Of Boredeom

So we're always measuring how long we've been here or how much time we have left by comparing with others. For example, "WOW, we've been here longer than Abbi was when we first got to Korea." Or.. "remember that time we went to Jinju? Yea.. Well that was 67 days ago... and we have 68 days left! CRAZY EH?" We usually come up with the most obscene ways of measuring how long we've been here, or again, measuring how much time we have left. "Wow. There's only six weeks left. We're where Alex was when she had six weeks left." For whatever reason, hitting that area where we only have five weeks left (next week) sounds like a milestone because we remember how Alex felt when she had five weeks left. Ironically, when we had seven weeks left, we never really said "WOW! We are where Alex (or Amy, or Abbi, or Mallessa) were when THEY HAD SEVEN WEEKS LEFT!" Why being left with six weeks is more impressive than being left with seven is beyond me... and for some reason, having five weeks left sounds more of a big deal than having four weeks left.

Anyways, it's ridiculous. We're bored sometimes and we're constantly finding ways to measure time in some way. All those ways of adding or subtracting time are completely and utterly stupid. I JUST discovered the ONE real and true way to measure how much time has actually passed by... and that's by doing the following:

LOOKING AT HOW MUCH MY HAIR HAS GROWN!

Ladies and gentlemen, Gilad Cohen, on September 2nd, 2007:



Gilad Cohen on July 3rd, 2008, 305 days later:




I know what you're thinking: "WOW! Amazing! SO MUCH time has passed by and I only truly know this by looking at how long Gilad's hair has grown."

Oh, and you're also probably thinking: "Sweet hair!"

Or even, "Where did that ass in his chin go?!"


- Gilad
(is so bored he doesn't know what to do with himself right now)