[Music] [Applause]
okay so let’s do this what if I told you
okay so let’s do this what if I told you that jay-z and I are similar you
that jay-z and I are similar you
that jay-z and I are similar you wouldn’t believe me right I know I’m not
wouldn’t believe me right I know I’m not
wouldn’t believe me right I know I’m not a rapper and unfortunately I’m not
a rapper and unfortunately I’m not
a rapper and unfortunately I’m not married to Beyonce but I feel like we
married to Beyonce but I feel like we
married to Beyonce but I feel like we have some common attributes jay-z grew
have some common attributes jay-z grew
have some common attributes jay-z grew up in one of the housing projects in
up in one of the housing projects in
up in one of the housing projects in Brooklyn New York and he always knew he
Brooklyn New York and he always knew he
Brooklyn New York and he always knew he had a thing for Ryan and so in 1995 he
had a thing for Ryan and so in 1995 he
had a thing for Ryan and so in 1995 he tirelessly tried striking deals with
tirelessly tried striking deals with
tirelessly tried striking deals with record labels but no one would sign him
record labels but no one would sign him
record labels but no one would sign him which then led him to making his own
which then led him to making his own
which then led him to making his own record label called Rockefeller records
record label called Rockefeller records
record label called Rockefeller records he then later signed a deal with
he then later signed a deal with
he then later signed a deal with priority losing his album reasonable
priority losing his album reasonable
priority losing his album reasonable doubt which done hit platinum you still
doubt which done hit platinum you still
doubt which done hit platinum you still don’t get the connection between me and
don’t get the connection between me and
don’t get the connection between me and jay-z lemme labrie jay-z had no idea why
jay-z lemme labrie jay-z had no idea why
jay-z lemme labrie jay-z had no idea why he was gonna do when he was growing up
he was gonna do when he was growing up
he was gonna do when he was growing up he didn’t know he was gonna become
he didn’t know he was gonna become
he didn’t know he was gonna become successful or famous and he probably
successful or famous and he probably
successful or famous and he probably felt really hopeless and confused when
felt really hopeless and confused when
felt really hopeless and confused when no one would sign him if I was in his
no one would sign him if I was in his
no one would sign him if I was in his place I would have told those record
place I would have told those record
place I would have told those record labels that there were a bunch of losers
labels that there were a bunch of losers
labels that there were a bunch of losers and didn’t deserve a town like me
and didn’t deserve a town like me
and didn’t deserve a town like me anywhere and I thought it would have
anywhere and I thought it would have
anywhere and I thought it would have probably felt really confusing satu I
probably felt really confusing satu I
probably felt really confusing satu I can sum up this whole situation in one
can sum up this whole situation in one
can sum up this whole situation in one word loss who here has ever felt either
word loss who here has ever felt either
word loss who here has ever felt either physically or mentally lost
physically or mentally lost
physically or mentally lost merriam-webster defines loss as unable
merriam-webster defines loss as unable
merriam-webster defines loss as unable to be found not knowing where you’re
to be found not knowing where you’re
to be found not knowing where you’re going or where you are it’s also TV
going or where you are it’s also TV
going or where you are it’s also TV series that came out in 2004 if you
series that came out in 2004 if you
series that came out in 2004 if you remember lasted for a really long time
remember lasted for a really long time
remember lasted for a really long time but for real though what does it mean to
but for real though what does it mean to
but for real though what does it mean to be lost is it where I’m gonna go to
be lost is it where I’m gonna go to
be lost is it where I’m gonna go to university what my career is gonna be
university what my career is gonna be
university what my career is gonna be what I love what I hate what kind of
what I love what I hate what kind of
what I love what I hate what kind of sauce I went with my fried chicken what
sauce I went with my fried chicken what
sauce I went with my fried chicken what song I’m gonna listen to next when I
song I’m gonna listen to next when I
song I’m gonna listen to next when I stand for a person or what my favorite
stand for a person or what my favorite
stand for a person or what my favorite color is for me it’s all the above I
color is for me it’s all the above I
color is for me it’s all the above I panic all the time
panic all the time
panic all the time because I feel like I have no clue what
because I feel like I have no clue what
because I feel like I have no clue what I’m doing I feel like I’m Daenerys
I’m doing I feel like I’m Daenerys
I’m doing I feel like I’m Daenerys before she became them
before she became them
before she became them dragons or before Harry Potter found out
dragons or before Harry Potter found out
dragons or before Harry Potter found out that he was a wizard but every person
that he was a wizard but every person
that he was a wizard but every person goes through this whether it’s a middle
goes through this whether it’s a middle
goes through this whether it’s a middle schooler who’s finding a click to join
schooler who’s finding a click to join
schooler who’s finding a click to join into or a high school senior who’s
into or a high school senior who’s
into or a high school senior who’s looking to go to university or a 22 year
looking to go to university or a 22 year
looking to go to university or a 22 year old who just graduated and wondering if
old who just graduated and wondering if
old who just graduated and wondering if they’re gonna get the corporate job or
they’re gonna get the corporate job or
they’re gonna get the corporate job or not
not
not or even a 50 year old who has a desk job
or even a 50 year old who has a desk job
or even a 50 year old who has a desk job and is rethinking their life decision of
and is rethinking their life decision of
and is rethinking their life decision of not becoming an artist because of the
not becoming an artist because of the
not becoming an artist because of the financial risks that come with it so
let’s go through the list of how I’m
let’s go through the list of how I’m lost because honestly currently I’m lost
lost because honestly currently I’m lost
lost because honestly currently I’m lost and most of the time I feel like I’m
and most of the time I feel like I’m
and most of the time I feel like I’m numb and I’m having a midlife crisis and
numb and I’m having a midlife crisis and
numb and I’m having a midlife crisis and I’m just 17 so here’s the alphabetical
I’m just 17 so here’s the alphabetical
I’m just 17 so here’s the alphabetical list
list
list hey I’m lost as a friend because
hey I’m lost as a friend because
hey I’m lost as a friend because whenever my friends are upset or crying
whenever my friends are upset or crying
whenever my friends are upset or crying I suddenly malfunction I have no idea
I suddenly malfunction I have no idea
I suddenly malfunction I have no idea what to do and so I offer Lee Pat them
what to do and so I offer Lee Pat them
what to do and so I offer Lee Pat them on the back and I tell them it’s okay
on the back and I tell them it’s okay
on the back and I tell them it’s okay you’re gonna be okay stop crying and I
you’re gonna be okay stop crying and I
you’re gonna be okay stop crying and I try to make some jokes but I feel like
try to make some jokes but I feel like
try to make some jokes but I feel like they’re really bad cuz they start crying
they’re really bad cuz they start crying
they’re really bad cuz they start crying even harder B I’m lost as a
even harder B I’m lost as a
even harder B I’m lost as a granddaughter because I can’t make my
granddaughter because I can’t make my
granddaughter because I can’t make my grandparents understand that no matter
grandparents understand that no matter
grandparents understand that no matter how many times I straighten my hair and
how many times I straighten my hair and
how many times I straighten my hair and no matter how many times I brush it the
no matter how many times I brush it the
no matter how many times I brush it the next time I take a shower
next time I take a shower
next time I take a shower surprise it’s still curly C I’m lost at
surprise it’s still curly C I’m lost at
surprise it’s still curly C I’m lost at the student-student because I can never
the student-student because I can never
the student-student because I can never excel at math okay no matter how many
excel at math okay no matter how many
excel at math okay no matter how many times I do the mix examination review at
times I do the mix examination review at
times I do the mix examination review at the end of the chapter and the concept
the end of the chapter and the concept
the end of the chapter and the concept it’s so simple and I don’t get it and I
it’s so simple and I don’t get it and I
it’s so simple and I don’t get it and I can’t fit the knowledge I have into this
can’t fit the knowledge I have into this
can’t fit the knowledge I have into this letter grade in order to pass Z I’m lost
letter grade in order to pass Z I’m lost
letter grade in order to pass Z I’m lost as a person because I don’t know what I
as a person because I don’t know what I
as a person because I don’t know what I stand for
stand for
stand for is it what my family stands for or my
is it what my family stands for or my
is it what my family stands for or my fan of my friends stand for I don’t know
fan of my friends stand for I don’t know
fan of my friends stand for I don’t know II I don’t know where I’m going to go to
II I don’t know where I’m going to go to
II I don’t know where I’m going to go to university okay
university okay
university okay people are applying and people are
people are applying and people are
people are applying and people are writing their personal statement and
writing their personal statement and
writing their personal statement and people are done applying and I’m not
people are done applying and I’m not
people are done applying and I’m not doing anything most of the time I’m
doing anything most of the time I’m
doing anything most of the time I’m anxious and my stomach hurts and my
anxious and my stomach hurts and my
anxious and my stomach hurts and my heart pounds and I’m silently freaking
heart pounds and I’m silently freaking
heart pounds and I’m silently freaking out because everyone knows what they’re
out because everyone knows what they’re
out because everyone knows what they’re doing so why don’t I why am i such a
doing so why don’t I why am i such a
doing so why don’t I why am i such a mess why can’t I see around me why can’t
mess why can’t I see around me why can’t
mess why can’t I see around me why can’t I see in front of me
I see in front of me
I see in front of me I feel like crying and I feel numb and I
I feel like crying and I feel numb and I
I feel like crying and I feel numb and I feel tired it’s like I’m gonna
feel tired it’s like I’m gonna
feel tired it’s like I’m gonna never-ending see a panic it’s like I’m
never-ending see a panic it’s like I’m
never-ending see a panic it’s like I’m sleeping and I’m falling into a black
sleeping and I’m falling into a black
sleeping and I’m falling into a black void of nothingness I don’t know when
void of nothingness I don’t know when
void of nothingness I don’t know when I’m gonna crash it’s like I have a
I’m gonna crash it’s like I have a
I’m gonna crash it’s like I have a compass in my pocket and when I come to
compass in my pocket and when I come to
compass in my pocket and when I come to take it out it’s broken and I can’t tell
take it out it’s broken and I can’t tell
take it out it’s broken and I can’t tell north from East from South from West
from this tsunami of words and emotions
from this tsunami of words and emotions I conclude that being lost is a
I conclude that being lost is a
I conclude that being lost is a continuous state of life we will always
continuous state of life we will always
continuous state of life we will always be lost to some degree in our lives but
be lost to some degree in our lives but
be lost to some degree in our lives but more than that anxiety has a negative
more than that anxiety has a negative
more than that anxiety has a negative effect on our bodies fun fact did you
effect on our bodies fun fact did you
effect on our bodies fun fact did you know that when you start panicking or if
know that when you start panicking or if
know that when you start panicking or if you’re anxious you’re more likely more
you’re anxious you’re more likely more
you’re anxious you’re more likely more likely to perceive neutral smells as bad
likely to perceive neutral smells as bad
likely to perceive neutral smells as bad smells and that is because your
smells and that is because your
smells and that is because your emotional system gets mixed up with your
emotional system gets mixed up with your
emotional system gets mixed up with your olfactory system in the processing
olfactory system in the processing
olfactory system in the processing stream and so if someone next to you has
stream and so if someone next to you has
stream and so if someone next to you has perfume on and you don’t mind it but
perfume on and you don’t mind it but
perfume on and you don’t mind it but then you suddenly start panicking you’ll
then you suddenly start panicking you’ll
then you suddenly start panicking you’ll think they smell awful and now you won’t
think they smell awful and now you won’t
think they smell awful and now you won’t no only will you be panicking but you’ll
no only will you be panicking but you’ll
no only will you be panicking but you’ll also be gagging – more than that anxiety
also be gagging – more than that anxiety
also be gagging – more than that anxiety has a list to go by to destroy our body
has a list to go by to destroy our body
has a list to go by to destroy our body one cell at a time the worry and anxiety
one cell at a time the worry and anxiety
one cell at a time the worry and anxiety that comes from trying to find yourself
that comes from trying to find yourself
that comes from trying to find yourself and rushing to know where you’re going
and rushing to know where you’re going
and rushing to know where you’re going leads to your fight and flight response
leads to your fight and flight response
leads to your fight and flight response becoming activated which then releases a
becoming activated which then releases a
becoming activated which then releases a stress hormone called cortisol into your
stress hormone called cortisol into your
stress hormone called cortisol into your bloodstream and if this stress hormone
bloodstream and if this stress hormone
bloodstream and if this stress hormone doesn’t go away after a while anxiety
doesn’t go away after a while anxiety
doesn’t go away after a while anxiety starts taking off mmm heart attack
starts taking off mmm heart attack
starts taking off mmm heart attack stomach ulcers muscle tension insomnia
stomach ulcers muscle tension insomnia
stomach ulcers muscle tension insomnia fatigue nausea constipation and/or
fatigue nausea constipation and/or
fatigue nausea constipation and/or diarrhea and the list goes on my friends
diarrhea and the list goes on my friends
diarrhea and the list goes on my friends and so I believe that we as a human race
and so I believe that we as a human race
and so I believe that we as a human race should stop believing that we need to
should stop believing that we need to
should stop believing that we need to find ourselves right now pronto or the
find ourselves right now pronto or the
find ourselves right now pronto or the whole world is going to crash as
whole world is going to crash as
whole world is going to crash as Christopher Poindexter once said here’s
Christopher Poindexter once said here’s
Christopher Poindexter once said here’s to the children of not obsessive social
to the children of not obsessive social
to the children of not obsessive social disease to the children of knock’em dead
disease to the children of knock’em dead
disease to the children of knock’em dead stereotypes and razzle dazzle rebellion
stereotypes and razzle dazzle rebellion
stereotypes and razzle dazzle rebellion so the children who don’t know what they
so the children who don’t know what they
so the children who don’t know what they want and get judged for it here’s to not
want and get judged for it here’s to not
want and get judged for it here’s to not knowing here’s to not having to and for
knowing here’s to not having to and for
knowing here’s to not having to and for a lot of time I believed that I had to
a lot of time I believed that I had to
a lot of time I believed that I had to find the whole picture before moving on
find the whole picture before moving on
find the whole picture before moving on life until I realized that life is like
life until I realized that life is like
life until I realized that life is like an errand trial in a science experiment
an errand trial in a science experiment
an errand trial in a science experiment where if something doesn’t go right the
where if something doesn’t go right the
where if something doesn’t go right the first time you get a second a third a
first time you get a second a third a
first time you get a second a third a fourth and a fifth chance despite that
fourth and a fifth chance despite that
fourth and a fifth chance despite that despite being lost most of the time I
despite being lost most of the time I
despite being lost most of the time I can still find my way sometimes
can still find my way sometimes
can still find my way sometimes sometimes I stop sweating from my hands
sometimes I stop sweating from my hands
sometimes I stop sweating from my hands my feet and from the back of my knees
my feet and from the back of my knees
my feet and from the back of my knees sometimes I stop looking like I want to
sometimes I stop looking like I want to
sometimes I stop looking like I want to pee all the time because I’m so scared
pee all the time because I’m so scared
pee all the time because I’m so scared sometimes I feel calm sometimes I feel
sometimes I feel calm sometimes I feel
sometimes I feel calm sometimes I feel less lost you know I feel like I’m a mix
less lost you know I feel like I’m a mix
less lost you know I feel like I’m a mix of Monica and Chandler from friends
of Monica and Chandler from friends
of Monica and Chandler from friends where I make really bad puns but it
where I make really bad puns but it
where I make really bad puns but it makes really good peanut butter cookies
makes really good peanut butter cookies
makes really good peanut butter cookies remember when Chandler quit his job and
remember when Chandler quit his job and
remember when Chandler quit his job and didn’t know he wanted to do next with
didn’t know he wanted to do next with
didn’t know he wanted to do next with his life and Monica went from being a
his life and Monica went from being a
his life and Monica went from being a chef to a waitress they still made the
chef to a waitress they still made the
chef to a waitress they still made the best out of the situation that they were
best out of the situation that they were
best out of the situation that they were in and so I feel that I become less loss
in and so I feel that I become less loss
in and so I feel that I become less loss and the little things I do a I make my
and the little things I do a I make my
and the little things I do a I make my friends laugh till their faces cramp up
friends laugh till their faces cramp up
friends laugh till their faces cramp up from the means I show them B I give my
from the means I show them B I give my
from the means I show them B I give my family a real-life demonstration of what
family a real-life demonstration of what
family a real-life demonstration of what my hair looks like when I brush it when
my hair looks like when I brush it when
my hair looks like when I brush it when it’s dry to which my grandma once told
it’s dry to which my grandma once told
it’s dry to which my grandma once told me may you look like a balloon see I go
me may you look like a balloon see I go
me may you look like a balloon see I go to my math teacher every single break
to my math teacher every single break
to my math teacher every single break it’s not exaggeration believe me to
it’s not exaggeration believe me to
it’s not exaggeration believe me to discuss that exam and the homework we
discuss that exam and the homework we
discuss that exam and the homework we had to the point where they told me may
had to the point where they told me may
had to the point where they told me may he you give me a migraine and to be
he you give me a migraine and to be
he you give me a migraine and to be honest before the rehearsals I was
honest before the rehearsals I was
honest before the rehearsals I was actually working on my math I ate and
actually working on my math I ate and
actually working on my math I ate and when I go home today I’m gonna continue
when I go home today I’m gonna continue
when I go home today I’m gonna continue working on it B when someone cuts in
working on it B when someone cuts in
working on it B when someone cuts in front of me in line
front of me in line
front of me in line I tell them excuse me I was here first
I tell them excuse me I was here first
I tell them excuse me I was here first and if it doesn’t matter who was here
and if it doesn’t matter who was here
and if it doesn’t matter who was here first
first
first then you won’t mind going to the back of
then you won’t mind going to the back of
then you won’t mind going to the back of the line ABCDE ee ok so I know I love
the line ABCDE ee ok so I know I love
the line ABCDE ee ok so I know I love genetics thanks orphan black and I know
genetics thanks orphan black and I know
genetics thanks orphan black and I know I love animals thanks to all the
I love animals thanks to all the
I love animals thanks to all the documentaries I watched and so I know
documentaries I watched and so I know
documentaries I watched and so I know I’ll find a major along those lines
I’ll find a major along those lines
I’ll find a major along those lines sometimes I can see around me and I see
sometimes I can see around me and I see
sometimes I can see around me and I see people I love sometimes I can see my
people I love sometimes I can see my
people I love sometimes I can see my future and it’s a better and less
future and it’s a better and less
future and it’s a better and less dramatic version of Grey’s Anatomy
dramatic version of Grey’s Anatomy
dramatic version of Grey’s Anatomy I want you to understand that it’s okay
I want you to understand that it’s okay
I want you to understand that it’s okay to be lost
to be lost
to be lost no one even if someone admits it or not
no one even if someone admits it or not
no one even if someone admits it or not their loss and that they tell you
their loss and that they tell you
their loss and that they tell you they’re not then they’re lying you and I
they’re not then they’re lying you and I
they’re not then they’re lying you and I are lost our parents are lost do you
are lost our parents are lost do you
are lost our parents are lost do you think that they know what they’re doing
think that they know what they’re doing
think that they know what they’re doing is percent of the time with us they’re
is percent of the time with us they’re
is percent of the time with us they’re basically winging it with us along the
basically winging it with us along the
basically winging it with us along the way and our parent and our teachers are
way and our parent and our teachers are
way and our parent and our teachers are lost too because sometimes they wake up
lost too because sometimes they wake up
lost too because sometimes they wake up in the morning and they rethink their
in the morning and they rethink their
in the morning and they rethink their decision to 22 teach 20 hyperactive
decision to 22 teach 20 hyperactive
decision to 22 teach 20 hyperactive children a day our aunts and uncles who
children a day our aunts and uncles who
children a day our aunts and uncles who want to plan our lives for us and plan
want to plan our lives for us and plan
want to plan our lives for us and plan who we’re going to marry are also lost
who we’re going to marry are also lost
who we’re going to marry are also lost themselves because they’re basically
themselves because they’re basically
themselves because they’re basically projecting what they wish they would
projecting what they wish they would
projecting what they wish they would have done in their lives on to us in our
have done in their lives on to us in our
have done in their lives on to us in our grandparents who are 70 and 80 year old
grandparents who are 70 and 80 year old
grandparents who are 70 and 80 year old who tell you it’s good to heavy BNF a
who tell you it’s good to heavy BNF a
who tell you it’s good to heavy BNF a Himalayan abbulu are also lost because
Himalayan abbulu are also lost because
Himalayan abbulu are also lost because they don’t know if they’ve done enough
they don’t know if they’ve done enough
they don’t know if they’ve done enough good in their lives or if they brought
good in their lives or if they brought
good in their lives or if they brought our parents up the right way we have
our parents up the right way we have
our parents up the right way we have expectations to not be lost when the
expectations to not be lost when the
expectations to not be lost when the people who put these expectations where
people who put these expectations where
people who put these expectations where our are currently lost themselves you
our are currently lost themselves you
our are currently lost themselves you shouldn’t be shamed of being lost you’re
shouldn’t be shamed of being lost you’re
shouldn’t be shamed of being lost you’re not born knowing who you are you are a
not born knowing who you are you are a
not born knowing who you are you are a stranger to yourself and you get to know
stranger to yourself and you get to know
stranger to yourself and you get to know yourself like a friend would throughout
yourself like a friend would throughout
yourself like a friend would throughout the course of life just because I’m lost
the course of life just because I’m lost
the course of life just because I’m lost doesn’t mean I’m a lost cause okay it
doesn’t mean I’m a lost cause okay it
doesn’t mean I’m a lost cause okay it means that I have to be Sherlock Holmes
means that I have to be Sherlock Holmes
means that I have to be Sherlock Holmes because the mystery being solved is my
because the mystery being solved is my
because the mystery being solved is my life and along the way you get to know
life and along the way you get to know
life and along the way you get to know yourself and you will disrupt the
yourself and you will disrupt the
yourself and you will disrupt the continuous flow of disarray and you’ll
continuous flow of disarray and you’ll
continuous flow of disarray and you’ll find something new about yourself
find something new about yourself
find something new about yourself whether it’s good or bad but in that
whether it’s good or bad but in that
whether it’s good or bad but in that moment you’ll feel like you know
moment you’ll feel like you know
moment you’ll feel like you know yourself you know you’re like a puzzle
yourself you know you’re like a puzzle
yourself you know you’re like a puzzle basically you know like the really
basically you know like the really
basically you know like the really complex ones there’s like 5,000 pieces I
complex ones there’s like 5,000 pieces I
complex ones there’s like 5,000 pieces I really hated those as kit as a kid
really hated those as kit as a kid
really hated those as kit as a kid you’ll feel like you’re 11 from stranger
you’ll feel like you’re 11 from stranger
you’ll feel like you’re 11 from stranger things because you’re scared to go into
things because you’re scared to go into
things because you’re scared to go into the upside down which is life whether
the upside down which is life whether
the upside down which is life whether you’re 12 28 50 to 60 feet or 93 you’ll
you’re 12 28 50 to 60 feet or 93 you’ll
you’re 12 28 50 to 60 feet or 93 you’ll find yourself homey okay no one has
find yourself homey okay no one has
find yourself homey okay no one has their life together 24/7 don’t kid
their life together 24/7 don’t kid
their life together 24/7 don’t kid yourself but don’t wait for a savior
yourself but don’t wait for a savior
yourself but don’t wait for a savior either tuck your own hand and keep on
either tuck your own hand and keep on
either tuck your own hand and keep on going through life don’t ever saw your
going through life don’t ever saw your
going through life don’t ever saw your own mother of dragons your own high
own mother of dragons your own high
own mother of dragons your own high respect their eyes I’m looking at you
respect their eyes I’m looking at you
respect their eyes I’m looking at you your own Harry Potter
your own Harry Potter
your own Harry Potter your own jay-z be your own hype squad
your own jay-z be your own hype squad
your own jay-z be your own hype squad thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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