conversation

-why did you do that?

-because i wanted to remember.

-remember what?

-what's the most important thing to you?

-well...my mom and dad.
and soccer.

-would you ever want to forget about mom and dad and soccer?

-no.

-okay, well this is my way of not forgetting about what's most important to me.

-oh...
what's that?

-we only get one shot at this.

-at what?

-at life.

[crying.]

can i get a definition, please?

i think my understanding of the word 'meme' is going to be a lot like that of 'status quo'. while it may take months for me to accurately grasp it's meaning, it's real importance has already become clear: 99% of the people who use it in daily conversation are not as cool as they think they are.