01-24-19
When boredom takes hold, and there’s no release, often apathy and self-destruction are not too far behind. The desire to change one’s circumstances overpowers, to hell with the methodology as long as it gets the job done.
The Ramones released Now I Want to Sniff Some Glue with their first album, however, there was some trepidation about the message. They had feared it created a negative image, mainly because glue was reserved for “children in primary school,” and they had moved along the ranks by that point.
I have most certainly acted stupidly due to boredom. I had no thought, nor any care of the consequences, my only justification was that there was nothing better to do and that “bored” is boring, so why not? This is hardly ever a good excuse, despite it providing the fodder for countless stories, I can’t recall an instance when it was the best decision.
This week has been trying, every week has been its own specific kind of challenge but looking through things in the scope of boredom has been interesting while also trying to push me to continue creating. I know that feeling “bored” has attributed to my aversion to producing things, and I’m glad to be moving into a new emotion. I know that it’s Disgust and I still don’t know how to feel about that, but I’ll explore it more when the times come.
Lyrics:
Now I wanna sniff some glue
Now I wanna have somethin’ to do
All the kids wanna sniff some glue
All the kids want somethin’ to do