I get in to work this morning and read something about passive agressive and it made me think about something...
It mentioned something about not trusting others and not (in a sense) having someone to rely on....
Something popped in my head in that, I wonder if people believe strongly in God because he's there, regardless of the place that you are in in life. Rich or poor, happy or sad, grumpy, or perky... He's always there... He's not like a friend or a family member that you sometimes can tell things to, or worry to be judged on... He's just there...
Do people who believe in God, (aside from those who have grown up believeing in him), believe in God because they need a single point of trust/contact because everyone else in their life has failed them?
Anywho... Back to work...
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
ADD
I look back at my life and wonder if I might have ADD to a moderate degree.
I sometimes need things to be extremely chalennging before I can complete those tasks and move to the next.
Does ADD truly exist? Or is society simply not moving fast enough to keep up with the newer generation? Is society setup in such a way that we move at a constant rhythm, because we've simply become lazy? Schools are not setup for those who want to quickly learn more.
I remember in secondary 3, (about mid year) we hadn't learned about resistors yet in one of my chemistry classes. We were asked to create a project mid year to show what we've learned so far.... I had 2 other guys on my team who were not so quick and were not sure what to do it on. They hadn't understood any of the material up to that point. I took over and told them I would create something and bring it in the next day. The next day I bring in a cardboard box that plugs into the wall. It lit up 5 LED's, each with a different resistance setting and thus each lit up with a varying degree of intensity. The last LED was on a variable resistor and so, had a volume control type of knob on it that let me control the light intensity. It was only 3 months later that we were supposed to learn about resistors... Even the teacher was confused as to how I had figured it all out in such a short period of time. No one knew, but I had been playing with LED's and resistors since I was roughly 10-ish...
Everything can be learned in life because everything was created by a human. For a human to understand it, means another human should be able to understand it as well. As such, nothing is out of your reach. With a little effort you can conquer anything.
So does ADD exist, or is society simply slowing down and not advancing quickly enough?
I sometimes need things to be extremely chalennging before I can complete those tasks and move to the next.
Does ADD truly exist? Or is society simply not moving fast enough to keep up with the newer generation? Is society setup in such a way that we move at a constant rhythm, because we've simply become lazy? Schools are not setup for those who want to quickly learn more.
I remember in secondary 3, (about mid year) we hadn't learned about resistors yet in one of my chemistry classes. We were asked to create a project mid year to show what we've learned so far.... I had 2 other guys on my team who were not so quick and were not sure what to do it on. They hadn't understood any of the material up to that point. I took over and told them I would create something and bring it in the next day. The next day I bring in a cardboard box that plugs into the wall. It lit up 5 LED's, each with a different resistance setting and thus each lit up with a varying degree of intensity. The last LED was on a variable resistor and so, had a volume control type of knob on it that let me control the light intensity. It was only 3 months later that we were supposed to learn about resistors... Even the teacher was confused as to how I had figured it all out in such a short period of time. No one knew, but I had been playing with LED's and resistors since I was roughly 10-ish...
Everything can be learned in life because everything was created by a human. For a human to understand it, means another human should be able to understand it as well. As such, nothing is out of your reach. With a little effort you can conquer anything.
So does ADD exist, or is society simply slowing down and not advancing quickly enough?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
A While back..
I wrote this a while back... I don't claim it will all make sense :-)
with paper plates we prepare new beats
eating snacks in plastic bags and chewing with teeth
sending snail mail to worlds unknown all over
in that letter is a 4 leaf clover and moreover
we'll never know if after death we live our lives
or die never come back and never revive.
so lets strive to arrive alive and never deprive
ourselves from wanting whats ours, just dive.
have no fear cut the box and look whats inside
set aside your pride and you won't be denied
my tongue is itching to say more words worldwide
when we waste words and hide we divide the sides
so break the slate it's not too late to elaborate
and debate with kate and create your fate.
don't negate or wait because the hate is great
take whats on your plate and state your weight.
with paper plates we prepare new beats
eating snacks in plastic bags and chewing with teeth
sending snail mail to worlds unknown all over
in that letter is a 4 leaf clover and moreover
we'll never know if after death we live our lives
or die never come back and never revive.
so lets strive to arrive alive and never deprive
ourselves from wanting whats ours, just dive.
have no fear cut the box and look whats inside
set aside your pride and you won't be denied
my tongue is itching to say more words worldwide
when we waste words and hide we divide the sides
so break the slate it's not too late to elaborate
and debate with kate and create your fate.
don't negate or wait because the hate is great
take whats on your plate and state your weight.
High
I realize more and more at how I seem to never be able to settle down... I can't be calm. I'm always chasing something in terms of learning/reading/or doing something positive...
My negative is that I drank more than I should have in my early/mid twenties.
I sometimes feel I know more than others. Maybe I do? Maybe I don't? I feel I am a quick learner however. That I will not have someone or something keep me down and that I can do better than anyone. I THINK that this mentality has always kept me pushing forward and got me out of the neighbourhood I grew up in. My constant inner passion to be and do better has been like a personal performance monitor that helps me to be my best.
At one time I felt that I needed to be the best at what I did before I could work in that domain. I thought people who were in power were perfect. Now I come to realize more and more how people are far from perfect and how one can push forward regardless of their knowledge level. It's more about the ability to learn the required material, or the knowledge of required material, that counts.
I see people in positions of power and sometimes wonder how they attained that position? I wonder how people can go about living without wanting to know everything! I've always been such a curious kid and wondered and asked "why" to pretty much everything. My Brother Kevin has been such a STRONG influence in my life and answered so many of my "whys". He provided me with an electronics book. I learnt how resistors and capacitors worked. I took apart VCR's and looked at how it worked in detail. I took apart stereo systems and TV's. I watched my brother and family members dismantle cars and put them back together. I learned about history, about corruption of oil (oil war), about IBM and the world war, conspiracy theories, how solar panels work. How to write software, how to decompile software, how to write web pages, take proper pictures, the rule of thirds, composure, silence, proper posture, proper sitting, proper eating, proper cooking, proper organization. I watch people so that I can optimize their actions. If a person is always looking for a plate, I'll place plates in a way that they become easily accessible. I watch and read people all the time. People don't realize how their little movements mean so much. I also know how to dance, about rhythm, how to make music, how the 80's cartoons were MUCH better than current cartoons on TV. :-)
I did not learn how to love someone properly however. My mom was too consumed with offering me love, that I looked everywhere else instead. I love my mom, although she's sometimes seems crazy. I know she must mean well?
That's not to say that I don't know how to love, although I did not know how to properly be in love and in a proper relationship. I thought it was ok to just "be together" and do "separate things". I realize that in my last relationships I don't think I really ever provided that for my SO's. I was in the relationship but never "committed" to it in a sense? I would be "happy" that the other person was around, but never really pushed forward towards any other goal. I did much of my own thing and never of a "we" thing. I think I figured I "had" the person, and then went off chasing another high... I would never go forward with the next "high" but enjoyed the feeling it had brought about.
I'm in a relationship now that has more of a path and more of a goal. I'm much more committed to it. I had a brief stint where I was like I was in my past, however that's now changed. I still believe in doing separate things, I guess now in a more balanced way. I still believe in just "being together" however, I also believe there should be more than just that.
As a side note, I do miss a friend who now lives far away. I'm super glad he moved to Holland, however, we both had shared a passion for learning stuff and just talking technical about anything... Those conversations, were always fun, and will always be enjoyable. We used to talk about literally nothing, back in the day... At times just being on the phone, completely silent for extended periods of time while we were both programming... I know that we've helped each other get to where we are today and hopefully to some place better in the future. He helped motivate me to get to college and has always provided good advice.
Today, he's doing amazing. I'm in awe at how much he's done! Just yesterday he told me about how he and 3 other guys closed a deal at his work that will bring the company 1.5 million euros! Maybe he will get 1.5% of that money? He said he'd try, and i'm hoping he gets it. They developed this in like 2 months, while other solution providers could not come up with anything after 1 full year!
It's Tuesday, i'm at work, i've written too much... lol I will followup with more later...
All that to say that life is super interesting. Everything about it is interesting... and I have and have always had a passion to just do everything.... lol
My negative is that I drank more than I should have in my early/mid twenties.
I sometimes feel I know more than others. Maybe I do? Maybe I don't? I feel I am a quick learner however. That I will not have someone or something keep me down and that I can do better than anyone. I THINK that this mentality has always kept me pushing forward and got me out of the neighbourhood I grew up in. My constant inner passion to be and do better has been like a personal performance monitor that helps me to be my best.
At one time I felt that I needed to be the best at what I did before I could work in that domain. I thought people who were in power were perfect. Now I come to realize more and more how people are far from perfect and how one can push forward regardless of their knowledge level. It's more about the ability to learn the required material, or the knowledge of required material, that counts.
I see people in positions of power and sometimes wonder how they attained that position? I wonder how people can go about living without wanting to know everything! I've always been such a curious kid and wondered and asked "why" to pretty much everything. My Brother Kevin has been such a STRONG influence in my life and answered so many of my "whys". He provided me with an electronics book. I learnt how resistors and capacitors worked. I took apart VCR's and looked at how it worked in detail. I took apart stereo systems and TV's. I watched my brother and family members dismantle cars and put them back together. I learned about history, about corruption of oil (oil war), about IBM and the world war, conspiracy theories, how solar panels work. How to write software, how to decompile software, how to write web pages, take proper pictures, the rule of thirds, composure, silence, proper posture, proper sitting, proper eating, proper cooking, proper organization. I watch people so that I can optimize their actions. If a person is always looking for a plate, I'll place plates in a way that they become easily accessible. I watch and read people all the time. People don't realize how their little movements mean so much. I also know how to dance, about rhythm, how to make music, how the 80's cartoons were MUCH better than current cartoons on TV. :-)
I did not learn how to love someone properly however. My mom was too consumed with offering me love, that I looked everywhere else instead. I love my mom, although she's sometimes seems crazy. I know she must mean well?
That's not to say that I don't know how to love, although I did not know how to properly be in love and in a proper relationship. I thought it was ok to just "be together" and do "separate things". I realize that in my last relationships I don't think I really ever provided that for my SO's. I was in the relationship but never "committed" to it in a sense? I would be "happy" that the other person was around, but never really pushed forward towards any other goal. I did much of my own thing and never of a "we" thing. I think I figured I "had" the person, and then went off chasing another high... I would never go forward with the next "high" but enjoyed the feeling it had brought about.
I'm in a relationship now that has more of a path and more of a goal. I'm much more committed to it. I had a brief stint where I was like I was in my past, however that's now changed. I still believe in doing separate things, I guess now in a more balanced way. I still believe in just "being together" however, I also believe there should be more than just that.
As a side note, I do miss a friend who now lives far away. I'm super glad he moved to Holland, however, we both had shared a passion for learning stuff and just talking technical about anything... Those conversations, were always fun, and will always be enjoyable. We used to talk about literally nothing, back in the day... At times just being on the phone, completely silent for extended periods of time while we were both programming... I know that we've helped each other get to where we are today and hopefully to some place better in the future. He helped motivate me to get to college and has always provided good advice.
Today, he's doing amazing. I'm in awe at how much he's done! Just yesterday he told me about how he and 3 other guys closed a deal at his work that will bring the company 1.5 million euros! Maybe he will get 1.5% of that money? He said he'd try, and i'm hoping he gets it. They developed this in like 2 months, while other solution providers could not come up with anything after 1 full year!
It's Tuesday, i'm at work, i've written too much... lol I will followup with more later...
All that to say that life is super interesting. Everything about it is interesting... and I have and have always had a passion to just do everything.... lol
Friday, November 7, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
4 Bars
I'm like a battery acid full of lead.
Melodramatic. Face red, with a fake head.
Stomping on the grounds you used to walk on.
Reading books, staying true, and just talk strong.
The earth shakes, we pollute and just go.
Do we care? Take a look! I don't know.
These Hard times calls for drastic measures,
and yet we've got the gaul to fake pleasures.
I'll stomp you, and take all that you've got,
and when I'm done, you'll see all that i'm not.
you'll start unconventional wars and whatnot.
the world will think you're bad when you're not.
waterboarding is not the same as surfboarding
Look it up. So you know, I'm informing.
a torture device suffice to immobilize and think twice
you can't move, and so, you're stuck like a vice.
.... more whenever it comes to me.........
Melodramatic. Face red, with a fake head.
Stomping on the grounds you used to walk on.
Reading books, staying true, and just talk strong.
The earth shakes, we pollute and just go.
Do we care? Take a look! I don't know.
These Hard times calls for drastic measures,
and yet we've got the gaul to fake pleasures.
I'll stomp you, and take all that you've got,
and when I'm done, you'll see all that i'm not.
you'll start unconventional wars and whatnot.
the world will think you're bad when you're not.
waterboarding is not the same as surfboarding
Look it up. So you know, I'm informing.
a torture device suffice to immobilize and think twice
you can't move, and so, you're stuck like a vice.
.... more whenever it comes to me.........
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
On a lighter note
I'm moving to Toronto... which comes at a perfect time because the increase in pay from the new job, means I can afford to pay off the HUGE ticket i'll probably get for having gone 160km in Ontario... Sometimes I can be a big idiot. Although, you live, you learn.
My GF is coming down this weekend. We're going to rent a uhaul, pack the remaining things, and head out to Toronto! This will be a LONG drive back!
This will be a fantastic couple weeks before heading to the new job!
I'll write more soon :-D
My GF is coming down this weekend. We're going to rent a uhaul, pack the remaining things, and head out to Toronto! This will be a LONG drive back!
This will be a fantastic couple weeks before heading to the new job!
I'll write more soon :-D
Social Networking
I'm seeing something.
I'm seeing something pretty interesting that I did not think could happen.
I'm seeing it and I'm kinda surprised that it's going to succeed. Prior to this or last year, we did not have many social networks. Each site was independent and carried it's own set of users. Each one fighting to have it's users generate it money somehow.
I'm seeing a change wherein the sites are becoming more social, more open.... I feel it's geared more towards other means now. For example: lets say i bought a new itouch. I post on facebook that my itouch works great!!This post causes subconscious influence on the next person who might be looking to buy one and might be in my friend list. This person might be seeing this message from his google reader, or his/her iGoogle page. This person sees google targetted ads for the itouch, and causes more subconscious "want" for said item.
Social networking was once reserved for "real life" conversations and real life connections. We'd get together, you'd see my new itouch and we'd talk about it. You'd go home, talk to your parents or your other friends about the device.... You see where i'm heading with this.
The internet never had this type of capability. Everything was seperate and we relied on ads to convey this type of information. Now, we're publicizing all sorts of personal information, which in my mind, is geared towards getting people to buy more "stuff". Sure, we'll learn more about the world via twitter and everyones personal comments. Sure I'll find out that my friend "john" might have gone out last weekend and was completely wasted but had the best (insert drink name here). What's the real story behind all the online social networking? I hope you're starting to get the idea ;-)
Gotta run! Sudennly I want (insert drink name here) because my friend john drank it and loved it!
I'm seeing something pretty interesting that I did not think could happen.
I'm seeing it and I'm kinda surprised that it's going to succeed. Prior to this or last year, we did not have many social networks. Each site was independent and carried it's own set of users. Each one fighting to have it's users generate it money somehow.
I'm seeing a change wherein the sites are becoming more social, more open.... I feel it's geared more towards other means now. For example: lets say i bought a new itouch. I post on facebook that my itouch works great!!This post causes subconscious influence on the next person who might be looking to buy one and might be in my friend list. This person might be seeing this message from his google reader, or his/her iGoogle page. This person sees google targetted ads for the itouch, and causes more subconscious "want" for said item.
Social networking was once reserved for "real life" conversations and real life connections. We'd get together, you'd see my new itouch and we'd talk about it. You'd go home, talk to your parents or your other friends about the device.... You see where i'm heading with this.
The internet never had this type of capability. Everything was seperate and we relied on ads to convey this type of information. Now, we're publicizing all sorts of personal information, which in my mind, is geared towards getting people to buy more "stuff". Sure, we'll learn more about the world via twitter and everyones personal comments. Sure I'll find out that my friend "john" might have gone out last weekend and was completely wasted but had the best (insert drink name here). What's the real story behind all the online social networking? I hope you're starting to get the idea ;-)
Gotta run! Sudennly I want (insert drink name here) because my friend john drank it and loved it!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Post!
I'm no longer in Morrisburg or Cornwall... I ended up in Toronto, back home and went to work for the week. Today I'm at my gf's chilling in the basement, reflecting on the fact that I'm nearly identical to my mom and that scares the crap out of me.
I remember being so annoyed by her when I was in highschool because she wanted to do everything for me and I never managed to grow as an individual. I fled the scene and moved into my own appartment where I started learning to do stuff on my own. But I never had the chance to reflect on myself and who I am and want to be as a person. Instead resorting to being passive and submissive like my mom. It's a pattern I need to change if I want to succeed in life. I need to find a proper balance the ensures i'm growing as an individual, and also ensures that i'm not pushing my loved one away. I'll redirect myself to something constructive and not self destructive. I need to return to how I was before, but on a more balanced level. It's the balancing that i've never been good at because of my past. However, hopefully I'll be able to do that now as I have a girlfriend who's so understanding and so supportive of me.
Anywho, I have more learning to do.
I'm going to focus on trying to start an ecommerce business now. It's going to succeed and it's going to generate a lot of revenue.
I'm eating rice krispies right now...
I forgot what my favorite song of all time was until I heard it again last week. I used to play it every first day of high school to calm me down as I was always nervous first day. "Everythings gonna be Alright" by Naughty By Nature.
Here's a sample:
Some get a little and some get none
Some catch a bad one and some leave the job half done
I was one who never had and always mad
Never knew my dad, mother f*** the f@g
Where anywhere I did pick up, flipped the clip up
Too many stick-ups, 'cause niggas had the trigger hic-ups
I couldn't get a job, nappy hair was not allowed
My mother couldn't afford us all, she had to throw me out
I walked the strip, which is a clip, who wanna hit?
They got 'em quick, I had to eat, this money's good as spent
I threw in graves, I wasn't paid enough
I kept 'em long 'cause I couldn't afford a haircut
I got laughed at, I got chumped, I got dissed
I got upset, I got a tech in the banana clip
Was down to throw the led to any tellin' crackhead
I'm still livin' broke, so a lot of good it would've did
Or done, if not for bad luck, I would have none
Why did I have to live a life of such a bad one
Why when I was a kid and played out was a sad one
And always wanted to live like just a fat one
Essentially it describe Treach's life in he ghetto.
"Too many stick-ups, cause niggas had the trigga hic-ups" essentially just guys shootings guy for money without a care in the world.
Meanwhile here I was,nervous about going to school... Yet in the midst of being nervous about going to school, I was growing up with little money myself!
Either way, I used to feel better hearing this song. Its not often a rap song has a lot of meaning and depth.
On that note, I'm no longer in my girlfriends basement, but instead at home... Time to get ready to head out!
I remember being so annoyed by her when I was in highschool because she wanted to do everything for me and I never managed to grow as an individual. I fled the scene and moved into my own appartment where I started learning to do stuff on my own. But I never had the chance to reflect on myself and who I am and want to be as a person. Instead resorting to being passive and submissive like my mom. It's a pattern I need to change if I want to succeed in life. I need to find a proper balance the ensures i'm growing as an individual, and also ensures that i'm not pushing my loved one away. I'll redirect myself to something constructive and not self destructive. I need to return to how I was before, but on a more balanced level. It's the balancing that i've never been good at because of my past. However, hopefully I'll be able to do that now as I have a girlfriend who's so understanding and so supportive of me.
Anywho, I have more learning to do.
I'm going to focus on trying to start an ecommerce business now. It's going to succeed and it's going to generate a lot of revenue.
I'm eating rice krispies right now...
I forgot what my favorite song of all time was until I heard it again last week. I used to play it every first day of high school to calm me down as I was always nervous first day. "Everythings gonna be Alright" by Naughty By Nature.
Here's a sample:
Some get a little and some get none
Some catch a bad one and some leave the job half done
I was one who never had and always mad
Never knew my dad, mother f*** the f@g
Where anywhere I did pick up, flipped the clip up
Too many stick-ups, 'cause niggas had the trigger hic-ups
I couldn't get a job, nappy hair was not allowed
My mother couldn't afford us all, she had to throw me out
I walked the strip, which is a clip, who wanna hit?
They got 'em quick, I had to eat, this money's good as spent
I threw in graves, I wasn't paid enough
I kept 'em long 'cause I couldn't afford a haircut
I got laughed at, I got chumped, I got dissed
I got upset, I got a tech in the banana clip
Was down to throw the led to any tellin' crackhead
I'm still livin' broke, so a lot of good it would've did
Or done, if not for bad luck, I would have none
Why did I have to live a life of such a bad one
Why when I was a kid and played out was a sad one
And always wanted to live like just a fat one
Essentially it describe Treach's life in he ghetto.
"Too many stick-ups, cause niggas had the trigga hic-ups" essentially just guys shootings guy for money without a care in the world.
Meanwhile here I was,nervous about going to school... Yet in the midst of being nervous about going to school, I was growing up with little money myself!
Either way, I used to feel better hearing this song. Its not often a rap song has a lot of meaning and depth.
On that note, I'm no longer in my girlfriends basement, but instead at home... Time to get ready to head out!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Of all places
So I was stuck in Morrisburg last night... in a Tim Hortons to be exact... I called a taxi to drive me to Cornwall so I could book a train ticket.
The taxi driver was exceptionally nice, telling me he hears all sorts of weird stories on his night shift.
I bought the train ticket and he dropped me off at an Econo Lodge in Cornwall. I dropped my stuff off, called my girlfriend and texted her mom to let her know of the situation.
I was filled with anger over the stupidity of the situation, but alas it was another fun adventure in my life. There's only so much that can be thrown at you, I guess I haven't reached the limit... lol
I walked out of the 'lodge at around 11:30-ish, looking for a place to eat. I tried KFC, nope closed, McDonalds, nope closed, Wendy's? Nope closed... Alas a beacon in the night flashed before me. It was a Burger freaking King. I walked across the main intersection to the Burger and placed my order. The manager was very friendly and almost resembled my brother Kevin , except older. I told him my story as he listenned intently. He retorted with such words as "that's shitty", and "wow, can you imagine". He kept talking to me however...... I sat down and he came by where I was sitting and was telling me about how he's been manager for the longest time and how he's only been in cornwall for 10 years. He used to be manager in Ottawa, where he had a blast. He used to out drinking pretty often and loved the nightlife. At around supper time, the Ottawa Burger King would get pretty full, unfortunately with prostitutes and pimps. He had to fix this situation if he wanted families to come into the store and dine at ease. He made rules. He told them all that they he to go upstairs and could not enter Burger King until after 7pm. They agreed. He mentionned that at one point a pimp was not happy with his 'trick' and hit her over the second floor ledge, where she fell and hit the table below. He described the situation as a half naked girl with legs wide open falling to the table below. The pimp walked downstairs, handed Tom $2,000 and left with the girl. Seemingly she was never THAT hurt... but yikes!
Tom then left Ottawa as per a request from a friend Luke (who was a general manager of some sort) to manage the Cornwall store, which was falling apart. The employees didn't care, the customers were not coming back, etc...
He scoped the place a week before starting and at one point came up to an employee and said to him that if he continues to smoke up outside the store, when he's manager, he's the first to go. Sure enough, he was the first to go.
As he see's it, it's very important that the employees care for there work or the customers will simply not come back. He said that as an example if the employee is cleaning a table and a customer walks in that you should greet the customer immediately and quickly finish you work and help the customer.
He mentionned that courtesy and just being nice in general will help the business to a huge degree. He said word of mouth is a dangerous thing, and I tend to agree.
He wanted to go out drinking that night, however I just couldn't do it. I was over tired, and already pretty stressed. He did mention that he would pass by after work and knock on my door to be sure I couldn't go out. I thought that was a bit weird, but whatever... He never knocked, or I simply slept through it, who knows for sure...
Something interesting like this doesn't happen often in my life , so I thought this was my mini adventure and I should just accept it an keep moving forward.
....Until that time, i'll be on the road again.
The taxi driver was exceptionally nice, telling me he hears all sorts of weird stories on his night shift.
I bought the train ticket and he dropped me off at an Econo Lodge in Cornwall. I dropped my stuff off, called my girlfriend and texted her mom to let her know of the situation.
I was filled with anger over the stupidity of the situation, but alas it was another fun adventure in my life. There's only so much that can be thrown at you, I guess I haven't reached the limit... lol
I walked out of the 'lodge at around 11:30-ish, looking for a place to eat. I tried KFC, nope closed, McDonalds, nope closed, Wendy's? Nope closed... Alas a beacon in the night flashed before me. It was a Burger freaking King. I walked across the main intersection to the Burger and placed my order. The manager was very friendly and almost resembled my brother Kevin , except older. I told him my story as he listenned intently. He retorted with such words as "that's shitty", and "wow, can you imagine". He kept talking to me however...... I sat down and he came by where I was sitting and was telling me about how he's been manager for the longest time and how he's only been in cornwall for 10 years. He used to be manager in Ottawa, where he had a blast. He used to out drinking pretty often and loved the nightlife. At around supper time, the Ottawa Burger King would get pretty full, unfortunately with prostitutes and pimps. He had to fix this situation if he wanted families to come into the store and dine at ease. He made rules. He told them all that they he to go upstairs and could not enter Burger King until after 7pm. They agreed. He mentionned that at one point a pimp was not happy with his 'trick' and hit her over the second floor ledge, where she fell and hit the table below. He described the situation as a half naked girl with legs wide open falling to the table below. The pimp walked downstairs, handed Tom $2,000 and left with the girl. Seemingly she was never THAT hurt... but yikes!
Tom then left Ottawa as per a request from a friend Luke (who was a general manager of some sort) to manage the Cornwall store, which was falling apart. The employees didn't care, the customers were not coming back, etc...
He scoped the place a week before starting and at one point came up to an employee and said to him that if he continues to smoke up outside the store, when he's manager, he's the first to go. Sure enough, he was the first to go.
As he see's it, it's very important that the employees care for there work or the customers will simply not come back. He said that as an example if the employee is cleaning a table and a customer walks in that you should greet the customer immediately and quickly finish you work and help the customer.
He mentionned that courtesy and just being nice in general will help the business to a huge degree. He said word of mouth is a dangerous thing, and I tend to agree.
He wanted to go out drinking that night, however I just couldn't do it. I was over tired, and already pretty stressed. He did mention that he would pass by after work and knock on my door to be sure I couldn't go out. I thought that was a bit weird, but whatever... He never knocked, or I simply slept through it, who knows for sure...
Something interesting like this doesn't happen often in my life , so I thought this was my mini adventure and I should just accept it an keep moving forward.
....Until that time, i'll be on the road again.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Weird Dream
So I had a dream that I was on a train recently..... that train decided to take off and started flying...
So odd!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Shocked!
I went to GMS last week and was quoted nearly 800$ to replace my shocks!!!
I checked out probetalk and found someone selling them in Toronto for 150$ for a set of 4!!! whereas GMS was selling them 279 for front and 279 for the back! excluding taxes!!
Anyhow, I'm just glad I found these! I don't have to waste more money unnecessarily!!
My girlfriend picked up a iMac yesterday. Although I'm a pc person, I can easily admit that the Mac is a much prettier machine, and a more elegant OS. HOWEVER, I can also say that you can simply do more with a PC... The PC lets you customize more and simply gives you more options... including more viruses and popups... But anyhow :-P
All that to say that based on my previous post on Flow, you can see how people will enjoy the mac experience better and how windows vista is slowly adding more animations, and visual elements to it's OS to include more of a Flow style. Mac does this and people simply eat it up because it's just so damn cool
Anyhow, I'm happy that my girlfriend is happy with it. Her mom mentioned that if it keeps her doing her work, then it's worth the price. I agree mainly because it's actually pretty interesting to have a mac and a PC in the same home. It lets us keep abreast in both technologies.
I'm sitting in the library at York right now with my girlfriend and my cousin Candice. I'm studying up on Java and other technologies, while my girlfriend is off looking for books for her class with Candice.
What's interesting in the news:
Why are mothers still dying in childbirth? More than 500,000 women die per year!!
Is the Era of American dominance over? Some say the global financial crisis is seeing the US fall from power! Read the interesting article for really great information!
Race relations issue over military pants worn by MTL cops? Not much to say, read the article for more obvious info.
I checked out probetalk and found someone selling them in Toronto for 150$ for a set of 4!!! whereas GMS was selling them 279 for front and 279 for the back! excluding taxes!!
Anyhow, I'm just glad I found these! I don't have to waste more money unnecessarily!!
My girlfriend picked up a iMac yesterday. Although I'm a pc person, I can easily admit that the Mac is a much prettier machine, and a more elegant OS. HOWEVER, I can also say that you can simply do more with a PC... The PC lets you customize more and simply gives you more options... including more viruses and popups... But anyhow :-P
All that to say that based on my previous post on Flow, you can see how people will enjoy the mac experience better and how windows vista is slowly adding more animations, and visual elements to it's OS to include more of a Flow style. Mac does this and people simply eat it up because it's just so damn cool
Anyhow, I'm happy that my girlfriend is happy with it. Her mom mentioned that if it keeps her doing her work, then it's worth the price. I agree mainly because it's actually pretty interesting to have a mac and a PC in the same home. It lets us keep abreast in both technologies.
I'm sitting in the library at York right now with my girlfriend and my cousin Candice. I'm studying up on Java and other technologies, while my girlfriend is off looking for books for her class with Candice.
What's interesting in the news:
Why are mothers still dying in childbirth? More than 500,000 women die per year!!
Is the Era of American dominance over? Some say the global financial crisis is seeing the US fall from power! Read the interesting article for really great information!
Race relations issue over military pants worn by MTL cops? Not much to say, read the article for more obvious info.
Friday, September 26, 2008
It continues
The road is dark and I’m tired, however I cannot stop. At times, the moon, my only source of light as I ripped down the highway towards Toronto. My car, dark red, sleek and quick. The engine freshly rebuilt was revving at 4,000 rpms.
I had recently installed some new features on the engine to allow it to pickup speed quicker. A brand new supercharger as well as a large tank of NOS. I knew I would eventually need to use it, and sure enough now was the time. Behind me I see 2 sets of lights pulling up quick. We’ve all taken the time to watch in our rear view to identify the lights. I knew all too well that these were the brand new cop cars sent out in these types of situations. I had looked up the specs of these cars a few weeks ago and was taken a back. These beasts could leave a Ferrari in the dust!
By the time I was sure who they were, they were already 3 car lengths behind me. I hear a few gun shots as I downshift in hopes to escape them. I can't seem to pull away; they stay by my side and start shooting at the car. I turn off all my lights and flip on the night vision I recently installed. The shots stop and they try to pull in closer. I realize that I'm going to need to use all I’ve got to truly escape from these machines. I flip a switch above and to the right of me. It reveals a new panel with a few other buttons. I switch 2 of them on so the car can be a little lower to the ground. I flip the final two and hear the second supercharger flip on. A smile comes across my face as my eyes lookup to the rear-view mirror. I flip the final switch and watch oil spill behind me. Warmth comes over me as the gauge in front reads "READY". I floor the accelerator and watch as I accelerate from 160km to 260 in the blink of an eye. An intense rush comes over me as I evade and fly down the highway. The 2 cops cars slip and sliding, end up crashing into each other and disappear out of my site .
I must escape, I must show them that I was framed. How will I do this? I have no idea, but we will find out soon enough.
I had recently installed some new features on the engine to allow it to pickup speed quicker. A brand new supercharger as well as a large tank of NOS. I knew I would eventually need to use it, and sure enough now was the time. Behind me I see 2 sets of lights pulling up quick. We’ve all taken the time to watch in our rear view to identify the lights. I knew all too well that these were the brand new cop cars sent out in these types of situations. I had looked up the specs of these cars a few weeks ago and was taken a back. These beasts could leave a Ferrari in the dust!
By the time I was sure who they were, they were already 3 car lengths behind me. I hear a few gun shots as I downshift in hopes to escape them. I can't seem to pull away; they stay by my side and start shooting at the car. I turn off all my lights and flip on the night vision I recently installed. The shots stop and they try to pull in closer. I realize that I'm going to need to use all I’ve got to truly escape from these machines. I flip a switch above and to the right of me. It reveals a new panel with a few other buttons. I switch 2 of them on so the car can be a little lower to the ground. I flip the final two and hear the second supercharger flip on. A smile comes across my face as my eyes lookup to the rear-view mirror. I flip the final switch and watch oil spill behind me. Warmth comes over me as the gauge in front reads "READY". I floor the accelerator and watch as I accelerate from 160km to 260 in the blink of an eye. An intense rush comes over me as I evade and fly down the highway. The 2 cops cars slip and sliding, end up crashing into each other and disappear out of my site .
I must escape, I must show them that I was framed. How will I do this? I have no idea, but we will find out soon enough.
travel by metal wheels
I'm heading to toronto by train tonight... I'm super tired that I might take a coma when i get to my destination...
Exciting.... ?
In the news lately:
- Bad/tainted milk in china killing many
- oh and it seems to be spreading...
- Arctic ice is melting pretty fast
- US and Pakistan seem to be at war with each other
- North Korea wants to reopen nuclear facility
- Georgian conflict still around...
- Terrorists arrested on plane
- 700bn bailout plan
- Listeria in Canada
Overall, it seems to be a great year!
Oh, I'm getting a new engine... I guess that's positive? :-)
- Bad/tainted milk in china killing many
- oh and it seems to be spreading...
- Arctic ice is melting pretty fast
- US and Pakistan seem to be at war with each other
- North Korea wants to reopen nuclear facility
- Georgian conflict still around...
- Terrorists arrested on plane
- 700bn bailout plan
- Listeria in Canada
Overall, it seems to be a great year!
Oh, I'm getting a new engine... I guess that's positive? :-)
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Intrinsic Motivation
When people participate in a hobby or activity without external incentive.
ie: I'm taking up photography because I want to learn more about it and to master it.
How does one becoming intrinsically motivated?
ie: I'm taking up photography because I want to learn more about it and to master it.
How does one becoming intrinsically motivated?
- Attribute their educational results to internal factors that they can control (e.g. the amount of effort they put in),
- Believe they can be effective agents in reaching desired goals (i.e. the results are not determined by luck),
- Are interested in mastering a topic, rather than just rote-learning to achieve good grades.
Something I've noticed recently...
Flow
Recently, i've been reading and also noticing that flow is a vital component in our lives. In everything we do, we must have a flow. What am I talking about, you might be asking???
Take a look around at your everyday actions and you'll noticing a recurring pattern. Nothing transitions in an abrupt manner; Lights do not go from green to red.
Everything and every successful action usually involves a particular flow of some sort. For example look at apples UI interface, which uses flow to excite the users subconscious. Every action performed typically results in a fade or slide or zoom or collapse action. Each of these actions guides the users eyes or satisfy the users subconscious by showing them what is happenning.
I'm working on UI right now at my company and i'm seeing something very important that needs to be implemented, and that's flow. Essentially, web pages should not simply go from one page to the next, but instead smoothly transition to the next page. I'm not talking super fades or slide up effects... But subtle effects that excite the users subconscious and please the mind. Click a button can cause the button to slightly fade out slowly, while the page fades out in a smooth fashion and the new page fades in.
The same is said in everyday actions and in general on how and why we work.
When in a state of flow, we lose track of time, we are fully immersed in what we are doing. This is why breaking the flow causes the brain to think of other things and to have a hard time getting "back into it".
For example: You are playing a game that changes from one scene to the next. To keep the person in the game and fully interested, you will need to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. I've seen this first hand, how a bad transition totally gets you out of your flow. I used to play Half-Life and would notice that during the transition scenes it would take several seconds to load the new scene. A "pause" would be presented on screen while it would load the next level. I went from fully immersed in the game, to thinking about other things I needed to do. Once the next level loaded, I saved my game, quit it and left to do other things.
How can you achieve flow in yourself?
1) You have to enjoy what you are doing to it's fullest extent.
2) You must feel challenged in a way that makes you feel positive.
3) You must feel skilled for what you are doing /working on.
4) You must concentrate on the "task" you are working on.
Focus strong enough and you will lose track of time, you will feel like you are in "the zone" in a sense.
This is where flow is important as once you reach this point, you can remain immersed and essentially feel a sense of happiness as you are working towards something positive that will ultimately reach an end goal that you desire.
Websites are slowly implementing this by having a nice welcome screen that shows pretty products. You want to click it and see what they have to offer. Once inside, the flow has begun and the site can now tease you and make you feel challenged to get more information on the product. Once you've reached the end point, you can be convinced that the final goal is to purchase the item, and if focused enough, you will.
...The more you know... :)
Wiki Focus
Recently, i've been reading and also noticing that flow is a vital component in our lives. In everything we do, we must have a flow. What am I talking about, you might be asking???
Take a look around at your everyday actions and you'll noticing a recurring pattern. Nothing transitions in an abrupt manner; Lights do not go from green to red.
Everything and every successful action usually involves a particular flow of some sort. For example look at apples UI interface, which uses flow to excite the users subconscious. Every action performed typically results in a fade or slide or zoom or collapse action. Each of these actions guides the users eyes or satisfy the users subconscious by showing them what is happenning.
I'm working on UI right now at my company and i'm seeing something very important that needs to be implemented, and that's flow. Essentially, web pages should not simply go from one page to the next, but instead smoothly transition to the next page. I'm not talking super fades or slide up effects... But subtle effects that excite the users subconscious and please the mind. Click a button can cause the button to slightly fade out slowly, while the page fades out in a smooth fashion and the new page fades in.
The same is said in everyday actions and in general on how and why we work.
When in a state of flow, we lose track of time, we are fully immersed in what we are doing. This is why breaking the flow causes the brain to think of other things and to have a hard time getting "back into it".
For example: You are playing a game that changes from one scene to the next. To keep the person in the game and fully interested, you will need to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. I've seen this first hand, how a bad transition totally gets you out of your flow. I used to play Half-Life and would notice that during the transition scenes it would take several seconds to load the new scene. A "pause" would be presented on screen while it would load the next level. I went from fully immersed in the game, to thinking about other things I needed to do. Once the next level loaded, I saved my game, quit it and left to do other things.
How can you achieve flow in yourself?
1) You have to enjoy what you are doing to it's fullest extent.
2) You must feel challenged in a way that makes you feel positive.
3) You must feel skilled for what you are doing /working on.
4) You must concentrate on the "task" you are working on.
Focus strong enough and you will lose track of time, you will feel like you are in "the zone" in a sense.
This is where flow is important as once you reach this point, you can remain immersed and essentially feel a sense of happiness as you are working towards something positive that will ultimately reach an end goal that you desire.
Websites are slowly implementing this by having a nice welcome screen that shows pretty products. You want to click it and see what they have to offer. Once inside, the flow has begun and the site can now tease you and make you feel challenged to get more information on the product. Once you've reached the end point, you can be convinced that the final goal is to purchase the item, and if focused enough, you will.
...The more you know... :)
Wiki Focus
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
A thousand soldiers don't want it
If a thousand soldiers currently in the military decided against the war and started a group about it, would you be curious what they are all about? Would you be surprised at the number? Probably not, but it's interesting to read either way.
Sure, Iraq has slipped partially off the radar recently, but that hasn't stopped the Iraq Veterans Against the War(IVAW) from remaining strong in it's effort to bring troops home. They're spending their own money to be heard and take action.
Read more
Sure, Iraq has slipped partially off the radar recently, but that hasn't stopped the Iraq Veterans Against the War(IVAW) from remaining strong in it's effort to bring troops home. They're spending their own money to be heard and take action.
Read more
Engines....
The time has come... I want to keep my car... (1993 Ford Probe). I like my car oddly enough. ... Oddly enough I was never into the ford probe many years ago because I was more into HP/TQ. Now I'm more into handling. Not to say the ford probe doesn't have power. It has a decent amount for a car it's size.
However, this car now has 205,000 km's on it. It's in need of a water pump and a timing belt change. If I had my own place, then sure I would attempt this myself as a weekend job, but I don't. If I don't change it, the car will soon seize as the timing skips... if I don't, I run the risk of it happening to me at the most inopportune time.
Thus comes the bigger picture. Changing and installation of both parts involves MAJOR work on the car because the parts are difficult to get to. One quote estimated the job at about 800$ without replacing the water pump. Thus, roughly 1k for a timing belt job with new water pump.
Oh and I never calculated the cost of changing seals because I'm burning oil.
A new motor for this car is roughly 800$, and with installation comes to 1400$. Thus for 4-500$ more, I could have a new engine with only roughly 80k on it. The engine would have 40 more hp at the wheels and would have newer parts. Ideally this would offset the cost of the maintenance required on the engine itself from other possible problems. Note that this also includes an alternator and other parts... A total that would make the difference of the 400-500 more.
That said, this Friday is when this car gets a new engine! I thought about it over and over and over again and I firmly believe it's the best choice. Combine that with 250$ a year insurance and pretty good gas mileage on a V6 engine, and I simply cannot think of a better option. Buying a new Yaris for example would still put me in debt for 15k, while this one time fee would be roughly 1500 over 3 years (expected duration of car's life).
What do you think? Let me know!
However, this car now has 205,000 km's on it. It's in need of a water pump and a timing belt change. If I had my own place, then sure I would attempt this myself as a weekend job, but I don't. If I don't change it, the car will soon seize as the timing skips... if I don't, I run the risk of it happening to me at the most inopportune time.
Thus comes the bigger picture. Changing and installation of both parts involves MAJOR work on the car because the parts are difficult to get to. One quote estimated the job at about 800$ without replacing the water pump. Thus, roughly 1k for a timing belt job with new water pump.
Oh and I never calculated the cost of changing seals because I'm burning oil.
A new motor for this car is roughly 800$, and with installation comes to 1400$. Thus for 4-500$ more, I could have a new engine with only roughly 80k on it. The engine would have 40 more hp at the wheels and would have newer parts. Ideally this would offset the cost of the maintenance required on the engine itself from other possible problems. Note that this also includes an alternator and other parts... A total that would make the difference of the 400-500 more.
That said, this Friday is when this car gets a new engine! I thought about it over and over and over again and I firmly believe it's the best choice. Combine that with 250$ a year insurance and pretty good gas mileage on a V6 engine, and I simply cannot think of a better option. Buying a new Yaris for example would still put me in debt for 15k, while this one time fee would be roughly 1500 over 3 years (expected duration of car's life).
What do you think? Let me know!
Poke me, Poke 3
When I was 10-ish (maybe younger?), my mom went to see the doctor. I patiently waited outside in the car. I eventually got out of the car and started walking around. For some reason I ended up finding a needle near the garbage. I'm assuming it probably fell out of one of the doctors garbage bags. Being the intelligent child that I was, I gently brought it inside to show my mom. Everyone was rather impressed that even at that age I did not do anything stupid with it.
Unfortunatly the same cannot be said about this story where a child in school finds a hypodermic needle and pokes herself with it. THEN she pokes 3 friends!?!?!? How, why???
Unfortunatly the same cannot be said about this story where a child in school finds a hypodermic needle and pokes herself with it. THEN she pokes 3 friends!?!?!? How, why???
Link: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7496606&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Warren Buffet invests 5Billion in Goldman Sachs
WOW! Could you imagine a day when a SINGLE person donates 5 billion dollars to a large company? This is obviously one of the richest men in america, helping out an investment bank. It's just so hard to fathom, as it should obviously be the other way around.
They've Gun Missing...
I can't imagine how in this day and age we can lose weapons? Seemingly only 2.7% of 370,000 weapons made it "back". That's an incredible amount which has simply "vanished".
We have software that tracks anything and everything... we have RIAA tracking down illegal MP3 downloads, yet we cannot track weapons. Simply put, i'm in complete shock.
We have software that tracks anything and everything... we have RIAA tracking down illegal MP3 downloads, yet we cannot track weapons. Simply put, i'm in complete shock.
Link: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/09/23-4
Just when you thought the Arctic was doing bad....
You realize there's a time bomb waiting to be released underneath it :-/
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1060041/New-global-warming-threat-scientists-discover-massive-methane-time-bomb-Arctic-seabed.html
It's amazing how much mother nature put up with.... What do you think?
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1060041/New-global-warming-threat-scientists-discover-massive-methane-time-bomb-Arctic-seabed.html
It's amazing how much mother nature put up with.... What do you think?
Mitsubishi - a banking company?
Mitsubishi buying stake in Morgan Stanley?!? I never thought they could also be a large bank... What else does Mitsubishi do?!?!?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7629516.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7629516.stm
Jane and Finch...
I've determined this to be one of the most dangerous corners/areas of Toronto. I'm reading news stories and all I hear are stories of crime and murder hapenning on this street and/or this intersection...
Link: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2008/09/23/6848926-sun.html
Link: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2008/09/23/6848926-sun.html
Murderer walks away from jail...
Only to turn himself in shortly after........ Interesting... I guess? Pretty sweet of him to actually come.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2008/09/17/6796621-cp.html
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2008/09/17/6796621-cp.html
Detroit: We need 25 billion please....
Interesting. I simply cannot understand how a car company that's been around for the longest time is requesting 25 billion!
Moreover, the only reason is because they were supposed to be given this money because it's to aid in cars becoming more fuel efficient!
WTF???? Does anyone realize that trains have been running electric/engines for the longest time. Granted it applies slightly differently in cars, however why are we only starting to see this now? They now want money to make sure they can reach their target???
http://www.newsweek.com/id/159536?from=rss
Moreover, the only reason is because they were supposed to be given this money because it's to aid in cars becoming more fuel efficient!
WTF???? Does anyone realize that trains have been running electric/engines for the longest time. Granted it applies slightly differently in cars, however why are we only starting to see this now? They now want money to make sure they can reach their target???
http://www.newsweek.com/id/159536?from=rss
$700 billion?!?!
It's impressive how much money the US has!
I mean... how how can they just help out these companies, seemingly so easily...
Anywho...
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/id/160367?from=rss
I mean... how how can they just help out these companies, seemingly so easily...
Anywho...
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/id/160367?from=rss
Monday, September 22, 2008
battles...
Dane Cook had a great joke about owning a pet monkey... I rightfully agree with him!
As he once said(kinda):
I would love to own a pet monkey! Imagine how cool that would be? you'd be at work, have a rough day... you get home and as you walk in, you're like: monkey where are you?!??! meanwhile the monkey is making it's monkey noises... you keep walking around looking for him. at this point with your sword, only to find it yelling out "over here". at this point you battle in the living room for hours! Though to your shock your monkey has learned english. You ask it how? It replies that it taught itself to speak.
I dunno... one day I'd like to have a pet monkey... Well.... I'd also like to have a pet skunk. They're supposed to be great pets. BUT I could not battle a skunk. That's what makes a monkey's possibilities so endless. Properly trained, it could maybe even do covert CIA missions!
I'm guessing the best way to battle a monkey would be with a Nerf sword. This limits both personal damage as well as damage to your home environment!
We could even wear some type of body armour! That would be sick!
In other news...
I haven't bball in a while. A friend told me today how he's running up 28 flights of stairs everyday as a bball workout. I was in awe. I ran up 2 flights of stairs and was out of breathe for 8 minutes.. j/k... I'm in decent shape.
anywho, tomorrow is a new day...
As he once said(kinda):
I would love to own a pet monkey! Imagine how cool that would be? you'd be at work, have a rough day... you get home and as you walk in, you're like: monkey where are you?!??! meanwhile the monkey is making it's monkey noises... you keep walking around looking for him. at this point with your sword, only to find it yelling out "over here". at this point you battle in the living room for hours! Though to your shock your monkey has learned english. You ask it how? It replies that it taught itself to speak.
I dunno... one day I'd like to have a pet monkey... Well.... I'd also like to have a pet skunk. They're supposed to be great pets. BUT I could not battle a skunk. That's what makes a monkey's possibilities so endless. Properly trained, it could maybe even do covert CIA missions!
I'm guessing the best way to battle a monkey would be with a Nerf sword. This limits both personal damage as well as damage to your home environment!
We could even wear some type of body armour! That would be sick!
In other news...
I haven't bball in a while. A friend told me today how he's running up 28 flights of stairs everyday as a bball workout. I was in awe. I ran up 2 flights of stairs and was out of breathe for 8 minutes.. j/k... I'm in decent shape.
anywho, tomorrow is a new day...
Complexities
The brain is a fascinating device.
The brain processes a number of thoughts and emotions every minute, every second and delivers an end result to you for you to work with. IE: a call received, sadness heard, sadness felt, brain processes, result delivered to you... you choose to see the person, or choose to console them, etc....
It's said there are 8 levels of consciousness... All having developed over the centuries:
The brain processes a number of thoughts and emotions every minute, every second and delivers an end result to you for you to work with. IE: a call received, sadness heard, sadness felt, brain processes, result delivered to you... you choose to see the person, or choose to console them, etc....
It's said there are 8 levels of consciousness... All having developed over the centuries:
- The Bio survival circuit: Basic survival instinct. Flight or Fight. Stimulated by Opioid.
- The Emotional Circuit: Submissive or Dominant (Activated when child learns to walk).
Stimulated via alcohol. Seen as someone standing up tall to fight, or cowering as in flight. - The Symbolic Circuit: Concerned with Logic and symbolic thought. deals with dextrous movement and handling. Stimulated via caffeine and other stimulants.
- The Domestic Circuit: Concerned with operating within social networks and transmission of culture. No drug is associated with this, however Endorphins are produced by the body.
- The Neuroelectric Circuit: Concerned with becoming independent. "Consciousness of abstracting". Essentially telepathic communication. Impossible to explain to the left-brained and those with active fifth brain circuits.
- The Neurogenetic Circuit: Allows access to the genetic memory contained in DNA. Connected to memories of past lives. Allows for essential immortality in humans. Stimulated by LSD.
- The Psycho-atomic Circuit: Allows the brain to access intergalactic consciousness. Associated with Ketamine and DMT.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-Circuit_Model_of_Consciousness)
I read that if a lot of people do not attend a large event, then those people have possible tapped into their unconscious. (their neurogenetic circuit). This can explain why there are empty seats at an event where the event sufferes a tragic event. People unexplainably cancel, or decide against going because of a "gut" feeling...
So... The next time you see a place half empty... stand near the door... just in case :-)
I read that if a lot of people do not attend a large event, then those people have possible tapped into their unconscious. (their neurogenetic circuit). This can explain why there are empty seats at an event where the event sufferes a tragic event. People unexplainably cancel, or decide against going because of a "gut" feeling...
So... The next time you see a place half empty... stand near the door... just in case :-)
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Vista :-(
I finally reinstalled xp on my home pc... I don't think i've ever seen a computer crash so many times in my life!
I had Vista installed for roughly a year, hoping to give it a chance. BUT... alas.... no go! It's probably the worst operating system I've ever had the chance to use. Even BeOS was far superior! That said... Seemingly MS has managed a revenue increase of 13%!!
All that to say, i'm glad I've reverted back to XP. It's stable, quick, and so many less headaches! Finally my Internet Explorer no longer crashes! Or my Explorer... Or my.... well the list goes on.
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/id/160064
Today... I sit in a library. I'm going to read up on The Embodied Mind. "Cognitive Scence and Human Experience"... While my girlfriend, sits in front of me blogging and also doing her school work.
I leave you with a random quote:
"Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business."
Tom Robbins
US novelist (1936 -
I had Vista installed for roughly a year, hoping to give it a chance. BUT... alas.... no go! It's probably the worst operating system I've ever had the chance to use. Even BeOS was far superior! That said... Seemingly MS has managed a revenue increase of 13%!!
All that to say, i'm glad I've reverted back to XP. It's stable, quick, and so many less headaches! Finally my Internet Explorer no longer crashes! Or my Explorer... Or my.... well the list goes on.
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/id/160064
Today... I sit in a library. I'm going to read up on The Embodied Mind. "Cognitive Scence and Human Experience"... While my girlfriend, sits in front of me blogging and also doing her school work.
I leave you with a random quote:
"Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business."
Tom Robbins
US novelist (1936 -
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Montreal - Toronto
I'm passenger in a car headed to toronto... that's a first... plus I don't get it.. but the roads are so empty today!
I'm passing south stormont... travelling a brisk 140km/hr :D
The sun is blinding, like opaque sun glasses. The lines on the road go on and on... the windshield wipers are moving now water is sprayed across the windshield. Interesting how it's an appropriate name... Wind Shield... I thank you for shielding me from the wind. However, you're name does not perfectly describe you as you also shield me from rain sleet and snow... Not to mention random eggings and bird poop.
I bought caffeine pills about a month ago to battle my tiredness which sometimes take over like a sheep dog let loose in the wild. Today i took 2 this morning to keep me awake at work. I took another 2 about 10 minutes ago. The bottle says to not exceed 10 pills per day. IF I ever need to take 1000mg of caffeine in 1 day then i have other issues i must deal with...
anywho... back to driving... err being passenger... woot! Toronto here I come, with all your fine roads!
I'm passing south stormont... travelling a brisk 140km/hr :D
The sun is blinding, like opaque sun glasses. The lines on the road go on and on... the windshield wipers are moving now water is sprayed across the windshield. Interesting how it's an appropriate name... Wind Shield... I thank you for shielding me from the wind. However, you're name does not perfectly describe you as you also shield me from rain sleet and snow... Not to mention random eggings and bird poop.
I bought caffeine pills about a month ago to battle my tiredness which sometimes take over like a sheep dog let loose in the wild. Today i took 2 this morning to keep me awake at work. I took another 2 about 10 minutes ago. The bottle says to not exceed 10 pills per day. IF I ever need to take 1000mg of caffeine in 1 day then i have other issues i must deal with...
anywho... back to driving... err being passenger... woot! Toronto here I come, with all your fine roads!
It has begun
It’s dark. The sun has set and you are thinking about things you never thought of before. Why not? The road is empty; you see nothing for miles. You reflect, you think, you process. You can’t imagine what you just did. You chose to run away and rightly so as the police were right around the corner.
What are you going to do now? What you’re feeling has invoked a sense of fear. However, you know that you must push forward and make your way to the next checkpoint. You were given the game plan, now you must follow it………
What are you going to do now? What you’re feeling has invoked a sense of fear. However, you know that you must push forward and make your way to the next checkpoint. You were given the game plan, now you must follow it………
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