No one is perfect. Everyone knows that, but I don't think that it's actually sunk in for the vast majority of people. It hasn't really for me.
List as many people as you can. Friends, family, work mates, school mates, whatever; just list them. Now picture them all, what their day is like. Seriously, stop reading and do it, if just for one or two people. [I'm not kidding here, go on.] [Seriously, fuck off and do it.]
Now that you have [/glares] done so, what was it like?? The way you imagined their life, I mean?? It was happy wasn't it?? Had some sort of romanticised, ideal undertones, at the very least. I can't prove your vision was, but I know that whenever I imagine anyone elses life, it's always happy, and there isn't really anything wrong with it, even if I know otherwise. And I have this nagging suspicion that I'm not the only person who does this.
But why do I [or you for that matter] do that?? I'm sure there's some fancily-worded "phenomena" somewhere in my psyche textbook, but those explanations never really mean anything. They explain what people do, even why they do it, but they don't explain why people are like that. They just can't; no one has those answers. People do what they do, and we can't ever really understand them.
Such is life.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Julia Gillard Day
I'm going to be as brief as possible in this one blog, and try not to be too offensive. I'm not making any promises of course, but I think this subject material should be a certain way.
A few days ago, Julia Gillard became the first female Prime Minister of Australia. She accomplished this by walking around a corner with a hatchet, pointing at Kevin Rudd, then charging in with an animalistic cry and hacking him to pieces, his blood spurting all over her face to the screeching sound of a violin. [Okay, I slipped, but what are you, perfect??] The whole process took less then 24 hours, reducing the poor man to tears [and presumably extremely small, bloody pieces].
Now, I was never a big fan of K-Rudd. I didn't much like him at all. To be perfectly frank, given the opportunity, I probably would have punched him in the throat. [With a screwdiver.] But I respected the fact that the Australian people had voted for him to be Prime Minister. People did not vote for Julia GIllard to be Prime Minister. They didn't even vote for her to be Deputy Prime Minister; they were just okay with it, as long as they got Kevin Rudd in the top job. The people will remember this.
I vote that the date on which this atrocity was comitted should forever be known as Julia Gillard Day. It will be honoured for the wrongs comitted on it throughout time, as all will remember her act by finding someone who trusts them and stabbing them in the back like a soulless she-demon!!!!!! And the real victim here: the Women's movement. From now on, they have to deal with the fact that Australia's first Prime Minister was a heartless devil who can never be trusted.
Bet you can guess who I'm definately NOT voting for next election??
A few days ago, Julia Gillard became the first female Prime Minister of Australia. She accomplished this by walking around a corner with a hatchet, pointing at Kevin Rudd, then charging in with an animalistic cry and hacking him to pieces, his blood spurting all over her face to the screeching sound of a violin. [Okay, I slipped, but what are you, perfect??] The whole process took less then 24 hours, reducing the poor man to tears [and presumably extremely small, bloody pieces].
Now, I was never a big fan of K-Rudd. I didn't much like him at all. To be perfectly frank, given the opportunity, I probably would have punched him in the throat. [With a screwdiver.] But I respected the fact that the Australian people had voted for him to be Prime Minister. People did not vote for Julia GIllard to be Prime Minister. They didn't even vote for her to be Deputy Prime Minister; they were just okay with it, as long as they got Kevin Rudd in the top job. The people will remember this.
I vote that the date on which this atrocity was comitted should forever be known as Julia Gillard Day. It will be honoured for the wrongs comitted on it throughout time, as all will remember her act by finding someone who trusts them and stabbing them in the back like a soulless she-demon!!!!!! And the real victim here: the Women's movement. From now on, they have to deal with the fact that Australia's first Prime Minister was a heartless devil who can never be trusted.
Bet you can guess who I'm definately NOT voting for next election??
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The Immortals
Today I hired Dorian Gray from video ezy. It's acutally better than the book itself [even though, in fact especially because, it doesn't stay perfectly true to the book], which is a first in the history of the human race, but that's not what this is about. The movie got me thinking about the concept of imortality itself. I don't think that immotality is for everyone.
Think of the practical implications. Immortals would have to be unable to breed, otherwise shit would get overpopulated and incesty, FAST. Don't think they'd happen?? The world has a population surplus right now, imagine what it woud be like if no one got old and died but kept having babies. And if they did have babies, they'd have babies, and they'd have babies, and they'd have babies, and they'd hae babies who would grow up and look exactly the same age as the first round of people. But this would be generations apart, and most relatives wouldn't keep in contact. And eventually they'd meet their great-grandchildren. And I'm not going to explain the next step, but I'm sure you can imagine it. In short, no babies for immortals.
But then there's a problem. The population wouldn't stay stable. Accidents always have and always will happen. Unless these immortals are entirely indestructible [which is about as probable as the Sun and Neptune breeding and having a litter of meteorites] then eventually some will die off, whether by accident or murder, which is never going to go away. Then the population would permanently go. And it could only go down if they couldn't breed.
So there could never be a stable society which is entirely comprised of immortals. They would have to be a minority, and so by definition are elitist. I'm not sure where I'm getting at with all of this, I'll have to think on it. And by all means, coment if oyu have an opinion.
Think of the practical implications. Immortals would have to be unable to breed, otherwise shit would get overpopulated and incesty, FAST. Don't think they'd happen?? The world has a population surplus right now, imagine what it woud be like if no one got old and died but kept having babies. And if they did have babies, they'd have babies, and they'd have babies, and they'd have babies, and they'd hae babies who would grow up and look exactly the same age as the first round of people. But this would be generations apart, and most relatives wouldn't keep in contact. And eventually they'd meet their great-grandchildren. And I'm not going to explain the next step, but I'm sure you can imagine it. In short, no babies for immortals.
But then there's a problem. The population wouldn't stay stable. Accidents always have and always will happen. Unless these immortals are entirely indestructible [which is about as probable as the Sun and Neptune breeding and having a litter of meteorites] then eventually some will die off, whether by accident or murder, which is never going to go away. Then the population would permanently go. And it could only go down if they couldn't breed.
So there could never be a stable society which is entirely comprised of immortals. They would have to be a minority, and so by definition are elitist. I'm not sure where I'm getting at with all of this, I'll have to think on it. And by all means, coment if oyu have an opinion.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Anon.
I know I said yesterday that I'd write on E3 some more today, but since no one is actually reading this [5 views yesterday?? That's cheering.] I'm just gonna do that later and talk about something I feel like talking about. Because this is my blog and if oyu don't like then just go away coz !#&$ to you.
I want to know everyone's opinion on what they think on internet anonymity. Not just yay / nay, I mean what you think about it in all of its different formats. Like on formspring, where you can ask a question completely anonymously. I guess that that will allow people to ask some questions which they wuldn't normally, but isn't that itself kind of wrong?? If you're not willing to openly ask someone a question, do you really deserve to know??
And I posted a comment on another blog last night, and the exact subtite under the text field was "Pick Your Identity". The options were as m Google account, a different name, anon. and something else, I odn't remember. But isn't that, little weird?? Like "Who do you feel like being today??" I just find it a little disturbing that hiding who you are and completely faking your identity are so common that they're official options.
I want to know everyone's opinion on what they think on internet anonymity. Not just yay / nay, I mean what you think about it in all of its different formats. Like on formspring, where you can ask a question completely anonymously. I guess that that will allow people to ask some questions which they wuldn't normally, but isn't that itself kind of wrong?? If you're not willing to openly ask someone a question, do you really deserve to know??
And I posted a comment on another blog last night, and the exact subtite under the text field was "Pick Your Identity". The options were as m Google account, a different name, anon. and something else, I odn't remember. But isn't that, little weird?? Like "Who do you feel like being today??" I just find it a little disturbing that hiding who you are and completely faking your identity are so common that they're official options.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Kinect My Fist To Your Face
E3 is the most important event in the year for the gaming community, in my opinion anyway, and anyone who'd argue for something else would still concede it's a really big deal. Now, with that sort of status, it doesn't sound promising that the opening article concerning it is titled: "The Day The Gaming Industry Died: Impressions From E3 2010". And for the love of god, they're not wrong. Tomorrow I'm going to voice my opinion on some of the points, but today I want to focus in on something I think has gotten a bad rap.
Namely; Microsoft Kinect. This is Microsoft's response to motion controls, apparently, and in Cthulu's name, a picture of one demonstration seriously makes me want to kill myself. It's on that link up there, I can't even bring myself to look at it again. The culmination of the demonstrations led to Sony hardly mentioning their equivalent, presumably out of shame and self-loathing.
Kinect is like an eyetoy in that it responds to actual movents you make over video with out a controller. You move, and it interacts with whatever's happening in virtual world place thing.
But I have hope for Kinect. The fact that all the morons at Microsoft could come up with is limited to some ugly white guy dancing like a freak and a little girl imaginary petting a tiger and turning her head and giggling when it licked the screen, as if she could feel it [really?? God some people are retarded] means nothing for what it oculd lead to. [Actually, now that I think about it, they may not have been the only two demonstrations, it's just that they were so traumatising I can't seem to remember anything else.]
Think of what this could mean for FIRST PERSON FIGHTERS. You could actually block blows with your arms. You could fight friends with avatars made from photos of them, and actually punch your mates in the face!! Who knows what could be done by some creative genius for D&D style games. And did I mention that you could punch your friends in the face online!! Or give them the finger if the technology could register it!! How awesome would that be??
Namely; Microsoft Kinect. This is Microsoft's response to motion controls, apparently, and in Cthulu's name, a picture of one demonstration seriously makes me want to kill myself. It's on that link up there, I can't even bring myself to look at it again. The culmination of the demonstrations led to Sony hardly mentioning their equivalent, presumably out of shame and self-loathing.
Kinect is like an eyetoy in that it responds to actual movents you make over video with out a controller. You move, and it interacts with whatever's happening in virtual world place thing.
But I have hope for Kinect. The fact that all the morons at Microsoft could come up with is limited to some ugly white guy dancing like a freak and a little girl imaginary petting a tiger and turning her head and giggling when it licked the screen, as if she could feel it [really?? God some people are retarded] means nothing for what it oculd lead to. [Actually, now that I think about it, they may not have been the only two demonstrations, it's just that they were so traumatising I can't seem to remember anything else.]
Think of what this could mean for FIRST PERSON FIGHTERS. You could actually block blows with your arms. You could fight friends with avatars made from photos of them, and actually punch your mates in the face!! Who knows what could be done by some creative genius for D&D style games. And did I mention that you could punch your friends in the face online!! Or give them the finger if the technology could register it!! How awesome would that be??
Friday, June 18, 2010
False Facebook Friends
I'm getting a little sick of people I don't know trying to friend me on facebook. Lots and lots of people reading, oh, say this, that I'm kool with. But there's a difference on facebook. And there have been dozens of people WHO I HAVE NEVER MET NOR HEARD OF trying to friend me over the past few months.
Maybe I could understand people who have some friends who I'm friends with. That I can get. But today I got a friend request from a guy who had no mutual friends with me. None. What the would he want to friend me for?? Does he not understand the meaning of the word friend?? As in, someone you somehow ACTUALLY KNOW??
It's bizarre. I just don't get it. t's like those people who have friends on facebook who openly despise each other and just use it as an avenue to argue about nothing at all. What the hell??
How have you not blocked them?? Are you retarded?? Or are you all just disgusting freaks of attention whores??
Probably that last one.
Maybe I could understand people who have some friends who I'm friends with. That I can get. But today I got a friend request from a guy who had no mutual friends with me. None. What the would he want to friend me for?? Does he not understand the meaning of the word friend?? As in, someone you somehow ACTUALLY KNOW??
It's bizarre. I just don't get it. t's like those people who have friends on facebook who openly despise each other and just use it as an avenue to argue about nothing at all. What the hell??
How have you not blocked them?? Are you retarded?? Or are you all just disgusting freaks of attention whores??
Probably that last one.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Airport: The Pinnacle Of Douchedom In Travel
I went to the airport this morning, and I have a few minor rants to let off my chest.
Firstly, why is it like a [not very] small mall?? It's meant to be an airport. You know, where people travel through the heavens in big phallic objects with the intent to mock God?? [That, and get from place to place.] I guess I can understand those big hub airports which are go betweens for gazillions of flights having a bunch of stores, but this is Adelaide Airport. If anything ever was, it is the end of the line.
And speaking of the stores, what the hell is with them?? Why are 35 of the 40 there open at 6:20 and NOT ONE GOD DAMNED CAN OF ENERGY DRINK IS TO BE FOUND. Plenty of coffee, plenty of liquor, even an entire store devoted to ties and luggage bags. I'm pretty sure travellers should already have bags for their luggage when they get to the freaking airport.
And what's this duty free crap; tax-free shopping?? Why is it tax-free?? Does our government not want money tainted by foreigners?? Is it some gesture of crappily executed good will?? And if it is for foreigners benefit, then why can I just waltz right on into the airport [re: go through security] and buy any shit I want and not get checked for being a foreigner??
And why is there NO security on the way out of the airport, as opposed to a 15 minute long security check on the way in?? So, we definately can't smuggle anything IN to the airport, but if we come off a domestic flight it's perfectly okay for us to take weapons into the general population.
And on the miniscule screens that shows people arrival and departure times, there's a column for when planes are supposed to arrive and a whole new column next to it showing when the plane will actually arrive. I get that shit happens, things get delayed, but when you have a permanent slot devoted to showing just how late EACH AND EVERY PLANE will be, something is very wrong and needs to be fixed.
Phew. Now I can breathe again.
NO ENERGY DRINKS!!!! AT ALL!!!!
Firstly, why is it like a [not very] small mall?? It's meant to be an airport. You know, where people travel through the heavens in big phallic objects with the intent to mock God?? [That, and get from place to place.] I guess I can understand those big hub airports which are go betweens for gazillions of flights having a bunch of stores, but this is Adelaide Airport. If anything ever was, it is the end of the line.
And speaking of the stores, what the hell is with them?? Why are 35 of the 40 there open at 6:20 and NOT ONE GOD DAMNED CAN OF ENERGY DRINK IS TO BE FOUND. Plenty of coffee, plenty of liquor, even an entire store devoted to ties and luggage bags. I'm pretty sure travellers should already have bags for their luggage when they get to the freaking airport.
And what's this duty free crap; tax-free shopping?? Why is it tax-free?? Does our government not want money tainted by foreigners?? Is it some gesture of crappily executed good will?? And if it is for foreigners benefit, then why can I just waltz right on into the airport [re: go through security] and buy any shit I want and not get checked for being a foreigner??
And why is there NO security on the way out of the airport, as opposed to a 15 minute long security check on the way in?? So, we definately can't smuggle anything IN to the airport, but if we come off a domestic flight it's perfectly okay for us to take weapons into the general population.
And on the miniscule screens that shows people arrival and departure times, there's a column for when planes are supposed to arrive and a whole new column next to it showing when the plane will actually arrive. I get that shit happens, things get delayed, but when you have a permanent slot devoted to showing just how late EACH AND EVERY PLANE will be, something is very wrong and needs to be fixed.
Phew. Now I can breathe again.
NO ENERGY DRINKS!!!! AT ALL!!!!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
What YouTube video made you laugh recently?
I have not watched ANYTHING on youTube for like a million years because my net is so crappy. I'm seriously dying.
Nope. With superficiality, come superioirity. With superiority comes a need to be the majority. Leading to extermination of the others. LOOL, actually that's just my opinion. Who knows..
Hmmm, I guess what you're saying does kind of make more sense, but I'm gonna try and have a little [misplaced] hope in the decency of humanity.
Have you read the book Pretties and Uglies? I think thats what theyre called. Everyones born ugly and then when they turn 16 they go through some sort of caterpillar/butterfly-like-transformation and then theyre pretty for the rest of their life.
Um, no. Sounds like an interesting idea, but one of those ideas that is very easily corrupted into something grossly mushy and sweet.
Friday, June 11, 2010
LOL. Wars as in all the 'beautiful' people may decide they're the only true people that deserve to live - and dream up a form of genocide to get rid of all the non-designer people.
Oh yeah. I suppose that could happen. I'd say its more likely that they'd all just selfsegregate and try to pretend all the ugly people don't exist. Or maybe we're both being too negative; maybe they'd try to like, make sure all the ugly people get to enjoy their beauty or something.
Most people will learn to love themselves though. Even you probably love at least most of yourself. Designing children is only going to lead to superficiality and possibly wars, even. Who's Christina Hendricks?
Yeah, I suppose you are right on the first two points. But I definately disagree that designer children will lead to superficiality and wars. Yes, superficial people will have designer children, but they would have done something along those lines with them after they were born anyway. Most people will realise just how screwed up it is to design your child in your image and stay sane. And I've honestly no idea how it could lead to war. Heated debates and rallys like the abortion issue sure, but wars??
Christina is an amazingly beautiful american actress. Just look her up in google images. [Don't worry, I just checked and with no safeSearch there wasn't any nudity..]
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