Drugs, Knives, and Stairs

Today, when walking with I-330 to the metro I mentioned a quote from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas:

"You can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a drug, especially when it's waving a razor sharp hunting knife in your eye.”

I did omit the latter part about the knife as it wasn't relevant and I'd also forgotten it. This quote has been somewhat prevalent in my life for years. The reasons are not incredibly dramatic, but they are varied and linked. First off, it's a sample that is featured in a certain EBM band's music I'm a fan of, as are other samples from that film in other songs and remixes. It's a film that I was introduced to me as an example of Johnny Depp being fantastic and diverse in his abilities. It also relates somewhat to a previous relationship, where the person was enthusiastic about the concept of 'gonzo journalism'.

It's something that I am sensitive to and always pick up on. Connecting yet another dot in the evolution of my experience with this quote.

Mentioning the quote was a response to a playful push she gave me at the top of a set of stairs. She was most likely not attempting homicide, or at least the indicators would point in other directions (for now). It's interesting how random quotes can be mentioned because of random acts.

I've been conscious of this quote for nearly 10 years. It's quite odd how it crops up from time to time, in very unexpected ways.

Haven't read the book, but always have wanted to. It seems to wind up on that list everyone has, entitled “To Do” that never gets addressed. This being the list that you recall from time to time and kick yourself for forgetting the action items.

I think we all must make an effort to check items off the 'To Do' and move them to the 'Done' list. This is how life is meant to be lived. Otherwise it becomes stale and claustrophobic. At the very least, typical and boring.