THE NAIVETY
2004 ‣ 2005
NBA.com: A couple hours after he scored 27 points in a 102-96 win over Dallas, Shareef Abdur-Rahim was traded to Portland in a five-player deal that sent Rasheed Wallace to Atlanta. The Blazers also landed Theo Ratliff.
02・10・2004
i had such a good time last night.
we walked arms around each other
holding hands
laughing so hard i swore i didn't want the day to end
02・15・2004
We talked all throughout the night.
We laughed and learned and shared.
Then last night, as the group left she said, "wait, you stay."
08・13・2004
The stars, they shine brightly tonight.
And it’s the last time to say goodbye.
Maybe the mood will change and break this tension as we go on our way.
So take that one last breathe.
We’ll settle back in real soon.
I’ll miss the moments we shared in the hallway you’re near and how your scent is everywhere.
It’s 4AM and I don’t want to go.
Oh, you know you’re like no one at home.
Three stories down is where I got away and could forget my worries and my plans.
Oh, you don’t know how glad I am.
The stars they shine brightly tonight.
And it’s the last time to say goodbye.
Maybe the mood will change and break this tension, oh, I fell to hard for you.
I should have seen it coming I am such a fool.
ESKIMO
It's dead and what an intense last few weeks that it has been. it could never happen, not now, not with everything going on back at home. i'm so ready to settle back in.
it's killing me. knowing that i've seen this soft side of her, that i gave up a part of me, and that that is what is keeping us attached. but we hate expectations and any commitment means headaches. how do you break away from something like this. i wish i could emotionally numb. really numb right now.
my mind is here, i just need to wait for my heart to catch up.
..and somehow we'll still stay as friends.
08・20・2004
So is that what you call a getaway?
Tell me what you got away with
Cause I've seen more spine in jellyfish
I've seen more guts in eleven-year-old kids
Have another drink and drive yourself home
I hope there's ice on all the roads
And you can think of me when you forget your seatbelt
and again when your head goes through the windshield
Is that what you call tact?
You're as subtle as a brick in the small of my back
So let's end this call and end this conversation
And is that what you call a getaway?
Tell me what you got away with
Cause you left the frays from the ties you severed
when you say "best friends" means friends forever
08・25・2004
I found friends far more kinder and wiser than my guys back at home.
There are times when I feel inferior to them and want to punch some faces.
09・01・2004
Dear McDonalds,
Upon NBA superstar's Tracy Mcgrady's performance against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, I think it would be such a great, creative ploy to rename a sandwich after him calling it the T-Mac.
He scored 13 points in 35 seconds and won the game for his team. It was incredible.
Or at least do it in Houston. For a week. Or even a day. He deserves an acknowledgement.
I know McDonald's is not sponsoring him and the business of endorsements is difficult but if you need a new face for McDonald's, consider Tracy Mcgrady. With T-Mac's street cred, incredible leadership and talent, imagine: "We put the Mac in T-Mac." "T-Mac is lovin' it."
I appreciate your time for reading this letter and hope that this may spark something at your headquarters. I hope to taste the new T-McFlurry very soon.
Sincerely,
Joshua Chang
Response:
Hello Joshua:
Thank you for contacting McDonald's recently with your idea for a product or service that you believe would be of interest to us. We appreciate your interest in McDonald's, but it is our company's policy not to consider unsolicited ideas from outside the McDonald's system.
It's not that great ideas cannot come from people outside of McDonald's. Each year, however, McDonald's receives thousands of unsolicited ideas and proposals for products and services from individuals as well as companies. Because of the volume of unsolicited ideas and the difficulty of sorting out what is truly a "new" idea as opposed to a concept that has already been considered or developed by McDonald's, we must adhere to a strict policy of not reviewing any unsolicited ideas that come from outside the McDonald's family of employees, franchisees and approved suppliers. We realize that we may be missing out on a few good ideas, but we have had to adopt this policy for legal and business reasons.
As a result, we must decline your invitation to review your submission and hope you understand the reasons for this decision.
Again, thank you for thinking of McDonald's.
Robyn
McDonald's Customer Response Center
12・15・2004
I'm at a trap at the bottom of the sea
one so deep you can't help me
if you come down you will drown you will see
you call this a misery
you don't know what i go through
this is my joy, my bliss, my truth
the merits and dollars that i reap
has become all that i believe
i'm getting used to it
my lungs are hurting and weak
my castle on this sand can't hold up all these winds
chorus:
only a miracle so
tragic can make me change for good
i am a fool for lying
to myself
to myself
i am a fool for myself
watch me break real soon
i'll crush your face if you press again
keep your words to yourself my friend
why do you judge me so quickly
you think you have everything?
i'm doing well, you're doing well, so why care, oh well.
our differences in our system still brings good health
i don't think i ever fell, why would i need any help?
i'm learning how to breathe this kind of toxic under the sea
i'm getting used to it
my lungs are hurting and weak
i'm like a statue that looks so good and is hollow all on the inside
Watch me break real soon
dude, you gotta tell me about that "chair." and once you figure it out, you have to bang your fists triumphantly on your chest like tarzan and yell "SPORK!" okay, sorry i'm getting kinda insane. it's a little late for me.
oh and i like being weird. not that that's a choice or a conscious effort. you are what you are, right?
Intro - speaking:
So my friend and I were up pretty late one night and she showed me an article on how bats have the ability to run.
I was pretty fascinated and after a little bit we started talking about marketing out these bats as an educational-sport for kids.
Kids would compete with ferocious bats on leashes, trying to capture as many animals as they could on foot given an allotted time.
The game would be called bat hunter, and our campaign would be something like this:
Chorus:
Little girl, have you always wanted a pony?
Little boy, do you want your own grizzly bear army?
Well now it's your chance
Get, get ready to dance
Grab your bat, and run outside
Bat hunter will be the best thing in your life!
Parents would get in on this
A new concept to keep kids fit
They could run marathons all day
With a bat at the leash guiding them to prey
It would be educational as well
A built in dictionary with the training manual
It would encourage kids to read
To use their mind and test their speed
I went to an ad agency
They loved the idea of bat hunting
The product would be a bat on a leash
The price would depend on the size of the beast
The place would run from the west to east
And the promotion, well
There’s a lot of material to sell
But here's a jingle for the kids to sing along
The streets will be always like a zoo
“GO BAT GO, and tackle that moose!"
BAT HUNTER
We’re damaged goods.
but maybe she’s more damaged than me.
How do I know if this is how hard she falls every time?
I guess we’d like it to be special
But it’s all shrugged off because it could have been like this before
And before, and before, and I could be another number
No matter how she tries to justify it, I’m sure another boy heard these reasons before
05・18・2005
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide
Not these kinds of collide:
