best books on Buddhism I read was Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. One of the point is that while the lessons of the Buddha are very useful, they can be misused to expand one's ego, not to examine it.
Oh, great quote: "I'm not fighting, I'm supposed to be fucking Zen."
Sorry, lost the trail there. Anyway, I don't have regrets from high school. I do regret not having more balance in college. I studied like hell to get through a brutal degree program, and I should have taken some time to socalize more, date more and have a bit more fun.