Whats the meaning of the song "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" by Green Day?
wow ok let me start off with I LOVE THEM 2!!! ok now that i'm done i'll tell ya what i believ it means I think this song describes the feeling of loneliness that Jesus of Suburbia has to face after the party is over. After finally breaking free and entering the City, Jesus was excited and filled with expectations. But now the holiday is over, the confetti landed on the floor and the intoxication is wearing off - he looks around and finds himself alone on the street of the heartless city, empty in the morning darkness. Everything around him seems lifeless and only his vital signs prove that he's not dead as well. He's all alone...The phrase "I'm walking down the line that divides me somewhere in my mind" could be considered the beginning of St. Jimmy's appearance - Jesus doesn't want to be weak and vulnerable anymore, he wants to change. Of course, there is more to this song than just Jesus' emotional hangover. Walking a lonely road is not only a one-time realization of your loneliness. Going through life on your own you get so used to the solitude that this lonely road becomes your home, and your actual life. Most songs about loneliness are a scream for help, an expression of despair and fear of being alone. Boulevard is different - the narrator accepts his life the way it is, he's used to it, no matter how horrible it might get or seem, this loneliness is his way. Only sometimes does he dream of someone finding him and saving him from his aloneness, but so far he doesn't know any better and is patiently waiting for a change
Should I gamble everything to pursue my dream?
I wouldn’t gamble, but I would take an educated risk, if required.For me, this is a risk whereby I ask these questions:If I do this thing that I want to do (my dream), what are the risks?Can they be fully or only partially mitigated?How well would this mitigation actually protect me from losses?What losses, if any, would I suffer or costs would I have to pay if I did lose something?What will the mitigation of the risk cost me?How will the risk impact my nearest and dearest?Can I live with this?Is the mitigation worth it or would it be worth just living with the risk anyway?What do I need to do to make my dream a reality?What do I need to avoid doing?What contacts/mandarins will I need?What skills will I need?When should I start (the earliest and latest starting points)?What people will I need around me and who should I avoid?What should I ask them to do for me? What can I offer in return?etc etc.PLAN. USE what you know.
What are some ugly truths about Los Angeles?
Born and raised here, so I’ll give my input.It ain’t the paradise it is on TV. The rich and famous segregate themselves in little bubbles.You need to be rich, friends of a landlord, own property, or be ripped off in most cases.The price of housing is insane. I can’t even afford to live in my former neighborhood due to gentrification.Public schools are a complete joke.You need a car, despite Uber having made things much better. But people will find you strange if you lack a driver's license.You are definitely going to need a roommate if you desire affordable rent.The LAPD are thugs if you’re a minority expect some third world treatment and even if not it's not going to stop them from pulling you over to give you a ticket.Schools are insanely segregated.Most public schools are pretty terrible.Gang culture is absurd and people get shot for the dumbest of reasons.People are either really straight forward and real or very fake.Scammers and con-artists everywhere.The homeless. By age 16 I had heard every terrible homeless story. Yep people are so desperate they ask kids for money. A lot of them have severe mental illness. This can be very scary as a child. This problem has gotten much worse there are literal tent cities. It seems to be the new normal and the rent being raised is making the problem worse.The entertainment industry is about who you know, who you screw, and who your parents are. You’ll meet plenty of talented actors and musicians who sadly will never earn anything.Criminals of all stripes flock to Los Angeles. I had a female friend that got shoved into a car and dragged off by Russian dudes. She had to jump out of a moving car to survive. She was 16–17 years old. I’ve met numerous people that got mugged or their home burglarized.You’ll hear some pretty depressing stories.Most outsiders are brainwashed by the LA of the 50s-70s and it simply isn’t the same. The stuff my grandparents pulled simply is impossible to do these days.The traffic is terrible! I cannot even count the time in years of my life that may have been spent in a car adding up all the hours and minutes.
Should I chase my dreams or be realistic?
Im 16 years old from Albuquerque, NM. I'm getting older and to the point that I really need to start making a plan for my future. I've always wanted to be an actress and I feel like moving to Los Angeles would be the right way to get my foot in the door in that industry. It's hard though, since LA is such a big and expensive city it's intimidating to think about how I'd make it all work. Here in Albuquerque, everything is very simple - my family is here, I know the city like the back of my hand, cost of living is low. I guess it's normal to want to feel financially stable, but my heart keeps pulling me in the other direction. I'm not sure what to do. Should I follow my heart or my head?
What is it like to live in Los Angeles, California?
My dream area to live would be a suburb area in Los Angeles, California. After college in Massachusetts, I plan on living there forever. What is it like to live there? I'm from a very small town in Virginia, so what would it be like for me? The pros and cons.
Should I move to Los Angeles?
Only if you like:Great food made with the freshest ingredients in an endless variety of stylesBeing outdoors in warm weather where you can go for a jog or a hike or walk your dog almost every day of the year without getting wetGorgeous beaches and mountains and access to places like Joshua Tree and Big Bear LakeCulture and the arts, including an insane amount of live music, movie, and museum optionsA wide variety of people from every background you can imagine working in jobs you’d never have guessedOver 100 neighborhoods where almost anyone can find great friends and the perfect place to call homeBut don’t if you hate:Driving pretty much everywhere and slowly (depending on which neighborhood you choose)Looking at attractive people (yeah, there are a fair number here)Sunshine (I used to but now I like it)Mexican culture (not sure why you would but it’s part and parcel of the entire region)Being active (there is some subtle unspoken pressure since most people here are pretty active)Meeting fake people (if you choose to go where fake people hang out)To give some perspective on the other answers:The “grade A assholes” and “superficial” people that were referred to are mainly found in the upper echelons of the film, TV, and advertising and related industries and in the copious wannabes who are striving to get there. But those people make up a fraction of the population and a large number of the behind-the-scenes folks in Entertainment are very normal, nice, friendly people.The city of Los Angeles has 4 million people and the entire metro region has over 13 million. Out of those:780,000 work in Trade/Transportation/Utilities586,000 work in Government500,000 work in Manufacturing467,000 work in Education and/or Health services373,000 work in Leisure and Hospitality210,000 work in Information Technologies164,000 work in Entertainment131,000 work in Publishing120,000 work in FashionSo your odds of running into some asshole producer or rude starlet wannabe are fairly slim unless you actively seek out the places they work and play. If you yourself have dreams of climbing to those upper echelons of Entertainment, be prepared to encounter plenty of those types.