They say after you've spent a good amount of time online, you start to lose faith in people. I have to unfortunately agree with this sentiment. One only needs to carouse any online message board to see obscene bigotry, vulgarity, idiocy, and the butchering of the English language that would make a English teacher cry at night. Adding to that , the online communities that make up the followings of online games like MMORPGs and other communities like Xbox Live. The latter being best described as a "bunch of blubbering dickheads."
I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. As we delve deeper into the age of information, we may lose all character.
Oct 8, 2007
Oct 5, 2007
Living life, a philosophy...
Even though this is a quote from "Van Wilder," which to some may take away from its validity, I believe it's a good mantra to live by:
"Don't take life too seriously, it could kill you."
Or something to that effect anyway. I personally take this approach to life. Going with the flow of where life takes you, not worrying about every little thing. Some (or perhaps most people that I've been around) don't even understand what this quote means. They go on worrying and stressing over everything, which to me, doesn't make much sense if one wants to be anywhere near happy.
If one goes about worrying about things, especially those things that are beyond one's control, than one is just stressing oneself out needlessly while one could be enjoying the experience or at least not worrying about something one can do little to change. People say that one needs goals, particularly lifetime goals if one is to go anywhere in life. I understand this, but we don't need ten goals, maybe one or two at the most.
You see what I'm saying? What's the point of worrying about everything, when all one is doing is stressing themselves out for no reason. If you are one of these people that does this, I recommend that you either try the Van Wilder philosophy for a while and see how it goes, or affirmatively try to change your life position instead of worrying about it.
Another quote that is somewhat similar is from my favorite show of all-time, "Cowboy Bebop." The main character lives by his own quote of "Whatever happens, happens." While this quote is a bit more reckless than the other one, it still is applicable to a lot of situations. Perhaps, not a starship firefight, but to other things that don't carry the risk of death.
Try it, and "Don't worry, be happy."
"Don't take life too seriously, it could kill you."
Or something to that effect anyway. I personally take this approach to life. Going with the flow of where life takes you, not worrying about every little thing. Some (or perhaps most people that I've been around) don't even understand what this quote means. They go on worrying and stressing over everything, which to me, doesn't make much sense if one wants to be anywhere near happy.
If one goes about worrying about things, especially those things that are beyond one's control, than one is just stressing oneself out needlessly while one could be enjoying the experience or at least not worrying about something one can do little to change. People say that one needs goals, particularly lifetime goals if one is to go anywhere in life. I understand this, but we don't need ten goals, maybe one or two at the most.
You see what I'm saying? What's the point of worrying about everything, when all one is doing is stressing themselves out for no reason. If you are one of these people that does this, I recommend that you either try the Van Wilder philosophy for a while and see how it goes, or affirmatively try to change your life position instead of worrying about it.
Another quote that is somewhat similar is from my favorite show of all-time, "Cowboy Bebop." The main character lives by his own quote of "Whatever happens, happens." While this quote is a bit more reckless than the other one, it still is applicable to a lot of situations. Perhaps, not a starship firefight, but to other things that don't carry the risk of death.
Try it, and "Don't worry, be happy."
Oct 3, 2007
Empty Head...
I've thought of myself as a thinker. Someone who is constantly thinking. I take an analytical approach to just about everything. Thinking about all the "what if" situations about every little situation, I walk around in constant thought. A lot of times, I even think about whether other people think as much as I do, or if they are walking around with an empty head. I always end up saying that no one is quite like me, but then again that may be a bit egotistical of me.
It seems of late I haven't done as much of the deep thinking that I had engaged in. I really can't explain it. Have I lost myself in the monotony of my daily routine so much that I have lost my way. I definitely don't want to become one of the countless, mindless sheep running around without a thought or care.
If I lose myself, then I've lost everything.
It seems of late I haven't done as much of the deep thinking that I had engaged in. I really can't explain it. Have I lost myself in the monotony of my daily routine so much that I have lost my way. I definitely don't want to become one of the countless, mindless sheep running around without a thought or care.
If I lose myself, then I've lost everything.
Oct 1, 2007
Sep 30, 2007
Closed minds make ignorant people...
It seems like common sense, but a lot of people are unaware how close-minded they actually are. It really pisses me off too. Anything that I talk shit about or bash something, I at least gave a honest effort to try out whatever that something is. I try my best not to be ignorant and have an open mind towards everything.
Plenty of you know what I'm talking about. I catch a lot of crap for playing Animal Crossing, a game where you live in a village of animals and fill your virtual house with furniture and clothes. Just about everyone I talk to ask me, "Why do you play that game? It's so stupid." As you might guess, they haven't played a second of it. Even if they have, it was five minutes when they were already looking for everything bad in the game because of preconceived notions. How do I know they're a bunch of ignorant assholes? The Sims. This game is the best selling PC game in history, and one can make plenty of comparisons from the The Sims and Animal Crossing.
Show me a gamer or any person that has played The Sims and enjoyed it, and won't at least give Animal Crossing a fair shot. Unfortunately, this is the case most of the time! Another point is the game, Guitar Hero. A lot of people, especially in America didn't give rhythm games one look until this game came out. While Guitar Hero has seemingly made the genre mainstream, most of these wannabe gamers won't buy another rhythm game.
I hate these people, you're probably one of them, but they say "ignorance is bliss," don't they?
Plenty of you know what I'm talking about. I catch a lot of crap for playing Animal Crossing, a game where you live in a village of animals and fill your virtual house with furniture and clothes. Just about everyone I talk to ask me, "Why do you play that game? It's so stupid." As you might guess, they haven't played a second of it. Even if they have, it was five minutes when they were already looking for everything bad in the game because of preconceived notions. How do I know they're a bunch of ignorant assholes? The Sims. This game is the best selling PC game in history, and one can make plenty of comparisons from the The Sims and Animal Crossing.
Show me a gamer or any person that has played The Sims and enjoyed it, and won't at least give Animal Crossing a fair shot. Unfortunately, this is the case most of the time! Another point is the game, Guitar Hero. A lot of people, especially in America didn't give rhythm games one look until this game came out. While Guitar Hero has seemingly made the genre mainstream, most of these wannabe gamers won't buy another rhythm game.
I hate these people, you're probably one of them, but they say "ignorance is bliss," don't they?
Sep 26, 2007
SODA and DARE are shit...
At least in my school district they were. These two organizations are supposed to discourage and prevent high school age students from drinking alcohol and taking drugs. SODA and DARE fail miserably when it comes to both of these tasks. SODA(Students OK without drugs and alcohol) and DARE(Drug Abuse Resistance Education) are run by students and faculty. They organize special events for students to participate in as an active alternative to drinking or taking drugs. Events like barbecues and free movie screenings make up the bulk of the event calender.
While all this sounds great, the organizations themselves are poorly managed. I know that many students in these two groups openly drank and/or took drugs. SODA and DARE makes no effort to follow up on anyone in the groups. Even though students are required to sign a pledge that says they will not drink or take drugs, this document is merely a formality to most and is for all intents and purposes, meaningless.
Aside from a ignorant freshman year in high school when I didn't know of all the goings on within my school, I refused to join either organization on moral grounds. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm outraged that defiance and ignorance of this magnitude can go unnoticed and unchecked by the school's administration.
Further, as far as the "Resistance Education" as part of the DARE acronym, this is also a joke, seeing as how it is all but commonplace, nay, a rite of passage, for college students to engage in underage drinking. While I don't condemn people for this choice, I do however condemn them for being complete hypocrites.
Digressing further, while drinking may be fine, binge drinking and the act of drinking in order to get drunk are more detestable practices that further exemplify the complete inadequacy of the SODA and DARE institutions.
While all this sounds great, the organizations themselves are poorly managed. I know that many students in these two groups openly drank and/or took drugs. SODA and DARE makes no effort to follow up on anyone in the groups. Even though students are required to sign a pledge that says they will not drink or take drugs, this document is merely a formality to most and is for all intents and purposes, meaningless.
Aside from a ignorant freshman year in high school when I didn't know of all the goings on within my school, I refused to join either organization on moral grounds. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm outraged that defiance and ignorance of this magnitude can go unnoticed and unchecked by the school's administration.
Further, as far as the "Resistance Education" as part of the DARE acronym, this is also a joke, seeing as how it is all but commonplace, nay, a rite of passage, for college students to engage in underage drinking. While I don't condemn people for this choice, I do however condemn them for being complete hypocrites.
Digressing further, while drinking may be fine, binge drinking and the act of drinking in order to get drunk are more detestable practices that further exemplify the complete inadequacy of the SODA and DARE institutions.
Sep 25, 2007
Animals in Iowa City...
Maybe it's just me, but I swear that animals here in Iowa City are more indifferent to human presence than anywhere else I've been. From birds to rabbits, they allow a person to come extraordinarily close to them. Anywhere else, the animals wouldn't allow someone to come within a ten foot radius before running/flying away. I wonder why the disposition of the wildlife here is so different from any other place.
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