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Jul. 28th, 2008
06:07 pm
oh and also i put a batch of pictures up on my flickr account
they're from my cross country trip and NYC
there's some cool stuff
http://www.flickr.com/vikizer0
06:03 pm - the news
http://www.abneypark.com/2008/index.h
i lost some weight
starting yoga next week sweet
someone came home
i have a surprise for someones birthday
crazy bum asked me to go see xfiles with him
saw the dark knight, i hate action movies
might have a job with the league of women voters
registering voters like nobodys business
Jul. 17th, 2008
06:37 pm - The world is over
I've been doing all right trying to ignore everything depressing until I feel really okay, (all I've done lately is watch Jackass, make frat-boy jokes, and read Vice magazine) and then I saw THIS.
As long as it's existed, the middle of the Gyre has been a naturally occurring point of accumulation for all the drifting crap in its half of the ocean. Once upon a time, flotsam circled into the middle of the Gyre and (because up until the past century everything in the world was biodegradable) was broken down into a nutrient-rich stew perfect for fish and smaller invertebrates to chow on. Then we started making everything out of plastic and the whole place went to shit...every chunk of plastic that's dropped into the Pacific makes its way to the center of the Gyre and is floating there right now...Based on previous samples, Moore estimated the ratio of plastic to the regular components of seawater in what we were pulling up as 6 to 1.
...SHIT.
Not that anything else is really gonna sound important after that, but there are a few announcements I guess:
I have to go to a stupid family reunion this weekend so I won't be able to go see the Dark Knight until stupid MONDAY. Tommy said he would go see it with me Monday night, so if anyone else wants to go, feel free. That would be fun.
Secondly, Jake and I are trying to plan a combined birthday party, which we've tentatively set for Wednesday, August 13, but I don't know what anyone's doing that day so if no one can come we'll probably have to change it. We haven't thought of a theme yet, either, but keep your eyes open, cause you'll probably want time to prepare some kind of fab costume.
Lastly, Pwrfl Power is coming to Portland very soon and is doing two shows, one of which is all ages, so there's no excuse for anyone to not go. That means you, Echo.
06:27 pm - Sweet
*Writhes in ecstasy*, apparently.
Cool.
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happy11:58 pm
I went out shopping today thinking I'd just pick up a few groceries and it ended up being one of the worst experiences of my life. I completely lost control of everything my body wanted to do and felt like I was about to collapse without actually collapsing. My muscles just completely seized up and I felt like every single thing inside my body was exploding. I had a burning sensation in my chest that made my eyes water and I lost nearly all of my vision. I ended up in a wheelchair, being pushed around the shop until I got taken into the disabled toilets to be sick at which point I set all the alarms off because I had chocolate on my lap. Lolz.
I'm kind of scared but at the same time know how lucky I am to be so well looked after, everyone around me has been amazing. Thank you to everyone who is reading this who has helped me out
Jul. 14th, 2008
03:55 pm - life plans
I realize that all I want to do is read, write in my journal, long board, eat, and dance... does this count for anything? I mean, it's all cool stuff... now only if I could get paid to do it. Driving back from Oregon City this afternoon I realized that I JUST WANNA DANCE! I really want to go out (SOON!) and dance the night away. I want to skate all around Portland once I learn how to stop without jogging off my board. If only there were more hours in the day because it seems to go by too fast. As soon as I'm writing I'm being beckoned to some other cool adventure and as soon as I grab a book, it's time to eat or sleep or go outside and be all sorts of active. Now that I'm almost married, boys like to tell me that they have either loved me in the past or love me still. I'm flattered. LIKE I NEED A BIGGER EGO. But it's all cool because my heart belongs to my friends and Dave. No room for newsies. I wanna go out late at night when the hustle and bustle of life has died down and I can just relax and cruise the city streets with my friends who interest me and challenge me in one way or another. Summer is fucking rad and so far this one has been the ultimate. No major issues other than some d-bags pissing me off every once in a while. I mean, not everyone can be as cool as me and my select few friends who maintain my respect and love. But really, why can't I get paid to read, skate, write, eat, and dance?
Jul. 9th, 2008
11:07 pm - Pffffffffff
Germany's awesome. As I am planning on writing a post that almost exclusively not about Germany, I thought that it might be to appropriate to preface said post with at least a brief mention of where I am currently staying. Anyway.
This will probably sound a thousand times more pretentious than when I was thinking it in my head, but hear me out. A scientific method of debunking and/or proving the existence of either the soul or the concept of reincarnation through the study of great historical figures throughout the existence of history. Let's take for an example that of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurellius. Marcus Aurellius presided over the Roman throne from 161-180. During his reign, the Roman Empire reached it's greatest territorial extents and is probably the last time during this period in which the Roman Empire, including civil life, experienced great extents of prosperity at both home and abroad. Indeed, Matthew Arnolds states that Marcus Aurelius is "perhaps the most beautiful figure in history. He is one of those consoling and hope-inspiring marks, which stand for ever to remind our weak and easily discouraged race how high human goodness and perseverance have once been carried and may be carried again" (qtd in the Preface of 'Meditations, Marcus Aurelius vii.) These comments are based upon the collection of philosophical musings written by Marcus Aurelius during his reign as the Roman Emperor, which remains as one of the cornerstone works of stoic philosophy to this day.
So what of this? As a means to logically conclude the proof of reincarnation, an intense examination of figures similar and relevant to the personality of Marcus Aurelius over the course of the past 4000 years must be conducted, with the the inclusion of several assumptions. The first assumption is that Marcus Aurelius, despite the humility of his writings, must have had some sort of political ambition that got him to the Roman throne further than the mere appointment of him and his brother by their adoptive father Antoninus Pious. The second assumption, which ties into the first, is that therefore, this shared ambition between Aurelius and the theoretical reincarnated soul would lead to an aristocratic position at any point in any given point of history (although it is safe to assume that these ambitions at certain periods may have failed.) The third assumption is that, as a whole, aristocrats from any given society have a better standard of living than lower classes and therefore, dependent on the time, would have lived a proportionally longer life than those of his inferiors. The third assumption is of paramount importance, as it allows us to set an average lifespan for the "soul" of Marcus Aurelius as shown in different people over the course of history. Taking this into account, I will set the average lifespan of an aristocrat over the course of history at 60 years old. (Aurelius himself was in his late 50s when he died.)
Given this estimated average lifespan of 60 years old, it can be determined that over the last 4000 years, 67 instances of Marcus Aurelius should have occurred, with 40 or so occurring before his time and 27 occurring after his time. As such, through historical records, one could argue that if 67 instances of Marcus Aurelius could be found, in positions similar (though not exclusive to supreme ruler) that reincarnation might, just might have a leg to stand on.
I don't know if I believe it though.
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