As a student, I am repeatedly confronted by the grim fact that studies come first. Tomorrow, I have two final exams. One is an actual test, which I will be taking on a computer. The advantage of this is that I will know how I did instantaneously, allowing me to enter a state of crushed despondency several weeks early this year ( Read more... )

We are living in interesting times. That old Chinese curse is snapping at our heels, and we find ourselves tripping at every other step because of it. This means that our grandchildren will be writing poorly worded essays about things they have no context for, and interviewing us to try and add zest to a dull assignment. But they will never feel ( Read more... )

"Robinson's Dilemma" is the metaphysical problem of having only one body. This necessitates having only one destiny, making things a general muddle most of the time, since people aren't usually any good at choices ( Read more... )

MAN: (whistling to himself on a bench, waiting for the bus, happy as a clam covered in algae ( Read more... )

Is there anyway I could get a handcount for people who are reading Brain Supplement? Just leave a comment or something, a "hey, I'm here, you suck, stop adding me to your buddy list" etc.

Love,
Alex
xoxoxo

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It's the end of October, and that can mean only one thing: the ritualistic celebration of pagan rituals, under the guise of celebrating a Christian holiday despite the fact that the Christian holiday falls the day after the celebration, when most anyone who celebrated the night before is busy choking in a puddle of their own vomit due to the excess ( Read more... )

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Normally this column is for strictly entertainment purposes, but tonight I'd like to introduce a more informative topic: comparitive religion. Sit down. It won't be that bad. Because, let's face it, this is still a humor column. So, instead of some droning nonsense about how much overlap there is between the myths of Native blah blah blah blah, I'd ( Read more... )

At what point does something become more of a hassle then it's worth? That's the question I think we must ask ourselves from time to time. And, for me, it becomes too much trouble when it starts running your life ( Read more... )