I have been MIA for the last two weeks because of my studies and it has made many of my activities suffer from lack of practice. My overall view on this is, I am paying to go to get an education not to participate in school activities so I am glad to see my money is being put to use. The narrow view I have on it is, I can’t wait for finals so I can spend less time in classes and writing papers! I’ve become very lax in my parkour training, which shows itself especially in my overall sense of self. The key to parkour is flow, connecting with your environment, feeling your energy move over, under, and around obstacles. I have been able to continue going to the gym and am really happy about the recent muscle growth spurts but my cardio has undoubtedly suffered because treadmills are for guinea pigs and ellipticals are nothing more than a wannabe gundam cockpit.
A few days ago I won wireless headphones from the school’s food site. I never pay to enter contests, so I was pleasantly surprised to see my meal ticket(literally) earned me something as sweet as those bad boys. It goes without saying, I will be dreaming of them for the 6-8 weeks before I receive them. I have four tests next week along with the objective of completing my research paper on Hobbes. It looks like I am going to have a lively few days ahead of me.
Thoughts of the Day:
Isn’t it ironic you can have muscles so big they can’t lift themselves?
How exactly can time be found or lost if it is a construct of the mind?
What is the price of fulfillment?
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Standard Procedure
For the last week I have concentrated all my writing energy on my research paper for history of psychology. To make up for this poor excuse I will make this entry a bit lengthier than normal because I have had plenty of time to think about what I wish to complain about (kidding). My first few days I was very proactive in conducting excursions but after I started to run short on ideas I spent more time being unproductive. Purpose is essential in the continuity of self-progression. We cannot make a better world if we do not define what “better” is. The relativistic argument on this is “everyone has a different definition”, well there can be no progress if this is really true and I find the common mind to be quite agreeable on specific definitions such as what is sweet, sour, salty, and bitter or even pain and pleasure on a nominal scale. Applying Utilitarian Calculus would at least be a step forward.
There is a great disservice being done to our country by embracing the idealism of virtue ethics, most greatly expressed through the current high school/college generation. We have the brightest, best educated, most technologically advanced young adults ever recorded yet they have no idea what their purpose is. What is the point of a remote without a television, or a light without electricity? Many ideas are being fashioned and considered accepted by the culture most of them have been created by capitalist media empires. My question is, what is the meaning of your life?
A man who continues to think two ways at once will eventually tear his mind in half.
A Misologist’s statement “I don’t have any authority on the subject but the facts are the translation is a correct interpretation.”
Welcome back from the beach, isn’t life academic?
There is a great disservice being done to our country by embracing the idealism of virtue ethics, most greatly expressed through the current high school/college generation. We have the brightest, best educated, most technologically advanced young adults ever recorded yet they have no idea what their purpose is. What is the point of a remote without a television, or a light without electricity? Many ideas are being fashioned and considered accepted by the culture most of them have been created by capitalist media empires. My question is, what is the meaning of your life?
A man who continues to think two ways at once will eventually tear his mind in half.
A Misologist’s statement “I don’t have any authority on the subject but the facts are the translation is a correct interpretation.”
Welcome back from the beach, isn’t life academic?
Monday, March 8, 2010
For Those about to Rock
It has come to my attention that I am involved in too many different activities and have far too many peers to possibly dispute everything they say that I find to be faulty logic. This has brought me to the decision I will not dispute anyone unless it is directly influencing my life and/or the attaining of my personal goals. This is quite egotistical of me, but when people start figuring out in college what was pristine to me in elementary I find myself “put off” by them even talking. I don’t presuppose I am better than them I am simply tired of seeing the same play for the twentieth time and consider it “original”.
Have you ever tried jumping from one point to another in the rain? Well, unless you are crazy don’t try it. I was vaulting around campus to get back to my dorm and I attempted a precision (a jump from one point such as a sidewalk ledge to another similar point) from the side walk curb to a two by six that was pretty far away, I landed it but because I had to use so much force to jump it with my backpack on I slipped after landing it and landed on my butt and back with two cars watching me. All I could do was laugh.
I am breaking form to write, GASP, a third paragraph because I have been feeling funny the last three days. I realized I don’t like emotional highs, because they are always followed by lows. Over the past few months I have been able to maintain incredible levels of contentment because I avoided major emotional investments. Often I would have “contentment highs” where I smile soberly over the many, many small positives in my life that make it so fulfilling. Unfortunately this weekend I was thrown a little off my rocker with unexpected fortunes and it put my mood through the roof. I am still contemplating if I have been too emotionally distant from things I enjoy or if I had the coke classic formula right.
Thoughts of the Day:
If we are all striving for happiness and happiness is nothing more that no want to change, than why should I change my life at all if I am comfortable?
Blood and sweat are two key ingredients for making a man.
Tears and stress are for making a woman.
Have you ever tried jumping from one point to another in the rain? Well, unless you are crazy don’t try it. I was vaulting around campus to get back to my dorm and I attempted a precision (a jump from one point such as a sidewalk ledge to another similar point) from the side walk curb to a two by six that was pretty far away, I landed it but because I had to use so much force to jump it with my backpack on I slipped after landing it and landed on my butt and back with two cars watching me. All I could do was laugh.
I am breaking form to write, GASP, a third paragraph because I have been feeling funny the last three days. I realized I don’t like emotional highs, because they are always followed by lows. Over the past few months I have been able to maintain incredible levels of contentment because I avoided major emotional investments. Often I would have “contentment highs” where I smile soberly over the many, many small positives in my life that make it so fulfilling. Unfortunately this weekend I was thrown a little off my rocker with unexpected fortunes and it put my mood through the roof. I am still contemplating if I have been too emotionally distant from things I enjoy or if I had the coke classic formula right.
Thoughts of the Day:
If we are all striving for happiness and happiness is nothing more that no want to change, than why should I change my life at all if I am comfortable?
Blood and sweat are two key ingredients for making a man.
Tears and stress are for making a woman.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Judgment Call
Have you ever covered information that you can understand so fast that it gave you a headache? That is what some of my history of psychology classes are like. Facts required a very low amount of brain power to comprehend but when you are bombarded by a century of information it tends to cause the same feeling as being hit in the head with a mallet. There are so many concepts, dates, philosophies, and experiences that unless I live forever I have no chance of realizing them all. I have to choose what information is worth collecting and then what I want to do with it. Right now I am slowly easing into a homework-loaded week that will be filled with scheduling, time optimizing, and copious amounts of caffeine. I am excited.
Friday’s are my most laid back class day. I only have one class which if it was a free lecture I would probably still go to because I find the evolution of thought so fascinating. I am currently sitting in my robe contemplating what I want to study first. This is essence of my idealized college life. When I was in high school and pictured going to college I dreamt of a world focused on philosophy, where everyone hungered for knowledge and saw utilitarianism as more that an a nice idea. Even if this is stepping on the side of optimism, I believe if everyone understood the benefit of knowledge we would all be scholars.
Thoughts of the Day:
If positivism was applied to attractiveness do you think I could be a judge?
Equilibrium is the key to the door of successful living.
ra ra ah ah ahhhh roma rommmaaa…
Friday’s are my most laid back class day. I only have one class which if it was a free lecture I would probably still go to because I find the evolution of thought so fascinating. I am currently sitting in my robe contemplating what I want to study first. This is essence of my idealized college life. When I was in high school and pictured going to college I dreamt of a world focused on philosophy, where everyone hungered for knowledge and saw utilitarianism as more that an a nice idea. Even if this is stepping on the side of optimism, I believe if everyone understood the benefit of knowledge we would all be scholars.
Thoughts of the Day:
If positivism was applied to attractiveness do you think I could be a judge?
Equilibrium is the key to the door of successful living.
ra ra ah ah ahhhh roma rommmaaa…
Thursday, March 4, 2010
The Divorce of Logic and Knowledge
Ever have one of those days where you feel exhausted by thought? I came in contact with several questions today that frustrated me enough that they did not even elicit a response. Here I am, trying to understand the intricacies of sexual paradigms(that is something you can get a pair of for ten cents) and there are people asking questions on “who was the guy who said that thing about Sartrian idealisms?” While I am all for discussing who Sartre thought he was and find it ironic that he being an existentialist, excuse me, THE existentialist it is a fun fantasy to picture him describing himself, I wonder if we should create a new system for allowing questions. I have long been a fan of the “you can say as many words a minute as your IQ score” I am also willing to settle for a “you can ask as many questions as answers you got right on the last test, times 33%.” Yes, yes I appreciate the quantitative weakness of this statement but you get the general idea.
Nearly everyone in class today, myself included, was having a difficult time understanding the definition of a “within subject design” on a factorial level. Some of us were over analyzing it, some hadn’t read the material, and then others simply could not materialize their ideas. When it comes to scientific methods it is manifest that you understand it is a collaboration of empirical observations… with rational assumptions thrown into the mix. Personally, I excellent in empirical observations, I say about myself “I can just watch someone else set themselves on fire to know it burns”. However, when it comes to rationality or cognitive jumps, I sometimes have an issue with verbally stating why I believe something or not. The lecture today was completely rationally based. I knew what he was saying, but I simply couldn’t say it back to him. By the end of class he actually said we may hold off on the test because enough people were flabbergasted by the conceptualization of higher level factorial within subjects design(try saying that three times fast). I thought almost everyone in my class was the crème de la crème of the school, but upon further retrospection I realize that they just think exactly like me, (says a lot for my ego-centralism right?) empirical disciples. This force me to move from traditional IQ views to the more modern/post-modern idea of “different kinds of intelligences”. I know, those of us who still live in 1879 are retching at the idea, but it is something I am making more common place in my thought daily.
Thoughts of the Day:
True genius is not just inspiration but aspiration…and a few dozen bottles of Advil along the way.
You have to love a teacher who tells you not to read the chapter on ethics so you can spend more time on studying experimentation.
Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we dye our perceptions of reality and turn what was once white into yellow, then green, then red, then black.
~Fin~
Nearly everyone in class today, myself included, was having a difficult time understanding the definition of a “within subject design” on a factorial level. Some of us were over analyzing it, some hadn’t read the material, and then others simply could not materialize their ideas. When it comes to scientific methods it is manifest that you understand it is a collaboration of empirical observations… with rational assumptions thrown into the mix. Personally, I excellent in empirical observations, I say about myself “I can just watch someone else set themselves on fire to know it burns”. However, when it comes to rationality or cognitive jumps, I sometimes have an issue with verbally stating why I believe something or not. The lecture today was completely rationally based. I knew what he was saying, but I simply couldn’t say it back to him. By the end of class he actually said we may hold off on the test because enough people were flabbergasted by the conceptualization of higher level factorial within subjects design(try saying that three times fast). I thought almost everyone in my class was the crème de la crème of the school, but upon further retrospection I realize that they just think exactly like me, (says a lot for my ego-centralism right?) empirical disciples. This force me to move from traditional IQ views to the more modern/post-modern idea of “different kinds of intelligences”. I know, those of us who still live in 1879 are retching at the idea, but it is something I am making more common place in my thought daily.
Thoughts of the Day:
True genius is not just inspiration but aspiration…and a few dozen bottles of Advil along the way.
You have to love a teacher who tells you not to read the chapter on ethics so you can spend more time on studying experimentation.
Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we dye our perceptions of reality and turn what was once white into yellow, then green, then red, then black.
~Fin~
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Blues in Even Time
Ah, the midday blues. Sometimes I get to a point in my day where I have done most of my tasks but there still lays before me the abnormal assignments: research projects, midterm studying, chapter reviews. So I raise my weary head and say “where is the coffee!?” Being in college is a paradoxical condition of being always busy but almost as often having vacuoles of time in our days that we are given the freedom to do whatever we want with. I think this feeling of purposelessness is how we end up jumping off of buildings and scaling walls. These are the choices we make to deal with the Greek tragedy of “boredom”. So like Camus says we strive to rebel against boredom through acts of desperation, even stupidity. Let us use our time wisely and rebel through acts of virtue and prudence.
It is about two pm right now (for my facebook followers you will probably be able to read this about 12 am) and I am contemplating how I wish to spend the rest of my day. The only serious problem I have with quantifying how I spend my time is that I have trouble accounting for extraneous variables, like flying monkeys or super ninjas, which impact my daily routine. Time investment is like a fine balancing act atop a tight wire with a chance that there may be a gust of wind.
Thoughts of the Day:
Latin should be required for science majors.
The problem with Utilitarianism is it isn’t all about me.
Self awareness is a scary conception.
It is about two pm right now (for my facebook followers you will probably be able to read this about 12 am) and I am contemplating how I wish to spend the rest of my day. The only serious problem I have with quantifying how I spend my time is that I have trouble accounting for extraneous variables, like flying monkeys or super ninjas, which impact my daily routine. Time investment is like a fine balancing act atop a tight wire with a chance that there may be a gust of wind.
Thoughts of the Day:
Latin should be required for science majors.
The problem with Utilitarianism is it isn’t all about me.
Self awareness is a scary conception.
Monday, March 1, 2010
“I want a girl in a short skirt and a long jacket”- Cake
It is important to realize that you simply cannot have everything you want because everything you want at some point will start to contradict itself. I have been moving considerably toward Utilitarian policies inside of a Christian perspective and it has made me search for the efficient reasons for my actions. I think that the puritans had the right idea with simplicity, as soon as you introduce another variable into your life you must now account for it.
Today was a slacker’s reprieve for me. I had several free hours that I don’t even know what I did with. I am rather ashamed of this, but realize the necessity of relaxing and so I will take it in stride. Dragons have become the subject of interest for the last few days. I have not quite decided what kind of dragon I want to draw but I am leaning towards one with a more horse-like build vs a wyvern body type. Kickboxing was egg-cell-ant, I really enjoy the change of pace in the class compared what I am use to doing in the gym.
Thoughts of the Day:
If you’ve got to be cruel to be kind, aren’t you just being kind of cruel?
Should bacon be made into its own food group?
All that matters is mind, but only mind that which matters.
Today was a slacker’s reprieve for me. I had several free hours that I don’t even know what I did with. I am rather ashamed of this, but realize the necessity of relaxing and so I will take it in stride. Dragons have become the subject of interest for the last few days. I have not quite decided what kind of dragon I want to draw but I am leaning towards one with a more horse-like build vs a wyvern body type. Kickboxing was egg-cell-ant, I really enjoy the change of pace in the class compared what I am use to doing in the gym.
Thoughts of the Day:
If you’ve got to be cruel to be kind, aren’t you just being kind of cruel?
Should bacon be made into its own food group?
All that matters is mind, but only mind that which matters.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
I am Spartacus
Ever have that feeling like you can easily be represented by a number? It is very anti-western to seek “oneness” in society. We all try to strive for individuality, to be the protagonist, or at the least the antagonist. No one wants to be the NPC (non-player character) in a storyline, yet how many of us just drift through life, accepting the social norm and feeling the way people tell us we should feel. Even anarchy is easily justifiable socially through simply defining what you are rebelling against. When it boils down to it are you simply a number?
I lost my keys in my pocket. That pretty much explains my rationality level for the day. I am excited about going back to my house for the weekend and can’t wait to see everyone. Unfortunately, all my other commitments decided that this was the weekend that they wanted to make landmarks in their progression. I am very glad to be going home though and am not regretting the return to the family for a short reprieve from college. I think we should all spend more quality time with our loved ones…then leave when it starts to overturn to quantity.
Thoughts of the Day:
If you score more than 100 in a test you should question how much you are learning in the class.
You cannot measure your potential and are limiting yourself by trying to!
You never walk in the same river twice, but if you pee upstream a bit you may end up in swimming in it.
I lost my keys in my pocket. That pretty much explains my rationality level for the day. I am excited about going back to my house for the weekend and can’t wait to see everyone. Unfortunately, all my other commitments decided that this was the weekend that they wanted to make landmarks in their progression. I am very glad to be going home though and am not regretting the return to the family for a short reprieve from college. I think we should all spend more quality time with our loved ones…then leave when it starts to overturn to quantity.
Thoughts of the Day:
If you score more than 100 in a test you should question how much you are learning in the class.
You cannot measure your potential and are limiting yourself by trying to!
You never walk in the same river twice, but if you pee upstream a bit you may end up in swimming in it.
Monday, February 22, 2010
The only things that are mandatory are death and taxes
Recently there has been a lack of scripture reading in my life and I can see the changes in my speech and actions because of it. I believe that the root of philosophy should run deep in the heart of man, and my readings are essential to how the advancement of my idealisms. After a light proverbs study this morning I feel like a part of me that was dark is now bright again and that what was once heavy is now light. This feeling is the essence of love, which I find in spirituality.
I have realized that my studying time has stumbled in the last week so I will re-double my efforts to achieve the greatest level of learning during this forthcoming quarter of the semester. My grades are unaffected by my lack of studying but that is mainly because I am a firm advocate of studying the subject not the test and so I often come into an exam with more information than would ever be required for an under-graduate level class (exceptions are made for research classes). I feel a greater sense of accomplishment when I am able to not only answer the questions but expound the four forms of Aristotle for them as well. (The form being: Material, Formal, Efficient, Final)
The lifestyle I am leading right now is very good, but I believe that there can be an increase in productivity if I simply alter a few points and so I shall be tinkering with my habits until I find a more gratifying system. Parkour is going well, but I am at a road block with my front flip. Ever since my last trip to the gym I am unable to commit to the jump and so I end up in a roll because of a combination of poor footwork and hesitation. It seems as vigilance is the only remedy for this, so onward and upward!
Thoughts Of The Day:
If meaning is subjective, then we must ask ourselves why everyone is looking for the same thing?
Feelings can be operationally defined, yet we still seem to have the problem of empirically recognizing them.
Science is the art of rationalizing ideas into being but it has yet to rationalize them away.
I have realized that my studying time has stumbled in the last week so I will re-double my efforts to achieve the greatest level of learning during this forthcoming quarter of the semester. My grades are unaffected by my lack of studying but that is mainly because I am a firm advocate of studying the subject not the test and so I often come into an exam with more information than would ever be required for an under-graduate level class (exceptions are made for research classes). I feel a greater sense of accomplishment when I am able to not only answer the questions but expound the four forms of Aristotle for them as well. (The form being: Material, Formal, Efficient, Final)
The lifestyle I am leading right now is very good, but I believe that there can be an increase in productivity if I simply alter a few points and so I shall be tinkering with my habits until I find a more gratifying system. Parkour is going well, but I am at a road block with my front flip. Ever since my last trip to the gym I am unable to commit to the jump and so I end up in a roll because of a combination of poor footwork and hesitation. It seems as vigilance is the only remedy for this, so onward and upward!
Thoughts Of The Day:
If meaning is subjective, then we must ask ourselves why everyone is looking for the same thing?
Feelings can be operationally defined, yet we still seem to have the problem of empirically recognizing them.
Science is the art of rationalizing ideas into being but it has yet to rationalize them away.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Warm Fuzzies
For those of us who strongly apply introspect there are times in our lives when we all reach a level of Enlightenment where we understand why we are inclined towards certain idealisms. In Psyc Hist (I have decided as of now that all classes shall be referred to in abbreviations for the duration of the semester) the lecture was on Thomas Hobbes. For those of you who don’t know, I am writing a research paper on Hobbes’ Philosophy of the commonwealth. I have not yet read a great deal on his lifestyle and so when I learned in class that he was a secretary to Sir Francis Bacon, one of my earliest philosophical influences and that Hobbes was known for pushing the line on saying what makes people uncomfortable I got the “warm fuzzies”.
I made the highest grade for my three tests in my Biology class, which is a testament to how easy the test was since I spent more time studying the footnotes to my Psyc Research class than all the time I’ve spent studying for Bio. It is already Wednesday and there is still so much to do. I am still waiting for the “boredom” period everyone seems to talk about in college. My paper is going well, slowly but surely. I am going to spend some serious time on it during spring break.
Thoughts of the Day:
Did you know Thomas Hobbes was well respected by Martin Luther King Jr?
It is feels very strange to have energy but no strength.
By what tool should we measure our own success?
I made the highest grade for my three tests in my Biology class, which is a testament to how easy the test was since I spent more time studying the footnotes to my Psyc Research class than all the time I’ve spent studying for Bio. It is already Wednesday and there is still so much to do. I am still waiting for the “boredom” period everyone seems to talk about in college. My paper is going well, slowly but surely. I am going to spend some serious time on it during spring break.
Thoughts of the Day:
Did you know Thomas Hobbes was well respected by Martin Luther King Jr?
It is feels very strange to have energy but no strength.
By what tool should we measure our own success?
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
You're Killing Me Smalls, You're Killing Me
Okay okay, I know this is late in coming and I am a day behind but I DO have reasons! Yesterday I had two tests, an interview with my crew for the local news, kick boxing class, and a vendetta with my under sleeping to account for my absence of ranting. Today however was a nice, break neck pace however so I was able to breathe in-between parkour practice and reading for my Psychology Research class. There are a few tricks I am really concentrating on this Friday, walking turtle, handstand break dance style not gymnast, and front flip so I am going to set up a real schedule for trick mastery, or trickery tomorrow.
I haven't had much of a chance to pursue my art work other than brief sketches (yes I was drawing in my underwear, what of it. I haven't really practiced guitar either but I have been listening to so much music during training it feels like I am still getting my dose of melodies for the day. My tests for two classes were really easy but I didn’t do as well as I thought I would in my Psyc Research class so that means I am going to have to pwn this next one because it has been made personal. The parkour group is continuing to grow so I am excited with the direction we are heading in and ready for the gym on Friday.
Thoughts of the Day:
When your friends are more enthusiastic about your success then you, you know you have good relationships.
If jack jumped over the candle stick does that mean he was a free runner?
Is it strange that I can do one-handed push-ups yet when it comes to handstands I have trouble carrying my own weight? (I guess I don’t try to walk while doing one handed pushups)
I haven't had much of a chance to pursue my art work other than brief sketches (yes I was drawing in my underwear, what of it. I haven't really practiced guitar either but I have been listening to so much music during training it feels like I am still getting my dose of melodies for the day. My tests for two classes were really easy but I didn’t do as well as I thought I would in my Psyc Research class so that means I am going to have to pwn this next one because it has been made personal. The parkour group is continuing to grow so I am excited with the direction we are heading in and ready for the gym on Friday.
Thoughts of the Day:
When your friends are more enthusiastic about your success then you, you know you have good relationships.
If jack jumped over the candle stick does that mean he was a free runner?
Is it strange that I can do one-handed push-ups yet when it comes to handstands I have trouble carrying my own weight? (I guess I don’t try to walk while doing one handed pushups)
Friday, February 12, 2010
Cogito Ergo Sum!
Howdy
Life often throws up curve balls. Sometimes we hit them and score a home run. Other times we just freeze up and get hit in the face. School feels like it is turning into a pitch and I am going to have to make some important decisions on certain paths in my life. At my History of Psychology review today we covered part of what the lectures have been on and I felt overprepared for the upcoming test. I was really tired and felt a little like I was wasting my time so I had to concentrate on not looking incredibly bored. I think the T.A. is very interesting and she really seems like she will make a great professor some day. Yesterday I had my first test for Methods for Psychology and I can honestly say, it was just what I expected. In class essays have never been my perferred method of testing but I think I did pretty well on the test, but we will see on Tuesday, haha.
It is crazy how much a life perspective changes how we feel about certain events. Today my parents came down and met my parkour team. They really got along well and that really pleased me. My dad even acted like he wanted to try some of the tricks. I can’t decide if I am being too hard on myself but I was only able to land the front flip on the trampoline and then I hurt my back a little so I didn’t get it on flat ground so I am fairly upset with myself. I guess since I really have no measuring tool to say whether I am progressing fastly or slowly I have no logical reason to be frustrated, but I think I am going to go nativist on this sucker and say “I know I could have done a front flip because I was born with the knowledge to do it.” Oh well, I was really happy to see my dad.
Thoughts of the Day:
Why are there so many hot chicks in psychology?
What would the world be like if women ruled?
Is your philosophy worth anything if you aren’t willing to die for it?
Life often throws up curve balls. Sometimes we hit them and score a home run. Other times we just freeze up and get hit in the face. School feels like it is turning into a pitch and I am going to have to make some important decisions on certain paths in my life. At my History of Psychology review today we covered part of what the lectures have been on and I felt overprepared for the upcoming test. I was really tired and felt a little like I was wasting my time so I had to concentrate on not looking incredibly bored. I think the T.A. is very interesting and she really seems like she will make a great professor some day. Yesterday I had my first test for Methods for Psychology and I can honestly say, it was just what I expected. In class essays have never been my perferred method of testing but I think I did pretty well on the test, but we will see on Tuesday, haha.
It is crazy how much a life perspective changes how we feel about certain events. Today my parents came down and met my parkour team. They really got along well and that really pleased me. My dad even acted like he wanted to try some of the tricks. I can’t decide if I am being too hard on myself but I was only able to land the front flip on the trampoline and then I hurt my back a little so I didn’t get it on flat ground so I am fairly upset with myself. I guess since I really have no measuring tool to say whether I am progressing fastly or slowly I have no logical reason to be frustrated, but I think I am going to go nativist on this sucker and say “I know I could have done a front flip because I was born with the knowledge to do it.” Oh well, I was really happy to see my dad.
Thoughts of the Day:
Why are there so many hot chicks in psychology?
What would the world be like if women ruled?
Is your philosophy worth anything if you aren’t willing to die for it?
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Another Day Another Dollar
My brain feels like it has been baked, fried, and just about every other way you can overheat a pound of fat. I have heard of growing pains but when you run through 800 years of philosophy I think you are going a little too far with the stretching exercise. Tomorrow is my first big test for school and I have been trying to study all day but there is so much other information that keeps crowding the recesses of my mind and forcing contemplation of life's greatest mysteries like...“if that guy doesn't stop making his chair squeak should I teach him the applications of gravity via my textbook?” Sometimes it just feels like I am the only one who is trying, I know it is not true but I would like to talk to someone who is more OCD than I when it comes to school.
After class I spent about an hour free running. The time would have been better spent napping because I felt so weak I couldn't build up the strength to attempt a handstand. I am glad I have days like this. It reminds me why I am in school, to learn how to have fewer days like this. One of the most exciting parts of studying is seeing information merge together at a point and seeing that point used in a utilitarian fashion. My parents are coming down Friday and I am psyched to see my parents as well as introduce them to my new friends. Well, I have to get back to studying, next week the posts will be longer!
Thoughts of the Day:
Is it possible to always know why girls get jealous?
If I knew what I don't know then would I know everything or just know what I didn't know and not what I knew?
If the barber shaves everyone who doesn't shave himself, who shaves the barber!?
After class I spent about an hour free running. The time would have been better spent napping because I felt so weak I couldn't build up the strength to attempt a handstand. I am glad I have days like this. It reminds me why I am in school, to learn how to have fewer days like this. One of the most exciting parts of studying is seeing information merge together at a point and seeing that point used in a utilitarian fashion. My parents are coming down Friday and I am psyched to see my parents as well as introduce them to my new friends. Well, I have to get back to studying, next week the posts will be longer!
Thoughts of the Day:
Is it possible to always know why girls get jealous?
If I knew what I don't know then would I know everything or just know what I didn't know and not what I knew?
If the barber shaves everyone who doesn't shave himself, who shaves the barber!?
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Rock it like you bought it!
I only had one class today because Philosophy class was canceled. It was Psychology Research, right after “complicates everything man” asked a question, my neighbor and I said the same answer to his question in whispers to each other right before the teacher answered the same way, high-fives, end of story. I spent most of the morning studying for my big test on Thursday and recuperating from Kickboxing last night. This sounds like it will be my most complicated test and so I am excited for the change but also anxious for the outcome. It feels like one of those tests where you go in thinking you know everything and could write the book and you come out of it wishing that you could go back to spelling class to learn what the words used meant.
After studying I headed out to do some Parkour training with the crew and we were asked by a English Major if she could an interview with the team. Our group really does not have a leader, but one of the members stepped up to her when she asked “who is the head honcho” and so we ragged on him for the rest of the day. The group seems to be gaining recognition nicely and we now have a gym to practice in now so we are going to ace our flips and tricks. Tomorrow should be a little bit easier on the mind, harder on the body.
Thoughts of the Day
If high fives were the incentive for getting questions right in class, do you think more people would answer questions?
If my group is without a leader and everyone helps each other learn and there is true equality are we considered communists?
Is it mind over matter or is just a matter of the mind?
After studying I headed out to do some Parkour training with the crew and we were asked by a English Major if she could an interview with the team. Our group really does not have a leader, but one of the members stepped up to her when she asked “who is the head honcho” and so we ragged on him for the rest of the day. The group seems to be gaining recognition nicely and we now have a gym to practice in now so we are going to ace our flips and tricks. Tomorrow should be a little bit easier on the mind, harder on the body.
Thoughts of the Day
If high fives were the incentive for getting questions right in class, do you think more people would answer questions?
If my group is without a leader and everyone helps each other learn and there is true equality are we considered communists?
Is it mind over matter or is just a matter of the mind?
Monday, February 8, 2010
Best I Ever Had
Hope you guys enjoyed the weekend, because it is over now! The Saints deserved their win, even though I was rooting for the Colts, they may so many mistakes I felt like I was watching an elementary school choir sing Ave Maria. Even so, I am glad football season is over. I finished one of my Hobbes' analysis books and I don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing but it is definitely becoming easier for me to read political philosophy. I managed to hurt my neck when trying to perform a backflip on Friday in the gym, nothing more than irritating soreness, but I learned a value lesson: Never try a trick until you have a good idea of the mechanics of it.
I woke up at 8:45 because my alarm didn't seem to wake me up, luckily have experience in getting ready in under 180 seconds and made it to class with only running half way, thank you track. Mondays seem to make even the most vibrant teachers lag a bit. I think we should just turn Mondays into a “Do over” day.
“Billy you failed that test!”
“That's okay Courtney, it was a do-over day.”
Let's not look at the economic, social, ethical or political ramifications and just all sigh in the beauty of the incomplete and slightly handicapped idea of “do-over” days.
I've decided I need to find some models for my portrait drawings, I've become decent at capturing the illusive ADD undergrad student in motion but I would really like to do a more complex rendering now. I am hoping that the girls I ask won't be too self-conscience, especially since I will hold back on telling them about some of my more “intriguing” pose ideas.
Thoughts of the Day:
Massage class should be mandatory for College graduation
It is a wise prince who uses a passionate man to lead the army, an intelligent man to advise the councilors, and a jester to lead the masses.
Chicken Little probably just had an advanced understanding of Astrophysics.
PS
I am going to remove note posting on Facebook because I would like to know how many people actually read my posts, so if you want to keep reading just add me on Blogger or tab my page, it can be found under disambiguationinmoderation. Cheers!
I woke up at 8:45 because my alarm didn't seem to wake me up, luckily have experience in getting ready in under 180 seconds and made it to class with only running half way, thank you track. Mondays seem to make even the most vibrant teachers lag a bit. I think we should just turn Mondays into a “Do over” day.
“Billy you failed that test!”
“That's okay Courtney, it was a do-over day.”
Let's not look at the economic, social, ethical or political ramifications and just all sigh in the beauty of the incomplete and slightly handicapped idea of “do-over” days.
I've decided I need to find some models for my portrait drawings, I've become decent at capturing the illusive ADD undergrad student in motion but I would really like to do a more complex rendering now. I am hoping that the girls I ask won't be too self-conscience, especially since I will hold back on telling them about some of my more “intriguing” pose ideas.
Thoughts of the Day:
Massage class should be mandatory for College graduation
It is a wise prince who uses a passionate man to lead the army, an intelligent man to advise the councilors, and a jester to lead the masses.
Chicken Little probably just had an advanced understanding of Astrophysics.
PS
I am going to remove note posting on Facebook because I would like to know how many people actually read my posts, so if you want to keep reading just add me on Blogger or tab my page, it can be found under disambiguationinmoderation. Cheers!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
What Was The Question?
I just finished dinner before realizing I had not even started on my post for today. I apologize to my daily reader. Thursdays are the longest day in my week. It is the only day I get home after six. My initial class, Psychological Research, was full of laughing about how we shouldn't perform unethical testing while the teacher consistently gave examples of it with very sparse examples of what was morally acceptable. Directly proceeding it was my Philosophy class where we had the fun “Free Will vs Determinism” talk. In part one of two we talked about Determinism and I had a very good time scaring people into not defending Free Will by destroying all their examples with an empirical approach, adding the asterisk only at the end of my two minute monologue that I was not actually completely for Determinism, as any of you who are keeping up on reading my blogs knows. I love college. My final class was at 3 pm and it was psychology lab. I think it is going to be the most time demanding thing, outside of my research paper for history of psychology but it is going to teach the most foundational skills for research as well.
After class I went straight over to psych club. What am I suppose to make of a “Hey, your in my class. you are the one who answers all the questions,”? Being the smooth person I am, I apologized and said it is only because the teacher challenges me with because of the way his questions are formatted. Talk about humble right? I was also mocked for saying I loved a class that is rather difficult by another girl in the club, When asked who we wanted to have speak she was yelling while wearing a mischievous grin, “Say ____! You love his class!” The people in that club are probably my favorite group of people over the number of ten I've ever met.
Thoughts of the Day:
Do you think I should cut back on answering questions in my classes or change my
methodology?
If I can get bacon not to rot in the hot sun, do you think I can get one over on the
law?
The importance of repetitiveness in learning cannot be overly stressed.
The importance of repetitiveness in learning cannot be overly stressed.
The importance of repetitiveness in learning cannot be overly stressed.
After class I went straight over to psych club. What am I suppose to make of a “Hey, your in my class. you are the one who answers all the questions,”? Being the smooth person I am, I apologized and said it is only because the teacher challenges me with because of the way his questions are formatted. Talk about humble right? I was also mocked for saying I loved a class that is rather difficult by another girl in the club, When asked who we wanted to have speak she was yelling while wearing a mischievous grin, “Say ____! You love his class!” The people in that club are probably my favorite group of people over the number of ten I've ever met.
Thoughts of the Day:
Do you think I should cut back on answering questions in my classes or change my
methodology?
If I can get bacon not to rot in the hot sun, do you think I can get one over on the
law?
The importance of repetitiveness in learning cannot be overly stressed.
The importance of repetitiveness in learning cannot be overly stressed.
The importance of repetitiveness in learning cannot be overly stressed.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
A Reputable Cognition
Good Evening!
When in want of something, one should always approach the idea of obtaining it through an analytical approach, along with a clear understanding of their range of influence and power. I have come to understand the parkour group I am interested in has a road block and being a person who does not like to be blocked in any form or fashion, I wish to prove true to the parkour axiom of turning every obstacle into a stepping stone. I have the materials needed to fulfill the group’s wishes, but I need more information.
For my History of Psychology the T.A. lectured today. She did a fairly good job, but I missed the storytelling and the running short of time that the Dr. Bruce always brings to the table, but she seems like she will actually be a very good professor someday. She even indulged my requests for information on alchemy and it’s connections with the church. My Biology lab has to be the easiest class I have, mainly because I am on a team doing tasks that any of us could easily do by ourselves, perhaps faster. They are all good students though and work hard so I am happy to collaborate with them. My Biology lecture on the other hand is a continual struggle to stay awake, but I now understand what he wants us to know for the quizzes I am more attentively in class, slightly.
Tonight I have my aerobic kickboxing class and can already tell you it is going to hurt, especially after working out in the gym yesterday and practicing some parkour moves today. I may need to take tomorrow off.
Thoughts of the Day:
“Function before Form” Frank Lloyd Wright
What do you make of something that is easier in practice than theory?
If Machavelli and Hobbes met in a bar, who would pay for drinks?
When in want of something, one should always approach the idea of obtaining it through an analytical approach, along with a clear understanding of their range of influence and power. I have come to understand the parkour group I am interested in has a road block and being a person who does not like to be blocked in any form or fashion, I wish to prove true to the parkour axiom of turning every obstacle into a stepping stone. I have the materials needed to fulfill the group’s wishes, but I need more information.
For my History of Psychology the T.A. lectured today. She did a fairly good job, but I missed the storytelling and the running short of time that the Dr. Bruce always brings to the table, but she seems like she will actually be a very good professor someday. She even indulged my requests for information on alchemy and it’s connections with the church. My Biology lab has to be the easiest class I have, mainly because I am on a team doing tasks that any of us could easily do by ourselves, perhaps faster. They are all good students though and work hard so I am happy to collaborate with them. My Biology lecture on the other hand is a continual struggle to stay awake, but I now understand what he wants us to know for the quizzes I am more attentively in class, slightly.
Tonight I have my aerobic kickboxing class and can already tell you it is going to hurt, especially after working out in the gym yesterday and practicing some parkour moves today. I may need to take tomorrow off.
Thoughts of the Day:
“Function before Form” Frank Lloyd Wright
What do you make of something that is easier in practice than theory?
If Machavelli and Hobbes met in a bar, who would pay for drinks?
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Unparsimonious Proclamations!
Salutations!
I’ve just realized that the classes that I am most interested in are the classes I have earliest in the morning. Both my Psychology classes are at 9 am, followed by my biology and philosophy classes on their respective days. This leads me to believe I should spend a lot more time studying the other two subjects since not only do they have the advantages of being later in the day, but have the added weight of subjectively different information than the other two classes. I have studied with a ratio of 2/6ths of my time to Psychology Research, 2/6 History of Psychology, 1/6 Biology, and 1/6 Philosophy. If I just made the classes into the categories of A and B, where A is Major focused classes (classes I will have the information repeated an unparsimonious number of times throughout my career) and B is my required classes/minor (classes I will only hear the subjective relationship with specific information a few times) I come to see A=2/3’s of my studying and B=1/3. Okay, so that was a very long winded way of saying I need to rethink my studying to maximize my time, but I really wanted to use the word unparsimonious(which was then immediately added to my dictionary after checking the spelling on a reputable science dictionary site).
My classes today were reviews of material previously covered, with the introduction of determinism in my philosophy class. For those of you who don’t know, determinism is the idea of cause-effect relationships determining everything. If it is an effect it had a cause. I find this “philosophical view” a little trite, since it is only the development of basic inductive method into a law and thus is more of a scientific observation dressed up in a toga, prancing around yelling “eureka, thy name is Newton” referred to by people who do not wish to philosophize, i.e. “It is in their nature”. I will now step off my pedestal.
Time for the thoughts of the day!
Would scientist’s work out more if they were expected to wear togas?
If you have read this was it of your own free will or was it already determined?
If you have read this was it of your own free will or was it already determined?
PS I know the toga is Roman, but I have a feeling that most people would make the mental leap to greek and for those who would complain about the toga, you are just whiner and knew exactly what I meant, so I shall NOT say the name for the Greek bath towel.(if you want to actually know the name, it rhymes with thiton.)
I’ve just realized that the classes that I am most interested in are the classes I have earliest in the morning. Both my Psychology classes are at 9 am, followed by my biology and philosophy classes on their respective days. This leads me to believe I should spend a lot more time studying the other two subjects since not only do they have the advantages of being later in the day, but have the added weight of subjectively different information than the other two classes. I have studied with a ratio of 2/6ths of my time to Psychology Research, 2/6 History of Psychology, 1/6 Biology, and 1/6 Philosophy. If I just made the classes into the categories of A and B, where A is Major focused classes (classes I will have the information repeated an unparsimonious number of times throughout my career) and B is my required classes/minor (classes I will only hear the subjective relationship with specific information a few times) I come to see A=2/3’s of my studying and B=1/3. Okay, so that was a very long winded way of saying I need to rethink my studying to maximize my time, but I really wanted to use the word unparsimonious(which was then immediately added to my dictionary after checking the spelling on a reputable science dictionary site).
My classes today were reviews of material previously covered, with the introduction of determinism in my philosophy class. For those of you who don’t know, determinism is the idea of cause-effect relationships determining everything. If it is an effect it had a cause. I find this “philosophical view” a little trite, since it is only the development of basic inductive method into a law and thus is more of a scientific observation dressed up in a toga, prancing around yelling “eureka, thy name is Newton” referred to by people who do not wish to philosophize, i.e. “It is in their nature”. I will now step off my pedestal.
Time for the thoughts of the day!
Would scientist’s work out more if they were expected to wear togas?
If you have read this was it of your own free will or was it already determined?
If you have read this was it of your own free will or was it already determined?
PS I know the toga is Roman, but I have a feeling that most people would make the mental leap to greek and for those who would complain about the toga, you are just whiner and knew exactly what I meant, so I shall NOT say the name for the Greek bath towel.(if you want to actually know the name, it rhymes with thiton.)
Monday, February 1, 2010
Hands Up!
Well, I hope all of you had a good weekend! I have wanted to update for the last 48 hours but decided not to get into that habit because I am going to try to fill my Saturdays a lot more in the not too distant future. The main reason for my want to update was not that I had anything incredibly fascinating to say, de facto, but I had so many random tidbits of information flooding the gateways of my mind I needed an outlet, to resolve this issue I decided to practice landing on my head, ahem, handstands.
Today, like all Mondays, began with the History of Psychology and I believe my meditations actually paid off because I only made one comment involving the impact of humanism in the Greek Golden Age vs the dominant view today that man is hedonistic (and so must be forced to learn through tests). Of course if you would like to hear my discourses on this feel free to contact me (hears crickets).
After class I located the books I wanted for my research paper in the library. This building is much more pleasant on the eyes than previously judged of course this is in hindsight where vision is always 20/20. Afterwards I met with my Professor and we discussed my paper’s progression. He was very helpful and insightful, encouraging me in the Platonian fashion of promoting my self-motivation.
Continuing the day in style I decide to practice my hand falling…standing on the grass instead of on a mat, because it seemed like more stable ground would help me balance better. Well it certainly did, adding maybe a whole second of “standing time “ for each attempt, and ten more seconds on my back.
To end my scholarly work for the day I had my Introductory to Biology class, which is the class I struggle, to stay awake in, the most. The Professor is affable almost to a fault, but learning how carbohydrates work just isn’t something that appeals to me. I am much more interested in the banana as a whole. Sadly, it turns out I made a 9/10 on my last quiz because of one silly mistake. The question was “what is the name for the study of animals?” I wrote taxidermy…if you are laughing right now it is because you know taxonomy is the study of animals, and taxidermy is what you do when you bag a deer. That is what I get for favoring Latin over Greek.
Thoughts to end on are: a handstand is gravitational mockery of human anatomy, If you find books on political science more interesting than how greenhouse gas affects the environment you may just be a BA student striving to survive in a world full of BS…majors, and whoever thought of piñatas may have been inspired by some very empty illustrations.
Today, like all Mondays, began with the History of Psychology and I believe my meditations actually paid off because I only made one comment involving the impact of humanism in the Greek Golden Age vs the dominant view today that man is hedonistic (and so must be forced to learn through tests). Of course if you would like to hear my discourses on this feel free to contact me (hears crickets).
After class I located the books I wanted for my research paper in the library. This building is much more pleasant on the eyes than previously judged of course this is in hindsight where vision is always 20/20. Afterwards I met with my Professor and we discussed my paper’s progression. He was very helpful and insightful, encouraging me in the Platonian fashion of promoting my self-motivation.
Continuing the day in style I decide to practice my hand falling…standing on the grass instead of on a mat, because it seemed like more stable ground would help me balance better. Well it certainly did, adding maybe a whole second of “standing time “ for each attempt, and ten more seconds on my back.
To end my scholarly work for the day I had my Introductory to Biology class, which is the class I struggle, to stay awake in, the most. The Professor is affable almost to a fault, but learning how carbohydrates work just isn’t something that appeals to me. I am much more interested in the banana as a whole. Sadly, it turns out I made a 9/10 on my last quiz because of one silly mistake. The question was “what is the name for the study of animals?” I wrote taxidermy…if you are laughing right now it is because you know taxonomy is the study of animals, and taxidermy is what you do when you bag a deer. That is what I get for favoring Latin over Greek.
Thoughts to end on are: a handstand is gravitational mockery of human anatomy, If you find books on political science more interesting than how greenhouse gas affects the environment you may just be a BA student striving to survive in a world full of BS…majors, and whoever thought of piñatas may have been inspired by some very empty illustrations.
Friday, January 29, 2010
The Great Blah
On Fridays I only have one class and it is at 9 am in the morning. Some people may be thinking "Hot tamales that is early!"(well, some Mexican people) but I consider it very advantageous to my schedule. Friday is the last day where I feel like doing anything productive before the weekend and so starting it off as early as possible really gives me time to accomplish the day's missions. However, this sometimes creates short-circuiting in my brain early in the day.
During class we were discussing the ideas rendered to the Westerner society via Plato and Aristotle. I have read, written, spoken, and on occasion drawn these two for the last two weeks. I felt a bit like an authority on the subjects. So, I chose to bring up negative aspects of their philosophies every time someone made a statement about the idealisms presented. Now, I shall let you in a little secret I had apparently forgotten. The name of this class is HISTORY of Psychology, not the Philosophy of the History of Psychology, nor the History of Philosophy from a Psychological Perspective, but History of Psychology, pointing to the underlining idea. Therefore, whenever the teacher asks a philosophic question like "what is truth?", going into a minute tangent on materialism vs meta-physical idealisms in the general population is not the best use of class time.
Now I am going to finish submitting my essays for scholarships and hope I do not forget the point of the essays. The thoughts I have to ponder for today are: is knowledge only useful if applied in the context it originated from, where is the line between rambling and being a history professor, and did Plato Eat himself?
During class we were discussing the ideas rendered to the Westerner society via Plato and Aristotle. I have read, written, spoken, and on occasion drawn these two for the last two weeks. I felt a bit like an authority on the subjects. So, I chose to bring up negative aspects of their philosophies every time someone made a statement about the idealisms presented. Now, I shall let you in a little secret I had apparently forgotten. The name of this class is HISTORY of Psychology, not the Philosophy of the History of Psychology, nor the History of Philosophy from a Psychological Perspective, but History of Psychology, pointing to the underlining idea. Therefore, whenever the teacher asks a philosophic question like "what is truth?", going into a minute tangent on materialism vs meta-physical idealisms in the general population is not the best use of class time.
Now I am going to finish submitting my essays for scholarships and hope I do not forget the point of the essays. The thoughts I have to ponder for today are: is knowledge only useful if applied in the context it originated from, where is the line between rambling and being a history professor, and did Plato Eat himself?
The Rules for Entry
After much duress I have finally come to the decision to start my own school blog. This will be an attempt to record my time spent at Sam Houston State University, my progress as a student, my favorite type of bacon perhaps and finally, thoughts to mediate on.
I am going to now make some statements on my self-imposed rules on my posts, which I will rigorously adhere to(unless I decide later they are just silly, then I shall return and erase them a la Animal Farm.)
1. This will be a daily blog, but I shall not update on the weekends unless I feel like it.
2. This will be a daily blog, but I can not promise I can control all unforeseen circumstances to make a post.
3. This will be a daily blog, Mrs.Porter, so please feel free to make grammatical suggestions, and understand you will most likely be ignored because revising posts is not high on the agenda.
4. Each post will contain three main subjects, to include: general daily events, schoolwork, and thoughts of the day.
I am going to now make some statements on my self-imposed rules on my posts, which I will rigorously adhere to(unless I decide later they are just silly, then I shall return and erase them a la Animal Farm.)
1. This will be a daily blog, but I shall not update on the weekends unless I feel like it.
2. This will be a daily blog, but I can not promise I can control all unforeseen circumstances to make a post.
3. This will be a daily blog, Mrs.Porter, so please feel free to make grammatical suggestions, and understand you will most likely be ignored because revising posts is not high on the agenda.
4. Each post will contain three main subjects, to include: general daily events, schoolwork, and thoughts of the day.
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