So, hale recently got me thinking about anger, pointing out that Buddhism sees anger as a negative emotion. The Dalai Lama actually makes a case that we ought to try to remove anger from ourselves entirely, even if it seems like an integral part of who we are. Of course, my initial reaction to the idea was pure skepticism, but I know better than to ( Read more... )

Obviously, I haven't updated in ages, so here is my obligatory "I think I'll try and update more often for a while" statement. Actually though, I just feel like throwing a few thoughts out there, and I'll most likely keep updating precisely with the frequency that things occur to me that seem worth updating on. That being said, on to the point of ( Read more... )

Yeah, it's been a while, whatev. Chew on this ( Read more... )

To begin, let me say that V for Vendetta was, in my opinion, absolutely brilliant. I could see Alan Moore's genius in the ideas behind the film, and I have to say that this was a rather daring and relevant film to release with the current political climate. Parallels are drawn that I think too many people gloss over, the acting is brilliant, ( Read more... )

We all know that Google has satellite photos of a fair bit of the earth's surface. Many of us also know that MSN has similar images. What must of you probably don't know, is that someone in the UK had the good sense to put them all together using flash, to create a world map that you can scroll around on, zoom with, not only find your house but ( Read more... )

So, it seems like lately many of the people I know are caught up in turmoil and misfortune of only the direst kind. Some of it I'm not at liberty to talk about, some of it involves family and I don't want to drag it out in front of everyone. The point is it's bad shit, and it's happening around me, but not to me ( Read more... )

One thing about life, is that it is absolutely relentless in driving it's lessons home. There are things I need to think about, and I'll be posting again in the near future.

Alright, it's rant time. Some of you that read this journal are probably pro animal rights. Some of you -might- even support PETA. Well, I've got a few things to say on this subject. First, let's start with the epistemological question: what -are- animal rights? The way I see it, we're animals too. And you might have noticed that animals in the ( Read more... )

Thank You, Guardian Spirit of Academia. I am not -even- kidding.

With 24 credits earned and 96 grade points in total, I've still got a 4.0.

Given how long I've lasted, I'm going to see if I can't pull it off all the way.

( News release from Vice-Prime Minister of Israel )