What do you do with your life when your head is in the clouds? I'm not one to wonder if there's a purpose or a point to life; if you ask me, the point of living is whatever you want it to be. If your purpose is to hold a job, start a family, and raise kids, that's just as noble as divining universal truths or whatever highfalutin' BS floats your boat. Thanks, Mr. Battisti. I just find it interesting how we juxtaposition our musings on philosophy with "real life", as if they were separate. What ever happened to applying how we think to how we act? According to Emerson, "True happiness can only be found through the triumph of principles." If you ask me, no truer words were ever spoken. Sometimes action isn't as hard as deciding how to act, though. Maybe that's the real challenge: putting together all the slippery pieces of a jumbled-up worldview. I'm finding I don't know very much about Andrew Jackson. This damn paper is due Wednesday, and I've never actually read anything about him outside school. Wikipedia.com is a wonderful source, I'm starting to see why some people are in love with it. The coolest thing about it is anyone can write their own entry for anything they like; this, of course, is exploited. Don't you love human nature? Nothing is sacred, really. Today was very relaxed. Church, church, and more church. That last church was more of a recital, though. The Messiah is definitely a great piece of music, even if it drags occasionally. I wasn't in the best condition to enjoy it though, as I was on the brink of sleep for some of the solo sections. We got in late last night from Chicago, and I didn't exactly head straight for bed. Ben and I had another long talk, and I think we decided that it's possible to envy a friend and still have nothing against them. That's not really envy then, is it? More like admiration. And Ashley and I had another long talk, and we decided that people do indeed change. Not too much, though. I rest my case. ^^ So I'm going to run an experiment tomorrow. Keep some thoughts in mind, and see what I can use.