(Damien Hirst installation - Lullaby Spring)
He Said:
To a straight man, a woman is like a drug. They're our weakness. I swear however much we like to deny it, a beautiful woman could nearly make us do anything. I know of men who have traveled across the globe at the drop of a hat, sold their soul to buy gifts, even heard about a guy who rode a cow!
The greatest secret in life though is that not that many women realize this. While us men may seem like a complicated species who never do anything - the greatest cover up of all time - we're like an open book - we'll do anything if led by the hope of....! The amazing thing is, even though we'll admit it, I can't for the life of me understand why most women don't understand this. Lucky for me I'm aware of this and no woman can take advantage of me. Anyway will have to cut my post short today, need to go pick up my really beautiful friend, she's hungry so cooked for her, picked up her laundry, fixed her shelves and made the CD's she asked for - she's so nice, bit like a drug, think i may even be in there with her ;)
She Said:
Pain. We spend our lives trying to avoid it. And what better way than addiction. Drugs, coffee, Facebook, him, her. Whatever takes the edge off. Do we even know what we are running from? For me, it started early. I escaped Maths class hell by imagining, in detail, what it would be like to kiss Edward Black, the boy who sat next to me. Today, I have swapped one addiction for another (and then another). Granted, I may not remember what Edward looks like anymore, but if you confiscate my Blackberry, I will be forced to kill you. With all that information and communication at my fingertips, I will likely never be bored again. After all, they invented Word Mole for a reason. And I cannot remember the last time I spent a moment alone, switched off my gadgets and just sat still with no distractions. How long would you last? The thought is almost impossible to grasp. How, for instance, would I keep track of my alone time without the clock on my phone? But you know what they say, no pain...no gain.
2 comments:
What a colorful, delicious ode to addiction. Tempting, delicious, beckoning. I've tamed many addictions. No internet on Sundays, no soda, no coffee, set budget. The current addiction is waiting 'til near the end of the work day to complete projects. (Thought they're over and done with today, BEFORE I started browsing blogs.)
..And isn't it funny how the part of the brain that controls love also controls addiction? It's true, CNN said so:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/14/love.science/index.html
No wonder a bad heart break is like getting over a drug addiction. Pain!
sometimes addiction is not that bad.
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. –Abraham Lincoln
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