Andy's Blog
I turned 26 yesterday. I deliberately waited to write this because I am not really a big birthday person. To prove this, I have spent three birthdays in my life where nobody I was with even knew it was my birthday. I am sure there is something psychologically wrong with me. This become all the more evident as I write...I have always felt that dying on your birthday is one of the greatest achievements one could have - mainly because you really have no control over that and the odds are .273%1 More on this later.
I once had a girlfriend who turned to me at dinner and said, "tell me something about you that nobody knows." Internally, I rolled my eyes and debated answering: 1.) I once shot a man in a hotel in Paris2 or 2.) I always take my mobile into the bathroom with me when I am home alone.3 But I settled for neither and just responded, "you know, I am a pretty open person and there isn't much I don't share with everybody."4
Which brings me back to the dying. I have never shared this before, but for some time I have always had four fairly certain feelings about my death.
- I will die before I am 405
- I will die in a plane accident
- I will die while on the toliet6
- There is a specific place on the back of my head that I feel will be penetrated causing my death.
I know. Weird. I told you something was wrong with me. But what if it were all true. What if I died before I was 40 while going to the bathroom on a plane because because something fell and penetrated my skull.
So what does this have to do with 26? Simple. Life is short. How would your life be different if you knew you were going to die by 40? Just because most of us will pass at 70 or 80 really isn't that different.
And while it is true I believe in life after death, it doesn't mean we shouldn't seize the stages of life we find ourselves in like they could be our last.
There is a saying Allen uses often, which is "pray like it all is up to God, and work like it is all up to you, and somewhere in between you'll end up alright." I think a similar statement could be applied to life. "Prepare to live forever, but live like it is your last, and somewhere in between you'll end up alright."
Oh for sure.
I didn't say I had reasons; I said I had feelings.
But to answer your question, yeah, I do sincerely feel that way. Not really sure where it came from. Just always been there.
Like that spot on my head, it's weird, I can literally almost feel it at times. And it isn't just a generic sort of "somewhere" on my head. If I get shot with a gun through the temple, I will have been wrong. It is a specific spot. Can't really explain it.
I told you that you would think I was whacked out ;)
And you know they are funny.7
-Adam (A humorous amillenialist)
love the quote from Allen! lot of truth to it.
No, I will be frantically calling 911.
To be fair. I don't think he came up with it.
Just because you die in a plane crash doesnt mean your were in the plane. It could be a part of the plane that his your head... which means this could happen any where- you could be on the toilet at the mall and BAM! or at your house and WHACK! or whatever.
Just some comforting thoughs before you go to bed...
The bathroom suggests the part ofrt of yourself that is locked away, private. And the back of the head? Well, two things there: the back of the head is where the vision center of your brain is located (if you've ever accidentally smacked the back of your head and seen stars, this is why). But you can't 'see' what is behind you. So this means you have a blind spot, something you NEED to see but can not. So what do you need to see, or need to change? I don't know. Only you know.
The bathroom suggests the part ofrt of yourself that is locked away, private. And the back of the head? Well, two things there: the back of the head is where the vision center of your brain is located (if you've ever accidentally smacked the back of your head and seen stars, this is why). But you can't 'see' what is behind you. So this means you have a blind spot, something you NEED to see but can not. So what do you need to see, or need to change? I don't know. Only you know.
I still can't believe you managed to go out with me and not tell me it was your birthday. Fun times.
Meant to call you this week, but some things came up and I didn't sleep much. (So obviously I didn't)
Hope you had a fun one.. Enjoy the 14 years you have left. (I'll get there first.)
Clearly this means you will be a virgin...40 Year Old Virgin - see the connection? Clear as day?
This was a hard one to figure out, but I believe this tells us that you will be flying. Make sense. I know, it is hard to see, but finding your end during a plane accident must mean you will be flying.
This must mean that you will be stuck on some issue in life. TRYING to push through it with no luck - constipated in your current situation.
You just said penetrated...ha. OK, this tells us that the flight attendant, who came running to the lavatory after hearing you cry "I'm going to die! I'm going to die!" will smack you in the back of the head....and then fall in love with you...
Call with questions. I could go all day with this stuff...
Thanks...my greatest fear realized.
Genius. But am I at the control and are you with me...or is it while I am flying commercial. You can't be with me because then neither of us would get Andrea in that situation. Although she would get a crap load of money given both of our life insurance and benefits are willed to her and your kids.
We do know I have a nack for clogging your toilet ;)
I don't think anybody is going to be falling in love with me while a.) I am on the toilet and b.) seeing me cry
You probably want to keep trying dude ;) Miss you guys. I know you are going to be gone on business all week...don't worry, I'll go up to Fort Wayne and take care of Andrea ;)