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Thursday, July 24, 2008
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Holy Flying Lumberjacks, Batman!
So, a few things have happened since the last time I blogged.
1) The new Batman movie came out. I haven't seen it yet... I don't know if I really plan to. I'm still waiting to see when/if I'm going to see Wall-E.
2) I went back home and saw the new house. It was pretty amazing... I'll put up pictures sooner or later... Right now, I'll just run through the rooms. There's the living room with all the furniture from my grandmother. The dining room is very open with no doors. The kitchen is epic with the new appliances and the mini dishwasher. The guest bathroom is tiny, but decorated for the seasons. My mother's room is the pink room, decorated with many familial pictures. The den has a large flatscreen television, as compared to my medium one and my mother's small one. We're talking about me getting the largest, since I'm awesome and all that. The front and back porches are just cool in general, despite the mess from construction. Upstairs: There's the reading room which has penguin stuff everywhere. Then, the rest of the upstairs is my room: the blue room. I have a big bed, a big room, and a big TV. My bathroom is decently sized with a high sink, a shower that will soon have a door, and a shiny toilet. I also have a towel rack that is waiting to be installed.
3) I've bought my plane ticket to Japan. My travel info is shown below:
Atlanta - Toronto : 6:10 AM - 8:25 AM (2 hr 15 min)
Toronto - Vancouver : 10:00 AM - 12:05 PM (5 hr 5 min)
Vancouver - Osaka : 1:05 PM - 3:55 PM... the next day! haha (10 hr 50 min)
Total distance: Approximately 7,800 miles.4) I had a dream where I had a daughter. I've never had a dream like that before, so it was sort of surprising when I thought about it. Personally, I've never seen myself as being someone to get incredibly attached to a child due to my perspective on... well, everything. But you know, this little girl, my daughter, was just so beautiful. I was holding her and she was smiling and I remember feeling like I had to protect her and that I loved her so much and I was so happy. I was a little sad when I woke up, really.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
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Flying on Ice, Part 2
Not too long ago I fantasized about what it would be like if I were to go ice skating. Well, now I have, and I can easily say that it's amazing. It's something like roller skating, except far slippier and colder. I only fell once, and that was at the very beginning. I changed skates in the last 30 minutes or so because the first ones weren't supporting my ankles well enough. I have this awfully sick looking black spot on my leg where my skin is growing back. Stupid first pair of skates rubbed off my flesh ; ;
Thanks for taking me Katherine :p You're amazing.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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Radical Liberalism
I may be a Buddhist, but it's more along the lines of the casual, philosophical Buddhist. Buddhism says that extremes are dangerous and that I should generally try to stay moderate in most things, because that's usually where the real truth lies. The Middle Way and all that jazz for those of you who know what I'm talking about.
It's funny, because I've been watching so much Law & Order over the past few months... I find myself becoming extremely emotionally involved in the episodes and often arguing with the characters on television. Yes, I understand that these situations and people are fictional. Yes, I know that they can't hear me when I talk to the TV... but it somehow makes me feel better. To be able to rebuke a character on television and them not being able to respond somehow makes me feel more in control or more knowledgeable about their situation.
A need to feel like I'm right? Definitely. I think everyone has that except for agnostics. Law & Order always has this special ability to touch on those subjects that are subjective or opinionated. I, of course, being radically liberal, always end up having a completely insane opinion... and I feel completely justified. Sometimes my past opinions are in direct conflict with my new ones. Example being vigilantism: Sometimes I'm for it; other times against. I'm for shooting the guy in Law & Order who killed 13 people, but I'm against torturing the alleged pedophile in the movie Hard Candy, starring Ellen Page.
How can I say to a family supporting the crazy girl in Hard Candy, "Vigilantism is illegal for a reason. We have a system of laws for a reason" and turn around and argue against those very same words from other people? I think it has something to do with the fact that I'm extremely egotistical, always see my way as the best way, and often completely believe that the world would be a better place if everything were the way I wanted. Of course, I know many people would rather die than live in a world of my beliefs... but whatever.
I'll finish this blog later. Right now, sushi is more important.
Monday, June 16, 2008
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Father's Day
I sent Dad a text message for Father's Day. I didn't call because he never picks up and just sends me a text message in response. He didn't send me one back yesterday. I wonder why.
10 more days.


