May 28, 2005 23:10
What is the real point of documenting things that happen in your life? I mean, yes, interesting, beautiful, life altering, earth shattering things DO happen to people. everyday. they're probably happening right now, and will definetely happen in a few hours from now, when a bunch of people loose their virginities after prom...but...writing down things that happen takes away from the random bursts of memory and good feelings of nostaligia that overwhelm us from being reminded of something you never thought to write down. It's true that you remember a lot more from writing it down somewhere, it's the same about flashcards...you spend so much time writing them out that by the time you're done, you don't need them anymore...if you spend so much of your time just writing out everything that happens to you, when something obscure reminds of you a good time you had a year or two ago, it doesn't seem as special, as out of the blue...what I'm saying, I guess...is that you shouldn't spend so much time reflecting on things, that you should just go out and experience as many things as you can, and build to the things that will create a good feeling of nostaglia when you randomly see a billboard that reminds you of something special that you once said to someone.
There's no real point to this entry, because I love rambling about my life in my hard copy journal.
I guess watching the Daria movies tonight reminded me of all of the unwritten moments that made 8th/9th grade incredibly memorable.
So I think I'm going to Cedar Point tomorrow?