Shred XLIX: And then the North Koreans attacked

Are tickets just too expensive so that we can sigh about he we need a better job?

Smurph wrote: Holy shat its ORI.   I have questions for you.  Where have you been?  In London   How was London? f**king Awesome Why no story continue? Cuz I'm awesome and was in London Why no story on first post? Cuz I'm lazy Why did you not buy us tickets to London too? Because you're not Jewish

Smurph wrote: How are you? Why? (This one is a two parter, I expect a 250 word response for each of those questions)

I find that London was the marking point. After London all I have is the impending doom which is the army... which is in two weeks. It's scary, really, not only because it's the army (I'm not actually scared for my life or anything) but because I'm stuck in this sh*t place getting screamed at and I have to deal with annoying people and frankly go into this state of mind I never had. In the end I might actually enjoy a lot of it, but right now it just looming over me, and the fact that it's 3 years of my life is not easy to grasp. 

Things I learned about things and myself in London:

1. When you fly at night, and there's a lightning storm under you IT IS f**kING AMAZING

2. British people have rosy cheeks

3. British people are pretty ugly (love you Britain)

4. British weather sucks but it's nice to leave Israel when it's 35 degrees and go to a place with 20 degrees (that's like going from 110 Fahrenheit to like 60 Fahrenheit I think). 

5. Being a tourist is just unsatisfactory for me- I think my entire family agrees. We've traveled so much that frankly it's hard to be impressed by anything, particularly in Europe. I'm really not interested in attractions or sh*t, but am more interested in "getting the vibe" of the city, exploring little alleys, and just talking to people. Five days isn't enough for that. More like a year... or at least a few months. 

6. London is really great. 

7. Subway trains are the f**king best. Tel Aviv needs some right f**king now.

8. I have further strengthened my definition of art which is "it is everything and nothing". The enlightening came when I was walking around the gigantic Tate Modern museum and heard some guy blurt (as so many do): "what a load of pretentious crap, if I could do it it's not art". Which made me think: why is art directly tied to human skill- or rather- to inhumane skill. It creates this weird paradox for me- we value art that manages to show human emotion, to affect us emotionally, and yet we feel that the art must reach a certain skill level to convey these emotions. We compare inhumane skill to see who can convey the most... humanity. It's a paradox which only makes me think even more that we as human beings do not understand any art and do not understand why we don't like or do like certain art. 

9. Philadelphia cheese is f**king amazing.

I'm sorry I'm repeating it in my head it sounds much worse now. 

Whatever you're still my wife.

bitch I don't disappoint

Smurph wrote:   But that sounds like you had a great time! And yea I think anything expressing emotion is art... but if it sucks and shows no talent even though it is still art, it shouldnt be worth 100K and be sitting in a prestigious museum.