10.22.2003
some things are just cosmic. thats all there is to it. i believe in a collective consciousness that all human beings share to some degree, be it large or small. the exact parameters of this function are up for debate, but i am convinced that it exists.
today at work i struck up a conversation with a coworker when i saw she had an elliott smith cd on her desk. we chatted about his music, and her 'friend of a friend of a friend' that once had dinner with him. i remarked that just last week i had brought a few of his cds to work to listen to at my desk as well. what a coincidence i thought.
a half hour later she came over to me with a ghost white look on her face. "elliott smith was found dead yesterday".
needless to say, i had yet heard the news. but for some reason both of us seemed to feel the need to mourn him... even BEFORE we learned of his death.
today at work i struck up a conversation with a coworker when i saw she had an elliott smith cd on her desk. we chatted about his music, and her 'friend of a friend of a friend' that once had dinner with him. i remarked that just last week i had brought a few of his cds to work to listen to at my desk as well. what a coincidence i thought.
a half hour later she came over to me with a ghost white look on her face. "elliott smith was found dead yesterday".
needless to say, i had yet heard the news. but for some reason both of us seemed to feel the need to mourn him... even BEFORE we learned of his death.
< 21:15 >< /~ chad >
