The history of everything, including you | Jenny Hollowell | TEDxKC

a history of everything including you

a history of everything including you first there was God or gods or nothing

first there was God or gods or nothing

first there was God or gods or nothing then synthesis space the expanse

then synthesis space the expanse

then synthesis space the expanse explosions implosions particles objects

explosions implosions particles objects

explosions implosions particles objects combustion and fusion

combustion and fusion

combustion and fusion [Music]

[Music]

[Music] out of the chaos came order stars were

out of the chaos came order stars were

out of the chaos came order stars were born and shone and died planets rolled

born and shone and died planets rolled

born and shone and died planets rolled across the their galaxies on invisible

across the their galaxies on invisible

across the their galaxies on invisible ellipses and the elements combined and

ellipses and the elements combined and

ellipses and the elements combined and became life evolved or was created cells

became life evolved or was created cells

became life evolved or was created cells trembled and divided and gasped and

trembled and divided and gasped and

trembled and divided and gasped and found dry land soon they grew legs and

found dry land soon they grew legs and

found dry land soon they grew legs and fins and hands and antennae and mouths

fins and hands and antennae and mouths

fins and hands and antennae and mouths and ears and wings and eyes eyes that

and ears and wings and eyes eyes that

and ears and wings and eyes eyes that opened wide to take all of it in the

opened wide to take all of it in the

opened wide to take all of it in the creeping growing soaring swimming

creeping growing soaring swimming

creeping growing soaring swimming crawling stampeding universe eyes opened

crawling stampeding universe eyes opened

crawling stampeding universe eyes opened and closed and opened again we called it

and closed and opened again we called it

and closed and opened again we called it blinking above us shone a star that we

blinking above us shone a star that we

blinking above us shone a star that we called the Sun and we called the ground

called the Sun and we called the ground

called the Sun and we called the ground the earth so he named everything

the earth so he named everything

the earth so he named everything including ourselves we were man and

including ourselves we were man and

including ourselves we were man and woman and when we got lonely we figured

woman and when we got lonely we figured

woman and when we got lonely we figured out a way to make more of us we called

out a way to make more of us we called

out a way to make more of us we called it sex and most people enjoyed it

it sex and most people enjoyed it

it sex and most people enjoyed it we fell in love when we talked about God

we fell in love when we talked about God

we fell in love when we talked about God and banged stones together made sparks

and banged stones together made sparks

and banged stones together made sparks and called them fire

and called them fire

and called them fire we got warmer and the food got better

we got warmer and the food got better

we got warmer and the food got better we got married we had some children they

we got married we had some children they

we got married we had some children they cried and crawled and grew 1 dissected

cried and crawled and grew 1 dissected

cried and crawled and grew 1 dissected flowers sometimes eating the petals

flowers sometimes eating the petals

flowers sometimes eating the petals another like to chase squirrels

another like to chase squirrels

another like to chase squirrels we fought wars over money and honor and

we fought wars over money and honor and

we fought wars over money and honor and women we starved ourselves we hired

women we starved ourselves we hired

women we starved ourselves we hired prostitutes we purified our water we

prostitutes we purified our water we

prostitutes we purified our water we compromised decorated and became

compromised decorated and became

compromised decorated and became esoteric

esoteric

esoteric one of us stopped breathing and turned

one of us stopped breathing and turned

one of us stopped breathing and turned blue than others

blue than others

blue than others first we covered them with leaves and

first we covered them with leaves and

first we covered them with leaves and then we buried them in the ground we

then we buried them in the ground we

then we buried them in the ground we remembered them

remembered them

remembered them we forgot them we aged our buildings

we forgot them we aged our buildings

we forgot them we aged our buildings kept getting taller

kept getting taller

kept getting taller we hired lawyers and formed councils and

we hired lawyers and formed councils and

we hired lawyers and formed councils and left paper trails we negotiated we admit

left paper trails we negotiated we admit

left paper trails we negotiated we admit it

it

it we got sick and searched for cures we

we got sick and searched for cures we

we got sick and searched for cures we invented lipstick vaccines Pilates solar

invented lipstick vaccines Pilates solar

invented lipstick vaccines Pilates solar panels interventions table manners

panels interventions table manners

panels interventions table manners firearms window treatments therapy birth

firearms window treatments therapy birth

firearms window treatments therapy birth control

control

control tailgating status symbols palimony

tailgating status symbols palimony

tailgating status symbols palimony sportsmanship focus groups zoloft

sportsmanship focus groups zoloft

sportsmanship focus groups zoloft sunscreen landscaping Cessnas fortune

sunscreen landscaping Cessnas fortune

sunscreen landscaping Cessnas fortune cookies chemotherapy convenience foods

cookies chemotherapy convenience foods

cookies chemotherapy convenience foods and computers we angered militants and

and computers we angered militants and

and computers we angered militants and our mothers

our mothers

our mothers you were born you learned to walk and

you were born you learned to walk and

you were born you learned to walk and went to school and played sports and

went to school and played sports and

went to school and played sports and lost your virginity and got into a

lost your virginity and got into a

lost your virginity and got into a decent College and majored in psychology

decent College and majored in psychology

decent College and majored in psychology and went to rock shows and became

and went to rock shows and became

and went to rock shows and became political and got drunk and changed your

political and got drunk and changed your

political and got drunk and changed your major to marketing and wore turtleneck

major to marketing and wore turtleneck

major to marketing and wore turtleneck sweaters and read novels and volunteered

sweaters and read novels and volunteered

sweaters and read novels and volunteered and went to movies and developed a taste

and went to movies and developed a taste

and went to movies and developed a taste for bleu cheese dressing I met you

for bleu cheese dressing I met you

for bleu cheese dressing I met you through friends and didn’t like you at

through friends and didn’t like you at

through friends and didn’t like you at first the feeling was mutual but we got

first the feeling was mutual but we got

first the feeling was mutual but we got used to each other we had sex for the

used to each other we had sex for the

used to each other we had sex for the first time behind an art gallery

first time behind an art gallery

first time behind an art gallery standing up and slightly drunk you held

standing up and slightly drunk you held

standing up and slightly drunk you held my face in your hands and you said that

my face in your hands and you said that

my face in your hands and you said that I was beautiful and you were too tall

I was beautiful and you were too tall

I was beautiful and you were too tall with the street light behind you we went

with the street light behind you we went

with the street light behind you we went back to your place and listened to the

back to your place and listened to the

back to your place and listened to the White Album we ordered in we fought and

White Album we ordered in we fought and

White Album we ordered in we fought and made up and got good jobs and got

made up and got good jobs and got

made up and got good jobs and got married and bought an apartment and

married and bought an apartment and

married and bought an apartment and worked out and ate more and talked less

worked out and ate more and talked less

worked out and ate more and talked less I got depressed you ignored me I was

I got depressed you ignored me I was

I got depressed you ignored me I was sick of you you drank too much and got

sick of you you drank too much and got

sick of you you drank too much and got careless with money I slept with my boss

careless with money I slept with my boss

careless with money I slept with my boss we went into counseling and got a dog I

we went into counseling and got a dog I

we went into counseling and got a dog I bought a book of sex positions and we

bought a book of sex positions and we

bought a book of sex positions and we tried the least degrading one the

tried the least degrading one the

tried the least degrading one the wheelbarrow you took flight lessons and

wheelbarrow you took flight lessons and

wheelbarrow you took flight lessons and subscribed to Rolling Stone I learned

subscribed to Rolling Stone I learned

subscribed to Rolling Stone I learned Spanish and started gardening we had

Spanish and started gardening we had

Spanish and started gardening we had some children who more or less

some children who more or less

some children who more or less disappointed us but it might have been

disappointed us but it might have been

disappointed us but it might have been our fault

our fault

our fault you were too indulgent and I was too

you were too indulgent and I was too

you were too indulgent and I was too critical we love them anyway one of them

critical we love them anyway one of them

critical we love them anyway one of them died before we did stabbed on the subway

died before we did stabbed on the subway

died before we did stabbed on the subway we grieved we moved we adopted a cat the

we grieved we moved we adopted a cat the

we grieved we moved we adopted a cat the world seemed uncertain we lived beyond

world seemed uncertain we lived beyond

world seemed uncertain we lived beyond our means

our means

our means I got judgmental and belligerent you got

I got judgmental and belligerent you got

I got judgmental and belligerent you got confused and easily tired you ignored me

confused and easily tired you ignored me

confused and easily tired you ignored me I was sick of you we forgave we

I was sick of you we forgave we

I was sick of you we forgave we remembered we made cocktails

remembered we made cocktails

remembered we made cocktails we got tender there was that time on the

we got tender there was that time on the

we got tender there was that time on the porch when you said can you believe it

porch when you said can you believe it

porch when you said can you believe it this was near the end and your hands

this was near the end and your hands

this was near the end and your hands were trembling I think you were talking

were trembling I think you were talking

were trembling I think you were talking about everything including us did you

about everything including us did you

about everything including us did you want me to say it so that it would not

want me to say it so that it would not

want me to say it so that it would not be lost it was too much for me to think

be lost it was too much for me to think

be lost it was too much for me to think about I could not go back to the

about I could not go back to the

about I could not go back to the beginning I said not really and we

beginning I said not really and we

beginning I said not really and we watched the Sun go down the dog kept

watched the Sun go down the dog kept

watched the Sun go down the dog kept barking in the distance and you were

barking in the distance and you were

barking in the distance and you were tired but you smiled and you said here

tired but you smiled and you said here

tired but you smiled and you said here that it’s ruff ruff and we laughed you

that it’s ruff ruff and we laughed you

that it’s ruff ruff and we laughed you were like that

were like that

were like that now your question is my project and our

now your question is my project and our

now your question is my project and our house is full of clues I’m reading old

house is full of clues I’m reading old

house is full of clues I’m reading old letters and turning over rocks I bury my

letters and turning over rocks I bury my

letters and turning over rocks I bury my face in your sweaters I study a

face in your sweaters I study a

face in your sweaters I study a photograph taken at the beach the Sun in

photograph taken at the beach the Sun in

photograph taken at the beach the Sun in our eyes and the water behind us it’s a

our eyes and the water behind us it’s a

our eyes and the water behind us it’s a victory to remember the Forgotten picnic

victory to remember the Forgotten picnic

victory to remember the Forgotten picnic basket and your stripe each blanket it’s

basket and your stripe each blanket it’s

basket and your stripe each blanket it’s a victory to remember how the jellyfish

a victory to remember how the jellyfish

a victory to remember how the jellyfish stung you and you ran screaming from the

stung you and you ran screaming from the

stung you and you ran screaming from the water it’s a victory victory to remember

water it’s a victory victory to remember

water it’s a victory victory to remember dressing the wound with meat tenderizer

dressing the wound with meat tenderizer

dressing the wound with meat tenderizer and you saying I made it better

and you saying I made it better

and you saying I made it better I will tell you this standing on our

I will tell you this standing on our

I will tell you this standing on our Hill this morning I looked at the land

Hill this morning I looked at the land

Hill this morning I looked at the land we chose for ourselves

we chose for ourselves

we chose for ourselves I saw a few green patches and our sweet

I saw a few green patches and our sweet

I saw a few green patches and our sweet little shed that same dog was barking a

little shed that same dog was barking a

little shed that same dog was barking a storm was moving in I did not think of

storm was moving in I did not think of

storm was moving in I did not think of heaven but I saw that the clouds were

heaven but I saw that the clouds were

heaven but I saw that the clouds were beautiful and I watched them cover the

beautiful and I watched them cover the

beautiful and I watched them cover the Sun