I didn’t mean to imply that I was a capital “C” Conservative, it’s more that I have a conservative temperament. I would say that, as far as I can make out, a conservative temperament has something to do with a deep understanding of the inherent value of the world, and its vulnerable and precarious nature. It is suspicious of the impulse to tear things down, dismantle things, cancel things, burn things to the ground, rather it’s more naturally inclined toward cautious, incremental change, because we need to be careful with the world. The conservative understands about loss and about grief. I’m certainly open to new things, but with an appreciation of what has gone before and a melancholy understanding that it is a lot easier to tear things down than to build them back up.
- Nick Cave
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October 3rd, 11 pm, 2023
When I was 19 years old I thought that I was gonna be something at the age I'm now that is twenty-three. But hey I'm not feeling 23 anymore, I feel like I've so much time and no time at all. This is weird. Because when I was 20, I thought this was it. I'm an adult, I'm so old, from now on no more free-spirit flowery dreams, I've gotta go to be a responsible person. And I've only left three more years and I'm not even a graduate yet. True. At twenty -three, I still haven't graduated. But at least I have two diplomas, and I passed an exam, and I'm going to have a decent job with a decent salary. I think I was never meant for university life. I'm 23 and soon I'll be 24 and I'll be 27 when I graduate but I think I'll have a life just like how I wanted, rooms filled with books, my favorite candles, and the lip gloss I've always wanted to own and I'll never have to wait for any occasion to buy eyeliner and all of this with my own money. Even my further education. I'm twenty- three and not in a race with every twenty-threes, and I don't even have to, it's my race, and I'm gonna touch the finish line all by myself and it doesn't matter if I'll be in my 20s,30s,40s or 50s or yeah 60's. I can't waste my two months before I turn 24 by thinking "Oh I've not completed my graduation yet", when I know that day will come but I'll never be 23 again. Never.
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Soooo... I wrote somethin... Little Mikey POV song
Shell Shocked Serenade
(Verse 1)
Yo, dudes and dudettes, listen to me now
Gotta tell a tale of a strange new sound
Disembodied echoes, haunting the night
Filling the air with an eerie fright
(Chorus)
Shell shocked, feeling the vibe
Disembodied voices, can't hide
Turtle power, we'll unite
Dancing to the beat of the spectral light
(Verse 2)
Creeping in the shadows, unseen by the eye
Disembodied whispers, reaching for the sky
Music of the spirits, floating in the breeze
Rattling our shells, bringing us to our knees
(Chorus)
Shell shocked, feeling the vibe
Disembodied voices, can't hide
Turtle power, we'll unite
Dancing to the beat of the spectral light
(Bridge)
In the sewers below, we'll face the unknown
With pizza in hand, we'll make it our own
Disembodied melody, guiding the way
In this city of danger, we'll always stay
(Chorus)
Shell shocked, feeling the vibe
Disembodied voices, can't hide
Turtle power, we'll unite
Dancing to the beat of the spectral light
(Outro)
So listen up, my ninja clan
Don't fear the unknown, take a stand
Disembodied in the shadows may roam
But with unity and courage, we'll find our home
Tell me is this was dumb or something idk yo-
@magicmike5000
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