I'm waiting for NZ's first match of the world cup to start. I think everyone who stays up to watch us thrash an easy team are true patriots who deserve as much credit for the win as the players themselves. It takes dedication and stamina to stay up.
So it was a coincidence when I went on wikipedia and saw an article on the coffee bean and tea leaf shop. Two things make this coffee chain stand out from the others such as starbucks. The first is that most of the products are Kosher which is quite commendable. You know that you're not going to be drinking mouse milk, like from the Simpsons. The second thing is that you're allowed to smoke in their shop. I'm not against this because coffee is probably just as bad as smoking and if you don't believe this, then you should try drinking a few cups of coffee a day for a week (or increase your normal daily coffee intake by 3 times) and tell me you still feel as healthy as you did at the start of the week.
So is coffee bad or smoking ok? That's a tough question. They are probably both ok in moderation, like everything else.
On a side note, does anyone have magic mushrooms?
EDIT: I just found out they're a class A(!?) drug in NZ. how sad..
I watched a 20/20 story last night about how a contestant on the bachelor said her "beauty," was a curse. This is because people automatically hate her for it. Does anyone agree with this?
You might not agree with my opinion but I reckon what she says has merit. Some men get intimidated by hot women (and vice versa), and some average looking women envy and even hate good looking women without getting to know them first (I don't think there is vice versa here..).
This is not good as it means some people will never interact with a certain group of other people when we shouldn't even be grouping people by looks.
Then again, following this logic, we shouldn't group people by race/religion/any other stereotypical group. We should all be one big happy family on earth, which is our house.
The moral of the story is don't be intimidated by anyone or hate anyone. Love everyone and Live Peacefully. Treat everyone as if they are your brother and sister, which they are (unless they are your partner).
Sorry for the rambling...I'll look on wikipedia next time for something to write about.
Hi everyone. Sorry for not updating this for a long time. I was shocked by global warmings, so I've been busy preparing for the worst...eating flour/breathing through a straw etc.
You are all amazing for reading this. I promise I'll post something soon Take care.
Hi everyone. If you didn't already hear, Bree aka. lonelygirl15 died. While it probably doesn't count because they stopped posting the videos on youtube quite a while ago, this also marked the start of a slow death of youtube. I'm subscribed to most of the popular channels; smosh, lonelygirl15, daxflame, kevjumba etc. Lately the amount of videos they've been posting have diminished significantly. They are probably update once a month now. Is this because it's summer in America, or is it because everyone is moving onto facebook? This actually pisses me off since it seems I have to write my profile every 6months to keep up with the trends. Why doesn't everyone just get an Oosik!? Although maybe this replaces the old way of re-evaluating your life which was done through deep thought & a blank piece of paper where you wrote a list of good things about my life/ways I can improve my life (where you might have 1 good thing written and the rest of the page filled with negative thoughts and doodles of stars.
Where am I going with this? Who knows? I don't see how facebook is any different from myspace, but since that's where everyone is, it's where I have to go. Now youtube is semi-porn with half-naked women dancing in front of the camera. (If you watch the top where it says being viewed now, 2 of the videos will be one of these, 2 will be of family guy and a couple of other random vids).
By the way, everyone should join facebook. It even has a little happy birthday sign on the top of your page when it's your birthday (I know this because it's my birthday today). Since I'm 1 year older and a little wiser, I guess I should share some knowledge I've picked up over the last year. "When you see an electric fence, don't join hands with a large group of people and get someone to touch it." The larger the group, the bigger the shock.
video of the year is tied. Enjoy:
song of the year is boomerang, by the blacklips
This short piece of work by Mark Twain is what has kept me occupied for the whole week. It brings up alot of different ideas of what we are and how we think. Below I've put some of the main points I got out of the book. It would be a good idea to read all of it before looking at the points otherwise I'll spoil the story for you. Also, watch the whole video.
The first point argues that man is a machine. Nothing originates solely from the person. Outside influences decide the person's look/personality etc.
The second and probably most important point the story brings up is that people only do things if it contents their own spirit. The law in the story says
"FROM HIS CRADLE TO
HIS GRAVE A MAN NEVER DOES A SINGLE THING WHICH HAS ANY FIRST AND
FOREMOST OBJECT BUT ONE--TO SECURE PEACE OF MIND, SPIRITUAL COMFORT, FOR
HIMSELF."
People always do things to content their spirit, even if they think they're only doing it for someone else. This is quite controversial since it kind of eliminates martyrdom and self sacrifice. Do you think this law is right? Or can you prove and example where it's broken? I believe this law is true, I will give a prize if you can find a situation where it's not.
The third point is similar to the first, where it discusses how people's acts proceed from outside influences. It goes quite indepth, so it's better you read it again than me describe it.
The next chapter describes instinct and thought and how animal's don't just act out of instinct. They think the same way we do, just not at the same level. ( like the difference from the way we think compared to how Einstein thought). In fact ants could be smarter than us...
The story argues that nobody has free will, only free choice. It cites the previous law (of spritual content), and all we get to do is think about which action contents our spirit the most.
Near the end it poses a question "what is the spirit?" When you say "my body," what is the 'my.' And is the spirit only "spiritual" (separated from the physical). Again, it would be better to read through the passage again rather than me try to explain it.
What do you think about it? I agreed with almost everything brought up in this story. Then again, I also believed in Einstein's theory of time travel.
Since I haven't written for a while, here's another video. Remember, he didn't really choose the answer himself:
You may be thinking I'm going to write some pornographic story, or post a picture of some hot girl wearing pink panties. Sadly I'm not, so you'll just have to go back and see what I wrote before...
Which brings me to the topic of time travel. There's many theories about how it's possible to travel to the past or future. Albert Einstein probably suggests the most plausible argument, saying that time is circular and can be sped up or slowed down. If you could throw a clock into space close to the speed of light, it would tick slower than a clock you threw at half the speed of light. If you could throw the clock at the speed of light, the clock would stop, and if you were really strong and could throw it faster than the speed of light, the clock would tick backwards. This means you could travel to the past. You could also be the best ever pitcher for the NY Yankees, or any baseball team you wanted to play for.
So is it possible?
Or is it just a myth?
