Hardline Friendship

I actually like Mondays generally. I think when you're a teenager and even a college student Mondays suck. It just means more class, homework, reading due, papers due just lots of things you'd rather put off or never do. Mondays as a working man are a little better. I can come in and have a clean desk with nothing on it. That's a nice feeling. I can start on projects, pull out existing ones and shred old ones. Its not bad. Except in an accounting office in the summer sometimes things get slow and you find yourself reading other peoples blogs hoping they'll stop writing cause its so mundane or whiny. The ones that really bug me are the ones where the blogger tries to teach us some lesson or delve deep into their own psychy(sp) trying to help us understand why they're such a loser.(Just in case you're thinking I'm talking about you Derek, you'd be totally wrong. See the benefit of being my friend is youre exempt from all the derogatory comments I make about the public. Isnt it nice knowing you could do whatever and its a consequence free environment?)
I realize my position, I'm here, blogging about blogging. I see the irony. Believe me. But you know someone has to take a hardline on this whole thing and I figure why not me? I mean I'm not too busy, I finished my project for today and my desk is clean again. Might as well take a hardline. Its kind of like "taking a knee" at a sports practice but you dont get orange slices while someone lays out who's shirts and who's skins. I guess my line that I'm simultaneously kneeling on and taking is that blogging shouldnt be about how much better you are then other people, or how you're right and everyone else is wrong. The hardline should be people noting their everyday comings and goings in whatever voice the feel appropriate. Whether that be angry, sad, happy, or some other complex emotion that I can't list. At least that's what I like to read, I mean this is my hardline so its my way or to the back of the line.
I've got three friends that read my blog, as far as I can tell and I enjoy their blogs. Mostly cause they just talk about jersey lifestyle, provo pasttimes or graduate experiences. Its just a slice of life, with the occasional photo. That's what makes it valuable I think. You get to see a few moments out of your friends day that you wouldnt otherwise see or even hear about from them because its their thoughts you hear not their actions you see. You get to look inside their head and see what they thought was noteworthy that day, and what better way to learn about your friends then by hearing their thoughts.
Look at me getting all mushy when I'm supposed to be taking a hardline. I think if I ever have a talk show it will be called Hardline. It would probably consist of my friends and former roomates going on about how people dont stick to our social circle's set of guidelines. For instance, hitting on the girl your roomate has over to hang out with is not bad if 1) you dont know you're doing it, 2) she's way way hot, and 3) he's afraid of you. Robb can vouch for me on that one. Another good example is that swearing is allowed in a few instances but not all the time (we're talking words you wont see in the bible here). You can swear during sports, while watching sports, on vacation, and when playing poker or video games or video game poker and of course while driving around in Provo. See very reasonabl guidelines. All my former roomates can vouch for those rules, we used them and we prospered. I mean look at Robb he teaches English at a University he's practically a proffessor. Another handy hardline I know Seth can agree upon is when I say its best to carry between fifteen and thrity spare pesos around in Mexico to give to someone if they mug you, no Seth? And Derek you and I didnt always see eye to eye on some hardlines but we both agree if you're going to the beach buy the more expensive beach towel cause a cheaper one is smaller, less absorbant and WILL ruin your other clothes and bathing suit if you wash them all together.
Those are a few of my hardlines. Hardlines I think we all can observe and appreciate. Now as for my original topic, blogging hardlines. I guess this particular post doesnt follow that hardline but since I'm opperating in a consequence free environment here (remember Derek) to hell with that (its in the Bible, look it up) I will blog about whatever I want on occasion even if it doesnt have to do with my daily comings and goings. Actually reading the beginning of my blog I did talk about my day so all you detractors can go ef yourselves. Oh man, I miss casual swearing. Anyways, this post is for my friends, thanks for hanging out this summer, or blogging so I could keep in touch and see what Jersey looks like. I had a lot of fun. Have fun at school, I'll keep you posted about the exciting developments in the world of accounting. I know you're waiting with baited breath (I dont think I used the right spelling for baited but how else are you going to spell it?) Later.