Life, in theory

Okay, so I'm posting and a tad tipsy. Shit happens. Attended the UK/Ole Miss game tonight and watched my new hometown team kick some ass. I'm a born and raised LSU fan, so what can I say? I'm not exactly sad Ole Miss lost. Hottie toddy and all.

Anyway, just talked to a dear girl friend from NOLA. She's one of those special friends (don't read anything into that you dirty perv) who I wish I kept in touch with more often. She's going through a divorce and I can't say it wasn't expected. He wasn't exactly faithful. She's just a strong woman and taking crap from her family and friends for going through with the inevitable and she needed a pep talk.

What I told her: Life is so short, why not trust your gut and do what you know is right? I know I'd be a much more well-rounded, happier person if my parents had just done the deed and accepted that they weren't good together. I got lucky. They've grown up. We're all speaking now. But I know how hard it is...I didn't see my father for almost seven years. We're friends now, but I'll always feel the bottomless scar.

Point is, I hope whoever you are, reading this, I hope you follow your heart and do what you need to do. I know it's a tad cheesy and can be unbelievably painful to go against the grain, but when it comes down to it, isn't the reward worth it? I've had several surprising deaths lately--friends I thought would be around till the end--the shock so much worse for those still here...breast cancer at 27, a death sentence of Pancreatic cancer with two weeks notice...but luckily, I know they lived their lives to the fullest. Even if Joe Black was a surprise, I don't think they had many regrets. I don't know about you, but I hope I can say the same.

Life is short. It is ephemeral. I get caught up in the day to day nuances of life, but I try to remember. This is my only chance. I have to take it. I hope you can do the same. I hope I can.