But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you.
Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it?
Carpe -- hear it? -- Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys,
make your lives extraordinary.
Today's link is not a song - It's a video from Dead Poets Society, which is an amazing film that I recommend/10.
R.I.P Robin Williams 'Oh Captain, My Captain'
I was at work all of this morning and during my break I checked twitter only to find out about his passing. He's a face in movies that I've seen since a was a little kid. Flubber, Jumanji, Mrs Doubtfire (which was on tv tonight), Dead Poet's society and so many more. To say that I'm genuinely devastated is accurate.
It's always hard to wrap my head around finding out about a death even though it may not directly affect me (in cases of celebrities etc.) You're probably expecting me to go into some sentimental rant about how life is short and preach something along the lines of an eloquent way of phrasing 'yolo'.
Instead I want to point out something that my cousin once pointed out to me.
When people do potentially life threatening things and shout out 'yolo' at the tops of their lungs are they choosing the correct phrase?
What does the phrase even mean? - idk but it could be translated as 'you only live once therefore you shouldn't be doing reckless things because there's only one life to live?'
We aren't cats and we don't have 9 lives so maybe we should be treasuring our health and the life we're given. Of course, this doesn't mean live life without taking any risks. It just means don't take advantage of your health.
This also reminds me of an ad I watched just today which you can view here.
It kind of made me realise that I should attempt to fix any bad habits I have now instead of saying 'yeah//tomorrow....' Because before I know it IT MAY BE TOO LATE. So as Mr Keating would say - CARPE DIEM. SEIZE THE DAY.
Anyways moving onto a less morbid subject: Uni is getting stressful and sometimes I stare at all of the handouts and assessments on blackboard and internally cry. But instead of stressing over uni I should be using things I'm looking forward to, to motivate myself.
SO I'VE MADE A LITTLE LIST OF THINGS THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO (in the near future)
1. Colour me rad (5km run mmmmmm idk if I will survive but it'll be fun running around with coloured powder/paint being thrown at me)
2. Neon Run (why do I keep signing up for runs?!?! I can't even run to save my life. I guess I should use this as an incentive to start getting fitter)
3. Sticky Fingers Concert (This is actually the day of my design reviews so at least I have something to look forward to when I'm halfway on the brink of mental breakdown as per usual before design is due)
4. ARchitecure Ball or Physio Ball ? Which one should I even go to. Should I even go to a ball? I don't know if I can even be bothered hmmmmmmmm
ps if anyone is currently feeling depressed/bored then you need to click THIS because it will lighten up your day. I MEAN LOOK AT THIS GUY HE'S JUST SO HAPPY AND ALSO TALENTED.
I'm going to the Ekka tomorrow lol . maybs. Really I'm just going because my fam is going which means they will buy me food. Except I also have a shit ton of work to complete before thursday/friday. #studentstruggles
peace owt
xo
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