Okay... so here's where we are. ALMOST about to hit 100 subscribers. And those 100 will be the ones that get full immunity for everything forever. The 100 that will have all their dreams, every single one of them, come true. Even that one person that wishes to bring back Jimmy Buffett for one more concert. Yup. Even that. WOW, right? I mean, who knew?
And then after that. Well, we're going to keep growing here and see what we can find out. What this group wants and what it gets.
I got an email from a subscriber asking if they could share something they wrote with me. And because they are part of the MAGIC 100, I said, "damn right."
And I got a poem! No idea I would get a poem!
And I asked if I could share a couple of lines and a couple of thoughts about it, and they said SURE!
"they are ghosts, they don't see the ephemeral nature
of who they are, or don't want to accept it."
Nice. We're all ghosts. Or gonna be ghosts. And some of us don't accept that. That's awesome. Great way to look at mortality. For me, at least. I wear a skull ring, the origins of why are lost to many stories, or as the great poet, Jimmy Buffett, said, "Factual Fictions and Fictional Facts." Bottom line, for me, the ring is a reminder of where we're all headed. And to hurry the fuck up, because times a'wasting.
"I’m a lost warrior or priest of nothingness."
Lost warrior and a priest of nothingness. Now that feels like someone standing somewhere, who has been prepared for great things, but has nowhere to go to do those great things. I've been there. For sure. But I also know, that, for me, starting small is where it's at. I have an hour today to write. That's it. SO I'm gonna write this. I also thought of 3 different GOOD ideas for 2 of the different pilots I'm working on. So I wrote those down to, for later. Starting small. That's where it's at for me. Do that every day and later you'll have something.
"make believe we are gods
made believe we matter"
Well there you go. I once told someone who was suffering a lot, something that I didn't know at the time how it would be perceived. But it's stuck with me. They were telling me that their day, that day, was pretty good because it was filled with some activities that they loved. Meal with some friends, a trip to a museum or an art gallery. And I said, "Well, see? A day like that, and it was hard to focus on some of the things you're suffering with." And they got annoyed with me. For good reason, I assume. I always assume when someone's annoyed with me, it's for a good reason. They shouted at me, "So what am I supposed to do? Just distract myself with things I like until I'm dead?" I mean they were really shouting.
And I said, "Yup. But not as angry about it, in the future."
Because when you think of it, we have to make believe we are gods. Make believe we matter. Because we're all gonna be skulls at some point.
I really think that's an uplifting point, too. And it's that belief, that probably makes me someone that someone else is annoyed at. For good reason. See you next time...
Oh, I almost forgot. The MAGIC 100 are going to get something else BESIDES all their dreams coming true. If you can even believe there's something more than that! So hurry the hell up. There's only a few more spots, and then that's it.
And now… a painting I used to own. Then didn’t. Another Great Story of how that happened to come soon.
ALSO… finished up Chernobyl, the show. I know I’m late to that party… but wow. Amazing. When you watch things out of the order they come out in, fun little things come out that are a bit different. Like me yelling, ‘That’s IZZY from OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH. He’s one of the guys in charge of the reactor? I wouldn’t trust that guy.”
Now onto FOR ALL MANKIND… watched the pilot years ago when it came out, got kinda annoyed about the border crossing scenes and walked away… now I’m back and it’s hitting me different and I’m loving it so far…