Seananigans

Well, much has happened since I last posted from Cincinatti. I'm back in San Marcos. The road trip back alone was great. Gave me a lot of freedom to think. Anyways, my Christmas was pretty good. Spent it in Ft. Worth w/ family. Highlights include a video camera - sweet!

Tonight's events : Party! Fireworks! Champagne!? Strobe light! Music! Fun!

Questions? Just ask.

"Michael, are you ready to go!?", I asked him impatiently.

"Just one more minute, I'm fixing my hair", he explains.

"Oh" (I understand now!).

"Michael, check this out, I'm practice skiing on your floor. Watch!"


5 seconds later..

"OWWW! I think I got splinter" I scream.

"Do you want me to get some tweezers", Michael asks calmly.

"Yes!" I cry.

Painful moments ensue.. after about 5 minutes I pull out this:




Now, all of this happen I remind you, before we go skiing. I get an inch long piece of wood lodged into my foot that I had to pull out my self.

Well, that didn't deter me from hittin the slopes where some sweet action skiing ensued.

Low 25 F. High 37 F.

Today, Michael and I relaxed after the long trip by sleeping in, then going to Barnes and Noble where we read and discussed literature (you know the classics-and things like that). We strolled around the shop area talking to some local. I went into a hair salon and faked interest in some hair products so I could use them for free.

Later we took some pictures of this tower I partially climbed up, and headed home for a relaxful evening.

Tommorow's event: Skiing! Going to a ski park about an hour away for some sweet-action snow skiing.

Will fill you in with the details. And by you, I mean my imaginary audience. I don't think anyone reads this.

Here I am. Over 1200 miles from San Marcos, TX with a friend who invited me up on a whim. The trip has been very interesting so far. Most of it on the road. 20 hours of driving. Suprisingly, not a lot of conversation. I guess we both had a lot we were thinking about. Me - thinking about my future life > school, work, direction, meeting Michael's family, how this weekend will go, how my hair looks - things like that. Miohael about his future in Germany, all the friends he's left behind, family and such.

Last night, we drove from Houston to just north of Nashville, Tennessee. A long drive needless to say. Michael and I interchanged driving positions while the other generally napped. Saw lots of country. Lots of the world I have never seen before. I've seen the climate change dramatically, as well as the enviroment. It's quite hilly up here.

It's quite an eye-opening experience, just simply road tripping to places you've never been before. The whole time I've been mesmerized by the world around me. Trying to understand it. Quitely thinking and reflecting on what I've seen.

I'll be honest. I don't know what I will be doing up here the next few days. But i'm here and I will try to make the absolute best of it. Michael's family seem generally awesome. The triplets are so unique and lively, and of course the parents are wonderful.

So, here I am. A few days here, then driving back by myself to San Marcos.

Well, as most of you know I am on my way to Cincinnati with my friend and scholar, Michael Warren Rice.

Last night, after a fantastic football season came to an end when the Texas State Bobcats were defeated in overtime against Northern Iowa, I rushed back to my apartment to finish packing to head out for a week long excursion up to Ohio and back.

Michael's farewell party didn't wrap up as quickly as I think we would have hoped, but I guess what can you expect when you have 20 people you may never see again bidding you farewell. Tears were shed, laughter was had, songs were played, but I will let that be that. Goodbyes are always hard, and its tough to let go of someone you have come to love and who you've shared such good times together with. But hopefully we can all just be thankful for his life and not sad.

We made it up to Houston this morning at around 5:15am, not leaving San Marcos until about 2:30am (which is pretty good time considering). We will be staying the night here and leave early Sunday morning and probably spend a night somewhere in Tennessee, before making it to his parents house just north of Cincinnati.

I don't know what my expectations are. I am here for the experience, and to maybe learn a thing or two. I'll fill you guys in with details later.

Sean-y

What is the function of education? Have you ever asked yourself this question? Seriously.. because it is a very important question to ask yourself.

What are you being educated for? Is it merely to have you enroll in classes, memorize some ideas, take some examinations, pass some tests, in order to: get a job to provide for your own living or family, make money to buy things (a house, car, television..). What is the end result of all the classes you are taking, all the education you have had? What is it preparing you for?

Read these questions slowly and think about them. I've been reading this book by this Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti (who by the way, was recommended to me by a gay barber) who opens up a lot of good questions like these. But I think this question in particular is essential.

Is the function of education simply to fit you into society? Are you being educated in order to persue things that you think you are supposed to persue because society (your parents, television, minister, teacher, friend) says you are to. For instance, you know your supposed to get married right? You are supposed to get a house, have kids, raise them, put them in school, then teach them to do the same. You may think you really want to. But have you thought about that? Why do you want to persue those things? To have happiness? Is happiness a thing you can chase? Will that even bring you happiness.

All great questions! Just think about them for YOURSELF.. The worst thing you can do is simply accept at face value what others have dictated for you. Question everything. Seek to understand. Don't accept that the sky is blue because people have told you it is. See for yourself. Question WHY is it blue. Don't accept that u think there is a soul because someone else told you there was or you read it in some book. But think about it. Do you think there is something inside you that lives on beyond you when you pass away. Can you touch it, communicate with it? Is it even real? Or did you hear it from something else and believe it?

That's a lot of questions for today. But just think about these things.