perspective
last night i tagged along with a friend who was going out with a bunch of pals from high school. they were partying to send off one of the gang who was a marine and is shipping out to iraq tomorrow. just met the guy but bought him a drink. because he's protecting our country. sure, i may not agree with bush and his policy and his warmongering. but the guy was just some skinny kid from westchester who is going to bust his ass out there. and the least i could do was buy him a drink.

really lets me put things in perspective, too. who cares about dopey 22 year old guys who don't know what they're doing with chicks and who are pretty bad in bed. who cares about my anxiety over going to new zealand. really. perspective, folks.