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July 28, 2003
dashboard
listening to dashboard confessional sure brings out the sentimental streak in me. the lead singer, chris carrabba, has the perfect voice to mix with his melancholy guitar. he mostly sings about relationship stuff - some positive - but mostly songs that really express the pain all too often present. he has some of the most amazing writing i have ever read, and his style sort of redefined the whole "emo"(tional) genre.
i once read an interview with chris carrabba online. he talks about being a Christian, and what that is like to be on tour without any other Christians around. it's gotta be hard to lack that community. as really listening to his lyrics from dashboard, it makes me wonder about how he treats relationships. i know often lyrics are over-emphasized to really communicate a feeling, especially in emo music, but it seems that he has placed dating relationships on a pedestal too high - where you primarily look to get your needs for value and longing met. i know from experience what it means to do just that, and sometimes it annoys me slighly in his music. i still love listening though.
philippians 1:9
and this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
i started reading philippians today. i think it is interesting in this verse how love is depicted, shown growing through knowledge and depth of insight. it is not shown as growing through feeling or passion, both of which can be great things, but do not necessarily show any growth of love. love is shown here as growing by gaining knowledge and understanding into situations. when a time comes that the depth of our love is truly tested, it is not our feelings that edify the other person; it is our actions.
i have been thinking of putting my earrings back in. i will admit, i really like the way they looked. i have been holding off on it because i understand that the way you are perceived is highly important. i think a guy with earrings tends to lose credibility in the professional world i currently live. so that is the negative. a positive, aside from liking how they look, is that in other crowds, i would gain credibilty. i am planning on getting more involved with crusade at mit next year and possibly moving to LA after i graduate. in both places, i think earrings would be more than acceptable. of course, i can talk myself into getting them or not getting them for a million reasons. i also don't want to lie to myself about my motivations for why i would get them - i just really like they way they look.
i would love to hear from you guys on this one. do you feel strongly? do you not have an opinion either way? your vote always counts on this type of thing, so make sure to post your comments below.
Entry posted by byscuits on July 28, 2003 12:48 PM
Comments
earrings-- take em or leave em. i'd tend towards the no side, but only slightly.
Comment posted by fu at July 28, 2003 02:46 PM
earrings=good. screw the office-appropriateness of it all---if you like em, wear em. your character will be shown no matter how you dress.
Comment posted by blume at July 28, 2003 05:16 PM
i don't know much about earrings. can you not wear them during the day, and then put them in after work or on the weekends? maybe that's beside the point.
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Comment posted by rkp at July 29, 2003 04:04 AM
personally, i think you're taking the whole thing way too seriously. but if it's that important to you, then hey, it's your perogative. my opinion...#1 it's your body...#2 the fact that you want everyone's opinion seems to communicate that you care about how you are perceived. so you need to weigh the whole issue of perceptions, realizing in various situations, they will both cause - and + reactions. like a relationship, it's a personal choice...though hopefully without the emotional attachment issue. and you can always change your mind.
Comment posted by Elisabeth Carroll at August 2, 2003 06:48 PM
