So I decided just now that I should balance the post I made yesterday with something that doesn't have to do with my life, and instead is about a certain aspect of the world, and what I think about it. Though first, thanks to everybody who called me! And to everyone who read it and didn't call, well, you might not actually exist. Which is fine. It ( Read more... )

Hey there, people who still use Livejournal. The preceding 5 days have been some of the worst days I have had in a long time, which, given the terrible quality of the past year, means they are pretty terrible indeed. Here are some highlights ( Read more... )

We as a society try to make rules against engaging in certain activities to discourage their use; one example is making recreational drug use a criminal offense. This is based on the assumption that humans are rational creatures who, faced with penalties for engaging in unhealthy or inappropriate behavior, will avoid it. In fact, humans are not ( Read more... )

I am in Eureka right now. I will be here and in Arcata until Sunday. If you want to hang out, post here. DO NOT SEND A TEXT MESSAGE.

Digital information technology in an important thing to me, and I think about fairly often ( Read more... )

So I just realized something.

"Courtly love", as it existed during the Enlightenment, was basically a form of crushing/stalking that didn't go anywhere. And at the time it was popular, "courtly love" was venerated well above actual romantic relationships with actual interaction.
And our modern ideas of romance were inspired by this.

1. Finish "Zombie Jesus" script
2. Get fisted
3. WOOFF
4. Make a comic
5. Swear more
6. Be sarcastic ALL THE TIME
7. Art Star
8. Qualudes
9. Learn to fly
10. Time travel
11. Be the condom

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2723539/Darth-Vader-is-made-into-a-cathedral-gargoyle.html

I will be in Arcata from late night on August 25th until about the 31st or so (at which point I'm Black Rock City bound.)

If you want me to make a special point of hanging out with you while I'm in town, either post here or call me at 496-2162. Don't send me a text message. If you don't have any minutes for a call, leave a message here.

New idea/perception: The idea of a "free market" is where an individual should be able to earn material wealth through working as a businessperson, with the ideal that those who work harder and/or smarter will be able to earn more; this requires that there not be laws which would impare the businessperson to succeed ( Read more... )