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arguewithatree  ·  3036 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is the story behind your username?

In middle school, I got really into the band Blue October after a girl I had a crush on at Jew camp shared her headphones with me during a rest period. Their live album from 2004 is called Argue With A Tree and I really resonated with the first song on the album which is about not needing another person to make you happy. The line my username actually comes from is a song about being young and grappling with mental illness (How did I get here? I was the little boy who would argue with a tree). The band's raw honesty with regard to mental illness is still something I really admire even though I don't listen to them any more.

It wasn't even one of my favorite songs but I really liked the idea behind arguing with a tree and the futility of railing against nature especially when juxtaposed with the album cover. It also makes a good username because on the Internet sometimes I feel like I might as well be arguing with a tree.





lil  ·  3035 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Part One: I thought you were a girl.

Part Two: I thought you were another hubbie's girlfriend. I won't say who, because I'm obviously wrong about Part One.

arguewithatree  ·  3035 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Part One: I am a girl.

Part Two: I am another hubskier's girlfriend.

lil  ·  3035 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Part One: YAY!!

Part Two: YAY!! YAY!!

    I was the little boy who would argue with a tree)
That line threw me off.
arguewithatree  ·  3035 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh oh oh I see. Yeah no it's a quote from the song.