Friday, February 20, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Chopin is the greatest Pole!
Most of us are all so concerned about the perception that others have of us. People love to get off on hearing about themselves.
I suppose on some level it is constructive to understand the image of ourselves that we project. But ultimately the only person that will ever truly know what it means to be you is yourself, which is kind of sad because there is no possible way to have any meaningful frame of reference.
Or maybe not!
I suppose on some level it is constructive to understand the image of ourselves that we project. But ultimately the only person that will ever truly know what it means to be you is yourself, which is kind of sad because there is no possible way to have any meaningful frame of reference.
Or maybe not!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Dear Gop...
Where were all these Republican champions of spending cuts during the past 8 years of outrageous deficit spending?
The hypocrisy meter is off the charts!
The hypocrisy meter is off the charts!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Gellin'
Things are really gellin'. Leg committee is gellin'. UCSA is gellin'. Bruin Lobby Corps is gellin'. The fundraiser is gellin'. Dr. Scholl's soles are gellin'. UCLA Basketball is gellin'.
Things are gellin' so well you'd think we were a New Jersey d-bag's hair care product.
Things are gellin' so well you'd think we were a New Jersey d-bag's hair care product.
Friday, February 06, 2009
San Jose
I am in San Jose right now, but I am leaving to go to Berkeley soon. I hope to consume delicious food.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders
Murder fascinates a lot of people. I usually don't buy into the circus; I like to imagine myself as being above perverting others' tragedies into my entertainment. But there is no denying that people's fascination with death is central to our humanity. Nothing is more human than fear of death.
Before today, I had never heard of the Chicago Tylenol Murders. The idea definitely struck a nerve. There is something truly twisted about using something innocuous like Tylenol--a medicine--as an instrument of indiscriminate death. The killer took the lives of seven different people in Chicago with cyanide laced Tylenol capsules, and was never caught.
The most striking part of the whole ghastly affair was how the police notified people of the danger once the link to Tylenol had been discovered:
The image of police slowly trolling through neighborhoods warning the public with loudspeakers is reminiscent of something from Don Delillo's White Noise. Although it's been over a year or so since I've read the novel from 1985, I would not be surprised if the Tylenol murders were a source of inspiration for the "airborne toxic event" in the novel.
I don't really know how to describe it, but the parallel between the murders and the novel has affected me in a weird way. Both the real life and fictional events manifest death in its crudest form: anonymous, arbitrary, and inevitable. Anyway, I suggest checking out White Noise. Delillo describes ordinary folks dealing with the specter of death in a way that challenges the reader to reevaluate views on both death and life.
Before today, I had never heard of the Chicago Tylenol Murders. The idea definitely struck a nerve. There is something truly twisted about using something innocuous like Tylenol--a medicine--as an instrument of indiscriminate death. The killer took the lives of seven different people in Chicago with cyanide laced Tylenol capsules, and was never caught.
The most striking part of the whole ghastly affair was how the police notified people of the danger once the link to Tylenol had been discovered:
Urgent warnings were broadcast, and police drove through Chicago neighborhoods issuing warnings over loudspeakers.
The image of police slowly trolling through neighborhoods warning the public with loudspeakers is reminiscent of something from Don Delillo's White Noise. Although it's been over a year or so since I've read the novel from 1985, I would not be surprised if the Tylenol murders were a source of inspiration for the "airborne toxic event" in the novel.
I don't really know how to describe it, but the parallel between the murders and the novel has affected me in a weird way. Both the real life and fictional events manifest death in its crudest form: anonymous, arbitrary, and inevitable. Anyway, I suggest checking out White Noise. Delillo describes ordinary folks dealing with the specter of death in a way that challenges the reader to reevaluate views on both death and life.
This reminds of that one time we went to a weird get together at Erin's house:
(Scott Meyer Basic Instructions)
One time, long ago, the crew and I went to a peculiar shindig at Alex's on again off again girlfriend Erin's house. The folks there, like Erin, were a little weird and not the brightest group I've ever met. Eddy, the consummate joker, told everyone some elaborate lie about fish eating rocks. I am pretty sure at least half of them believed him.
This webcomic reminded me of Eddy and his lying ways.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Enhancing Humanity
My generation is probably one of the last generations to be 100% human. It seems inevitable that we will reach a point where some combination of genetic and technological enhancements are available to the population. Like it or not, this is probably the next step in human evolution.
I have discussed this idea with a few people, and almost uniformly, everyone I have mentioned this to has shown aversion to the idea. This raises the question of whether there is inherent value in being "natural" or are we acculturated to reject anything that we see as too radical of a departure from perceived human normalcy.
Personally, I think human enhancement is inevitable. People will do whatever they can to get ahead. The problem then is an issue of social justice. Will we make enhancement available to everyone, or will we as a species diverge on our evolutionary path into those who have the resources for enhancement and those who get "left behind?"
I have discussed this idea with a few people, and almost uniformly, everyone I have mentioned this to has shown aversion to the idea. This raises the question of whether there is inherent value in being "natural" or are we acculturated to reject anything that we see as too radical of a departure from perceived human normalcy.
Personally, I think human enhancement is inevitable. People will do whatever they can to get ahead. The problem then is an issue of social justice. Will we make enhancement available to everyone, or will we as a species diverge on our evolutionary path into those who have the resources for enhancement and those who get "left behind?"
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Oh no!
I am getting sick! I think it is because I feigned sickness as an excuse to miss class this quarter. Fucking karma.
I will battle this out to the bitter end. Cough drops, zycam, and orange juice are my weapons. Until death, wicked disease!
I will battle this out to the bitter end. Cough drops, zycam, and orange juice are my weapons. Until death, wicked disease!
Monday, February 02, 2009
In the future...
When robots rule the earth, they will do really funky and loose dance moves and say, "Beep beep. Boop boop. Look at me, I'm doing the 'human!'"
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Websites
I probably make up half the traffic on reddit and Dohn's blog. I bet that I give both at least a thousand hits a day (and Dohn only updates like 3 or 4 times).
I have never purchased anything from an advertisement on one website or the other. I don't think my product choices have been influenced either. Oh well. Keep on trying, internet advertisers!
I have never purchased anything from an advertisement on one website or the other. I don't think my product choices have been influenced either. Oh well. Keep on trying, internet advertisers!
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