20031213
There was something, I was dreaming about it yesterday, but I forgot to post it. So I don't remember the beginning. This is the argument I've been having in the war between my mind.
It is not that I do not believe in God. I do believe that there is something up there and that when we die, we go up to whatever that is. The problem is that what will we be like when we are up there? When we die, we leave behind all the woes we have in this life, our hormones, our sexual desires, our brains, everything! What is left?
When you think about the things that live and the things that die, I would rather be old than to die early because I can live to fulfill the best of my heart and brain's desire.
I don't mean sex; it is but a part of my existence. What I mean is the power that experiencing life brings. When you think about it, all that which our life is based on is technology. What I want to see is what technology is going to bring to me.
You know, I've forgotten to talk about that straight boy that I had a major crush on. He finally knows because I told him through the AIM. As it turns out, he says he doesn't care either way. I hope I'll get to see him again, especially when he's performing on stage. It'd be nice to get a hug from him and know, simply know that he knows.
I watched "Finding Nemo" today on DVD. It made me think about my life, and how I want to take care of children in the future. You know the stuff, adopt some children whose parents terminated their caretaking rights and raise them.
I'm sometimes not sure what my plans are or should be, though I try to be as concrete as possible. I have much help from my college, so it's all good.
It is not that I do not believe in God. I do believe that there is something up there and that when we die, we go up to whatever that is. The problem is that what will we be like when we are up there? When we die, we leave behind all the woes we have in this life, our hormones, our sexual desires, our brains, everything! What is left?
When you think about the things that live and the things that die, I would rather be old than to die early because I can live to fulfill the best of my heart and brain's desire.
I don't mean sex; it is but a part of my existence. What I mean is the power that experiencing life brings. When you think about it, all that which our life is based on is technology. What I want to see is what technology is going to bring to me.
You know, I've forgotten to talk about that straight boy that I had a major crush on. He finally knows because I told him through the AIM. As it turns out, he says he doesn't care either way. I hope I'll get to see him again, especially when he's performing on stage. It'd be nice to get a hug from him and know, simply know that he knows.
I watched "Finding Nemo" today on DVD. It made me think about my life, and how I want to take care of children in the future. You know the stuff, adopt some children whose parents terminated their caretaking rights and raise them.
I'm sometimes not sure what my plans are or should be, though I try to be as concrete as possible. I have much help from my college, so it's all good.
20031211
Aljazeera.Net English - Home Page
I can finally access the Al-Jazeera news site. I forgot about it, so I don't know when it came back online. Email me if you know. I've always been accepting of other people's views on many different subjects, even if I disagree with them. Not that I necessarily disagree with Al-Jazeera, but I haven't had the chance to look at it because someone had the gall to attack the site through Denial-of-Service during the Iraq Occupation waaayyy back in March, thus preventing anybody from seeing it. Such DOS attacks is counterproductive and stupid.
As Joel Stein said succinctly, the mark of a true liberal is the ability to accept shades of gray. Sometimes the so-called "Left" falls such victim to absolutism just as the "Right" does, each believing themselves to be on the side of good and others on the side of evil. Ambiguity is a fact (of life).
Excerpts of Anti-Gay, by Mark Simpson, reveals a very fascinating critique of the sub-culture, i.e. queer, that offends its fundamentalists, such as the empty life, the drugs, and so forth. Give credits to plasticbag.org for the information.
I can finally access the Al-Jazeera news site. I forgot about it, so I don't know when it came back online. Email me if you know. I've always been accepting of other people's views on many different subjects, even if I disagree with them. Not that I necessarily disagree with Al-Jazeera, but I haven't had the chance to look at it because someone had the gall to attack the site through Denial-of-Service during the Iraq Occupation waaayyy back in March, thus preventing anybody from seeing it. Such DOS attacks is counterproductive and stupid.
As Joel Stein said succinctly, the mark of a true liberal is the ability to accept shades of gray. Sometimes the so-called "Left" falls such victim to absolutism just as the "Right" does, each believing themselves to be on the side of good and others on the side of evil. Ambiguity is a fact (of life).
Excerpts of Anti-Gay, by Mark Simpson, reveals a very fascinating critique of the sub-culture, i.e. queer, that offends its fundamentalists, such as the empty life, the drugs, and so forth. Give credits to plasticbag.org for the information.
20031209
Is the earth not alive? Today the cloud rained, and the wind blew. The leaves of the tree were moved by this spectacle. I watched, only for 30 seconds because I do not have the patience for it. Yet, in those 30 seconds, I was moved as well.
Is the earth not alive? Unlike Venus or Mars, the Earth is alive because the living organisms are reacting with it. The earth is alive because it is always undergoing such complex interchange and interaction of chemicals by a process we call life. We are alive, but the earth is also just as living as we are because we interact with it.
the earth to be sure is composed of minerals and rocks the plants the protists composed of kingdoms of eukaryotes the animals the fungi and all the vast complexity of animals are all participating taking from the earth what they need returning to the earth what they do not to make the earth a living organism see how the cloud is formed by water evaporation the gas of carbon dioxide and other things allow such heat to stay and warm the earth but the living organisms are somehow able to maintain a relatively stable environment by our minute perception of time
What we are doing to the environment is causing a global warming, but we cannot be sure what the other living organism also inhabiting this earth will do as a result. There might be some bacteria, algae, archea, etc. that will counteract these warmth to bring about a global cooling, when all the world will be overrun by glacier, which will reflect off all the heat from the sun, further preventing any thawing until some more million years, after we are long gone.
That is why we must study, why we must research, why we must learn, why we must attempt to lessen our impact on the environment until we discover precisely the complex interaction that will help us know what we should or should not do to preserve humanity for the longest time possible.
Is the earth not alive? Unlike Venus or Mars, the Earth is alive because the living organisms are reacting with it. The earth is alive because it is always undergoing such complex interchange and interaction of chemicals by a process we call life. We are alive, but the earth is also just as living as we are because we interact with it.
the earth to be sure is composed of minerals and rocks the plants the protists composed of kingdoms of eukaryotes the animals the fungi and all the vast complexity of animals are all participating taking from the earth what they need returning to the earth what they do not to make the earth a living organism see how the cloud is formed by water evaporation the gas of carbon dioxide and other things allow such heat to stay and warm the earth but the living organisms are somehow able to maintain a relatively stable environment by our minute perception of time
What we are doing to the environment is causing a global warming, but we cannot be sure what the other living organism also inhabiting this earth will do as a result. There might be some bacteria, algae, archea, etc. that will counteract these warmth to bring about a global cooling, when all the world will be overrun by glacier, which will reflect off all the heat from the sun, further preventing any thawing until some more million years, after we are long gone.
That is why we must study, why we must research, why we must learn, why we must attempt to lessen our impact on the environment until we discover precisely the complex interaction that will help us know what we should or should not do to preserve humanity for the longest time possible.
"I supported the war in Afghanistan. I know some of you might not understand because of all this anti-war protesting that has engulfed the liberal members of the Democratic party. I want you to know that I am not as extreme as that. Given the chance, I would support the war in Afghanistan because that was where we thought Osama bin Laden lies, because that was where the Talibans and Al-Qaeda could be found.
However, it is Iraq. Yes, Iraq that is the sticking point. What was the purpose, the reason, for such a war to have taken place? What was the reason that the United States of America would cast aside the United Nations to enter a causeless war?
Weapons of Mass Destruction? Whether they are found in the next few months should not add to the wisdom, or lack thereof, of waging a war?
Decrease of terrorism that we believe Saddam Hussein is funding? What are you talking about? How do you define terrorism when we can now see that the soldiers in the Middle East are being targeted as objects of hatred? Is that not terrorism? Is that not hatred, vilification, resentment?
Now that the die is cast, we can never again return to what it was before. We have invaded and are occupying Iraq, but though the Iraqis resent us, most of them are still grateful for the toppling of the Hussein regime.
Now here is where we must listen to what President Bush has said: "We'll stay until the job is done."
For we must stay and bind up the wounds of that once-great civilization, wounds that Hussein has caused, wounds that we have caused."
---What Dean or someone political should say.
However, it is Iraq. Yes, Iraq that is the sticking point. What was the purpose, the reason, for such a war to have taken place? What was the reason that the United States of America would cast aside the United Nations to enter a causeless war?
Weapons of Mass Destruction? Whether they are found in the next few months should not add to the wisdom, or lack thereof, of waging a war?
Decrease of terrorism that we believe Saddam Hussein is funding? What are you talking about? How do you define terrorism when we can now see that the soldiers in the Middle East are being targeted as objects of hatred? Is that not terrorism? Is that not hatred, vilification, resentment?
Now that the die is cast, we can never again return to what it was before. We have invaded and are occupying Iraq, but though the Iraqis resent us, most of them are still grateful for the toppling of the Hussein regime.
Now here is where we must listen to what President Bush has said: "We'll stay until the job is done."
For we must stay and bind up the wounds of that once-great civilization, wounds that Hussein has caused, wounds that we have caused."
---What Dean or someone political should say.
20031208
Pending the freezing of hell . . . (printable version)
A hint of what is in the link above, found through WebMink:
A hint of what is in the link above, found through WebMink:
A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.
Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.
Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins unless you someday run for governor of California as a Republican.
Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.
If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.
20031207
Next week is the finals week. I'm going into it calmly without panicking.
