My dad's a carpenter. I thought that was too boring, and I didn't want to be working hard the rest of my life. Thought I was meant for better things than that. [As if someone so recklessly self-absorbed deserved to stow himself away in a life of indulgence. It took him too long to see that there's no room for that sort of life in a world ready to collapse on itself.]
[July 9th, Written]
My dad's a carpenter. I thought that was too boring, and I didn't want to be working hard the rest of my life. Thought I was meant for better things than that. [As if someone so recklessly self-absorbed deserved to stow himself away in a life of indulgence. It took him too long to see that there's no room for that sort of life in a world ready to collapse on itself.]
It doesn't really sound all that bad now.