BranBlog #5

BOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Halloween is just around the corner…. In honor of that, I wanted to share a Neil Sedaka song that I love but is not on any streaming service.

Is this song related to Halloween? No. Does this song have any connection to me on Halloween? No. Why did I post this or even mention a holiday that means nothing to people in their 20s who don’t go to Halloween parties? I’m not sure. But good music always prevails.

Here’s a low quality image of an apple pie my girlfriend and I made really late at night on a random weekday. How fun life can reveal itself to be when you have someone endlessly charming to do something out of the ordinary with. It makes you realize that life has a million opportunities.

Side note: what makes people feel the need to destroy themselves for unrequited, toxic love? And why do some people always HAVE to be (or want to be) in relationships? Social conditioning? Seeing happy couples on tv? I used to be that person, but I think the truth lies somewhere much deeper, somewhere only a person smarter than I could really explain. Even if we try to work on ourselves, the inner voices just get louder and louder for some people. Being in your 20s and realizing you’re not just some suburban kid running around the world anymore is a big deal. You want to be an adult instantly, you don’t want to be in that awkward period of “perpetually figuring yourself out.” You just got done with figuring out being a teenager! But you kinda are still a kid. Well, most of us are. Being messy for a while comes with the territory, but ultimately we all have to suffer through the awkwardness of coming into adulthood.

Really though, the best advice is to be on your own and suffer and get to know yourself. Not all of us need that pep talk, but it is pretty important. Without a little suffering, who are we?