Why does life have to be so complicated?

[Haole Girl]

Please make your answer 200 words, or less! ;-)

[BarenakedLady]

1. Because otherwise it would be boring.

:shrug:

[Haole Girl]

3. Hey there!

I was just thinking about you-- I swear it!!

You're right, I guess.

You doing okay BNL? Keep up with Art classes? :hi:

[BarenakedLady]

7. Yup

I missed last week because it was a really bad day for me. But I have been going regularly otherwise.

Thanks for thinking of me. I'm doing well. How about yourself?

:hi: :hug:

[Haole Girl]

14. Good to hear...

I'm doing great, thanks!

Wish it would stop raining in the Dallas area, though. :-(

:hug:

[Guava Jelly]

dupe

.

[Guava Jelly]

2. because

..I got nothing..

[Haole Girl]

4. Yeah...

I hear you there! Same here!

[Sannum]

5. I wish I knew

:cry:

[Haole Girl]

10. Here...

..you need some of these little guys... :hug: :hug: :hug:

[Redstone]

6. It doesn't.

Hey, 198 words to the good, right there.

Redstone

[Haole Girl]

11. Gotcha!

I try. :hi:

[Redstone]

13. I've found that the complicatedness of my life has been directly related to

the number of keys on my keychain. When I had eight or ten, I was really miserable.

Now, I have two. One for my car, and one for the house. And life is good.

And that goes for other stuff, too. Mrs R has the "discount card" tags for the grocery store, Staples, and so on, but I refuse. I won't let my keychain complicate my life again.

Redstone

[Haole Girl]

17. Thank you for the advice

It's worth a try!

[gmoney]

56. "One key..." from Sex, Lies and Videotape

"No, it's just, I, you know, I just think - right now I have one key and everything I own is in the car, and I just... I like that, you know? I mean, I just, if I get an apartment, that's two keys, if I... get a job, you know, I might have to open or close, that's more keys, you know, buy some stuff, I'm afraid it's gonna get ripped off, or something, and I get more keys, and I just, I, you know, I just like having the one key, it's clean." -- Graham (James Spader)

[SPKrazy]

8. Why not?

someone once told me that when I asked "why" about something.

:shrug:

I guess it makes as much sense as anything.

two words

why not?

[TOhioLiberal]

9. Because...

...if life weren't complicated, we would get complacent. As soon as that happens, WHAM! Here comes the alien overlords, to make your live complicated again. :rofl: So you can either have it complicated now or later, if you know what I mean. :crazy:

[Haole Girl]

12. HAHA!

So true!!

:rofl:

[TOhioLiberal]

16. They're out there...

...just waiting...:crazy::rofl:

[Haole Girl]

20. I have half a mind...

...to believe that!

:tinfoilhat:

:rofl:

[TOhioLiberal]

28. And I have half a mind...

... :crazy:

[Haole Girl]

40. That's funny...

..I was thinking the same thing about myself when I wrote that!

:rofl:

[NewWaveChick1981]

15. Damned if I know.

:shrug:

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

19. Me too!

If you find out, will you please let me know?

:hi:

[petronius]

18. Because The Simple Life only makes for really bad TV...

[Haole Girl]

21. Hmm...

..I'm not sure. Did you ever see that episode of Oprah when she interviewed the Amish couple, during that cross-country trip? They (the Amish couple) really did seem happy. But, then again, that was really bad TV!! ;-)

[AlCzervik]

22. the first 30 years of my life were complicated, things are now much calmer

and uncomplicated, i believe the key to making things better in my own life was relocating 3,000 miles away from my family and my husband's family. I'm a happy person, not perky or anything but in a good place mentally and physically.

[Haole Girl]

23. Distance from relatives...

...isn't really an issue. I don't think.

Glad to hear you're now in a better place!

[AlCzervik]

35. well it was an issue for me because i let it be one, since moving away i've

realized that i wasted a lot of time trying please other people at the expense of my own and my immediate families happiness, no more.

[Haole Girl]

37. Yeah...it never works..

..trying to please another at the expense of your own immediate family's happiness. I've learned that difficult lesson as well. And, I've learned (the hard way) that my younger sisters don't have to have a mother figure in their lives.

[NMDemDist2]

24. if it wasn't you'd be bored and fling poo and asparagus

and we don't want you to waste the asparagus

:hide:

[Haole Girl]

25. hmm...

Are you making fun of me? :dunce:

[NMDemDist2]

27. well it is the Lounge isn't it?

and I just got back from Shrek the Third so I'm in a silly mood :silly:

[Haole Girl]

29. Well, then...

..you're excused.

Did you like the movie? I want to see it.

[NMDemDist2]

36. they raised the bar so high with the first two, but I laughed out loud several

times and am looking forward to the DVD so I can watch it without all the kids in the theater

so yes, it was good

[SPKrazy]

38. My impression as well AZ

Shrek 3 isn't as good as the first 2, and the 2nd wasn't as good as the 1st, but still was good

this one will be seen over and over i'm sure when it comes out on dvd :rofl:

[SPKrazy]

32. Bwahaaaahhaaaa!

only you AZ Dem!!!!!!


you poo flinger!

:rofl:


:hi:

[NMDemDist2]

39. I have me moments

[SPKrazy]

43. is that your business card

or a mock up at least :silly:


:rofl:

:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

26. I guess

cause it would not be as interesting otherwise.

[Haole Girl]

30. Maybe

Maybe not. I'm still thinking about this.

Thanks!

[My Good Babushka]

31. I think

it has something to do with free will.

[Haole Girl]

33. Interesting

Interesting name, too. What does it mean?
And, welcome to DU! :hi:

[Haole Girl]

34. Oh..

..just saw your profile, and the link. Now I know! :hi:

[My Good Babushka]

61. Thanks

for the nice welcome. Also, I stole my answer from Terry Gilliam. It was the Supreme Being's answer to the question "why is there evil?" in the movie "Time Bandits".

[JackDragna]

41. Quite simply, it doesn't.

There's only two things you really need:

1. Food.
2. Someone to laugh at.

Everything else is optional. Now, give me five dollars.

[Haole Girl]

44. Well, thank you for the advice...

..but why do I owe you five dollars? Did I say I had any money?!

[JackDragna]

46. What, you think advice is free?

Come on. This is America and I need to eat. Give. Please.

[Haole Girl]

47. Sorry

I have no money...

would you like some free advice?

:hi:

[Nickster]

42. If I knew the answer to that, I certainly wouldn't be giving that advice out for free! :-)

[Haole Girl]

45. Just out of curiosity...

...how much would you charge (if you knew the answer)?

[Nickster]

54. Intriguing question. I would imagine we would be talking Oprah money at the very least. I mean,

c'mon now, my information would make your life simple and easy, Oprah can't touch that. She's tries, but all I'd have to do is come out on a show once and I'd blow away her entire lifetime of accomplishments.

[Haole Girl]

57. That's a lot of money there...

..Oprah money!

It would be great if someone could do just that, and put an end to all the stupid "self help" guests.

[ashling]

48. This is only a TEST life

If this were a real life,
you would have been given further instructions.

We now return you to your regular programming ...

[Haole Girl]

51. Cute

Makes sense, though, really! :-)

[sarge43]

49. The gods like a joke and they get off on messing with us. n/t

[Haole Girl]

52. I feel like they do...

..quite often, actually. Thanks.

[sarge43]

55. They especially enjoy setting us up.

We'll get a long run of good times. We're happy and relaxed, then they drop the big ugly on us and laugh and laugh.

[Haole Girl]

58. Seems that way...

...when we don't even see it coming.

[sarge43]

59. Our look of dazed surprise is half the fun for them. n/t

[Haole Girl]

60. No kidding...

..I think someone must enjoy the 'WTF' expression(s)!!

:hi:

[SarahB]

50. Not everyone out there has a complicated life.

Some people are stuck in boring jobs, terrible marriages, or are just inflexible and stagnant and they never really grow. Growth and change are needed more for many of us to be true to ourselves. Unfortunately, it's also pretty complicated. :hug:

[Haole Girl]

53. Hmm..

Food for thought...
time to go make some coffee now.

Thank you. :hug:

[raccoon]

62. Many times, the good stuff comes with the complications.

For instance, if you have kids, your life is probably more complicated than it would be if you didn't. Same with pets. Same with an S-O.

But the kids, pets, S-O, add so much to your life. If you get rid of them, you get rid of the complications, but also the good stuff they bring to your life.

(If they don't bring good stuff to your life, get rid of them. The S-O or pets, anyway.) :silly:

[Haole Girl]

64. Thanks

I'm sure children do complicate lives. But, as you say, they are worth it.

Nothing is simple.

[wildhorses]

63. life is a paradox. you would not know the sweet without having

tasted the bitter. roses have thorns. just have to remember that thorns have roses and after the bitter comes the sweet...

:hug:

[Haole Girl]

65. Yes

And, I love roses..thorns and all. Funny...when I had 20 rose bushes, once, I never did mind the thorns-- no matter how much it hurt. I wish life was the same.
:hug:

[idgiehkt]

66. So Avril Lavigne could be a pop star?

I don't know, every time that "Complicated" song comes on I always sing it as "constipated", lol

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

67. lol!

Thanks...I needed the laugh! :hi:

[LSK]

68. it doesn't n/t

[Haole Girl]

69. Thanks

I'll remember that.