My Buried Life

Last night, I spent an undisclosed amount of time watching MTV's Buried Life where these 2 guys crashed a wedding. Real, Owen Wilson, invitations-are-for-pussies style crashed a wedding. It made my think about what I would love to do if there weren't huge barriers (gymnastics, money, school) in the way. Here's what I have so far:

1.) Travel to some really obscure places with a ton of history (the entire Middle East comes to mind right now)
2.) Drive/bike/run across the United States (find some way to see this place)
3.) Find a way to not feel guilty about, or afraid of wanting to quit a sport I love and hate which defines me and constrains me to no end.
4.) Not disappoint my parents.
5.) See the Taj Mahal. I told everyone I had because my brother got married in India to a Sikh woman who he met in college. He really got married in a Unitarian Church to a girl from Maine. I even downloaded pictures of places I "saw" while I was in India and showed them off at school. I have mastered the art of bullshitting.
6.) Learn to dance. Like, really. Not in a drunken stupor.
7.) Stop being so scared. Of everything: people, the future, car crashes, not getting a job, people disappearing, committment, boys. But I sometimes wonder if fear is what keeps people on their game. I think I'll come back to this one when I have more answers.
8.) Run a marathon
9.) Ride a horse in Yosemite National Park. It just seems cool.
10.) Leave nothin less than something that says "I was here"

1 comments:

Renee Gliddon said...

Payson, don’t ever let something stop you from doing what you need to do to be happy. Life provides opportunities, not limitations. You are young, but make some changes. Now is the time. If it’s a love/hate, weigh it out. Don’t be afraid, quit the world that you hate, and move onto a world of marathons, bike riding, traveling, horse-back riding, and all your other dreams. If there is one thing I’ve learned from this life, it is to take the world. Just take it. Make it your own. I envy you and the potential freedom you have.

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