I'm Playing My Cool Card

Well, I've betrayed myself already by titling my post what I've titled it.

A few things...first of all, I had a wonderful video chat with Steve (hey Steve) in the library yesterday, which I decided not to mention until now because first of all I was pissed because he got me in trouble with the scary British librarian for laughing too loud in public (can't do that in London...er, I mean libraries) and second of all I was pissed because he hadn't read the screenplay I sent him.

But then he did today so we'll call it even.

Now to the real point of today: I've gotta maintain my cool. What else do I have going for me? I mean besides my looks but those will fade with time (although several sages have told me that I am ageless). All I know is I'm definitely not going to whip out my neurotic, unsure, frightened, desperate, lame side that has been so prevalent in all the terrible shit I've been writing lately. I'm too old for that anyway. Besides, this year is about being an adult (among many other things) so that's the direction I'm gonna take me. And in my opinion being an adult means being cool. Well, being me as an adult means being cool. So that's that.

Am I talking about something specifically? Yes. But I've decided I'm going to be cool for the rest of my life so I suppose it's applicable to everything else too. Just to be clear, I don't mean "cool" as in wearing leather jackets and making the juke box play by jabbing it with my elbow (The Fonz is still considered cool right?), I don't mean I want to be the popular kid and know all the little hole-in-the-wall places and always say the perfect thing all the time. I just mean I'm gonna skim under the surface and not let shitty stuff get to me and take things as they come and roll with it.

And that, kids, is how to play your cool card. That's what all the cool kids are calling it these days.

Cooly, maybe too cooly,

Adam