So, I spent much of today driving around and doing errands with the fam. My brother's in from UF, so we had to drive him around and buy him stuff. We went for golf shoes and to buy his girlfriend a graduation gift and so on. Since we were in the new van, I burned an Aimee Mann CD to try out the stereo and to make my brother listen to something I picked for a change. I also wanted to see how he'd like her. Well, evidently, Aimee Mann sucks worse than Alanis Morissette. Which's pretty harsh, because my brother really dislikes Alanis. Aimee Mann is so amazing, her lyrics are so true and well put. I can't believe so few people that I know have ever heard of her. My brother wouldn't even listen, he just kept saying how bad she sucks. It's cliche, but sometimes I feel like kind of an outsider in my family. I'm the only one who likes anime and Alanis and Aimee Mann and zombies and gothy vampires and classic books and discussing movies and so on.
Speaking of outsiders, I watched an awesome movie tonight, Ghost World. It's one of the best dark comedies I've ever seen and it also totally describes how I've felt for the last few years. I know what it's like to feel alone in a world of people who don't "get" it. I could really identify with the characters and their search for something better or just different. Enid, played by Thora Birch also completely reminded me of someone I knew back in high school. It's funny, Annie's the only person I ended up wanting to keep in touch with, but instead she's gone and I run into other idiots all the time. That annoyes me, but that's how it goes.
Posted by Mike at April 28, 2005 08:36 PM