Hunger

Hunger is an interesting feeling. It drives one to do crazy things, it dominates entire lives in some areas, and it effects everyone universally...to various degrees.

Now when one gets hungry, their first impulse is to eat something. Duh. But some people ignore this first feeling, and it gradually goes away until it needs to resurface again some time later. By this second calling, the individual can feel the effects of hunger. They start to feel weak, tired, and slightly more lethargic, but they shake it off for whatever reason they have. Eventually the feeling becomes so strong that you have to do something about it, hunger will no longer be ignored and your body wants to be satisfied. It is time to feast. And this is where the craziness comes in. You're starving, you eat and eat and eat and eat and eat and drink and then eat some more. Soon you've gone from not having enough to having way too much to handle. And yet again, you feel tired and lethargic as massive amounts of energy go to digesting the feast you just destroyed. Both ends of the spectrum, both caused by hunger. Hunger. Craziness.

Hunger is also a dominating feeling. It controls the lives of (in some cases) entire countries. People can't get enough to eat and they never have the opportunity to get something to eat. Starvation is a major concern to this people, but gradually it has become the way they live and they are powerless to change it. The resources they need are out of their reach. In these cases, hunger also drives the sufferers to do crazy things. Like eat dirt, most of us Americans would never dream of eating dirt, but these people are so hungry that they have little more than dirt to turn to. It is sad and a vicious cycle. The dirt makes them sick anyway, so either way they are doomed. Hunger. Dominating.

There are few things that are felt worldwide by everyone to varying degrees. The most prevalent of these things is hunger. Everyone around the world has been hungry to some degree, the only difference is the ability of those people to remedy their hunger. Regardless, hunger is a universal feeling. It unites people, much like any form of suffering does. Hunger. Universal. Unifing.

Hunger is a crazy dealie. The things it does to people and what it causes them to do is fairly unique. And the fact that it is so universal also makes it special. Hunger is felt everywhere, but we can help remedy it. Let's do it.

And so we go.

Luke Camp

L is for the love we share
U bet we have the love
K indness and love, which we share
E xciting love, the kind we share together

C ompassion and love, both of which our relationship has
A morous
M edicinal love, its recuperative
P assionate love, not like that

This post is obviously dedicated to Luke Camp. Thanks for being my bestie bruh.

Solitude

Solitude is an interesting subject to think about. And I can think of no better time to blog about it than sitting here in relative isolation in study hall. So here goes.

We, as humans, crave interaction with other human beings. I don't know what it is, but there is something in us that wants to be with other people. Some people may naturally be more "loner-types" than others, but even those people need a little bit of outside interaction, outside of their conscience that is, from others. It's natural and it's a need that we need to fulfill ourselves. But you can take it too far, too much socialization can be overwhelming. Trying to take in too much companionship with outside sources can damage you mentally. There is just so much to take in when you interact with just one person, and when you multiply that over a couple, or more, persons...it can be too much. So, on that note, one can draw the conclusion that solitude is necessary. And in my opinion, this conclusion would be true.

There comes a time when you just get tired of people. Don't try to disagree with me, there are times when you just want to forget everybody and everybody's problems and everything that is going on with your interactors. You need time on your own, you have to sort out things for yourself, you have to analyze your experiences and draw your own conclusions based on what you know and without the filter of your friends and other outside influences. And even if you don't do that, sometimes it's just nice to be on your own to just relax and not worry about anything. Kick on some tunes, play a video game, ride a bike, take a hike, bake some cookies, sleep, whatever it is, it's extremely necessary to just do these things to prevent the overwhelming-ness that is life.

Don't be afraid to be by yourself sometimes. Solitude can be nice, and I encourage you to give it a try. If life is getting stressful, take some time out of it. Even if it's just a couple minutes of deep breathing or something of that sort, you'll be surprised about how much better you feel afterwards.

This post is dedicated to...no one in particular. Take that as you will.

And so we go...

Apollo

Some may think of this as the truly wondrous high school in Owensboro, Kentucky (Daviess County), but few know that Apollo is also a god in Greek mythology. Apollo, god of the Sun and Music and Art and numerous other various and sundry natural occurances that the Greeks felt they needed to explain. Apollo, son of Zeus, born with a twin sister, Artemis. Together they were like Superman and Batman, constantly fighting and raising Cain all over Olympus. But that is a story for another time. Til then, ride on Apollo, ride on.

And so we go.

PS. I apologize to my readers for the shortness of this blog, my creative juices are running dry and I'm in desparate need of a refill. I dedicate this blog to my school, ride on Apollo.

And so we go....again.

Rambling

Thinking about what to blog about every other day is really tough. I mean, I don't have any particular subject that I blog about consistently. There's no blogging about social justice, nothing about the cool project that I'm doing, there's none of that. So most of the time I just ramble on. But this rambling is fun, picking a word and talking about something random is fun. It's like a release. School and society and all that jazz just make everything so stressful, so just randomly (and hopefully hilariously) rambling lets me...let go. It's a chance to literally, figuratively, spiritually, and ecumenically let my hair down. Blogging = freedom and freedom = ...good things. It's positive and everything is right. And to completely get away from the established subject of this particular post, I smell like chlorine. It's really getting on my nerves too. I mean I swim all the time so I expect to smell that way, but sometimes I just want to smell normal. Chlorine sucks.

The dedication of this blog goes to......Chlorine. Thanks for donating your completely (though not totally) awful smell to my body. It means a lot.

Autumn

Mhmm....autumn. What a wonderful time of year. The leaves start to change color, homework starts to pick up, and people learn of the wonderful idiosynchrises that they will develop and carry with them for the frigid winter months. The scenery is most beautiful. Leaves change from their mundane, green summer colors to the bright reds and golds and yellows and oranges as the life-sustaining chlorophyll in the leaves dries up and causes the trees to slowly die throughout winter, starving for spring so they can once again be nourished by the welcome warm rays of the sun. The colors are so bright and vivid, and it's just wonderful to walk through a forest or near any wooded area and soak up the weak, but warm, autumn sun and enjoy the plethora of color that assails the ocular organs. But in autumn we are faced with the terrible knowledge that winter is close upon us. Winter, the season of death, the season of snow, the season of chilly coldness. Autumn, the precursor to this seasonal madness. It's fun at the beginning of autumn. We start to adjust to the cold weather. The flannel comes out, the pants come out, the heaters kick on, energy bills rise, people start to dream of spring and the ensuing warmth. Friendships are made, relationships are rekindled, dogs die, people laugh, and the world generally moves forward in its patterns of normalcy. But a few of us will pause, give thanks for what they have, and just enjoy the beauty of this season. Autumn, it's what's comin next.

And so we go.