Life in a Box

wow...

2007-06-08T04:17:54Z

I'm pretty drunk right now.

And man, how I've missed LJ! I especially miss Valerie, 'cause she is the love of my life! Hey Valerie! What's up? Im going to come see you this summer, ok? :D

Love you!

Ehrich

Wow...

2007-03-12T06:13:47Z

Some Christians are actually capable of rational thought.

A rational Christian?

Is that an oxymoron?

In other news, I turned 20 today. Went on a date, ate Mexican food, and I figured we had pretty good chemistry. Don't know if I'll call her back. We shall see.

Mwhahaha

Umm...

2007-02-26T06:09:43Z

You never hear the word niggardly. What the fuck is up with that?

Here's a little experiment: the next time you're having a conversation with a friend, family member, or complete stranger, throw in the word "niggardly" a few times. Maybe something exciting will occur.

Daniel Dennett defining "spirituality" for atheists

2007-02-06T09:34:41Z

Ask any average "enlightened" person off Hollywood Boulevard what their beliefs are on spirituality. Most would say they believe in the healing power of crystals, that we all have a soul, our minds are separate from our bodies, and some other pseudoscientific mumbojumbo. But ask just what they mean by "spirituality" and here is your typical response:

"Spirituality is, you know, like, it's like paying attention to your soul or having deep thoughts that really move you, and not just thinking about who's got nicer clothes and whether to buy a new car and what's for dinner and stuff like that. Spirituality is really caring and not being just, you know, materialistic."

Along with this common and unreflective view of spirituality goes a stereotype of the atheist: atheists lack "values"; they are careless, self-centered, shallow, overconfident. They think they know it all, and yet they completely miss out on the spirit. (You really can't be a good person unless you have a spiritual life.)

Now let me try to put better words in their mouths. What these people have realized is one of the best secrets of life: let your self go. If you can approach the world's complexities, both its glories and its horrors, with an attitude of humble curiosity, acknowledging that however deeply you have seen, you have only just scratched the surface, you will find worlds within worlds, beauties you could not heretofore imagine, and your own mundane preoccupations will shrink to proper size, not all that important in the greater scheme of things. Keeping that awestruck vision of the world ready to hand while dealing with the demands of daily living is no easy exercise, but it is definitely worth the effort, for if you can stay centered, and engaged, you will find the hard choices easier, the right words will come to you when you need them, and you will indeed be a better person. That, I propose, is the secret to spirituality, and it has nothing to do with believing in an immortal soul, or in anything supernatural (Dennett, 2006).

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why Daniel Dennett is God.

Reference
Dennett, D. (2006). Breaking the Spell: Religion As a Natural Phenomenon, 303. New York: Penguin Group.

Meme

2007-02-04T08:26:28Z

Guilt	What is yours?	Explain yourself
Culinary:	Chicago-style deep dish pizza, Coca-cola	Everything in moderation. And if you're of the 50% of this country's population who is morbidly obese, and you love to gorge on greasy fried foods all day, then you deserve to die. Eat me.
Literary:	Anne Rice, Stephen King, and maybe Robin Cook, once in a blue moon	At least I read.
Audiovisual:	Ballerinas. Or other female dancers.	I get lost in the rhythm of their movements; the way they seem to glide effortlessly across the stage.
Musical:	Cat Stevens	Listening to mom's CD's... he made some decent songs back in the '70s... before the religion of Islam brainwashed him.
Celebrity:	Angelina Jolie	I'm in love with Angelina because she's a goddess

Now I tag:-

celestialstarco matrexius queenlyzard tomluffman and vaelynphi

to complete this same Quiz, Its HERE.

P.S. I want to give a shout out to my homegirl, Valerie: "Wenn wir zwei Ballone oben sind und zusammen unsere Richtung sind, sind Wahrscheinlichkeiten wir fanden die rechte."

Ende

2007-01-29T03:17:30Z

Thank ~~God~~ nobody on my f-list is a stupid and whiny emo punk kid. ;)

2007-01-26T09:12:06Z

What type of person do you attract? Your Result: You attract artsy people! Those free spirited artists with great imaginations find you interesting. They are usually interesting themselves, so its not a bad thing, but they CAN be a bit wifty and choose odd goals. If you like life to always be a bit 'different' from the norm, but not too extreme in any one direction, these are the people for you. If you seek logical decision making skills and good money management, you may want to change something in the way you appear. Artsy people are fun for adventure and exploring, so, have fun! (smoking weed helps too)
You attract unstable people!
You attract Yuppies!
You attract models!
You attract geeks!
You attract rednecks!
What type of person do you attract? Quizzes for MySpace

-WORK SUCKS!!!
-I hate everyone
-My goal in life now is to have as many children as possible
-I want Barrack Obama to be the president in 2008. The other day, I heard the CNN news anchorwoman say: "Barrack Obama. Is the country ready for an African-American president?"

I felt like slapping the bitch and saying: "What the fuck? Are you still livin' in the 1950's or what?" Stupid bitch.

Tagged...

2007-01-19T06:13:24Z

...by the charming, irreplaceable Miss Val :)

Once tagged by this entry, the assignment is to list 10 movies: your 5 Favourites & your 5 Guilty Pleasures. Then, pick 5 of your friends and tag them. No tag backs. This explanation should be included. [fyi, the following list is tentative, and by no means set in stone. I really don't have any favorite movies; my taste varies throughout the years]

Top Five Favorites
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Harold and Maude
3. Annie Hall
4. Amadeus
5. Shawshank Redemption

Top Five Guilty Pleasures
1. Rocky III
2. Killer Klowns from Outer Space
3. The Breastford Wives
4. House of 1000 Corpses
5. Fight Club

I tag: acidburn96, ecar6, evil_genius, matrexius, and queenlyzard. Go knock yourselves out.

Still alive…

2007-01-13T07:35:41Z

Let’s see… since I last updated, not much has happened:

- Our president is still a moron
- As expected, Democrats aren’t doing shit

Oh yeah, and if you haven’t heard already, Evangelical Leaders Join Global Warming Initiative.

I find it odd that creationists are just now starting to worry about the environment. In my opinion, if you’re going to believe the earth was created 6,000 years ago, then you obviously know very little about global warming OR the environment; therefore, how can you respect the environment when you refuse to face up to the facts? The earth has been here BILLIONS of years. Get over it. Idiots.

- I’m sick of hearing about all these fake bitches like Angelina Jolie and Madonna adopting babies from third world countries. Why? Because there are plenty of children in the United States living in poverty who need homes. Yeah, living in a third world country sucks, but I think it’s wrong to take a child out of their native country (and away from their culture) just because you want publicity. AJ and Madonna are not heroes to these children. The real heroes are the doctors and nurses who actually LIVE in Africa and take care of these orphans on a daily basis. And do you see any of these doctors or nurses seeking publicity for what they’re doing? No.

If these bitches wanted to make a difference, then they should use their millions to buy health care for the 37 million people who don’t have it in this country.

Go here:

2006-12-31T06:11:59Z

anwarweb.net

And if anyone manages to download the video, then please email me ('cause I'm a sick fuck).

The U.S. media

2006-12-20T02:47:19Z

I can't believe how much attention the media is giving those three mountain climbers lost up in Oregon. What are three lives compared to hundreds of other people losing theirs daily over in Iraq?

Everyone in this country is obsessed with celebrities, television, or shopping and technology.

Our president is an imbecile. The new guy who's replacing Rumsfeld - Robert Gates - is another moron.

Hey Texas - you're missing your village idiots. Why don't you get them the fuck out of Washington and let someone who knows what the fuck they're doing fix our foreign policy?

I hate this country. I hate living here. I hate America. I can't wait to denounce my citizenship.

God Fuck the USA.

Amen.

WINTER BREAK IS FINALLY HERE!!!!

2006-12-19T02:20:09Z

Already got most of my grades back from this quarter.

No school until January 23rd!!!

2006-11-29T21:13:57Z

If there's one thing I'm going to accomplish this winter, it's skiing up in Lake Tahoe:

Is that shit not insane?!!!! If I ever experience that rush of adrenaline, I will die a happy guy.

She's rarely on LJ, but...

2006-09-21T20:46:36Z

Happy Birthday, Carrie!

Love ya, baby.

Stolen from tomluffman

2006-08-17T19:18:23Z

Things you have to believe to be a Republican today:

1. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him, and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.

2. Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.

3. The United States should get out of the United Nations; our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.

4. A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.

5. Jesus loves you and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.

6. The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.

7. If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.

8. A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies ("that's old Europe") then expect their cooperation and money.

9. Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.

10. Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.

11. 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.

12. Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.

13. The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business, nor are Dick Cheney's task force discussions with energy industry our business either.

14. Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.

15. What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the 1980s is irrelevant.

Feel free to pass this on.

Friends don't let friends vote Republican.

Pisces Horoscope for Today

2006-08-06T17:50:03Z

With Mars in 10 degrees Mercury in the 7th house of Pluto with Uranus at 10 o'clock, a close friend or loved one may be sending out negative vibes that may or may not be directed toward you.

The planet Jupiter gets into a verbal argument with ones of its moons which forces you into a contemplative mood: "Jupiter has a moon?" you think to yourself. Once googled, you then discover it has over 60 moons. wow . . .

. . . with Venus in Alaska and aggressive Mars in the mid to upper 90's today, tension between friends may result in a double suicide/murder. Afterwards, you burn down a hot dog stand, killing a fat person. You walk away laughing.

Lucky Days: every other day, give or take

Lucky Numbers: 5/8, -1, 3.09

Ambiguous bit of advice for today: Making the wrong decision can be bad for you.

boyinasuitcase @ 2006-08-15T19:03:00

2006-07-12T02:09:41Z

I climbed my very first mountain yesterday!

In the Sierra Nevadas, me and a group of about 30 people (most of them were ER nurses, the rest students), and it took us all fucking day. We started out at an elevation of 6200 feet, and by the time we reached the top, we were over 10,000 feet elevation.

When you look down, you see nothing but pine trees. THOUSANDS of them. It was magnificent. The air was clean and pure. The sky was clear blue. One student knew the name of EVERY SINGLE PLANT, FLOWER, AND WEED we encountered on the trail.

There were no televisions, no cellphones, no computers, no complaints. Just trees all around us. And people laughing and enjoying themselves (next week they're going kayaking, and then mountain biking).

But now I am back at my mom's, I have missed two days' worth of school, and I am in deep shit.

Must. Bury. Myself. In. Homework. :(

Your God failed high school geometry

2006-07-06T22:36:05Z

In 1 Kings chapter 7, verse 23, it is written: ". . . and He made a molten sea, ten cubits from one brim to the other: it was round about . . . and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about."

God's value of pi was 3?!!! And He's the supposed Creator of all things! The church should impeach their God and have Bush run. I'm sure at least Bush knows pi as "that funny never ending number that keeps on going forever."

And the Catholics are better? Persecuted Galileo and denied the heliocentric model of our own solar system until the eighties?! I swear to Bush that the next missionary Christian to approach me is going to get a swift kick to the fucking shins.

Where's your God now?

2006-06-06T21:41:01Z

Lioness in zoo kills man who invoked God:

(Reuters) A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said today.

"The man shouted 'God will save me, if he exists', lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions," the official said.

"A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery."

The incident on Sunday evening, which happened when the zoo was packed with visitors, was the first of its kind at the attraction . . . .

That made me lol.

Lefties

2006-05-30T21:13:10Z

Are there any lefties on my friends list? If so, do you have any special talents or anything like that? I'm not exactly a leftie, or a righty. According to my mother, I started writing with my left hand, and then in first grade, I started using my right hand. So I actually write with both hands (ambidextrous), but when I'm doing math, I write with my right hand. When I'm playing sports, however, everything is left-handed. I'm weird like that. Anyway, 'cause I'm bored, here are some interesting facts about lefties from this biased website:

- One out of every ten people walking down the street is left-handed.

- Most left-handers draw figures facing to the right.

- Stuttering and dyslexia occur more often in left-handers.

- Left-handers adjust more readily to seeing underwater.

- Left-handers excel particularly in tennis, baseball, swimming and fencing.

- Left-handers usually reach puberty 4 to 5 months after right-handers.

- 4 of the 5 original designers of the Macintosh computer were left-handed.

- Left-handers are generally more intelligent, better looking, imaginative and multi-talented than right handers. ;)

Famous lefties:
Joan of Arc
Alexander the Great
Napoleon
Mark Twain
Jimi Hendrix
Leonardo da Vinci (but maybe only because his right hand was paralyzed)
Charlie Chaplin
Robert DeNiro
Angelina Jolie
Marilyn Monroe
Richard Pryor
Babe Ruth

P.S. Today is my older sister's 24th birthday. She is 100% leftie. Everyone wish her a Happy Birthday!

Proof that God exists?

2006-05-06T17:37:10Z

The atheist's worst nightmare is a...BANANA!

"The banana and the hand are perfectly made for one another."

No, you idiot, that doesn't prove that God exists. That says that humans are closer related to apes (we have about 99% of the same genes as them), and that more than likely, our ancestors climbed up trees and ate bananas, you genetic defects.

Humans evolved from lower life forms. Your ancestors lived like apes once, too, and hunted animals with human-made spears, and used their fur to stay warm. Accept this and get over yourselves. Anyone who denies that evolution is responsible for all the diversity of life on earth is not only ignorant, but inexcusably ignorant, "in a world where three out of four people have learned to read and write," as the great philosopher Daniel Dennett puts it.

Yep, I'm bored

2006-05-04T21:02:22Z

Everyone should watch the Amazing Randi.

Happiness is...

2006-04-28T21:01:38Z

...sitting in Engineering class (gag me) and your professor is stuck on a math problem. He turns to the students for help, asking for volunteers to go up to the blackboard to solve this triple logarithmic integration problem, but no one is willing to go up there. So he calls on me because he knows I'm a math major, and I happily oblige. I look up at the math problem, think it over a bit in my head, and then—EUREKA!—the solution finally comes to me. So I start working on it feverishly, substituting variables here, breaking the logarithms down into parts there. When I'm done, I turn toward the class. The look on their faces and my professor's is priceless. This is why I go to school. The power of the human mind...is a dangerous thing. XD

I'm 60% LiveJournal!

Maybe starting to get into it a bit too much.
Either that, or your life's really interesting.

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I'm 50% MySpace!

You're 50% addicted to MySpace.
Yes, they really are all your friends.

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Unfortunately, that sounds about right.

zzz

2006-03-31T20:51:07Z

Charlotte's Web is the most depressing movie. Ever. I can think of several reasons-

1. The main character is a pig.
2. He lives in constant fear that he'll be slaughtered with an ax, and then served alongside eggs, sunny side up.
3. The only girl that ever cared about him deserts him toward the end of the movie.
4. He has to live with a rat. And he has to talk to the rat.
5. His only real friend is a melancholy spider named Charlotte.
6. She gets knocked up, then dies.
7. Wilbur is stuck with three of her little brats.

The End

I was never bothered by seeing dead people or animals up close. For some reason, that's changed. Sometimes when I walk to class, I see cats and squirrels, flattened in the middle of the road, their vacant eyes staring into nothing. And sometimes a car will drive by, running it over again, and then a big CRUNCH! lolz. Life...such a wonderful and miraculous thing.

My God...

2006-02-23T21:33:10Z

Just for the hell of it, I decided to browse some "weird" communities, and I came across otherkin. What a bunch of pretentious, self-important snobs. Get off the fucking computer, get a job, and do something useful for society, you worthless fucks.

That being said, I'm off to my own fucking worthless job.

EDIT: (from Valerie's journal):

I dare anyone with a sane mind to read this.