A Measure of Time

Instead of hours and days....weeks and months...years and decades..... I like to measure my happenings in a different way. I like to take something say a movie...maybe a restraunt, possibly a song and just compare it to what was going on the last time I heard that song or saw that movie and ate and that restraunt. Not only does this insure that you recognize the passing of time but you also appreciate the natural evolvement of your life. Its 2005, it just snowed, my throat hurts a little and I just ate a great helping of Pad Tai with Bassett. What this means is that last time it snowed I was stuck in my apartment with my boyfriend and friend, our cars were snowed in so much we couldnt go anywhere so we had to walk to Osco for food because the pizza delivery guy didnt show up. It also tells me that last winter I had an intense illness that would not go away for four months and that Cozy noodle place is fast but really not that good and also overpriced.....It's kina like 6 degrees of seperation but instead of Kevin Bacon you have food and music...maybe Pizza and David Bowie, or Bob Dylan and the Beatles with a side of Cheeseborger. But Im not sure what kind of music you like or what food you eat or which movies you watch so I can't possibly metaphorically paint that picture for you, but you get the idea. What amazes me about certain things is that all of these things trigger different reactions and different times in your life. November 25th, 2005 will forever be the same in my book....but Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind isn't sad to me today, it's just kinda eerie and neat to see Jim Carrey in a role that isnt overly cooky and annoying but still kinda secretly lovable and funny.

So, another thing I realized is that it is quite possbile that the commercials for RENT have secrelty seeped into my subconcious....."5,00795689059809856 minutes, how do you measure, measure a year??....." does that sound familiar? Well, I have never seen the play or the movie and do not desire or plan to, but the talented people and production of RENT do have a good point. And I guess I am ansering their question....well you asked, here it is Rosario......I am telling you exactly how I measure a year....and I dont' do it with incriments of time.

Will the joke "I have a girlfriend, she lives in Canada ever get old?
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Will anyone ever understand or get my comment "Is that an eastern thing?"