Song long, my much loved friends. I am no good at goodbyes. I don't like the long, drawn out ones, but short ones leave me feeling like I was jipped a real good arivadarche.
Have fun this year, but not too much fun, else you may not remember!
I think of you just about every time it comes up. :P
Today's Lesson: Life is dynamic; flow with it.
August 31, 2003
August 29, 2003
Karen's Free Real Horrorscope
Directions: Find out were you are on the list, according to your date of birth, then read the corresponding prediction of your life.
If you were born between the begining of time and the end of time then you are a Member of the Universe. Your sign looks like the Korean written word for universe. (Something like a sick man without legs beside a coathanger with a J coming out the bottom) 우주
Your horrorscope is: Throughout life you seem to have some problems with family, money, and love. But don't fret, because the universe often works with you, and if you set your mind to it, you can fix these problems and help ease the dilemma and drama. Some time before you die you will have gained assests, but you will only be able to keep them if you are diligent.
Other things that the universe forsees in your life time include, but are not limited to: blinking, bowl movements and other natural body functions; rejection; illness; laughter; the hiccups (or hiccoughs); and dreams of sex with forbidden others...
If you were born between the begining of time and the end of time then you are a Member of the Universe. Your sign looks like the Korean written word for universe. (Something like a sick man without legs beside a coathanger with a J coming out the bottom) 우주
Your horrorscope is: Throughout life you seem to have some problems with family, money, and love. But don't fret, because the universe often works with you, and if you set your mind to it, you can fix these problems and help ease the dilemma and drama. Some time before you die you will have gained assests, but you will only be able to keep them if you are diligent.
Other things that the universe forsees in your life time include, but are not limited to: blinking, bowl movements and other natural body functions; rejection; illness; laughter; the hiccups (or hiccoughs); and dreams of sex with forbidden others...
August 28, 2003
Mars
As you have no doubt heard in the news, right now, Mars is the closet to planet Earth that it has ever been in 60 000 years. Like I mentioned in one of my earliest blogs, I like to calculate useless things. The distance, at its very closest was 55,757,930 km. I wanted to know how long it would take me to drive to Mars at 100 km/h. I calculated that it would take 64 years to get to Mars if I were to travel at the given speed when the two planets are at minimum distance. I can only imagine how long the trip would be during the other 59 999 years.
I wrote this to my aunt, to which she responded:
By the way - your calculations are correct. It would take 64
years at 100 km
per hour. So you should move to Alberta, where the speed limit
is 110 km/hr,
and save yourself approx. 5 years :)))!!!
But as I am writing this, I realise that we both failed to take into account that the gap is getting bigger all the time. In 20 years there will be a significant difference from the minimum distance. Since the distance is increasing (I assume at a constant rate) It looks like we are in need of some calculus. Too bad it's summer, and I'm not that much of a geek to care. The point is, that it would take much, much, much longer than 64 years to reach Mars at 100 km/h.
Today's lesson: Don't drive to Mars, or else you'll die.
I wrote this to my aunt, to which she responded:
By the way - your calculations are correct. It would take 64
years at 100 km
per hour. So you should move to Alberta, where the speed limit
is 110 km/hr,
and save yourself approx. 5 years :)))!!!
But as I am writing this, I realise that we both failed to take into account that the gap is getting bigger all the time. In 20 years there will be a significant difference from the minimum distance. Since the distance is increasing (I assume at a constant rate) It looks like we are in need of some calculus. Too bad it's summer, and I'm not that much of a geek to care. The point is, that it would take much, much, much longer than 64 years to reach Mars at 100 km/h.
Today's lesson: Don't drive to Mars, or else you'll die.
August 24, 2003
Phobias
I don't like the first day of school, so I was in search for the word that meant fear of the first day of school. I found Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
I also found Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things. Imagine being a doctor with Asymmetriphobia, and you had to amputate a man's leg, but you felt an utter compusion to cut both legs off just from the pure fear of your patient having only one leg.
Another good one is Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words. Isn't it ironic that it's such a long word?
One more? Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons. What the hell is a Walloon?
Today's Lesson: Classifying fears, though fun, don't help irradicate fears.
I also found Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things. Imagine being a doctor with Asymmetriphobia, and you had to amputate a man's leg, but you felt an utter compusion to cut both legs off just from the pure fear of your patient having only one leg.
Another good one is Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words. Isn't it ironic that it's such a long word?
One more? Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons. What the hell is a Walloon?
Today's Lesson: Classifying fears, though fun, don't help irradicate fears.
A Smooshy Moment
This week, my special phrase has been "It's not the quantity of bonding time, it's the quality."
This week, I belive it. From Dave and Maria, (someone who lives far away), to Ana and Jazzy, (someone I just don't see often enough), there are the people that I have known since yore, and continue to love.
This week, I belive it. From Dave and Maria, (someone who lives far away), to Ana and Jazzy, (someone I just don't see often enough), there are the people that I have known since yore, and continue to love.
August 22, 2003
You've Never Seen Everything
No matter who you are, how good you are at it, and what you've accomplished, you have never seen everything.
August 16, 2003
Biggest Power Out Ever
As you may have heard in the news, most of Ontario, and parts of United States were affected by a power outage. It was interesting to be in. I liked it because crisis, and state of emergancy always bring out the best in people. Well, it also brings out the worst in people, but some how that isn't as suprising and doesn't give u a sence of unity.
See, the power outage made me think about all the ppl in areas that NEVER have electricity. They manage to live day to day, and they work hard, regardless. But for our society, when the lights go off, every one stops....to party. We say every day, that we need a fridge to keep food fresh, when it's really convienience. I could go on with a list of examples, but i'm fairly lazy and i'm sure you get the point.
Any way, my point is, that many ppl also realised this when the power was absent. The thing that I find so funny is that as soon as power was available, ppl were already turning on all the lights, and putting on the air conditioning, even though they were told not to. Not that we can hate ppl for it, but it's still fucking stupid.
The weirdest thing for me, about this whole event, was that things didn't really seem any different. Even though I totally took electricity for granted, and it was weird to have to walk around with candles, life didn't stop, there was no fear (not that there should have been. just that when 'state of emergancy' is declaired, you feel striped of emotion. as if you should be paniking...but y should u? since there is nothing you can do, 'cept sit back and sip back) I guess what I'm trying to say is that I thought that this would change my view point, my whole out look on life, but the only thin it did was re-arrange my justifications for sitting in the dark. Before is was 'I feel like it' or 'I was too lazy to turn the light on'. Now, it's 'there are ppl in other countries with out light' or 'we must conserve energy for the good of the planet'.
I went from selfish to selfless....okay not really....I think the paragraphe above is just more shit that I 'm spewing out. I say things but don't mean them.
See, the power outage made me think about all the ppl in areas that NEVER have electricity. They manage to live day to day, and they work hard, regardless. But for our society, when the lights go off, every one stops....to party. We say every day, that we need a fridge to keep food fresh, when it's really convienience. I could go on with a list of examples, but i'm fairly lazy and i'm sure you get the point.
Any way, my point is, that many ppl also realised this when the power was absent. The thing that I find so funny is that as soon as power was available, ppl were already turning on all the lights, and putting on the air conditioning, even though they were told not to. Not that we can hate ppl for it, but it's still fucking stupid.
The weirdest thing for me, about this whole event, was that things didn't really seem any different. Even though I totally took electricity for granted, and it was weird to have to walk around with candles, life didn't stop, there was no fear (not that there should have been. just that when 'state of emergancy' is declaired, you feel striped of emotion. as if you should be paniking...but y should u? since there is nothing you can do, 'cept sit back and sip back) I guess what I'm trying to say is that I thought that this would change my view point, my whole out look on life, but the only thin it did was re-arrange my justifications for sitting in the dark. Before is was 'I feel like it' or 'I was too lazy to turn the light on'. Now, it's 'there are ppl in other countries with out light' or 'we must conserve energy for the good of the planet'.
I went from selfish to selfless....okay not really....I think the paragraphe above is just more shit that I 'm spewing out. I say things but don't mean them.
August 06, 2003
Thoughts About Things in General
If love defies logic, if it's irrational, then how is it that I love science?
I care about the environment. However, I don't think I want to be a conservationalist. You see, conservation is maintaining the current environment, but if a fire is to wipe out a rare type of forest on an island, then isn't that natural selection? Would we not be interfearing with the natural balance of things if we are to place importance on sertain ecosystems, according to their importance to our economy, or our personal enjoyment. How is managing systems (which we cannot really control) supposed to help any thing in this universe? Some how, it seems like the wrong approach to things. Instead of worrying about how global warming is going to affect biospheres, fuzzy animals, and medicinal plants, maybe we should find a way to reduce our personal impact on the planet first.
check out http://www.lead.org/leadnet/footprint/intro.htm when you have a minute.
also, http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp
I care about the environment. However, I don't think I want to be a conservationalist. You see, conservation is maintaining the current environment, but if a fire is to wipe out a rare type of forest on an island, then isn't that natural selection? Would we not be interfearing with the natural balance of things if we are to place importance on sertain ecosystems, according to their importance to our economy, or our personal enjoyment. How is managing systems (which we cannot really control) supposed to help any thing in this universe? Some how, it seems like the wrong approach to things. Instead of worrying about how global warming is going to affect biospheres, fuzzy animals, and medicinal plants, maybe we should find a way to reduce our personal impact on the planet first.
check out http://www.lead.org/leadnet/footprint/intro.htm when you have a minute.
also, http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp
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