“First thing’s first, I’m the realest.”
January 31, 2015 § Leave a comment
As I was typing out the first line of Iggy Azalea’s breakout hit for this post’s title, I got caught up in a fifteen minute squabble with my own brain about it being “realest” or “realist.” Though my biggest gripe with the rap world is with the general disregard and desecration of the English language, this time, both words could technically work (and were in fact, words). And when all my Google researching gave inconclusive results, I realized THIS is why my writing often gets stalled: I can’t get past the most superficial and pointless parts of the process. Anyway, here’s the super belated end of year recap (see last year’s here), one that I highly considered skipping altogether this year, because frankly, I’m a day shy of February and that’s pretty late, even for my standards.
11. You have to cut yourself a decent amount of slack to move forward. And you absolutely have to learn to love yourself (but not like, in a weird, self-absorbed selfie-a-day way); you can’t expect everyone else to do it for you.
10. Love is the only thing that transcends time and space. Anne Hathaway told me that.
9. There’s nobody I take less seriously than someone who claims to be too busy to read. You might as well be walking around with “my tiny brain can’t possibly handle more information” tattooed on your face.
8. Give more than you get.
7. It’s important to ask yourself, “Am I being an asshole?” Because chances are, if you’re in a situation where the question arises, you probably are.
6. “There’s three things in this world that you need: Respect for all kinds of life, a nice bowel movement on a regular basis, and a navy blazer.” – Robin Williams in The Fisher King
5. Text your parents, often.
4. You can take plenty of things for granted, but people should never be one of them.
3. Covers: making what seemed like silly lyrics hit you in the face like a sack of emotional bricks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScF52yhG-mg
2. “I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.” – Don Quixote
1. You’re never too old to grow up.
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