*Normative views of self or yourself are not assumed or condoned by this blog. Nor the view of "kill" for that matter.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
*Normative views of self or yourself are not assumed or condoned by this blog. Nor the view of "kill" for that matter.
Saturday, January 01, 2011
2010: It was an utter unnecessary year to live from most aspects.
The only aspect it was nominally fruitful was in my personal practice and minor revelations into my own mind. But that development just naturally progressively occurs every year of practice.
It's not a reason to have lived this past year, it doesn't justify it. But having lived it, it was what it was. It's a reason not to regret having lived the year, but had I not lived it, I wouldn't regret that, either. Same applies now.
This meme for 2010 confirms that it was a pretty pathetic year. Not that I'm complaining. I made it that way, after all, but it is a reflection of how pathetic my life has gotten:
1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?
"Never done before" implying something new, bold or ground-breaking, then nothing.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s Resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
New Year's resolutions are the dumbest thing ever. So no.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Brother and sister-in-law had a third child, but I'm prohibited by family privacy guidelines from revealing any information about it. I've probably said too much already. And saying they are "close" to me is a conceit. I've barely heard anything from them or about the new baby all year. I haven't made an effort either, so I'm not blaming them.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No. But my laptop is probably getting near. It's approaching 6 years old with a new hard drive that my brother installed in Summer 2009 that has extended its life this long.
5. What countries did you visit?
Countries I was in during 2010 include: U.S., Taiwan, China and Tibet. I did fly all the way around the world on my trip to the U.S. Going there, I flew to Singapore, then Frankfurt, and then to New York. Coming back I flew from New York to San Francisco, then Incheon, S. Korea, and back to Taipei.
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
Closure (meaning success in what I want to do).
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
None.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making mix CDs for every year I've been alive. It's hardly an achievement, but it was interesting because it was a little like making an audio diary of my life. Otherwise it's fair to say there were no achievements this year.
9. What was your biggest failure?
August. Still alive. And maybe stopping going to drum practice rooms after deciding there was no more point to it.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Shin splints stopped my running season in May or June. Hardly a major injury. I'm a wimp about any repetitive stress injuries since I've had so many related to running or playing bass or drums before, so I baby myself whenever there's even a hint of the familiar pain.
11. What was the best thing someone bought you?
N/A. A meal, maybe.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
N/A.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
U.S. voters shifting Congressional power to Republicans.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent, food, alcohol. In that order.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
N/A.
16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
My music memory doesn't really work that way. If I like music, it's timeless.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- Fatter or thinner? Same.
- Happier or sadder? Same.
- Richer or poorer? Same. Well, since I quit my job in January, logically I'm poorer, but I don't feel poorer.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Gotten outside during daylight hours. Photography. I think I shot a record low amount of rolls of films, and I don't think I shot more than one roll of Lomo Fisheye.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Sitting in front of a computer.
20. How did you spend Christmas? Just another day.
21. Did you fall in love in 2010? No.
22. How many one night stands? None.
23. What was your favorite TV program? Food shows on TLC, documentaries on National Geographic and Discovery channels.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? No.
25. What was the best book you read?
Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche. I read through most of it in Borders when I was still in New Jersey, but I finally bought it here and am giving it a proper read-through.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
K-pop. It's inexplicable and deserves its own post. But for credibility's sake, Taco gave me The Killers and Stereophonics who I found were great, and Yiti gave me a lot that was great, but in particular, Arcade Fire and Wilco.
27. What did you want and get?
New Tokyo Jihen CD. New Tokyo Jihen DVD of the show supporting the new CD. New Namie Amuro DVD. Midori sent me Tokyo Jihen's "Dynamite Out" DVD and Princess Princess's "Last Live" DVD from Japan. There's a pattern here, yo.
28. What did you want and not get?
A box of Velveeta macaroni and cheese. And Versus's first album in 10 years. I've been waiting for a trip back to the U.S. to buy it there, but that hasn't happened.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Since I comment on most films I see, it looks like 2010's best viewing has to go to Beautiful Crazy.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Just another day. Pretty damn old.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Succeeding in the August attempt.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
Irrelevant. I stopped combing my hair.
33. What kept you sane?
Nothing. Just being sane. And morning sitting. Or "after waking up" sitting, rather.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Fancy? What does that mean? Appreciate? Admire? Want to do? Anyway, probably none. Although there are plenty who I wouldn't kick out of bed in the morning.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Finding clear evidence that the cultural genocide in Tibet being committed by China is real.
36. Who do you miss?
Sadie and Madoka, I guess. I unfriended Sadie on Facebook. Why? I'm a sucky friend, maybe? And my friendship with Madoka will likely never be what it was before.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Yiti. If she's the best, that is so fucking sad. She has good taste in music, but is a pro-China yoga freak. She's like a yoga cult member.
38. What was the best thing you ate?
There was a dinner of Tibetan food in Tibet (that's notable because for most part we ate Chinese multi-course, banquet-style meals) that was memorable. Otherwise, my culinary experience in Taiwan is so skewed by the pickings here that I'm likely to say a chicken sandwich from Burger King. Chicken enchiladas at a Mexican place in Danshui also always hit the spot. If it weren't so far away, I'd go more often.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010?
Without meditating or reflecting on death as part of the life cycle on a regular basis and in a positive way, it's very possible that we are wasting valuable time appreciating how precious our lives and those of everyone around us are.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: See Dec. 27 post.
The only aspect it was nominally fruitful was in my personal practice and minor revelations into my own mind. But that development just naturally progressively occurs every year of practice.
It's not a reason to have lived this past year, it doesn't justify it. But having lived it, it was what it was. It's a reason not to regret having lived the year, but had I not lived it, I wouldn't regret that, either. Same applies now.
This meme for 2010 confirms that it was a pretty pathetic year. Not that I'm complaining. I made it that way, after all, but it is a reflection of how pathetic my life has gotten:
1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?
"Never done before" implying something new, bold or ground-breaking, then nothing.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s Resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
New Year's resolutions are the dumbest thing ever. So no.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Brother and sister-in-law had a third child, but I'm prohibited by family privacy guidelines from revealing any information about it. I've probably said too much already. And saying they are "close" to me is a conceit. I've barely heard anything from them or about the new baby all year. I haven't made an effort either, so I'm not blaming them.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No. But my laptop is probably getting near. It's approaching 6 years old with a new hard drive that my brother installed in Summer 2009 that has extended its life this long.
5. What countries did you visit?
Countries I was in during 2010 include: U.S., Taiwan, China and Tibet. I did fly all the way around the world on my trip to the U.S. Going there, I flew to Singapore, then Frankfurt, and then to New York. Coming back I flew from New York to San Francisco, then Incheon, S. Korea, and back to Taipei.
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
Closure (meaning success in what I want to do).
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
None.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making mix CDs for every year I've been alive. It's hardly an achievement, but it was interesting because it was a little like making an audio diary of my life. Otherwise it's fair to say there were no achievements this year.
9. What was your biggest failure?
August. Still alive. And maybe stopping going to drum practice rooms after deciding there was no more point to it.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Shin splints stopped my running season in May or June. Hardly a major injury. I'm a wimp about any repetitive stress injuries since I've had so many related to running or playing bass or drums before, so I baby myself whenever there's even a hint of the familiar pain.
11. What was the best thing someone bought you?
N/A. A meal, maybe.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
N/A.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
U.S. voters shifting Congressional power to Republicans.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent, food, alcohol. In that order.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
N/A.
16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
My music memory doesn't really work that way. If I like music, it's timeless.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- Fatter or thinner? Same.
- Happier or sadder? Same.
- Richer or poorer? Same. Well, since I quit my job in January, logically I'm poorer, but I don't feel poorer.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Gotten outside during daylight hours. Photography. I think I shot a record low amount of rolls of films, and I don't think I shot more than one roll of Lomo Fisheye.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Sitting in front of a computer.
20. How did you spend Christmas? Just another day.
21. Did you fall in love in 2010? No.
22. How many one night stands? None.
23. What was your favorite TV program? Food shows on TLC, documentaries on National Geographic and Discovery channels.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? No.
25. What was the best book you read?
Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche. I read through most of it in Borders when I was still in New Jersey, but I finally bought it here and am giving it a proper read-through.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
K-pop. It's inexplicable and deserves its own post. But for credibility's sake, Taco gave me The Killers and Stereophonics who I found were great, and Yiti gave me a lot that was great, but in particular, Arcade Fire and Wilco.
27. What did you want and get?
New Tokyo Jihen CD. New Tokyo Jihen DVD of the show supporting the new CD. New Namie Amuro DVD. Midori sent me Tokyo Jihen's "Dynamite Out" DVD and Princess Princess's "Last Live" DVD from Japan. There's a pattern here, yo.
28. What did you want and not get?
A box of Velveeta macaroni and cheese. And Versus's first album in 10 years. I've been waiting for a trip back to the U.S. to buy it there, but that hasn't happened.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Since I comment on most films I see, it looks like 2010's best viewing has to go to Beautiful Crazy.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Just another day. Pretty damn old.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Succeeding in the August attempt.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
Irrelevant. I stopped combing my hair.
33. What kept you sane?
Nothing. Just being sane. And morning sitting. Or "after waking up" sitting, rather.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Fancy? What does that mean? Appreciate? Admire? Want to do? Anyway, probably none. Although there are plenty who I wouldn't kick out of bed in the morning.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Finding clear evidence that the cultural genocide in Tibet being committed by China is real.
36. Who do you miss?
Sadie and Madoka, I guess. I unfriended Sadie on Facebook. Why? I'm a sucky friend, maybe? And my friendship with Madoka will likely never be what it was before.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Yiti. If she's the best, that is so fucking sad. She has good taste in music, but is a pro-China yoga freak. She's like a yoga cult member.
38. What was the best thing you ate?
There was a dinner of Tibetan food in Tibet (that's notable because for most part we ate Chinese multi-course, banquet-style meals) that was memorable. Otherwise, my culinary experience in Taiwan is so skewed by the pickings here that I'm likely to say a chicken sandwich from Burger King. Chicken enchiladas at a Mexican place in Danshui also always hit the spot. If it weren't so far away, I'd go more often.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010?
Without meditating or reflecting on death as part of the life cycle on a regular basis and in a positive way, it's very possible that we are wasting valuable time appreciating how precious our lives and those of everyone around us are.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: See Dec. 27 post.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Good Karma
This is a nice reading, but short. Enjoy! This is what The Dalai Lama has to say for 2006. All it takes is a few seconds to read and think over. Do not keep this message. The mantra must leave your hands within 96 hours. You will get a very pleasant surprise. This is true for all – even if you are not superstitious… or of whatever religious belief… Faith…
I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R L I F E
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s:
- Respect for self,
- Respect for others and
- Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
FORWARD THIS MANTRA E-MAIL TO AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE AND YOUR LIFE WILL IMPROVE
0-4 people: Your life will improve slightly.
5-9 people: Your life will improve to your liking.
9-14 people: You will have at least 5 wonderful surprises in the next 3 weeks.
15 people & over: Your life will improve drastically and everything you ever dreamed of
will begin to take shape.
Do not keep this message. The mantra must leave your hands within 96 hours.
You will get a very pleasant surprise…
Personally, I hate shit like this. Life will improve? What the hell does that mean? And how is it quantified by how many people get spammed by this? A bunch of these are certifiably not anything the Dalai Lama would expound.
Audrey sent this to me. Why is she sending me emails like this? She hasn't sent me an email in months, even in a mass emailing. And this is for 2006, which is nearly over, she's probably had this for a long time. If she's hinting at making things right between us, it's going to take more than this. It would take quite a grand gesture and accounting for herself over the last year to make things right between us.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Haven't done one of these in a long while. Wow, look at that love rating! Unloving or unlovable? My life is 5.9? On a rotten tomato tomatometer, my life movie is rotten and gets tomatoes thrown at it (the good news is that it is only rotten by .1):
Your Life Analysis:
Life: Your life rating is a score of the sum total of your life, and accounts for how satisfied, successful, balanced, capable, valuable, and happy you are. The quiz attempts to put a number on the summation of all of these things, based on your answers. Your life score leaves room for improvement. You can make changes to improve your trouble areas, and this will bring you greater satisfaction. Focus on your weakest points and set about to change them. Do not delay your happiness and success.
Mind: Your mind rating is a score of your mind's clarity, ability, and health. Higher scores indicate an advancement in knowledge, clear and capable thinking, high mental health, and pure thought free of interference. Your mind score is not bad, but could be improved upon. Your mental health is not weak, but you are not achieving full mental clarity and function. Learn how to unclutter your mind. Keep learning, keep improving, continue moving forward.
Body: Your body rating measures your body's health, fitness, and general wellness. A healthy body contributes to a happy life, however many of us are lacking in this area. You have a rather good body score, which is an indication that you take care of yourself. There is room for improvement, however. Please keep doing what works. Eat right, exercise, reduce your stress, treat any illness. Doing these things will help ensure your body will be in good working order for a long time to come.
Spirit: Your spirit rating seeks to capture in a number that elusive quality which is found in your faith, your attitude, and your philosophy on life. A higher score indicates a greater sense of inner peace and balance. Your spirit score is relatively high, which means you are rewarded by your beliefs. Spirituality is clearly important to do. Never let it slip, and continue to learn and grow.
Friends/Family: Your friends and family rating measures your relationships with those around you, and is based on how large, healthy, and dependable your social network is. You scored at the very low end for friends and family. This means that your social network is weak and not functioning. Consider re-establishing old bonds as you work on forging new ones. You will be greatly rewarded in return.
Love: Your love rating is a measure of your current romantic situation. Sharing your heart with another person is one of life's most glorious, terrifying, rewarding experiences. Your love score is very low, indicating trouble. There is love out there for you. Seek the advice of wise people on how to go about finding it. Do not lose hope.
Finance: Your finance rating is a score that rates your current financial health and stability. Your finances are somewhat in the middle, neither bad or exceptional. Keep doing what works for you, and improve what doesn't. Focus on long-term financial stability as your goal.
current sounds (last 10 songs shuffled on iTunes):
1. With Every Breath I Take - Duet ("City of Angels")
2. Here Comes the Big Rush (Echobelly)
3. The Sinking Feeling (The The)
4. Dazed and Confused (live) (Led Zeppelin)
5. Very Ape (Nirvana)
6. Bring the Boys Back Home (live) (Pink Floyd)
7. Prophet 15 (Supergrass)
8. Innuendo (Queen)
9. Love and War (11/11/46) (Rilo Kiley)
10. Song of Complaint (Askarian & Khatchaturian)
| This Is My Life, Rated | |
| Life: |  5.9 |
| Mind: |  7 |
| Body: | 7.3 |
| Spirit: |  7.5 |
| Friends/Family: |  2.3 |
| Love: |  0 |
| Finance: |  5 |
| Take the Rate My Life Quiz | |
Your Life Analysis:
Life: Your life rating is a score of the sum total of your life, and accounts for how satisfied, successful, balanced, capable, valuable, and happy you are. The quiz attempts to put a number on the summation of all of these things, based on your answers. Your life score leaves room for improvement. You can make changes to improve your trouble areas, and this will bring you greater satisfaction. Focus on your weakest points and set about to change them. Do not delay your happiness and success.
Mind: Your mind rating is a score of your mind's clarity, ability, and health. Higher scores indicate an advancement in knowledge, clear and capable thinking, high mental health, and pure thought free of interference. Your mind score is not bad, but could be improved upon. Your mental health is not weak, but you are not achieving full mental clarity and function. Learn how to unclutter your mind. Keep learning, keep improving, continue moving forward.
Body: Your body rating measures your body's health, fitness, and general wellness. A healthy body contributes to a happy life, however many of us are lacking in this area. You have a rather good body score, which is an indication that you take care of yourself. There is room for improvement, however. Please keep doing what works. Eat right, exercise, reduce your stress, treat any illness. Doing these things will help ensure your body will be in good working order for a long time to come.
Spirit: Your spirit rating seeks to capture in a number that elusive quality which is found in your faith, your attitude, and your philosophy on life. A higher score indicates a greater sense of inner peace and balance. Your spirit score is relatively high, which means you are rewarded by your beliefs. Spirituality is clearly important to do. Never let it slip, and continue to learn and grow.
Friends/Family: Your friends and family rating measures your relationships with those around you, and is based on how large, healthy, and dependable your social network is. You scored at the very low end for friends and family. This means that your social network is weak and not functioning. Consider re-establishing old bonds as you work on forging new ones. You will be greatly rewarded in return.
Love: Your love rating is a measure of your current romantic situation. Sharing your heart with another person is one of life's most glorious, terrifying, rewarding experiences. Your love score is very low, indicating trouble. There is love out there for you. Seek the advice of wise people on how to go about finding it. Do not lose hope.
Finance: Your finance rating is a score that rates your current financial health and stability. Your finances are somewhat in the middle, neither bad or exceptional. Keep doing what works for you, and improve what doesn't. Focus on long-term financial stability as your goal.
current sounds (last 10 songs shuffled on iTunes):
1. With Every Breath I Take - Duet ("City of Angels")
2. Here Comes the Big Rush (Echobelly)
3. The Sinking Feeling (The The)
4. Dazed and Confused (live) (Led Zeppelin)
5. Very Ape (Nirvana)
6. Bring the Boys Back Home (live) (Pink Floyd)
7. Prophet 15 (Supergrass)
8. Innuendo (Queen)
9. Love and War (11/11/46) (Rilo Kiley)
10. Song of Complaint (Askarian & Khatchaturian)
Monday, October 24, 2005
Gah! I got tagged to confess my idiosyncrasies. I realize upon calling up my own idiosyncrasies that it is funner to read about other people's, but here goes. My personal definition of an idiosyncrasy is a repeated or patterned action or personality trait, almost ritual, that makes other people go, "OK, that's weird, dude".
- There are times when I get concerned about getting too comfortable in a situation and intentionally subvert my comfort by doing things like sleeping on the floor or not dressing warmly enough for the weather.
- I make arcane little rules for myself like if I eat meat on one day, I can't order meat the following day if eating out. I can eat meat anytime if someone else orders it or serves it, but if I had eaten meat the day before, I can't order it myself. If I don't eat meat on one day, on the following day, and only the following day, I can order meat.
- I often make decisions, even big ones (especially big ones) based on other factors that are not in my control (if this happens, I'll do this, but if that happens, I'll do that). I call it "leaving it to fate".
- I'm a shameless archivist of my own life with 6 online journals for different things (although not all active), including one that goes back to 1989.
- When eating, if I have a bunch of stuff on my plate or bowl, I will eat each item separately and finish it before moving on. A monk noticed that and thought it was weird ("Do you always do that?")
- I go to sleep listening to chanting by the Gyuto monks, they chant in ultra low voices and can resonate upper harmonics so it sounds like they're hitting more than one note.
- I'm a musician, but I don't like people listening to me play or practice, and I'll stop if I realize someone can hear me.
- I carry three cameras if I go out thinking there will be a photo op – black and white SLR for "serious" photography, fisheye lomo for artsy tricked out shots, and digital point and shoot for the quickie. If I leave a camera behind for non-practical reasons, it's a huge decision.
- When I'm looking for something while driving, I will start reading every sign that comes into sight.
- I thank my car whenever it gets me through a long-distance drive.
Sunday, August 29, 2004
This rules! I was giggling uncontrollably:
You are a suicidal/self-mutilating blob! Sucks to be you...
::Which rock personality disorder (from the Zoloft commercial) should you have? (Results contain pictures!)
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Poor Zoloft blob. That is so wrong.
You are a suicidal/self-mutilating blob! Sucks to be you...
::Which rock personality disorder (from the Zoloft commercial) should you have? (Results contain pictures!)
brought to you by Quizilla
Poor Zoloft blob. That is so wrong.
Friday, August 27, 2004
Another meme that I got from Infinitely Pie, seems like I get all of them from her:
Pick your birth month and cross (strike) out what doesn't apply to you.
FEBRUARY:
Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality.Attractive. Sexy. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.
It seems if I didn't cross out "intelligent and clever", I should have crossed out "humble". And I thought I should cross out "intelligent and clever", but doing so seemed unnecessarily self-deprecating, especially in this forum where I try to come across as intelligent, if not clever. In a context where I more commonly make an ass out of myself, I'd have no problem crossing out "intelligent and clever". It's relative, I tell you!
Pick your birth month and cross (strike) out what doesn't apply to you.
FEBRUARY:
Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality.
It seems if I didn't cross out "intelligent and clever", I should have crossed out "humble". And I thought I should cross out "intelligent and clever", but doing so seemed unnecessarily self-deprecating, especially in this forum where I try to come across as intelligent, if not clever. In a context where I more commonly make an ass out of myself, I'd have no problem crossing out "intelligent and clever". It's relative, I tell you!
Sunday, July 18, 2004
A meme that I got from Infinitely Pie:
1. Where were you when you heard that Ronald Reagan died?
June 5, 2004. Don't know, didn't care. And with flags all over the place still at half shaft, I don't care even more now. Put the flags at full shaft already, which is what he gave people with AIDS and poor people.
2. Where were you on September 11, 2001?
September 11, 2001. Living at 1557 Noe St. in San Francisco. Woke up to my radio alarm clock saying a plane had flown into the World Trade Center. I imagined a small plane crashing into one of the towers by accident. When I woke up next, I heard that one of the towers had collapsed. I jumped off my loft bed, taking most of the blankets with me, and ran into the living room to turn on the TV.
3. Where were you when you heard that Princess Diana died?
August 31, 1997. Living at 198 Shakespeare St. in Daly City. I came home one night and my conservative, white guy dating, classical music playing, Japanese roommate had it on the TV. It was very sad.
4. Do you remember where you were when you heard Kurt Cobain had died?
April 5, 1994. Living at 247 19th Ave. in San Francisco. I wasn't a Nirvana fan yet. I liked everything I heard on the radio, but I was waiting to see if they were a passing fad. His suicide made me realize they weren't a passing fad, that he was the real deal, and I went to Amoeba that day and bought as many used CDs of theirs as I could find.
5. Take one for The Gipper: What’s your favorite flavor of jelly bean?
I'm partial to the Alzheimer flavored ones. Bastard.
6. Where were you when Magic Johnson announced he was retiring from the NBA due to AIDS?
Ironically, after all that lambasting Reagan, I don't know. I'm not a basketball fan. But I recall watching an appearance on the Arsenio Hall Show about it. Does that sound right?
7. Where were you when Reagan was shot?
March 30, 1981. I was in 6th grade at Englewood Cliffs Upper School. When I heard the news, I believe I was in science class. This would have been several months after John Lennon was assassinated. I didn't know who John Lennon was. I was in wood-working when classmate David Gibbons asked, "Did you hear about that guy who was shot like 6 times and his wife who was right next to him wasn't touched?"
8. Where were you when the Challenger exploded?
January 28, 1986. I was a Junior in high school and I had just gotten home after noon from a final that I had that morning. It was sunny and cold. Chris Grantham, a singer in a group I jammed in, called and asked, "Am I seeing what I'm seeing on TV?", I said, "I don't know, what are you seeing on TV?", he said, "I think you should turn on your TV", "What channel?", "Any channel".
9. Where were you when the OJ verdict was announced?
October 3, 1995. I tried to ignore it since I detest media hype. I was probably at law school when I overheard the news in a hallway. I remember one person's assessment of it saying maybe it wasn't right, but it was just, referring to the history of injustice that black people have endured in this country and continue to face. I didn't disagree with that assessment.
10. Where were you when the Berlin Wall fell?
November 9, 1989. I was at Oberlin College. I actually don't remember paying much attention to it, although I'm sure I was living in Third World House. Residents were allowed to take their dinner trays out of the dining hall and we would watch the evening news in the TV room. I remember watching the news about it there.
1. Where were you when you heard that Ronald Reagan died?
June 5, 2004. Don't know, didn't care. And with flags all over the place still at half shaft, I don't care even more now. Put the flags at full shaft already, which is what he gave people with AIDS and poor people.
2. Where were you on September 11, 2001?
September 11, 2001. Living at 1557 Noe St. in San Francisco. Woke up to my radio alarm clock saying a plane had flown into the World Trade Center. I imagined a small plane crashing into one of the towers by accident. When I woke up next, I heard that one of the towers had collapsed. I jumped off my loft bed, taking most of the blankets with me, and ran into the living room to turn on the TV.
3. Where were you when you heard that Princess Diana died?
August 31, 1997. Living at 198 Shakespeare St. in Daly City. I came home one night and my conservative, white guy dating, classical music playing, Japanese roommate had it on the TV. It was very sad.
4. Do you remember where you were when you heard Kurt Cobain had died?
April 5, 1994. Living at 247 19th Ave. in San Francisco. I wasn't a Nirvana fan yet. I liked everything I heard on the radio, but I was waiting to see if they were a passing fad. His suicide made me realize they weren't a passing fad, that he was the real deal, and I went to Amoeba that day and bought as many used CDs of theirs as I could find.
5. Take one for The Gipper: What’s your favorite flavor of jelly bean?
I'm partial to the Alzheimer flavored ones. Bastard.
6. Where were you when Magic Johnson announced he was retiring from the NBA due to AIDS?
Ironically, after all that lambasting Reagan, I don't know. I'm not a basketball fan. But I recall watching an appearance on the Arsenio Hall Show about it. Does that sound right?
7. Where were you when Reagan was shot?
March 30, 1981. I was in 6th grade at Englewood Cliffs Upper School. When I heard the news, I believe I was in science class. This would have been several months after John Lennon was assassinated. I didn't know who John Lennon was. I was in wood-working when classmate David Gibbons asked, "Did you hear about that guy who was shot like 6 times and his wife who was right next to him wasn't touched?"
8. Where were you when the Challenger exploded?
January 28, 1986. I was a Junior in high school and I had just gotten home after noon from a final that I had that morning. It was sunny and cold. Chris Grantham, a singer in a group I jammed in, called and asked, "Am I seeing what I'm seeing on TV?", I said, "I don't know, what are you seeing on TV?", he said, "I think you should turn on your TV", "What channel?", "Any channel".
9. Where were you when the OJ verdict was announced?
October 3, 1995. I tried to ignore it since I detest media hype. I was probably at law school when I overheard the news in a hallway. I remember one person's assessment of it saying maybe it wasn't right, but it was just, referring to the history of injustice that black people have endured in this country and continue to face. I didn't disagree with that assessment.
10. Where were you when the Berlin Wall fell?
November 9, 1989. I was at Oberlin College. I actually don't remember paying much attention to it, although I'm sure I was living in Third World House. Residents were allowed to take their dinner trays out of the dining hall and we would watch the evening news in the TV room. I remember watching the news about it there.
Friday, May 07, 2004
Identity Inventory
- I was born ina crossfire hurricane Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- I grew up in this town, New Jersey.
- I hated my parents until August 1996.
- I fought with my two older brothers constantly while growing up.
- Growing up, I followed my brothers' and their friends' lead and was into building plastic model kits of World War II aircraft and ships. People look at me funny when I can identify WWII aircraft.
- I think those same people got me into Astronomy. People ignore me when I muse what's going on in the night sky.
- I went to Oberlin College (studied East Asian religion and history).
- I have a law degree and a Masters of Law, neither of which I use.
- I used to be a runner, starting when I was 13 and stopping because of knee injury.
- I've been road cycling for 3 years, and I'm just starting mountain biking.
- I used to be a musician (rock). Bass, drums, guitar, and working knowledge of piano. I played string bass in pit orchestra and orchestra in high school. I was in a steel drum band in college.
- Music is the most important thing in life and most central to my identity, and I quit it. I was never really any good at it. But anyone who doesn't think of me as a musician may as well not know me (that's just about everybody now).
- I am philosophically suicidal. I won't know if I'm practically suicidal until I actually do it.
- Committing suicide is always in my future plans.
- Having it always planned in the future keeps me from doing it right now.
- I use suicide gestures to maintain an appreciation for life (although not living, obviously).
- I used to be a cutter, starting when I was 12 and stopping last year.
- I continued cutting even after the "need" was gone because it had become habit. I stopped because I got bored with it.
- I was suspended from high school (one week) and college (one semester) for cutting.
- I was committed twice during that semester.
- If you want to see me do it, just give me a razor. It's no big deal.
- Showing my scars is an act of intimacy.
- I may have been alcoholic, depending on definition. I cut way back last year because I got bored with being drunk all the time.
- List of all the women I've gone out with in reverse order: Josephine, Shiho, Joy, Amina, Luyen, Hiromi, Sakuko, Liz, Darcy, Sarah, Amanda, Nancy.
- Shiho should show up two other times in that list.
- Shiho is as close to a "high school sweetheart" as I had.
- Amanda has a famous older sister who won an Academy Award for best supporting actress in a Woody Allen film.
- I don't know who I lost my virginity to, it depends on how you define "sex" (yay Bill!).
- I got caught in bed with two of those girls by their parents (<- my deepest and darkest secret, this is my first ever disclosure of it and only casual sex and alcohol or drugs could get me to say any more about those incidents).
- List of all the men I've gone out with: ... ok, so I have no gay cred. Sue me.
- I don't do drugs, but I think I would be much better adjusted if I had done more drugs.
- My first of very few drug experiences was shrooms when I was a senior in high school. That night, I dove into a lit fireplace, apparently spoke in fluent Japanese, and people were afraid I was going to jump out a window.
- I took the shrooms because I was writing a paper on narcotics for Psychology class and felt like a hypocrite never having taken anything before.
- I feel I've wasted 10 years of my life in San Francisco.
- I was born in
- I grew up in this town, New Jersey.
- I hated my parents until August 1996.
- I fought with my two older brothers constantly while growing up.
- Growing up, I followed my brothers' and their friends' lead and was into building plastic model kits of World War II aircraft and ships. People look at me funny when I can identify WWII aircraft.
- I think those same people got me into Astronomy. People ignore me when I muse what's going on in the night sky.
- I went to Oberlin College (studied East Asian religion and history).
- I have a law degree and a Masters of Law, neither of which I use.
- I used to be a runner, starting when I was 13 and stopping because of knee injury.
- I've been road cycling for 3 years, and I'm just starting mountain biking.
- I used to be a musician (rock). Bass, drums, guitar, and working knowledge of piano. I played string bass in pit orchestra and orchestra in high school. I was in a steel drum band in college.
- Music is the most important thing in life and most central to my identity, and I quit it. I was never really any good at it. But anyone who doesn't think of me as a musician may as well not know me (that's just about everybody now).
- I am philosophically suicidal. I won't know if I'm practically suicidal until I actually do it.
- Committing suicide is always in my future plans.
- Having it always planned in the future keeps me from doing it right now.
- I use suicide gestures to maintain an appreciation for life (although not living, obviously).
- I used to be a cutter, starting when I was 12 and stopping last year.
- I continued cutting even after the "need" was gone because it had become habit. I stopped because I got bored with it.
- I was suspended from high school (one week) and college (one semester) for cutting.
- I was committed twice during that semester.
- If you want to see me do it, just give me a razor. It's no big deal.
- Showing my scars is an act of intimacy.
- I may have been alcoholic, depending on definition. I cut way back last year because I got bored with being drunk all the time.
- List of all the women I've gone out with in reverse order: Josephine, Shiho, Joy, Amina, Luyen, Hiromi, Sakuko, Liz, Darcy, Sarah, Amanda, Nancy.
- Shiho should show up two other times in that list.
- Shiho is as close to a "high school sweetheart" as I had.
- Amanda has a famous older sister who won an Academy Award for best supporting actress in a Woody Allen film.
- I don't know who I lost my virginity to, it depends on how you define "sex" (yay Bill!).
- I got caught in bed with two of those girls by their parents (<- my deepest and darkest secret, this is my first ever disclosure of it and only casual sex and alcohol or drugs could get me to say any more about those incidents).
- List of all the men I've gone out with: ... ok, so I have no gay cred. Sue me.
- I don't do drugs, but I think I would be much better adjusted if I had done more drugs.
- My first of very few drug experiences was shrooms when I was a senior in high school. That night, I dove into a lit fireplace, apparently spoke in fluent Japanese, and people were afraid I was going to jump out a window.
- I took the shrooms because I was writing a paper on narcotics for Psychology class and felt like a hypocrite never having taken anything before.
- I feel I've wasted 10 years of my life in San Francisco.
Friday, March 12, 2004
Top 10 movies in my Netflix queue (an examination into my priorities):
Current DVDs out:
1. Bob Marley: The Legend Live (shipping today)
2. Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi: Vol. 3
3. The End of Evangelion
DVDs in Queue
4. Tibetan Book of the Dead (this was actually above the Bob Marley DVD, but Netflix went fritz)
5. Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Vol. 1
6. Nuku Nuku TV: All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl: Vol. 1
7. Robert Thurman on Buddhism
8. Robert Thurman on Tibet
9. God and Buddha: A Dialogue (a conversation between Deepak Chopra and . . . you guessed it, Robert Thurman!)
10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5: Disc 1
Current DVDs out:
1. Bob Marley: The Legend Live (shipping today)
2. Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi: Vol. 3
3. The End of Evangelion
DVDs in Queue
4. Tibetan Book of the Dead (this was actually above the Bob Marley DVD, but Netflix went fritz)
5. Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Vol. 1
6. Nuku Nuku TV: All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl: Vol. 1
7. Robert Thurman on Buddhism
8. Robert Thurman on Tibet
9. God and Buddha: A Dialogue (a conversation between Deepak Chopra and . . . you guessed it, Robert Thurman!)
10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5: Disc 1
Thursday, January 22, 2004
You represent... apathy.
You don't really show any emotion. You can be considered cruel and cold, but you just don't really care about anything. This is just the way you are... you're quite a challenge to get close to, and others may perceive you as boring.
What feeling do you represent?
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This isn't true. Just my answers to the questions were apathetic. Because they were boring.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Got this from Randy a while ago, forgot to post it:
To the survivors:
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. (Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking.)
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors!
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing. We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms.
We had friends! We went outside and found them. We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or rang the bell or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
And you're one of them!
Congratulations. Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors?
A must read for people over 25 yrs of age.
To the survivors:
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. (Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking.)
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors!
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing. We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms.
We had friends! We went outside and found them. We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or rang the bell or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
And you're one of them!
Congratulations. Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors?
A must read for people over 25 yrs of age.
Saturday, February 01, 2003
Received via email from Glen:
Messages That Appeared on Buttons and Signs at Saturday's Demonstration in D.C.
1) These colors don't run the world.
2) One nation under surveillance.
3) How did our oil get under their sand?
4) Go Solar, not Ballistic.
5) Who would Jesus bomb?
6) Start Drafting SUV Drivers Now.
7) Don't blame me - I voted with the majority.
8) Buck Fush!
9) It's NUCLEAR, not NUCULAR, you idiot!
10) One goose-step, two goose-steps . . .
11) Resistance is Fertile.
12) On a picture of sheep carrying flags: Stop Mad Sheep Disease.
13) On a U.F.W. sign: Pick Fruit, not Fights.
14) On a five year old: More Candy, Less War.
15) Oh, say can you see my democracy?
16) With picture of Bush, Cheney & Rumsfeld: The Asses of Evil.
17) IT'S THE OIL, STUPID!
18) War is expensive; peace is priceless.
19) READ BETWEEN THE PIPELINES.
20) No More Bush-it!
21) Smart weapons. Dumb president.
22) The only thing we have to fear is Bush himself.
23) How many lives per gallon?
24) Peace Takes Brains.
25) Anything war can do, peace can do better.
26) Negotiation, Not Annihilation.
27) Make touchdowns, not war. Go Raiders!
28) Another patriot for peace.
29) Oh Say, can You Cease?
30) Star Spangled Bummer
31) The President is a Real Son of a Bush!
32) Don't do it, George. Poppy will still love you.
33) Power to the Peacemakers.
34) The last time a nation listened to a Bush, they wandered in the desert for forty years.
35) To the people of Earth: Don't blame us. We voted for the other guy.
And I thought San Francisco was goofy . . .
Messages That Appeared on Buttons and Signs at Saturday's Demonstration in D.C.
1) These colors don't run the world.
2) One nation under surveillance.
3) How did our oil get under their sand?
4) Go Solar, not Ballistic.
5) Who would Jesus bomb?
6) Start Drafting SUV Drivers Now.
7) Don't blame me - I voted with the majority.
8) Buck Fush!
9) It's NUCLEAR, not NUCULAR, you idiot!
10) One goose-step, two goose-steps . . .
11) Resistance is Fertile.
12) On a picture of sheep carrying flags: Stop Mad Sheep Disease.
13) On a U.F.W. sign: Pick Fruit, not Fights.
14) On a five year old: More Candy, Less War.
15) Oh, say can you see my democracy?
16) With picture of Bush, Cheney & Rumsfeld: The Asses of Evil.
17) IT'S THE OIL, STUPID!
18) War is expensive; peace is priceless.
19) READ BETWEEN THE PIPELINES.
20) No More Bush-it!
21) Smart weapons. Dumb president.
22) The only thing we have to fear is Bush himself.
23) How many lives per gallon?
24) Peace Takes Brains.
25) Anything war can do, peace can do better.
26) Negotiation, Not Annihilation.
27) Make touchdowns, not war. Go Raiders!
28) Another patriot for peace.
29) Oh Say, can You Cease?
30) Star Spangled Bummer
31) The President is a Real Son of a Bush!
32) Don't do it, George. Poppy will still love you.
33) Power to the Peacemakers.
34) The last time a nation listened to a Bush, they wandered in the desert for forty years.
35) To the people of Earth: Don't blame us. We voted for the other guy.
And I thought San Francisco was goofy . . .
Saturday, January 04, 2003
Reflections on 2003:
This obsession with the change of year from 2002 to 2003 is probably the result of 2002 having sucked (can I put too fine a point on it?), although some may argue that most of it was just dull and annoying. The final nail in the coffin of 2002 was that ordeal getting out of San Francisco on New Years Eve.
So, what? I started 2003 with family. Very odd. Three full days there was just about my limit, perfect. There was a hint that getting out of New Jersey would be problematic, foreshadowing a sucky 2003, but my flight arrived in San Francisco on time. There was a hint that problems getting new tires on my car after getting a flat last month might also indicate a sucky year ahead, but that turned out alright, just delayed.
Hmm, maybe that's the theme for 2003 - delay. If I have the patience to make it to 2004, everything will be alright and start coming up roses. A) No, I'm tired (sorry, Madoka, but that is a good enough excuse in my book), 2004 is not even a twinkle on the horizon; B) Everything being alright and coming up roses is just not a goal I have.
I kid you not, this was the result:
What Self-Mutilation Are You?
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What the hell is "cutting" anyway?
January 4, 2003; 11:42 A.M. - Cerritos Avenue, St. Francis Wood, San Francisco. Walking in the rich part of town waiting for new tires on my car and my bike to be repaired.
This obsession with the change of year from 2002 to 2003 is probably the result of 2002 having sucked (can I put too fine a point on it?), although some may argue that most of it was just dull and annoying. The final nail in the coffin of 2002 was that ordeal getting out of San Francisco on New Years Eve.
So, what? I started 2003 with family. Very odd. Three full days there was just about my limit, perfect. There was a hint that getting out of New Jersey would be problematic, foreshadowing a sucky 2003, but my flight arrived in San Francisco on time. There was a hint that problems getting new tires on my car after getting a flat last month might also indicate a sucky year ahead, but that turned out alright, just delayed.
Hmm, maybe that's the theme for 2003 - delay. If I have the patience to make it to 2004, everything will be alright and start coming up roses. A) No, I'm tired (sorry, Madoka, but that is a good enough excuse in my book), 2004 is not even a twinkle on the horizon; B) Everything being alright and coming up roses is just not a goal I have.
I kid you not, this was the result:
What Self-Mutilation Are You?
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What the hell is "cutting" anyway?
January 4, 2003; 11:42 A.M. - Cerritos Avenue, St. Francis Wood, San Francisco. Walking in the rich part of town waiting for new tires on my car and my bike to be repaired.
Monday, December 30, 2002
OK, how much does this suck:
"Results of your Goldberg Depression Questionnaire
You scored a total of 64.
You appear to be suffering from severe depressive symptoms commonly associated with serious depressive disorders, such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder or dysthymia. These symptoms appear to be causing you some serious impairment and distress in your normal, everyday functioning. You would likely benefit from the immediate attention of your physician or a trained mental health professional for further evaluation and a more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
You should not take this score to represent a mental disorder diagnosis or any type of behavioral healthcare treatment recommendation. Always consult with a trained mental health professional if you are experiencing depressive feelings and/or difficulties in your daily functioning that cause you anxiety or worry".
Friggin' A. That all is just wrong, yo. Let's see what it says next week.
"Results of your Goldberg Depression Questionnaire
You scored a total of 64.
You appear to be suffering from severe depressive symptoms commonly associated with serious depressive disorders, such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder or dysthymia. These symptoms appear to be causing you some serious impairment and distress in your normal, everyday functioning. You would likely benefit from the immediate attention of your physician or a trained mental health professional for further evaluation and a more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
You should not take this score to represent a mental disorder diagnosis or any type of behavioral healthcare treatment recommendation. Always consult with a trained mental health professional if you are experiencing depressive feelings and/or difficulties in your daily functioning that cause you anxiety or worry".
Friggin' A. That all is just wrong, yo. Let's see what it says next week.
Monday, September 23, 2002
Yes, it's giggle-worthy, but I can live with this:
current soundtrack: U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
| Disorder | Rating |
| Paranoid: | Moderate |
| Schizoid: | Very High |
| Schizotypal: | Very High |
| Antisocial: | Low |
| Borderline: | Very High |
| Histrionic: | Moderate |
| Narcissistic: | Moderate |
| Avoidant: | High |
| Dependent: | Moderate |
| Obsessive-Compulsive: | Low |
-- Click Here To Take The Test -- | |
current soundtrack: U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
Friday, September 20, 2002
Political Compass survey, pretty fascinating, not as vapid as most, certainly intriguing.
My final results were:
Economic Left/Right: -8.00
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.13
I actually thought I'd be more of a centrist. With a socially conscious college indoctrination (Oberlin) going into a legal education/indoctrination, I think of myself as a rationalist, balancing all sides but leaning to the left, but anyway you lean, it's a slippery slope. I'm not saying I agree with these results, but it's interesting. And I don't mind them.
My final results were:
Economic Left/Right: -8.00
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.13
I actually thought I'd be more of a centrist. With a socially conscious college indoctrination (Oberlin) going into a legal education/indoctrination, I think of myself as a rationalist, balancing all sides but leaning to the left, but anyway you lean, it's a slippery slope. I'm not saying I agree with these results, but it's interesting. And I don't mind them.
author unknown, sent via e-mail from Cass:
Sung to the tune of either "Turkey in the Straw" or "Oh My Darlin' Clementine" (only verses, no choruses), either way it's uncredibly funny (perhaps only because it's so stupid):
"The Animaniacs* Explanation Why Computers Sometimes Crash"
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port
And the bus is interrupted at a very last resort
And the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report
If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash
And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash
And your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash
Then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!
If the label on the cable on the table at your house
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse
But your packets want to tunnel to another protocol
That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall
And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss
So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse
Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang
'Cuz sure as I'm a poet, that sucker's gonna hang!
When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk
And the macro code instructions cause unnecessary risk
Then you'll have to flash the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM
Then quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your Mom!
EVERYBODY SING!
* I don't think it's a real Animaniacs tune, but I can imagine Yakko, Wakko, and Dot doing a "Turkey in the Straw" version!
Sung to the tune of either "Turkey in the Straw" or "Oh My Darlin' Clementine" (only verses, no choruses), either way it's uncredibly funny (perhaps only because it's so stupid):
"The Animaniacs* Explanation Why Computers Sometimes Crash"
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port
And the bus is interrupted at a very last resort
And the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report
If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash
And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash
And your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash
Then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!
If the label on the cable on the table at your house
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse
But your packets want to tunnel to another protocol
That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall
And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss
So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse
Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang
'Cuz sure as I'm a poet, that sucker's gonna hang!
When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk
And the macro code instructions cause unnecessary risk
Then you'll have to flash the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM
Then quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your Mom!
EVERYBODY SING!
* I don't think it's a real Animaniacs tune, but I can imagine Yakko, Wakko, and Dot doing a "Turkey in the Straw" version!
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
sent from boss-lady:
Are you tired of all those mushy "friendship" poems that always sound good but never actually come close to reality? Well, here is a "friendship" poem that really speaks true friendship and truth itself!
Friend . . .
When you are sad... I will get you drunk and help you plot revenge against the sorry bastard who made you sad.
When you are blue... I'll try to dislodge whatever is choking you.
When you smile... I'll know you finally got some.
When you are scared... I will tease you about it every chance I get.
When you are worried... I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be and to quit whining.
When you are confused... I will use little words to explain it to your dumb ass.
When you are sick... stay away from me until you're well again.
When you fall ... I will try to keep from laughing.
This is my oath. I pledge 'til the end.
Why you ask?
Because you're my friend.
Send this to five of your closest friends. Then get depressed because you realize you only have 2, and one of them is not speaking to you right now.
And remember, always:
A friend will help you move.
A really good friend will help you move a body.
And boss-lady wonders why I'm not getting any work done.
Are you tired of all those mushy "friendship" poems that always sound good but never actually come close to reality? Well, here is a "friendship" poem that really speaks true friendship and truth itself!
Friend . . .
When you are sad... I will get you drunk and help you plot revenge against the sorry bastard who made you sad.
When you are blue... I'll try to dislodge whatever is choking you.
When you smile... I'll know you finally got some.
When you are scared... I will tease you about it every chance I get.
When you are worried... I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be and to quit whining.
When you are confused... I will use little words to explain it to your dumb ass.
When you are sick... stay away from me until you're well again.
When you fall ... I will try to keep from laughing.
This is my oath. I pledge 'til the end.
Why you ask?
Because you're my friend.
Send this to five of your closest friends. Then get depressed because you realize you only have 2, and one of them is not speaking to you right now.
And remember, always:
A friend will help you move.
A really good friend will help you move a body.
And boss-lady wonders why I'm not getting any work done.
Wednesday, August 21, 2002
sent from Ray
...the truth after all those conflicting medical studies.
DIETS AND DYING
1) The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans, while the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
2) The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans, while the Italians drink large amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
3) The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
CONCLUSION FOR AVOIDING HEART ATTACKS:
Eat and drink what you like . . . stop speaking English.
...the truth after all those conflicting medical studies.
DIETS AND DYING
1) The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans, while the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
2) The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans, while the Italians drink large amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
3) The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
CONCLUSION FOR AVOIDING HEART ATTACKS:
Eat and drink what you like . . . stop speaking English.
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