What You See is What You Get?
I am me. At all times. When you meet me, when you're hanging out with me, when we're talking, when we're at dinner, when i'm at school, in the office, at a bar. I am me. I have no idea how to be anyone or anything else. I am honest. Or i try to be. At times, i hate the fact that i don't have the courage to be more honest. When i express an opinion, it is my opinion. When i tell you something, it's because i mean it. I put myself out there, and it's up to you to decide what you think. And that's the way it should be.
I've been told that i don't censor myself, and that's true to a large degree. However, i recognize that there are times and situations when "fuck" is not the most appropriate word. I know that i have to work on my ability to block out the curse words or make inappropriate jokes.
However, i will not apologize for wanting to make the jokes. I will not apologize for being off-color in a social setting with friends. I will not apologize for speaking my mind. I will not apologize for saying things that should not be offensive. Anything, anything, can be funny in the right context, and if you don't understand that, you're an idiot and an asshole. I'm not saying that there aren't things in the world that are horribly offensive (even I, for example, hate certain words, for example the "n" word or certain profain words for the female genatalia), but it's stupid to judge someone on what they're saying without understanding the context. I can't control how other people react to anything, but i refuse to walk on eggshells. If you're so closed-minded, so judgmental, so self-righteous, so self-absorbed that you think you are the ultimate decider of what is appropriate and what is not, you can go straight to hell.
And for the love of god, people, be fucking honest!!! With someone. Anyone. Everyone. Maybe i'm naive. In fact, i'm sure i am. But things would be so much better if we were honest with each other. We all have so much in common. We go to school or work or wherever, and we go home, and we hang out. We all wish we were skinnier, prettier, smarter, wittier, more successful. We all want to be better. We all laugh and cry and get hungry and go to the bathroom. But we don't want anyone to know that. Or something. I don't know. Why can't we be honest with each other? Why can't we talk to each other about the fact that sometimes we're lonely or sad? Or happy? Or in love? Why do we have to hide everything?
Everyone takes everything so seriously. So personally. Is it ego? I don't know.
Sorry about the rant. If you've come this far, thank you for reading.
Final words:
Be yourselves and be honest.
I've been told that i don't censor myself, and that's true to a large degree. However, i recognize that there are times and situations when "fuck" is not the most appropriate word. I know that i have to work on my ability to block out the curse words or make inappropriate jokes.
However, i will not apologize for wanting to make the jokes. I will not apologize for being off-color in a social setting with friends. I will not apologize for speaking my mind. I will not apologize for saying things that should not be offensive. Anything, anything, can be funny in the right context, and if you don't understand that, you're an idiot and an asshole. I'm not saying that there aren't things in the world that are horribly offensive (even I, for example, hate certain words, for example the "n" word or certain profain words for the female genatalia), but it's stupid to judge someone on what they're saying without understanding the context. I can't control how other people react to anything, but i refuse to walk on eggshells. If you're so closed-minded, so judgmental, so self-righteous, so self-absorbed that you think you are the ultimate decider of what is appropriate and what is not, you can go straight to hell.
And for the love of god, people, be fucking honest!!! With someone. Anyone. Everyone. Maybe i'm naive. In fact, i'm sure i am. But things would be so much better if we were honest with each other. We all have so much in common. We go to school or work or wherever, and we go home, and we hang out. We all wish we were skinnier, prettier, smarter, wittier, more successful. We all want to be better. We all laugh and cry and get hungry and go to the bathroom. But we don't want anyone to know that. Or something. I don't know. Why can't we be honest with each other? Why can't we talk to each other about the fact that sometimes we're lonely or sad? Or happy? Or in love? Why do we have to hide everything?
Everyone takes everything so seriously. So personally. Is it ego? I don't know.
Sorry about the rant. If you've come this far, thank you for reading.
Final words:
Be yourselves and be honest.
Andy, I hope this isn't addressed to me, cuz you know I heart you!!!
Cheers. Here is some literature advancing your point, from the honorable Mr. George Carlin.
Here is a slice:
Ohhh, some people don't like you to talk like that. Ohh, some people like to shut you up for saying those things. You know that. Lots of people. Lots of groups in this country want to tell you how to talk. Tell you what you can't talk about. Well, sometimes they'll say, well you can talk about something but you can't joke about it. Say you can't joke about something because it's not funny...
Don't seem fair to me. Don't seem right, but you can joke about it. I believe you can joke about anything. It all depends on how you construct the joke. What the exaggeration is. What the exaggeration is. Because every joke needs one exaggeration. Every joke needs one thing to be way out of proportion.
Here here.
Seriously Andy, we all joke about how you tend to lack a filter for when you speak, and sometimes your jokes go a little more off-color than we're ready for, but that's one of the coolest things about you. Filtered, you'd still be a funny guy; unfiltered, you're fucking hilarious.
(points to genitals)
Yeah?
One question. Why do you have a question mark after "what you see is what you get"...it feels like a stmt to me.