Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
quickie
This week has been back on track (I can say this because it is now Tuesday and not Monday) except for my narcolepsy :[ I need to get that under control. But how can you resist dark, warm, comfy cubicles? aka my dormroom of a cave. And during the day is the only time my roommate is asleep as well (she is nocturnal-we are different) It is a difficult situation.
But I am sick of half day/nap/long night/half night.
My body is confuzzeedd.
But I am sick of half day/nap/long night/half night.
My body is confuzzeedd.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
valentimes
I love valentines day. It is warm emotionally and aesthetically!
Interestingly enough, this day can make you love your life or hate it. There really is not any perpendicular intersection with this one.
I have had "love my life" days on a couple Feb. 14s as well "hate my life" on just about the same. Right now I am even. And even at 50/50 I feel pretty damn lucky.
On that note, for all the UNlucky, I think this day is too exclusive. On christmas you don't necessairly hate your life just because you got practical gifts or gift cards or a card from your grandma. BUT on valentines day a card from your grandma is basically airmail anthrax.
Valentine's Day should be broadened to include acknowledging and appreciating all love, not just romantically. Friend love, pet love, family love, favorite food love, hobby love etc. etc.
I love valentines day. And so should you. Even if it doesn't end with a blowjob at the end of the night, the warmth should still be spread like a highly contagious rash.
P.S. i love everything about valentines day except for those grosssssss conversation hearts. They taste like chalk! blehgh!
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P.S.S. Except those conversation hearts are so damn cute!!!
Interestingly enough, this day can make you love your life or hate it. There really is not any perpendicular intersection with this one.
I have had "love my life" days on a couple Feb. 14s as well "hate my life" on just about the same. Right now I am even. And even at 50/50 I feel pretty damn lucky.
On that note, for all the UNlucky, I think this day is too exclusive. On christmas you don't necessairly hate your life just because you got practical gifts or gift cards or a card from your grandma. BUT on valentines day a card from your grandma is basically airmail anthrax.
Valentine's Day should be broadened to include acknowledging and appreciating all love, not just romantically. Friend love, pet love, family love, favorite food love, hobby love etc. etc.
I love valentines day. And so should you. Even if it doesn't end with a blowjob at the end of the night, the warmth should still be spread like a highly contagious rash.
P.S. i love everything about valentines day except for those grosssssss conversation hearts. They taste like chalk! blehgh!
border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298652439552957714" />P.S.S. Except those conversation hearts are so damn cute!!!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
been thinking about...
I like learning a hell of a lot more than teaching.
Can I just learn for the rest of my life?
is that okay?
Can I just learn for the rest of my life?
is that okay?
Saturday, January 31, 2009
marathon
I decided I want to run a marathon. I mean it. Like a serious one, at least 10 miles.
goal?
10 miles.
goal?
10 miles.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Correction
It has come to my attention that I may have been to harsh or narrow-minded when judging my fellow man species.
*MOST can only communicate such complex emotions (arousal) accurately.
most but not all..that small percent is lucky. Lucky and appreciated :D
*MOST can only communicate such complex emotions (arousal) accurately.
most but not all..that small percent is lucky. Lucky and appreciated :D
Friday, January 23, 2009
The Reader
I havent seen the movie and I have received mixed reviews. I did, however, read the novel and while I was intrigued, I was not captivated. I wouldnt suggest it to people who are not a fan of reading in general. Its by no means has the sucking/mind washing powers over the masses ( see Twilight). I did enjoy it and overall appreciate the novel for being unique and poignantly introspective on the male characters point of view. Generally speaking I tend to feel that the male species lacks the ability to analyze and express any emotion besides...arousal.
Bernhard Schlink captures himself perfectly at age 15 to 25 and finally 45. It is his revelations at each age that create the novel relatable, humanistic and overall profound. In a nutshell it's a story about discovery. Discovery of oneself, one's life and one's love.
A tragic ending but ultimately hopeful.
Some excerpts I particularly liked :D
"It wasnt that I forgot Hanna. But at a certain point the memory of her stopped accompanying me wherever I went. She stayed behind, the way a city stays behind as a train pulls out of the station. It's there, somewhere behind you, and you could go back and make sure of it. But why should I?"
"You could see the resistance Hanna had had to overcome to make the lines into letters and the letters into words. A child's hand will wander off this way and that, and has to be kept on track. Hanna's hand didnt want to go anywhere and had to be forced. The lines that formed the letters started again each time on the upstroke, the downstroke, and before the curves and loops. and each letter was a victory over a fresh struggle, and had a new slant or slope, and often the wrong height or width........
I looked at the Hanna's handwriting and saw how much energy and struggle the writing had cost her. I was proud of her. At the same time, I was sorry for her, sorry for her delayed and failed life, sorry for the delays and failures of line in general."
"The tectonic layers of our lives rest so tightly one on top of the other that we always come up against earlier events in later ones, not as matter that has been fully formed and pushed aside, but absolutely present and alive."
Bernhard Schlink captures himself perfectly at age 15 to 25 and finally 45. It is his revelations at each age that create the novel relatable, humanistic and overall profound. In a nutshell it's a story about discovery. Discovery of oneself, one's life and one's love.
A tragic ending but ultimately hopeful.
Some excerpts I particularly liked :D
"It wasnt that I forgot Hanna. But at a certain point the memory of her stopped accompanying me wherever I went. She stayed behind, the way a city stays behind as a train pulls out of the station. It's there, somewhere behind you, and you could go back and make sure of it. But why should I?"
"You could see the resistance Hanna had had to overcome to make the lines into letters and the letters into words. A child's hand will wander off this way and that, and has to be kept on track. Hanna's hand didnt want to go anywhere and had to be forced. The lines that formed the letters started again each time on the upstroke, the downstroke, and before the curves and loops. and each letter was a victory over a fresh struggle, and had a new slant or slope, and often the wrong height or width........
I looked at the Hanna's handwriting and saw how much energy and struggle the writing had cost her. I was proud of her. At the same time, I was sorry for her, sorry for her delayed and failed life, sorry for the delays and failures of line in general."
"The tectonic layers of our lives rest so tightly one on top of the other that we always come up against earlier events in later ones, not as matter that has been fully formed and pushed aside, but absolutely present and alive."
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