here's the trick:

watch and learn. don't repeat. drive fast. look around. kiss the girl. go to the ocean. stand on the jetty. swallow salt water. sleep with boots on. love. listen. be active. take your meds. stay away from dark corners. vote. appreciate art. learn guitar. sing. listen to nick drake's 'place to be.' swing at night. get wet. have one too many. mosh. read thompson. hate government/love country. take pictures. go to the toy store. pay attention to johnny cash. don't watch tv. avoid american news organizations. get hospitalized. don't objectify. buy tv on the radio albums. paint. give it all away. be alone. breathe. lie on back/look at stars. don't like republicans. fuck judgment. all things in moderation. don't eat red meat. swallow. be sure to learn to swim. pay attention to robert johnson. educate yourself about the carlyle group and the project for the new american century. visit san francisco. collect rocks. sleep. eat tofu. send postcards. follow your heart. never get gas at exxon. avoid parents. eat breakfast burritos. try the mint chocolate chip ice cream. watch the muppets. break something. be uncomfortable. write for a magazine. die in the woods beneath the hemlock trees.

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