Guest beardo Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 well.. its dark outside, its officially saturday, and i feel like typing so here it goes... walking. im a weird dude. it dawned on me this evening, a few blocks after getting that 'are you crazy' look from a co worker at 1:30am... i like walking. so much so it seems that after working 16 hours i stood outside a waiting cab and decided to walk home. 24 blocks to the left then turn right for about another 10. youre giving me that look right now aren't you. so i said, 'see ya back at the homestead' and started on my way. passing all the pretty people out at all the hoppin spots, i decided i never want to go on a date wearing a suit. a block or so later after noticing about the third camera watching me, i thought how much i really dont like being watched. somewhere along the line there was a cool ass building... and thats when it hit me. in a moment of oddly placed self reflection i noticed that my thoughts were totally drifting. so i sez to myself, i sez, 'self, what the hell are you doing?' 'im thinking' continuing my way home, thinking about how i caught myself thinking and 'the look' i received, i began pondering.. why did i decide to walk home instead of taking the cab? well, 20 thought drifting blocks later i came to this conclusion- i walked because its kind of like meditating to me. my mind is free. i didnt even notice that i had been walking for about 45 minutes if thats any indicator of how spaced out i was. now that i figured out why i always liked to walk, it was time to think about that for the last few blocks. turns out, if memory searves, i've made a lot of important decisions while walking. interesting. standing on the stoop when i got home, looking up at the sky, feeling the nice night on my arms, i was glad that i walked home, and i said to myself, i said self, im glad we had this little talk. (ka boom- crash) its all so clear! viva la shoes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Remy Martin Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 your a cool dude beardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 first thing I did when I got to Vermont was take a three hour walk... I used to walk for two hours to get to and from work, and I was a doorman at a club, so I mostly stood up... I don't tend to measure walking in distance, only time... I have trekked some pretty impressive distances hampered by drugs, alcohol and injury as well... all 3 together, each seperate, and in all possible pairs... yeah, walking is good for the soul... oh, my relatives have walked all over Europe, literally taken trips to go walking... ------------------ 2 Can Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 you should have said to yourself "self, lets walk to seekings an then help him pack an then we can drive across the country hitting all the freights in the mountains. maybe we can even stop off an see abysmal for a bit. yes self, i think thats what we'll do. what we most certainly will not do is go se 'the score' featuring robert deniro and edward norton because its not good." or maybe not, what do i know... lets get this cd trade up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnes 37 Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 dont sleep on big walks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taco bell bomber Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 i believe it was raplh waldo emerson who said "when someone visits the woods all mean egotism vanishes, we return to reason and faith,.... and nothing can befall you in life which nature cant repair." i guess in this case it wouldnt be the woods it would be the concrete jungle..think about it. peace tacoISDEEP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taco bell bomber Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 Originally posted by Gnes 37: dont sleep on big walks!!! YEA YOU MIGHT WALK INTO SOMTHING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dusty Lipschitz Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 Originally posted by beardo: after getting that 'are you crazy' look from a co worker at 1:30am... i was confused i thought we were cabbing it after you waited. i was down to troop, i just couldnt epiphanies are the hit dun ------------------ Now back to your regularly scheduled re-programming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beardo Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 haha i WAS cabbing it till i got to the cab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGBforMumia Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 many of my friends call me crazy or weird when i wanna walk somewhere. they're like "we can give you a ride, we're going there too" and i just walk out the door and meet them there. I like walking, sometimes there are those days where nothin else can be more exciting than the walk you want to go on. That has to be the only thing that i look forward to in life, walks... and im with smart. i judge walks on time not distance. i like "hmm itll only take me like 45 minutes to walk there". and my friends are like "are you stupid its like a 8 mile walk...weirdo" fuck stupid friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HESHIANDET Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 walking hurts my back. i prefer to cycle, i get the same results though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISCO BRYSO Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 ahh.. I too, love walking. and I'm glad you decided not to take the cab. sometimes you just have to walk, it is and always will be that simple. I think it's a human reflex, something that we can no longer understand because we've been riding in cars for so long and because our entire generation has already run out of patience. but I digress. Thoreau actually wrote the best piece on walking I have ever read. strangely enough it's titled, Walking. I actually prefer hiking, trying to listen to myself amongst the noise of a city is often too difficult. one of my favorite bumper stickers is: my other car is a pair of boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 ...enjoyed reading that.....r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 beardo i know what you are sayin. i go on bike rides at 2am almost every night. very amazing. ------------------ $$$666MAKROS666$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullfucker Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 walking is gay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frate_Raper Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 I walked alot today to.I had to get up at 7 to walk to work for 9.I didn't mind the walking but the legs couldn't handle yet another 12 hour day of straight standing. On the way home it started to rain and I fell in to this like semi-depressed state where I question the sincerity of most things going on around me.I felt like I could of cried, today's walk sucked.Yesterdays walk sucked to I can't stand going out with my girlfriend any more in the city she's slow and is like a tourist. I have a friend nicknamed The Walkman.....he's a Forest Gump seriously.He used to walk down town to down town of each major city with in distence of each other ever Friday,Saturday night just looking for something to do or people.I felt bad for Erik and times. I liked walking for a long time but then I thaught to much about what was really going on....I had to stop talking those long long walks because some times I didn't want to go back to my normal life at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pilau Hands Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 walking is good. it's interesting how you can multitask...even if it's only walking and thinking. i'll wake up to realize that i've walked 10 blocks...without really looking up sometimes. most of the time i like to glance around and take everything in...but when you're got stuff on your mind...just watch out for the trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pilau Hands Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 I just realized that I'm in a really fucking great mood today! Hit me outta nowhere...time to go do stuff and...stuff...you know...shut up! WOOHOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Taco bell Bomber Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 Originally posted by taco bell bomber: YEA YOU MIGHT WALK INTO SOMTHING this guy knows the deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DankLordz Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 i walk too much, i also ride my bike too much. its fun, and youre completely free. bring water though..i often end up in areas with no way of getting something to drink, which sucks when its hot out. ------------------ "pound the shit out of all that control the masses of their rightful sanity..designate the powers of intrusion...grade a plot- bury all authority." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SPLINTER Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 today i went to my friends birthday party walking, i didnt hear no music when i got there, i saw her mom but her whole family is like umapproachable so i just kept walking, went to my elementry school and went to an old friends house but he wasnt home, i went back to see if the party had started but it hadnt i got all confused and paranoid (lots of coffee this mornin) and thought i had slept a whole day, and that it was sunday and the music coming from the direction of this house yesturday was the party and i heard it in my sleep. i checked my phones calender and indeed it said sunday july 22 and i was like hold up thats my brothers birthday, he would be home today(he wasnt) my dad would be at work(he wasnt) my mom would be on her day of (she wasnt) i got all confused. then i went home and after a while decided to call the birthday girl, it was saturday(i checked my comp) and the party had been canceled due to a funeral for a guy who lived across the street from her who got shot a week earlier. i felt better iwasnt crazy after all. and on my walk i found out that i have to more days of required football practice untill i get a break and only have to go to scholl to weightlift which i actually enjoy doin. whoa that was long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Step8 Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 Walking alone gives me time to think about shit..... its wierd cuz i could contemplate it when i'm in bed.. but i never do.. when i'm walking different thoughts enter my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapo wc Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 Damn. I thought I was weird for enjoying walking. Theres a park which is 3 miles from my house. I like to walk there and back just for the hell of it. Its the most relaxing thing in the world. My mind just feels free and relaxed, its like meditating. I pretty much spend the whole time daydreaming. And plus I feel like each step gets me in better shape. It really is a great way to just reflect on your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 *bump* for an appropriate quote from Nitzsche: "On ne peut penser et ecrire qu'assis [One cannot think and write except when seated] (G. Flaubert). There I have caught you, nihilist! The sedentary life is the very sin against the Holy Spirit. Only thoughts reached by walking have value." When I heard about Nace I went for a long walk...just thought the subject could stand further discussion before being fully burried in Channel Zero... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HESHIANDET Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 indeed. quite the philosopher ese. i like that stuff. whoops, who got me drunk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie hands Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 woohoo....finaly moved in, just finished hanging paintings, ran out of heiniken...switched to amstel...probably be schrumping within the hour...oh, must i mention i got a job within 24 hours of sending out my resume??? things are good...we'll see how long this lasts... ------------------ brick, brick ,brick...thats how i be up against your girlfriends ass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kid furie Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 blah, stuck at home just like every saturday night and when i think about it, its just like every night. seams like the only time i go out its for painting or to score dope. ese, got any good nitzsche recomendations? im making a trip to the book store tommorow to pick up some of his stuff but still want some input on what to get. *sigh* another saturday night spent alone reading, so much socartic dialogues, so little time. all my friends are gone, all my dope was smoked and all im left with is the inevitable doom of my next 2 years of boot-camp starting september floating over my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUKY Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 damn, sucks, oh well i gotta wake up and walk like 20 blocks to try to get a job. oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iced out mocha Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 Originally posted by skullfucker: walking is gay! this is so ignorant yet true. i just laughed out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cracked ass Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 I'm glad this thread got resurrected. Big ups for walking. But better than the city is walking the tracks. (Not if passenger trains or higher speed freights run on them...if so stick to the path along the tracks.) Or the woods. Anywhere there's some scenery and no people is good. And word to whoever said bring water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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