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Anything invented before your fifteenth birthday is the order of nature. That's how it should be. Anything invented between your 15th and 35th birthday is new and exciting, and you might get a career there. Anything invented after that day, however, is against nature and should be prohibited. - Douglas Adams
I think it's interesting that before, a lot of movies, books, and tv shows were set in the future. But not anymore. There was so much of future - themed stuff! Where did all of that go?
Also, you don't see a lot of things getting sucked down whirlpools.
Or people falling down manholes.
What's up with that?
Also, you don't see a lot of things getting sucked down whirlpools.
Or people falling down manholes.
What's up with that?
Organization
Last night my boyfriend and I got into a big fight because he's mad that I am not organized enough.
It's true and I couldn't offer much of a defense - I rarely know what I'm going to be doing 2 hours from now, I rend to work sporadically, and I allow myself to get way behind in things like laundry, dishes, and other household chores before I decide to have a "General Cleaning day!" and scrub everything all day long. It's the way it's always been, and I'm a huge pain in the ass, but I'm not sure how to change these things.
Today at work I read an article about Andy Warhol's "Time Capsule" archives - this is a collection of 177 boxes stored somewhere in New Jersey.
Andy, it appears, had a similar problem, and to solve his disorganization, would carry around a box, and put random things in it that he found throughout the day. At the end of the week, he would tape the box up and ship it to a storage facility.
Now people are paying money for the privilege of rifling through the garbage in these boxes - taxi receipts, moldy pies, naked pictures, etc. and catalogue these contents.
Maybe one day I'll become famous and incredible and my disorganization will be worth millions as well.
Just in case, I'm going to keep doing things just the way I like to :)
It's true and I couldn't offer much of a defense - I rarely know what I'm going to be doing 2 hours from now, I rend to work sporadically, and I allow myself to get way behind in things like laundry, dishes, and other household chores before I decide to have a "General Cleaning day!" and scrub everything all day long. It's the way it's always been, and I'm a huge pain in the ass, but I'm not sure how to change these things.
Today at work I read an article about Andy Warhol's "Time Capsule" archives - this is a collection of 177 boxes stored somewhere in New Jersey.
Andy, it appears, had a similar problem, and to solve his disorganization, would carry around a box, and put random things in it that he found throughout the day. At the end of the week, he would tape the box up and ship it to a storage facility.
Now people are paying money for the privilege of rifling through the garbage in these boxes - taxi receipts, moldy pies, naked pictures, etc. and catalogue these contents.
Maybe one day I'll become famous and incredible and my disorganization will be worth millions as well.
Just in case, I'm going to keep doing things just the way I like to :)
The best business idea I've ever had
me: you know what you should build?
a gym that would be environmentally sound
bc it would be powered entirely
by people on treadmills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sent at 11:10 AM on Tuesday
Aleksandr: ppph
me: you would come in in the morning and it would be like, all dark and stuff
and you'd get on the statinary bike
and power up the gym!
and the more people worked, the more electricity they'd produce
so it'd be free membership
you just need to make X amount of watts
otherwise you have to pay for the overhead costs
its fucking GENIOUS
sometimes, I surprise myself at how brilliant I am
Sent at 11:23 AM on Tuesday
Aleksandr: Yea! We'll also hve a liposuction room where we convert body fat into bio fuel!
Sent at 11:28 AM on Tuesday
me: and then we'll use it to fuel the machines that would make the fat into plastic
to make MORE MACHINES
Aleksandr: Actually i cant think of anything wrong with this idea
me: yeah
because it's PURE FUCKING GENIOUS
Sent at 11:33 AM on Tuesday
Aleksandr: i agree we should start implementing this immediately
me: ok you draw up the designs and I'll be the creative director
Aleksandr: We should make it mandatory for all citizens who can walk
me: but....
those that are in wheelchairs should be required to use their arms
Sent at 11:36 AM on Tuesday
Aleksandr: obviously
a gym that would be environmentally sound
bc it would be powered entirely
by people on treadmills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sent at 11:10 AM on Tuesday
Aleksandr: ppph
me: you would come in in the morning and it would be like, all dark and stuff
and you'd get on the statinary bike
and power up the gym!
and the more people worked, the more electricity they'd produce
so it'd be free membership
you just need to make X amount of watts
otherwise you have to pay for the overhead costs
its fucking GENIOUS
sometimes, I surprise myself at how brilliant I am
Sent at 11:23 AM on Tuesday
Aleksandr: Yea! We'll also hve a liposuction room where we convert body fat into bio fuel!
Sent at 11:28 AM on Tuesday
me: and then we'll use it to fuel the machines that would make the fat into plastic
to make MORE MACHINES
Aleksandr: Actually i cant think of anything wrong with this idea
me: yeah
because it's PURE FUCKING GENIOUS
Sent at 11:33 AM on Tuesday
Aleksandr: i agree we should start implementing this immediately
me: ok you draw up the designs and I'll be the creative director
Aleksandr: We should make it mandatory for all citizens who can walk
me: but....
those that are in wheelchairs should be required to use their arms
Sent at 11:36 AM on Tuesday
Aleksandr: obviously
North Korea
It has been a while that I've been obsessing about North Korea.
North Korea is the most serious country in the world. Logic, time, regard for human rights, and basic common sense do not apply there. Reading about it gives me the chills and a certain sense of giddiness - not because it's a light-hearted subject, but because things are so outrageously horrifyingly demented there that you get this feeling like you just don't know how to react.
I am tempted to make a list of reasons about why I am engulfed in this particular obsession, but it would be difficult for me to exhaust the true insanity and quirkiness of the DRPK. Instead, here are just a few of my favorite North Korean facts:
Every single apartment in North Korea has a radio installed into the wall that is playing the government news casts. You cannot turn this radio off, you can only turn it down. That is the only radio you are allowed to have.
In the capital city of Pyongyang, there are loudspeakers on every corner. Every morning at 7am, they play loud music because that is the collective time to wake up.
If you're planning on traveling to North Korea, you better not be handicapped, or old, not because of lack of ramps, but because handicapped people are not allowed in North Korea - they put them in concentration camps instead.
The entire country has a dress code.
Cell phones, cars, magazines, and travel are not allowed in North Korea.
They used to have a dictator "president," but he died. Since then, he became the "eternal president" as in, he's going to be the president forever.
>1% of the population is incarcerated. If you commit a crime, not only do you go to jail, but so does your entire family, including extended family members.
Only 20 people a year are allowed to visit North Korea - none of them are American or Japanese.
They have a website that looks like something I could have made in 8th grade
http://www.korea-dpr.com/
Oh. and they sell t-shirts
http://www.cafepress.com/kfashop
North Korea is the most serious country in the world. Logic, time, regard for human rights, and basic common sense do not apply there. Reading about it gives me the chills and a certain sense of giddiness - not because it's a light-hearted subject, but because things are so outrageously horrifyingly demented there that you get this feeling like you just don't know how to react.
I am tempted to make a list of reasons about why I am engulfed in this particular obsession, but it would be difficult for me to exhaust the true insanity and quirkiness of the DRPK. Instead, here are just a few of my favorite North Korean facts:
Every single apartment in North Korea has a radio installed into the wall that is playing the government news casts. You cannot turn this radio off, you can only turn it down. That is the only radio you are allowed to have.
In the capital city of Pyongyang, there are loudspeakers on every corner. Every morning at 7am, they play loud music because that is the collective time to wake up.
If you're planning on traveling to North Korea, you better not be handicapped, or old, not because of lack of ramps, but because handicapped people are not allowed in North Korea - they put them in concentration camps instead.
The entire country has a dress code.
Cell phones, cars, magazines, and travel are not allowed in North Korea.
They used to have a dictator "president," but he died. Since then, he became the "eternal president" as in, he's going to be the president forever.
>1% of the population is incarcerated. If you commit a crime, not only do you go to jail, but so does your entire family, including extended family members.
Only 20 people a year are allowed to visit North Korea - none of them are American or Japanese.
They have a website that looks like something I could have made in 8th grade
http://www.korea-dpr.com/
Oh. and they sell t-shirts
http://www.cafepress.com/kfashop
Reasons why I'm obsessed with the Komodo Dragon
Most little girls like ponies, or horses, or dolphins. When I was little, my favorite animal was the Komodo Dragon.
There were pictures of it in a book about animals that I had and I became absolutely obsessed with them.
Recently, there was a story about how a bunch of Komodo Dragons ate a fisherman and I remembered my childhood obsession.
A quick search turned up infinite amount of awesomeness. Here are a few reasons why anybody should be completely obsessed with the Komodo Dragon, AAH!:
It is 3 meters long.
They can stand on their hind legs using their tail for leverage
They climb trees
They can lay eggs without any males (a la the virgin mary)
They have 60 frequently-replaced serrated teeth that can measure up to 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) in length.
Their saliva is frequently blood-tinged, because the teeth are almost completely covered by gingival tissue that is naturally lacerated during feeding. This creates an ideal culture for the virulent bacteria that live in its mouth.
They eat COBRAS!
They eat smaller animals (up to the size of a goat) by swallowing them whole, a process they may attempt to speed up by ramming the carcass against a tree to force it down its throat, sometimes ramming so forcefully that the tree is knocked down. To prevent itself from suffocating while swallowing, it breathes using a small tube under the tongue that connects to the lungs.
They live up to 50 years!
They are cannibalistic
They are venomous
"Last month a park ranger survived after a Komodo dragon climbed the ladder into his hut and savaged his hand and foot. "
OMFG
There were pictures of it in a book about animals that I had and I became absolutely obsessed with them.
Recently, there was a story about how a bunch of Komodo Dragons ate a fisherman and I remembered my childhood obsession.
A quick search turned up infinite amount of awesomeness. Here are a few reasons why anybody should be completely obsessed with the Komodo Dragon, AAH!:
It is 3 meters long.
They can stand on their hind legs using their tail for leverage
They climb trees
They can lay eggs without any males (a la the virgin mary)
They have 60 frequently-replaced serrated teeth that can measure up to 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) in length.
Their saliva is frequently blood-tinged, because the teeth are almost completely covered by gingival tissue that is naturally lacerated during feeding. This creates an ideal culture for the virulent bacteria that live in its mouth.
They eat COBRAS!
They eat smaller animals (up to the size of a goat) by swallowing them whole, a process they may attempt to speed up by ramming the carcass against a tree to force it down its throat, sometimes ramming so forcefully that the tree is knocked down. To prevent itself from suffocating while swallowing, it breathes using a small tube under the tongue that connects to the lungs.
They live up to 50 years!
They are cannibalistic
They are venomous
"Last month a park ranger survived after a Komodo dragon climbed the ladder into his hut and savaged his hand and foot. "
OMFG
New Years Eve!!
Makes me feel like it should snow any minute, but when I look outside, there's nothing but a white wall of thick San Francisco fog.
Fred and I are throwing the dinner for my dad, his girlfriend, and my brother and then going out to party. I'll be going to work and then doing the shopping and cooking and present buying. Maybe we'll kill a crab.
Here's something for all of you to end the old year with:
Fred and I are throwing the dinner for my dad, his girlfriend, and my brother and then going out to party. I'll be going to work and then doing the shopping and cooking and present buying. Maybe we'll kill a crab.
Here's something for all of you to end the old year with:
funny stuff
Me: "no, why?"
My brother: "Because he can't eat them! They fall through his hands!"
fyi
Something that you may or may not know about Pandas:
"The Panda is a smelly, defecating eating machine. It spends 60% of its time devouring bamboo, 40% resting, and defecates continuously. Indeed it does so on such a prodigious scale, that it is said to confound the mathematical ratio between input and output.
"The Panda is a smelly, defecating eating machine. It spends 60% of its time devouring bamboo, 40% resting, and defecates continuously. Indeed it does so on such a prodigious scale, that it is said to confound the mathematical ratio between input and output.
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