oct.30.2008

For we are all hypocrites.

Talking with Jacob is always such a deep and meaningful experience. He's a mature guy, and knows more than most. And talking with him today helped me discover more, about the world and myself.

He told me this story, and somehow, it really moved me. It goes something like this...

One day, on a construction site, an unfortunate accident occurred. An explosion, that sent a metal pipe through a poor worker's head. Yet miraculously, after removing the pipe in the hospital, he managed to live. Not without a cost.
Somehow, the pipe managed to totally decimate the center in the brain responsible for emotions... and so, he could no longer feel joy, sorrow, love, passion. In a television interview, after watching a clip of a man laughing, he could only point and say 'I don't know how to do that. I can't kill myself, because I don't know how to feel sad, and I have no wife, no friends. They all left me.'

I found this so tragic. That's all I can really say. So sad a story. It moved me. Evidently, strong emotions are like a double-edged sword.

Also, in addition to his mature nature, he is. So. Fresh. Wow. I can't even fully describe it. I mean, everyone knows he is sick, but I think that only I know just how much skill, talent, potential and musicality he has. He's going to be something great, in fact, he IS something great.

In any case, my legs are very sore, and tired, and inhibited me from dancing to my best tonight at BlackOut. But it was a fun experience, and I think for the most part, everyone had fun. I'm glad Mike came, that was cool.

Also, it's a shame David An is back in Korea. Everyone misses him, and it was a shame he couldn't be here tonight.

In other news... there seemed to be a hair trapped in my right ear that bugged me all day. It's fixed now.

And that is all.