"And fame? Nah. It's an empty purse. Count it, go broke. Eat it, go hungry. Seek it, go mad!"

          I've been inspired by a few of my friends on facebook to write a blog. It really seems like the "in thing" to do right now, and I figured ripping them off...I mean paying "homage" to them would be a totally tasteful and respectful act. Imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence, right? So in deciding what the theme of my blog would be, I decided to not follow a specific theme and just kind of write about what I am thinking or feeling at the moment. Also if you thought this particular entry would be about "fame", sorry to disappoint, it's just that I watched Krull twice in the last week and really liked that quote. So much so that I may post it as a facebook status, as posting quotes from movies/songs/TV shows seems to be the default status update when in fact nothing of merit is actually going on in your real life, but you just feel compelled to put something up on the ole wall.
         Continuing with that theme, what has happened to us as a society? Isn't it funny how we seem to do less actual "doing", and yet we spend more time writing about it?  Whether it's texts, status updates, or scrawling pictographs with the blood of the innocent on our bedroom walls, we feel the need to make our voices heard constantly...even when there is nothing to say.  Sample facebook news feed:  John Smith: Driving to work....ughhh traffic sucks.    Jareth Sadpants: As the razor kisses my arm/I finally feel/Sweet release/Oh won't you kiss the reaper/His icy fingers promise eternal sleep. Captain obvious: Snow again? Winter in New England sucks. I hate shoveling.....I am in no way judging, I do the same thing.  But what compels us? If I don't update my status at least once a day I feel weird. If I can't think of anything funny to say I use a song or movie quote, so I too am guilty of  useless posting. It's like heroin, but with none of the satisfaction of scratching the fuck out of my self and falling asleep at inopportune times.
         My girlfriend has the right idea. I asked her once why she didn't update her facebook status very often. Her amazingly insightful answer? "I don't always have something to say."  I agree with this. I for one am going to make a conscience effort to only update my facebook, or shoot someone a text, when I actualy have something worth stating. 
        So that's my first rant. I am not sure how often I am going update the blog. Hopefully at least a couple times a week. Until next time this is Zack, last survivor of the Nostromo signing off.