Friday, April 30, 2004
victory
I have achieved a small personal victory! I've found a new place to live and now I get to move out of the horrible situation I've been in for the past four months! Hooray! I get to keep my cat, my room will be bigger, I will be in Arcata (free bus; close to where the action is!), plus my rent is cheaper! What more could a girl ask for? I am so glad that I took the steps which have led me to this result. It was really the only viable option in a hopeless situation. Three cheers for me!
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Monday, April 26, 2004
The British of the 1940's
Lately, I've had a resurgence of interest in this topic. A few semesters ago, I took a class called Understanding World Culture, in which we looked at the British occupation of India. We watched the movie A Passage to India, which I liked very much. I'd seen the movie Ghandi before that. I recently finished watching the series The Jewel in the Crown and now, I'm watching The Flame Trees of Thika. Also, my friend Heather, picking up on this interest, sent me a copy of a book called West with the Night, which is very well-written and interesting.
Thursday, April 22, 2004
THE PAOMNNEHAL PWEOR OF THE HMUAN MNID
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Today is 4/20!
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Monday, April 19, 2004
Friday, April 16, 2004
The Enneagram
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
fortunate fool
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." -- William Shakespeare "The wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interest than it is theirs to find his weak point." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson "True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us." -- Socrates "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." -- Socrates "Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit." -- Elbert Hubbard
Monday, April 12, 2004
new dress
Today, I am wearing a dress which my mother bought for me almost a year ago. This is the first time I have actually worn it. I've received several compliments. I love flattery! ;-) It's fun to look nice. My Chinese teacher took a picture of me and she will email it to me soon, so I will post it when I get it. I was partially inspired to wear it due to a movie I watched with my friend Paul, The Jewel in the Crown. It's a lot like A Passage to India. I like the way the British dressed back then.
Friday, April 09, 2004
eeyore complex
At the moment, I am preparing myself to move out of my current living situation. I am scoping out the roommate scene on campus. There are tons of ads all over the bulletin boards for rooms in Arcata that are within my price range. I really never liked the apartment I'm in now, but it was a place to stay, at least. Now, I don't even like to be there for more than an hour a day. I've been calling people, but it's tough to contact anyone because no one is ever home and neither am I! Hopefully I can be somewhere new by June 1st. That would be a nice birthday present. (My 31st b-day is June 7th).
Wednesday, April 07, 2004
something nice
I got my copy of Wil Wheaton's book Dancing Barefoot, today. That's really cool, since I was in such a crummy mood today! I feel a little bit better. :-D
jaded melancholy
I don't know what to do or what to think anymore. I don't know what to write, either. Everything I think of bores me. I am as indecisive as the weather. I'm tired of myself. Having been at HSU for three months now, faces and places have become familiar to me. I wonder what it would be like to leave, now. What would it be like to go back to Modesto? I think that after this semester is over, I will go to Modesto for a few days or more. Hopefully then, I will miss Arcata and want to return with more of an appreciation for what I like about this place. I've become accustomed to seeing all of the various North Coast styles... the glass-beaded dreads, the eclectic clothing, all the organic food stores. I think that I could travel the world and still be left with this sensation of meaninglessness. Maybe if I focus more on trying to find a less toxic roommate situation, I will again find a feeling of novelty and interest in my daily life. As it is, I feel as though I have nowhere to lay my head and I am weary. I don't feel emotionally safe where I live, now. I am the only one who can take responsibility for changing that.
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
fixed archives
I just realized that my archives were not available. Now, they are. I'm sure that ALL my readers will be delighted to discover this new bit of info!!!!
Monday, April 05, 2004
kurt
I was just reminded of what today is. The 10-year anniversary of the death of Kurt Cobain. Look at this article.
more music
I've been scouring the used music sections for updates to my cd collection. This weekend I found The Sundays Static and Silence and a Cibbo Matto sampler.
Thursday, April 01, 2004
writer's block
Is human existence entirely without meaning? I am not a nihilist. I can't figure out what meaning there is to anything, but I feel there must be some meaning. Belief.... is it really just wishful thinking? Do we pin our hopes on phantom dreams? Is there a point to even asking such questions? It's all too confusing. If nothing else, we are here for someone's entertainment.... if not our own, then one another's. If there's not a "God," well... then, what? It's too crazy. I mean, what's the point of even writing anything at all if there is no meaning to anything?
Monday, March 29, 2004
musical purchases
I bought two used cd's today. I was looking for Sinead O'Conner I do not want what I haven't got, but... I do want it and they didn't have it! So, instead I bought nickel creek, which is very nice... and Madonna I'm Breathless!!! I've been wanting that one for a while! Now I have it and I am glad! :-D Coolio! Life is good. I also want to get something by Ryan Adams eventually, and Coldplay, Hope Sandoval, Jack Johnson.... and more! My cd collection is in need. Plus, I was going to try out The Pixies, since Wil Wheaton talks about them on his site so much and I am not aware of ever having listened to them... but, I can only buy so many cd's at once.
Two Interesting Excerpts
"As an experiment, go into an average American home and inventory the furnishings. Check everything that was bought new for cash from a store. Those transactions registered on the economic screen. Everything else--inherited portraits, borrowed chairs, wedding gift silver, tables from garage sales, homemade bookcases--to some extent or another slipped beneath the economic radar. Yet they represent transactions that are significant in social terms, even if neither money nor sales taxes were paid." (p. 170, Seeing Anthropology by Karl G. Heider) "...Take an American middle-class ten-year-old's birthday party. The birthday child invites a dozen friends, each of whom brings a gift having a value of a few dollars. The children get food (ice cream, cake, soft drinks), perhaps a minor present to take home, and entertainment (home games, an expedition to a skating rink, or the like). During the next year, the birthday child can be expected to be invited to 12 birthday parties, and should bring an exactly comparable present (sometimes, depending on the current fads, it is the same thing--a Barbie doll or Pokemon trading cards, for example). At the end of the annual cycle, everyone should be about equal. There should not be any great variations in cost of the present, impressiveness of the entertainment, and the like. So what's the point? Obviously, one function of this shuffling about of interchangeable goods and services is to strengthen ties by keeping everyone constantly in someone's debt. The social network is being constantly strengthened. A birthday party, in Mauss' words, allows us to 'catch the fleeting moment when the society and its members take emotional stock of themselves and their situation as regards others.' (Mauss, 1925/1954:77,78) Seeing Anth, p. 202
Saturday, March 27, 2004
my day
Today, I went out and about on the town. I left intending to buy Atticus (my son) his birthday present. His birthday is April 4th! I got him a Gameboy Advance game called Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Also, I got him some fake fossils which are really cool. And some fake tattoos of Chinese characters. I am tempted to steal one. So, anyway... I went to the mall in Eureka. It is not the most exciting mall. I had ordered Wil Wheaton's book at Border's and they said that they can't get it!!!! NOT FAIR! I'll see if my mom can order it for me on Amazon. Let's see... what else? I bought a cheap pair of sunglasses. Actually, they were under $6 but originally priced at $30, so that's nice. I got a book by Franz Kafka called The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony and other stories. Last night I went to the movies and saw Taking Lives. It was ok. I want to see The Ladykillers, too. Anyway.... now I am going to catch the bus and go home to see if I have any messages on the phone inviting me to go do something fun. If not, I'll just have a beer and do some reading. BYE BYE!
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