As "Real" as it Gets, For Now...

Okay, this is the first real post on this blog. I'm still considering which topics should grace the seminal pages of this project. I'm going to avoid politics for a while. I may never touch upon politics. I find that talking to anyone about politics is pointless overall. Either the other person already agrees with you or they never will. Either way, no ground can be made or lost. Arguing with someone in hopes of changing his or her political ideas is about as useful and just as pleasant as punching yourself continuously in the genitals in hopes of a spontaneous change in gender. It's all painful and always a waste of time. Try both if you don't believe me.

I am going to come off as a cynic most of the time, so I guess I'll diffuse any questions of depression or bipolar right now. What many people call cynicism, I usually just call common sense. I think that there is a great advantage in knowing that the world really doesn't give the smallest morsel of hamster shit what happens to you. In my mind, this thought is not depressing, but empowering. It helps one to take responsibility for one's own actions and situations rather than just going with the old standby, "everything happens for a reason." That saying has always gone up my ass a mile but we can discuss that on another day. For today, Day 1, I don't want to focus upon too specific a topic.

In the realm of love and relationships I have a deep well of opinions and many of them are going to make me look like an asshole, I'm sure. Just know that most of the time a small part of you is going to agree with me, motherfucker. Just don't tell your BF/GF and you will be fine. I have found that almost every romantic relationship is built on lies and ego. For today, for the sake of keeping these posts short and easy to digest, I won't go into too much detail on that topic either. Most of us, though, are liars. Usually not pathological liars or even regular scumbags, but we lie just enough to keep the peace and to protect the egos of the ones we love. It's quite cute, really, to observe the difference between where we like to think our moral lines are drawn and where we actually draw them.

So it looks like I'm about to go on to a second page and I'm going to try to avoid that; at least until you get to know me better and when I know that you want to read more in one sitting. Hopefully this has been an effective introduction over the past couple of days. I feel like this is going to be a fun project and the more people that get involved, the more I will post. I'll try to keep things interesting...