old poster for deland's BIKE ATTACK - a cm-style bike ride
after being in orlando for 2.5 years now i really miss how it was 2.5 years ago. remember how much people used to hang out and how positive everyone used to be? when it was okay to like folk punk and love life? when everyone was too young to go to bars (i know some still are). when people were inspired and happy all the time?
i was talking to keri the other day and she was talking about how pretty her camping trip was and felt the need to use the disclaimer: "it sounds pretty cheesy, but..." - when i moved here people used to BRAG about being awestruck by nature.
"What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence? "
-audre lorde
why does everyone smoke now? why is everyone stopping being vegan? why the fuck is everyone so apathetic now?
*"everyone" in this case is used to describe a set of people observed to have these listed traits - accept it as a generalization, not empirical data
trip to raleigh w/ alex fromdeland circa march 2006
ryan!
3 comments:
I have noticed people stopping being vegan and it's boggled my brain. Weird.
And although I don't think this is really what you're talking about, I'll put my 2 cents in - I'm not sure if I'm the only one who sees it but there seems to be a lack of younger faces actually gaining interest or becoming involved with punk, activism, etc. There is no one who shares those interests at my high school - although I've been told that was different a few years ago. Instead a lot of kids have just blended into mall-"culture" & the usual high school cliques. I don't know. It's sad, but despite such, one can only just smile and stick to being who they are and stay posi(tive).
- Dylan
there was just a couple friends i had in high school who were remotely into punk/activism - i had 1 vegan friend until after high school - i moved to orlando as it seemed to be the mecca of such activity
ryan!
I think for every person who loses their concern for maintaining a positive mentality and an appreciation for the world around them to a greater extent than partying, or for that matter the ability to give a shit basically, another one of us advances in our efforts to promote those things in the community. Sadly, I feel that the reality is that this rule just keeps us moving on as a constant minority.
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