ok, well, i should be studying for physiology right now, but meh, when have i been one to do what i should be doing??
anyway, so two things....
firstly, i've been studying physiology, and my conclusion is thus: if anyone ever wanted proof of God's existance, all they would have to do is study science. a good, well, how's this, becoming good friend of mine (she'll learn to hate me soon enough!), doesn't agree, but let my comment slide earlier this afternoon. i'm hoping that i'll get a response to the statement above... if not, i'll just take it as one or both of the following: 1. no one reads this blog, so no comment could be made by default; or 2. you all agree with me. prove me wrong.
my second comment for the evening will have to wait... i want to give it good thought... stay tuned though.. it's about university life and living at home.. should be good!
question of the day (if the above wasn't good enough for you!) : why is crash such an ironic film?
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Saturday, October 22, 2005
well, i haven't really done much to update this at all... however, i think that i've found out what i want to do with this place...
i assume that if you're reading this, that you're either bored out of your mind, or actually interested in my life; in any case, i am sorry to inform you that you'll be greatly disappointed. my plan here is to share all those funny thoughts that i have that no one in their right minds will ever listen to.
i'm sitting on my bed right now, surrounded by a pile of books, brain having turned to mush and writing--for lack of better things to do.
anyway... so here i am...
now, i must admit that i am a massively big fan of seinfeld. in case you haven't ever seen/heard of it (which is likely, considering how international my connections seem to be), it's a tv show about nothing. the story is centered on the life of a thirty-year old jerry seinfeld, and his odd bunch of friends. it's a great comedy, not because of the the plot itself, but about how much it questions our society. episodes are based mostly on irony, and the idea that 'what goes around, comes around'. anyway, i am not here to give you a synopsis of the show. i suggest that you watch it for yourself!
another show that does this quite well, but in a very much opposing fashion, is sex and the city. for my younger readers, i must apologize. and i will state here that it is not a G-rated show... however! the reason why i find it particularly interesting is because the main character, carrie, questions her life and the lives of her friends at every turn. they are all approaching middle age, mostly single and without children (it depends on what you regard as committed and with children) and really, don't have much going for them in the way of not growing old and being spinsters.
both shows question. and i love it.
so here i am... sitting here with a pile of books around me, waiting for... for... i don't know what! but as i look at these books, i wonder why i am here.
yesterday, i visited an old teacher of mine. i told him about how i was doing in school and life and the like, and he started to question me and my choices... all for the best, don't worry... his point was this: are you doing what you want to do?
movies like garden state point this out quite well. most of us live life in a state of autopilot. heck! a lot of us will die that way too... but the question remains: why?
i've been questioning my life for a while now, and i imagine that i will for a long time. however, i get moments, where i know exactly what i want to do, and am going to do... and then it all slips away...
i do believe that every person should find their way to serve humanity. if we approached our professions, whatever they may be, with an attitude of "i want to do this to serve my fellow human beings", well, we'd all be a lot more productive, for one thing, and we certainly wouldn't have as much time spent on destroying each other.
and when i say "destroy" i mean it in a sense greater than blowing someone up. for example, the competition in our society literally makes people sick. google: chronic illness. from ulcers to diabetes to depression... our minds control our health, and our society puts pressure on the mind. see the link? no? look again.
anyway.. i'm digressing...
but with north america in the state that it is, how can one actually do something that is of service. everywhere you look, there are cracks in the system... anthropologists, and all the other -ologists are constantly finding inadequacies. my medical anthropology prof is set on the idea that western medicine does nothing for anyone. my french prof is convinced that cults really weren't that bad at all... we just thought they were...
i mean, it's sort of unreal... look at teachers.. the education system: i mean, we don't even compare!
so how can we actually, truly serve?
anyway, that's my question of the day... stay tuned for more crazy ramblings...
i assume that if you're reading this, that you're either bored out of your mind, or actually interested in my life; in any case, i am sorry to inform you that you'll be greatly disappointed. my plan here is to share all those funny thoughts that i have that no one in their right minds will ever listen to.
i'm sitting on my bed right now, surrounded by a pile of books, brain having turned to mush and writing--for lack of better things to do.
anyway... so here i am...
now, i must admit that i am a massively big fan of seinfeld. in case you haven't ever seen/heard of it (which is likely, considering how international my connections seem to be), it's a tv show about nothing. the story is centered on the life of a thirty-year old jerry seinfeld, and his odd bunch of friends. it's a great comedy, not because of the the plot itself, but about how much it questions our society. episodes are based mostly on irony, and the idea that 'what goes around, comes around'. anyway, i am not here to give you a synopsis of the show. i suggest that you watch it for yourself!
another show that does this quite well, but in a very much opposing fashion, is sex and the city. for my younger readers, i must apologize. and i will state here that it is not a G-rated show... however! the reason why i find it particularly interesting is because the main character, carrie, questions her life and the lives of her friends at every turn. they are all approaching middle age, mostly single and without children (it depends on what you regard as committed and with children) and really, don't have much going for them in the way of not growing old and being spinsters.
both shows question. and i love it.
so here i am... sitting here with a pile of books around me, waiting for... for... i don't know what! but as i look at these books, i wonder why i am here.
yesterday, i visited an old teacher of mine. i told him about how i was doing in school and life and the like, and he started to question me and my choices... all for the best, don't worry... his point was this: are you doing what you want to do?
movies like garden state point this out quite well. most of us live life in a state of autopilot. heck! a lot of us will die that way too... but the question remains: why?
i've been questioning my life for a while now, and i imagine that i will for a long time. however, i get moments, where i know exactly what i want to do, and am going to do... and then it all slips away...
i do believe that every person should find their way to serve humanity. if we approached our professions, whatever they may be, with an attitude of "i want to do this to serve my fellow human beings", well, we'd all be a lot more productive, for one thing, and we certainly wouldn't have as much time spent on destroying each other.
and when i say "destroy" i mean it in a sense greater than blowing someone up. for example, the competition in our society literally makes people sick. google: chronic illness. from ulcers to diabetes to depression... our minds control our health, and our society puts pressure on the mind. see the link? no? look again.
anyway.. i'm digressing...
but with north america in the state that it is, how can one actually do something that is of service. everywhere you look, there are cracks in the system... anthropologists, and all the other -ologists are constantly finding inadequacies. my medical anthropology prof is set on the idea that western medicine does nothing for anyone. my french prof is convinced that cults really weren't that bad at all... we just thought they were...
i mean, it's sort of unreal... look at teachers.. the education system: i mean, we don't even compare!
so how can we actually, truly serve?
anyway, that's my question of the day... stay tuned for more crazy ramblings...
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Well, guys, I figured that I should revamp my website again, and I've been having fun reading people's blogs every so often... So I've decided to create my own blog of craziness! Welcome to my life's new home. I must warn you, there is not much to me, so you will probably get bored... But, perhaps, one day, it might become interesting, so you'll have to keep on reading. Forever. And ever.
Anyway, so it's the end of summer. School starts on Wednesday. I'm sort of excited... Actually, I am excited. Unfortunately, I don't think that I have any classes with my friends; however, that just means that I'll have to meet new people, and make some more friends... which is something that I'm very happy to do these days. I mean, after you get over the initial nervousness of talking to someone new.. or calling someone... (yikes!), then it gets to be fun. There is so much to learn from people, both about oneself and about the world...
Some of you are probably wondering how my travels were. They were amazing. I got to go to four different countries, and got to meet many new people. Some of whom I am still in contact with, but most of whom I just remember fondly. It is quite difficult to keep in contact with people, I must say, especially with language barriers. However, I can say this much: if both parties want to stay in touch, they will. One of my best friends and I just passed our 5th anniversary... We got to visit each other this past summer--that in itself was amazing, and the fact that we still talk to each other is a further testament to our friendship.
So much else was brilliant about this trip. I learnt a lot about myself, about other cultures, and about my family. I don't mean that in a cheezy, Dr. Phil way, but in a more thoughtful manner. I honestly am only realizing how much I learnt now, and I think that I will notice it more as this year progresses. So much has happened this summer....
I am only anticipating with eagerness the results thereof.
Anyway, so it's the end of summer. School starts on Wednesday. I'm sort of excited... Actually, I am excited. Unfortunately, I don't think that I have any classes with my friends; however, that just means that I'll have to meet new people, and make some more friends... which is something that I'm very happy to do these days. I mean, after you get over the initial nervousness of talking to someone new.. or calling someone... (yikes!), then it gets to be fun. There is so much to learn from people, both about oneself and about the world...
Some of you are probably wondering how my travels were. They were amazing. I got to go to four different countries, and got to meet many new people. Some of whom I am still in contact with, but most of whom I just remember fondly. It is quite difficult to keep in contact with people, I must say, especially with language barriers. However, I can say this much: if both parties want to stay in touch, they will. One of my best friends and I just passed our 5th anniversary... We got to visit each other this past summer--that in itself was amazing, and the fact that we still talk to each other is a further testament to our friendship.
So much else was brilliant about this trip. I learnt a lot about myself, about other cultures, and about my family. I don't mean that in a cheezy, Dr. Phil way, but in a more thoughtful manner. I honestly am only realizing how much I learnt now, and I think that I will notice it more as this year progresses. So much has happened this summer....
I am only anticipating with eagerness the results thereof.
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