On Memories

First things first: It's Wednesday. Sorry about not posting yesterday! Believe it or not, sometimes I have a life outside of the Internet and yesterday I spent the day with my wonderful boyfriend, Dylan, and I just didn't have time to write a post.

Okay, so now that that's out of the way...

As some of you may already no, I have this inexorable fear of the inevitable: Being Forgotten. I know, it's bound to happen. As a result of this fear, I used to be the kind of person who took way too many pictures. You know the kind - if I went out with friends there was a whole Facebook album dedicated to the occasion.

I read something one day. I don't even remember what the words were, or where I read it, or even when. I just remember looking back at my life and thinking about how I spent so much time taking pictures that I really didn't have any time to make memories.

Now, I look at my Facebook friends, and I see everybody trying to come up with the best status for the most likes instead of saying what they feel and having actual opinions on things. People take pictures that will get shared as opposed to taking pictures that mean something. To those people I say, take a step back and re-evaluate your life. What are you really living for?

So, I'm trying not to be that person anymore.

I still take my camera with me to places, sometimes. I have my iPod and my phone. But mostly, I try to live and actually experience things. Make memories instead of take pictures.

I encourage you to do the same.