hurt people hurt people

hurt people hurt people

that's what hurt people do

remember that

when someone's hurting you

Now, that's not exactly what I want to say, but it's something like that. 

Where did phrase come from, farmboy?

You know, it was on some fuckin' thread on Reddit or something. Yeah, Reddit. I think it was about what did anyone ever say to you that changed your life. Pretty good thread, actually. I hope I upvoted it.

So I heard this joke...

So I heard this joke...


Yeah?


I think it's so fuckin' good! Wanna hear it, man?


Sure, farmboy. Let's hear it.


Okay. Why did the cowboy buy a dachshund?


I don't know. Why did the cowboy buy a dachshund?


Because he wanted to "get a long, little doggie!"


(silence)


Do you get it? Get along, little doggie, like the cowboy song. You know, Riders in the Sky, Sons of the Pioneers, that kind of thing.


Oh, uh...yeah! Now I get it. I don't know a whole lot of cowboy songs, but I...


Yeah, well, I thought it was a good joke. I got it off Reddit.


What is "Reddit?"


It's this thing on the internet. It's sorta like a message board. Reddit is hard to explain. It's a website, look it up.


I'm sorry I didn't get your joke, farmboy.


That's okay. I'm used to it.

Kind of nothing

Man, I'm tired and I'm boring. I just thought I'd see how you're doing. So...how're you doing, man?


Doing pretty okay, farmboy. Can't complain. How about yourself?


I told you,man. I'm fuckin' tired and I'm fuckin' boring...


Boring?


I feel like I've said every word, thought every thought, and that everything from here on out is a fuckin' rerun, you know? And I know that that's not true or anything, but...fuck. I feel like I need to fall asleep so I can wake up refreshed, unafraid to start the day.


Are you afraid to start the day, farmboy?


Uh,, I'm...vulnerable in the morning, man. Pisses me off. I wake up, I don't want to go anywhere, least of all to my fuckin' job. I want to be safe at home, under the blankets, next to the radio and my iPod. But no,, I have to get up and take a shower and shave and get ready for another day at work. But lets not think about that right now.


What do you want to think about?


Kind of nothing. My mind is tired. I want to play online games, you know, word games and stuff. I want to get away from me for a little while.


Which I what I'm gonna do, I think. Play games or search the internet of read Reddit. And then I'll go to bed and fall asleep.


And then you'll wake up refreshed, unafraid to start the day!


Man, I ain't promising nothin'.

Tomorrow is a day among humans

Hey, it's me.

Hey, what's up?

Just tryin' to keep cool, man. 99 degrees today, so I'm doing all I can. Wasn't too bad last night. Today really hasn't been so bad. I think part of the trick is to keep moving. The hardest thing for me to do in the heat is sleep, 'cause you just lay there and sweat. Like a fuckin' beached whale.

Do beached whales sweat?

Good question. Work on that, will you?

I thought you were going to stay at your brother's house, farmboy.

I was going to, but I changed my mind. Tomorrow night for sure.

So today hasn't been a bad day. I've been spending way too much time on the internet. I've discovered this website called Reddit, which is kinda like , you know, message boards on everything. You can waste the whole day on Reddit.

Do you enjoy it?

Yeah. But it's like there's more to life than just looking at the internet. It's good for me to get out tomorrow and see my brother and his wife and my niece.

Being that this is your "summer of being human" and all...

Tomorrow is a day among humans.

Good for you, farmboy.

Thanks.

I like how you're not giving up on this summer. I like how you haven't gone terribly deeply into depression or sadness...

Or self pity...

Now if I could just write one good song for this summer...

You've got a little over two weeks.

And I intend to use it.