Given that I haven't written anything in a long time, I figured it was time for an update...
As I noted while I was writing my master's thesis: Life is like a Sine wave. I noticed a period of about 4 years last time, and this time I've noticed a period of about 4 months. Interesting.
Among the highs in the past year:
Found a girlfriend
She moved in
We are in love
Reaffirming that science is real but metascience is also real
Contemplating the relationships among 3, 6, and 9
Started to notice numerology in life
Got a new job teaching physics at one of the best high schools in the city
Practiced ukulele for a while, can now play simple chord songs (it's quite easy if you put in a little bit of effort)
Still haven't had a cigarette despite frequent offers (1 year + 8 months)
Learned the secrets to cooking good Chinese food (garlic, ginger, fermentation, *rice wine*, *sauce*)
Learned to genuinely appreciate cigarette restriction laws in the US
Learned to appreciate Chinese people for not wasting the best parts of dead animals
Learned to appreciate American people for not using the horn in a car just because it's there
Made significant progress in learning Mandarin -- reading Chinese children's fairytales lets me feel like I'm learning more about the culture and practicing at the same time :]
Continued Qigong practice nearly every day
Completed five 34+ hour fasts (which feels really weird to say given how many days I haven't fasted)
Experimenting with frequent (shooting for daily) 12+ hour fasts -- noticing positive impact
Among the lows:
Learned lesson(s) about female companionship that I should have already known
Set aside self-improvement goals due to life pressure -- notice slight decline in mindfulness
Realized that cigarettes are probably a source of just as much greenhouse gas as factories in China
Still wish there could be half as many vegetarian options in China as there are in the US
Still haven't finished any new C. Masta tracks
^^ Partially due to constant noise pollution
Reaffirmed that most people still lack insight, many lack foresight, but most are good on hindsight
Neutrals:
Discovered that I am extremely fertile after accidentally getting my girlfriend pregnant
Decided to have the baby (currently ~11-12 weeks in)
Learned that the first trimester of pregnancy is hell for all parties involved, but it gets better
Got readdicted to coffee after discovering that, like everything else, it's also cheaper on Chinese internet despite being significantly more expensive in shops (quality ~0.75x Starbucks, still available for less than 1/2 the price of dirt-cheap coffee (quality ~0.1x Starbucks)!)
Discovered why Chinese people can't live without Chinese food (MSG is in everything)
Reaffirmed that we are, indeed, animals
Reaffirmed that it's actually kind of a luxury to have all the food we want every day
Reaffirmed that gloaty/arrogant/selfish people are still a joke but must be handled appropriately
There's some other stuff, but that's all I feel like typing now. Maybe I'll make another post next year :P
Peace, yo.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
On the brighter side of life
On the brighter side of life, this blog is finally eligible for Google AdSense, which was the whole original point of starting it the first time I started applying for 'big boy' jobs, but I don't really care enough anymore to set it up. Perhaps I will next week when I have some more time to kill.
Perhaps, though, I am also becoming more mature.
Lol, maybe.
I should probably go to bed now.
Later.
Perhaps, though, I am also becoming more mature.
Lol, maybe.
I should probably go to bed now.
Later.
Just for the record...
The good news is that I'm about to officially receive my Master's degree, just about a year after I earned it. Life is pretty good right now otherwise, too, but I figured that I should post the uncensored version of the write-up that I submitted in its entirety so that the thoughts don't go to waste.
If you've been following me, you might think after reading this something like: "Hey, this complainer complained about being dumped in his last post, but he's really the wrong one because he cheated on his girlfriend." To that, let me defend myself in saying that I had only been calling this woman my girlfriend to make myself sound cool -- she actually dumped me two years ago, likely due to the severe acne on my face that magically appeared for the TWO WEEKS that I was in China to visit her. In my defense, though, we were still talking occasionally, and in fact she was the one that suggested I get a job in China about two weeks before I landed the job that I have today, for better or for worse. Further, the fiasco that occurred one year ago was the only play I got in all seven of my pathetic years at Mizzou, not counting a fat chick that I made out with once in drunken pity who then threw up on my bedroom floor, so, naturally, I was wanting it pretty badly.
Anyway, that was probably a little too much information, but now at least it's out there and I feel like I've accomplished something... (Lol I should actually probably be playing Pokémon Ultrasun, but for whatever reason it no longer excites me as it used to... I haven't even bought it yet, wth.)
Also, I'm not nearly as unhappy as this makes me sound XD
Just for the record, you know.
Here is the letter:
If you've been following me, you might think after reading this something like: "Hey, this complainer complained about being dumped in his last post, but he's really the wrong one because he cheated on his girlfriend." To that, let me defend myself in saying that I had only been calling this woman my girlfriend to make myself sound cool -- she actually dumped me two years ago, likely due to the severe acne on my face that magically appeared for the TWO WEEKS that I was in China to visit her. In my defense, though, we were still talking occasionally, and in fact she was the one that suggested I get a job in China about two weeks before I landed the job that I have today, for better or for worse. Further, the fiasco that occurred one year ago was the only play I got in all seven of my pathetic years at Mizzou, not counting a fat chick that I made out with once in drunken pity who then threw up on my bedroom floor, so, naturally, I was wanting it pretty badly.
Anyway, that was probably a little too much information, but now at least it's out there and I feel like I've accomplished something... (Lol I should actually probably be playing Pokémon Ultrasun, but for whatever reason it no longer excites me as it used to... I haven't even bought it yet, wth.)
Also, I'm not nearly as unhappy as this makes me sound XD
Just for the record, you know.
Here is the letter:
As if we weren't
already detached enough from eachother (which I’m told is actually two words)
following the advent of the internet in the butthurt world of the early 21st
century, as of recently, a compliment can be called sexual harassment and,
along with vocalizing your opinion, can get you fired from the job that you
likely didn’t even want in the first place. In addition, students are both so
lazy and so grade-hungry that they’ll ignore the simplest of rules all
semester, then try to ruin their TA’s teaching career over a few points (that
they probably would have scored regardless) at the end.
I suppose being let go from a
mediocre existence is a good thing. In my case, it was.
I learned a lot
from my four-or-so hours of brainwashing; among the most interesting things I
learned is that the belief in soul mates is an “erroneous belief that spiritual
love transcends age.” Gee, NASDTEC Academy, I guess that means my kindergarten students
are off-limits, yea? I’m so glad I spent those hours of my life being corrected!
Someone really needs to contact the keepers of the Great Firewall of China and
tell them to unblock that webpage.
In all
seriousness, though, this process has been going on for the greater part of the
past year and, as a constant reminder of how sad and lonely I was (actually more so by my parents than the University, who
insisted on making sure the notion that I wouldn’t succeed in life without my
Master’s degree (because we all know, of course, that money == success) was
always in the back of my mind), finally convinced me that the only person I
really ever needed or will need is myself. I’d love to say that the training
courses made me a better person, but I had enough ‘decency’ to let women walk
all over me before I spent those hours watching college students make-out and
hating myself. From it all, though, perhaps the most important thing that I
have learned is that it’s okay to ignore a text message. In addition to
encoding baby-making machinery, the some-94-million more base pairs in the
genome of a woman, compared to in that of a man (according to the numbers on
Wikipedia), apparently also *often* cause them to be more spiteful, dishonest,
and mistrusting – traits which, I’ve realized, while certainly may be helpful
in ensuring the safety of their child, are not really attractive to me. That
being said, an unnamed woman called Adele, introduced to me in the NASDTEC
training, apparently got her life messed up way worse than mine by a male
student, so I suppose it goes both ways, and I should remain grateful. In my
defense, the student that started this ordeal is less than three years younger
than me, while this normally appears to only be an issue with students around eighteen
years old or younger. In any case, thanks to my college experience, I think I
will continue growing on my own and be okay with it. That is, I will never let
a student (or anyone else, for that matter) seduce me again, and you may be
happy to hear that, despite the numerous temptations that have tried to grab
ahold of me while teaching in China, I have successfully evaded all potential
sexual/romantic encounters thus far. Not just with students, but with everyone!
Whoot!
Life is quite
different on the other side of the world. According to the females that I knew,
I was pretty awkward before, and not responding at all when a female student
calls me handsome (it actually happens sometimes), as instructed by one of the
online workshops, surely isn’t going to change that. I guess “thank you” is okay,
though. Believe it or not, having only been teaching in China for about four
months, I have already met two middle-school to high-school-aged students who
live with one of their teachers. My direct superior has told me more than once
that it is okay to meet students outside of class, one of my colleagues
recently got engaged to a former student, and both male and female colleagues
continue to ask me which of our coworkers is my ‘type’, a question which,
thanks to my conditioning, I am still not comfortable answering. Despite being
surrounded by these ethical no-no’s, my moral compass isn’t pointing me in the
opposite direction. I do, however, understand now that it can be difficult to
maintain a normal instructor-student relationship when there is additional
interaction outside of the classroom. Given this, I think I will continue to
avoid the aforementioned interactions, despite what others may think or tell me.
Thanks, college.
Given Mizzou’s
status as a journalism school, I only deleted half of what I had already
written a couple of weeks ago, and given that I still may not have met the
criteria for a personal, professional workplace policy, a bulleted list of the
most relevant policies I have resolved for myself if/when I return to the US
follows:
·
Respect people*
·
It’s okay to ignore a message*
·
Don’t ever threaten a student’s grade in
academia, even jokingly
·
Keep words and eyes to one’s self*
·
Imagine all women as ugly and married
·
Remember that only one’s self can create the
feeling of happiness*
·
Giving students or colleagues one’s cellphone
number, despite recommendations, is actually a bad idea
·
Don’t talk to colleagues unless it’s about work
·
Don’t talk to students unless it’s about class
·
Don’t ever say anything sexual
·
Don’t talk to women at all
·
If one does need to talk to a colleague, respect
them*
·
Acknowledge that everyone is at least a little
bit stressed and don’t say things that might upset them*
·
(lol this is not in the least bit funny)
·
Make money
·
Want more money, no matter how much you have
already
·
Hate yourself
·
Hate your life
·
Die
·
(Alternate path 1: Remove one’s self from this
madness)
·
(Alternate path 2: Stay and try to make a living
speaking publicly about how bogus this shit is)
Given this list
of things, I’m not sure I do want to return to the US to work. Luckily, the
list may be slightly more relaxed in most other countries – even China. Yes,
that China. For example, social media apps are so intertwined with everyday
life that middle- and high-school teachers commonly send their students
assignments via said apps here, so, naturally, the smartphone contact info
might be crossed out, but the okayness of ignoring messages would then probably
be set in boldface. Then again, we wouldn’t want to make anyone too upset…
Items in the list marked with an asterisk are * applicable everywhere in the
world.
I hope people
stop being so butthurt in the USA someday. I also hope that someday I’ll learn
to take things like this a little bit more seriously, but, then again,
hopefully I won’t need to.
Thank you for your time and for
letting me graduate,
[Name omitted for (lolwth reason idk)]
Keep in mind that I didn't submit this in its entirety.
But, anyway, there you have it. I've been having a lot of other cool thoughts lately, but I've already posted most of them, in some form or another, on social media.
Thanks for getting to the end (I think). Later.
Monday, October 16, 2017
52 is 26 times 2
It's been almost four months since my last blog post, and today I became an official authorized resident of the Red country (but I still have to get my visa extended tomorrow before I'm good for the rest of the year).
I've wanted to post something scathing a few times since then, but each time, after taking some time to cool down, I decided against it.
Now I feel like I should do a mind dump just in case I forget the important things.
Luckily for you, I have been thinking of some heavy stuff, so you might enjoy reading it.
This dump includes the stuff that you won't find on my social media; some because I wanted to save face, some because I didn't want to be a downer, and some just because it didn't really fit.
Roughly in temporal sequence:
1. Landed in China for the third time
2. Signed my first work contract; got my first real job; pays significantly more than being a chemistry graduate student
3. Overwhelmed by all the women that like me -- I wish I was used to this
4. Overwhelmed by how cheap everything is
5. Almost got hit in the head by a falling mango and realized that I am in paradise
6. Got a single loft apartment in the city center for less than I have ever paid for housing with shitty to pretty good roommates
7. Visited the woman that I intended to marry, my first real girlfriend, in a city about 70 km away
8. Didn't go in for the initial hug/kiss
9. Got in the back seat of a taxi, tried to talk to her, watched her go through her phone and message people
10. Took her to overpriced lunch, didn't make a comment about it being overpriced
11. Got dragged around a shopping mall for an hour in lieu of dropping her off and going home
12. Watched her try on clothes, told her she looked pretty, was secretly glad when she didn't like any of them
13. Went in for the goodbye hug, apparently made her uncomfortable
14. Watched her taxi drive away
15. Walked back to the train station, rode back to Fuzhou
16. Almost made a dream connection on the long walk back from the wrong train station, but phone glitched and the contact was lost
17. Haven't seen my first real ex-girlfriend since, got dumped on Chinese Valentine's Day by WeChat message
18. Realized that she had been lying to me for months, probably had another lover
19. Decided to try a little harder at work
20. Discovered that Chinese women send really weird mixed signals (I guess this is normal)
21. Realized that I don't want a woman anyway unless she is perfect
22. Found one that was perfect
23. Then she moved to a new city with her boyfriend
24. Stopped masturbating nearly every day
25. Now masturbate less than once per week
26. It feels fine
(lol, did not intend for that to be nearly as long as it ended up being, but I guess I needed it... anyway...)
27. Somehow became cheaper than I already was after adapting to new currency
28. Passed one year without a shower, six months without a cigarette, a lot less alcohol (around seven to less than one drink per week), and no Cannabis
29. Stopped drinking coffee; used to have multiple cups per day, now less than two per month
30. It feels fine
(I still drink plenty of tea, in case you were wondering)
31. Noticed that people rarely wash with soap after using the bathroom, and that's okay, however perhaps that's how I have contracted two colds already
32. First Chinese cold only lasted three days from onset to remission (four days to complete remission), despite warnings of horrible, multi-week sickness (the second day was pretty harsh, though)
33. Second Chinese cold also lasted only three days (five days to complete remission); symptoms and duration both considerably more mild than natives' despite inadequate sleep for the first two of the three days
(suck it, western medicine)
34. Genuinely started missing my parents
35. ... But not that much
36. Still feels like paradise
37. Despite what most people say, solitude does not feel the least bit lonely to me; in fact, I prefer it
38. And I still don't really want a girlfriend (unless she is perfect)
39. Noticed that the Chinese Zodiac is much more accurate in China than it is in the US
40. Noticed that perhaps the true Zodiac depends on both the Solar and Lunar calendars
41. Noticed many weird coincidences that would have passed right on by if I hadn't had an eye open to them
42. Noticed that Chinese people tend to call everything in China Chinese even if it is not unique to China
43. Noticed that surprisingly few people can read ancient script
44. Very much appreciate the US for its abundance of non-smoking laws
45. Not sure if there are more inconsiderate people or just more people; probably latter, as there are a lot of extremely considerate people, too
46. Noticed that many Chinese have trouble thinking critically; could also just be because there are more people
47. Got a supremely clutch part-time job teaching Kindergarten -- extremely grateful -- now I'll surely save more than some of my higher-paid friends in the US :] (though the jury's still out on whether I'll ever actually need it)
48. Noticed that way too much Chinese food has MSG in it
49. Tried many new and exciting fruits and vegetables, the most notable of which are listed below:
Orange and Yellow Persimmon -- Fruit of the Gods
Jujube -- God's cherry
Pomelo -- Mamma Citrus
Goji Berry (dried) -- Sunscreen
Lotus Root -- Buddha's sweet potato
Wild Banana -- Behold, the phallus!
Daikon Radish -- This phallus is bigger, but it doesn't show off
Cushaw Squash -- Is this a pumpkin or not? I guess it doesn't matter, but it's damn good!
50. After practicing my trusty Ocarina of Time for at least a few minutes almost every day for the past two months or so, I'm getting noticeably better
51. After practicing my Chinese for at least a few minutes every day, I'm still noticeably bad
52. Still love teaching, and apparently getting a little better at that, too! When your work rarely feels like work, you can learn from it, AND it pays you well, that pretty much means you're a great success!
I could keep on going, but I think I'll just leave on that note :]
I've wanted to post something scathing a few times since then, but each time, after taking some time to cool down, I decided against it.
Now I feel like I should do a mind dump just in case I forget the important things.
Luckily for you, I have been thinking of some heavy stuff, so you might enjoy reading it.
This dump includes the stuff that you won't find on my social media; some because I wanted to save face, some because I didn't want to be a downer, and some just because it didn't really fit.
Roughly in temporal sequence:
1. Landed in China for the third time
2. Signed my first work contract; got my first real job; pays significantly more than being a chemistry graduate student
3. Overwhelmed by all the women that like me -- I wish I was used to this
4. Overwhelmed by how cheap everything is
5. Almost got hit in the head by a falling mango and realized that I am in paradise
6. Got a single loft apartment in the city center for less than I have ever paid for housing with shitty to pretty good roommates
7. Visited the woman that I intended to marry, my first real girlfriend, in a city about 70 km away
8. Didn't go in for the initial hug/kiss
9. Got in the back seat of a taxi, tried to talk to her, watched her go through her phone and message people
10. Took her to overpriced lunch, didn't make a comment about it being overpriced
11. Got dragged around a shopping mall for an hour in lieu of dropping her off and going home
12. Watched her try on clothes, told her she looked pretty, was secretly glad when she didn't like any of them
13. Went in for the goodbye hug, apparently made her uncomfortable
14. Watched her taxi drive away
15. Walked back to the train station, rode back to Fuzhou
16. Almost made a dream connection on the long walk back from the wrong train station, but phone glitched and the contact was lost
17. Haven't seen my first real ex-girlfriend since, got dumped on Chinese Valentine's Day by WeChat message
18. Realized that she had been lying to me for months, probably had another lover
19. Decided to try a little harder at work
20. Discovered that Chinese women send really weird mixed signals (I guess this is normal)
21. Realized that I don't want a woman anyway unless she is perfect
22. Found one that was perfect
23. Then she moved to a new city with her boyfriend
24. Stopped masturbating nearly every day
25. Now masturbate less than once per week
26. It feels fine
(lol, did not intend for that to be nearly as long as it ended up being, but I guess I needed it... anyway...)
27. Somehow became cheaper than I already was after adapting to new currency
28. Passed one year without a shower, six months without a cigarette, a lot less alcohol (around seven to less than one drink per week), and no Cannabis
29. Stopped drinking coffee; used to have multiple cups per day, now less than two per month
30. It feels fine
(I still drink plenty of tea, in case you were wondering)
31. Noticed that people rarely wash with soap after using the bathroom, and that's okay, however perhaps that's how I have contracted two colds already
32. First Chinese cold only lasted three days from onset to remission (four days to complete remission), despite warnings of horrible, multi-week sickness (the second day was pretty harsh, though)
33. Second Chinese cold also lasted only three days (five days to complete remission); symptoms and duration both considerably more mild than natives' despite inadequate sleep for the first two of the three days
(suck it, western medicine)
34. Genuinely started missing my parents
35. ... But not that much
36. Still feels like paradise
37. Despite what most people say, solitude does not feel the least bit lonely to me; in fact, I prefer it
38. And I still don't really want a girlfriend (unless she is perfect)
39. Noticed that the Chinese Zodiac is much more accurate in China than it is in the US
40. Noticed that perhaps the true Zodiac depends on both the Solar and Lunar calendars
41. Noticed many weird coincidences that would have passed right on by if I hadn't had an eye open to them
42. Noticed that Chinese people tend to call everything in China Chinese even if it is not unique to China
43. Noticed that surprisingly few people can read ancient script
44. Very much appreciate the US for its abundance of non-smoking laws
45. Not sure if there are more inconsiderate people or just more people; probably latter, as there are a lot of extremely considerate people, too
46. Noticed that many Chinese have trouble thinking critically; could also just be because there are more people
47. Got a supremely clutch part-time job teaching Kindergarten -- extremely grateful -- now I'll surely save more than some of my higher-paid friends in the US :] (though the jury's still out on whether I'll ever actually need it)
48. Noticed that way too much Chinese food has MSG in it
49. Tried many new and exciting fruits and vegetables, the most notable of which are listed below:
Orange and Yellow Persimmon -- Fruit of the Gods
Jujube -- God's cherry
Pomelo -- Mamma Citrus
Goji Berry (dried) -- Sunscreen
Lotus Root -- Buddha's sweet potato
Wild Banana -- Behold, the phallus!
Daikon Radish -- This phallus is bigger, but it doesn't show off
Cushaw Squash -- Is this a pumpkin or not? I guess it doesn't matter, but it's damn good!
50. After practicing my trusty Ocarina of Time for at least a few minutes almost every day for the past two months or so, I'm getting noticeably better
51. After practicing my Chinese for at least a few minutes every day, I'm still noticeably bad
52. Still love teaching, and apparently getting a little better at that, too! When your work rarely feels like work, you can learn from it, AND it pays you well, that pretty much means you're a great success!
I could keep on going, but I think I'll just leave on that note :]
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Bits of stuff
Today I sold my friend. In about nine days, I will leave the United States of America. I think that means it's time.
Here is Mufasa before we left. I also think he will be very happy with his new home and am grateful to have been able to give him a good one.
Since I haven't posted in almost two months, I figured it was time to do another thought dump:
1. Bard <> Bird
2. Fermentation == firm intent over time
3. Old habits die hard if you let them.
4. Similar to mainstream scholars of the four logical arts (geometry, arithmetic, astrology, and harmonics), mainstream scholars of the three reasoning arts (grammar, literature, and prose) also too often argue over petty facts. In the latter schools, said facts are not measured.
5. In any case, change does require dissent.
6. The compressed remains of Earth's past (i.e., oil) are sacrificed for self-loathing and material possessions. In the meantime, burning them pollutes the air. Kind of sounds like a bad deal to me, actually.
7. The sky is a great time keeper.
8. Insects follow the light, too, but their brains aren't as big as humans'.
9. Insects know that plants are good sources of nutrition. As a result, they are also often good sources of nutrition.
10. Man makes really bright lights, but his lights don't usually enlighten.
11. Following the God light is first a matter of discerning it from the pollution.
12. Happiness is not a molecule, but for those of that school, serotonin is a much better candidate than dopamine.
13. The first one stopping you from anything is your self.
Here is Mufasa before we left. I also think he will be very happy with his new home and am grateful to have been able to give him a good one.
Since I haven't posted in almost two months, I figured it was time to do another thought dump:
1. Bard <> Bird
2. Fermentation == firm intent over time
3. Old habits die hard if you let them.
4. Similar to mainstream scholars of the four logical arts (geometry, arithmetic, astrology, and harmonics), mainstream scholars of the three reasoning arts (grammar, literature, and prose) also too often argue over petty facts. In the latter schools, said facts are not measured.
5. In any case, change does require dissent.
6. The compressed remains of Earth's past (i.e., oil) are sacrificed for self-loathing and material possessions. In the meantime, burning them pollutes the air. Kind of sounds like a bad deal to me, actually.
7. The sky is a great time keeper.
8. Insects follow the light, too, but their brains aren't as big as humans'.
9. Insects know that plants are good sources of nutrition. As a result, they are also often good sources of nutrition.
10. Man makes really bright lights, but his lights don't usually enlighten.
11. Following the God light is first a matter of discerning it from the pollution.
12. Happiness is not a molecule, but for those of that school, serotonin is a much better candidate than dopamine.
13. The first one stopping you from anything is your self.
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Life in the material world
I recently posted a quote to Facebook from Manly P. Hall:
The learned man controls the stars; the ignorant man is controlled by them.
Believing myself to be well on the way to enlightenment, I ignored astrology -- one of the four great mathematical sciences -- and was, indeed, controlled by the stars.
Luckily for me, the decision that I made has the potential to be good, however it also has the potential to lead me into a whirlpool of despair. We'll see what happens.
Mission Statement:
To grow as a human being and denizen of Earth,
providing help to others and living within my means.
[Doesn't look good on a job application]
It would be really nice if people that judged you had the gall to send you an e-mail and say so. A phone call appears to be too much to ask in the land of materialism. Then again, I didn't really want to talk.
I have learned that it does pay to complain sometimes, but it's much better to take action.
People do share real connections sometimes. Cherish those times.
I wonder some times where the boundary is between too much and not enough.
Maybe humans are inherently unclean.
If babies are unclean, dunking them in church water probably doesn't help any.
The winding road to wisdom is more bountiful than the path of least resistance.
Maybe God was into eugenics.
Monday, March 27, 2017
It's funny that...
Before I get to the meat, I'd like to bump these quotes of the day (which may actually be considered the meat by at least one of the four of you reading this):
The learned man controls the stars; the ignorant man is controlled by the stars.
-- Hermetic wisdom
With sword and firebrand, races obliterate the records of their predecessors, then inevitably meet with an untimely fate for need of the very wisdom that they destroyed.
-- Manly P. Hall
Salt doesn't burn.
(But it does decompose)
-- C. Masta
Anyway, here goes:
It's funny that [in our modern-day society]...
The layman appreciates not his own worth.
The scientist thinks not for himself.
The slave obeys the richest man.
The richest man lives a poor life.
The poorest man lives a rich life.
The sage hordes his knowledge.
The teacher disillusions his student.
The doctor harms his patient.
The farmer poisons his food.
The lady crushes the gentleman.
The destination is valued above the journey.
The righteous is labeled the heretic.
The most hygienic is among the least clean.
The material is prized beyond its worth.
The substance is ignored or pushed aside.
The illumined is lost in the dark.
***
Excuse my use of all masculine pronouns. If it offends you, please stahp being offended by it.
Lest we allow the law of attraction to fulfill these prophecies, please do note that this is how it HAS BEEN and certainly not representative of how it WILL BE in the near future. Or the present now. Which was the future then. And is now the past. Ahahaha time is a mindphyck.
Later, dweeb (thanks for reading).
The learned man controls the stars; the ignorant man is controlled by the stars.
-- Hermetic wisdom
With sword and firebrand, races obliterate the records of their predecessors, then inevitably meet with an untimely fate for need of the very wisdom that they destroyed.
-- Manly P. Hall
Salt doesn't burn.
(But it does decompose)
-- C. Masta
Anyway, here goes:
It's funny that [in our modern-day society]...
The layman appreciates not his own worth.
The scientist thinks not for himself.
The slave obeys the richest man.
The richest man lives a poor life.
The poorest man lives a rich life.
The sage hordes his knowledge.
The teacher disillusions his student.
The doctor harms his patient.
The farmer poisons his food.
The lady crushes the gentleman.
The destination is valued above the journey.
The righteous is labeled the heretic.
The most hygienic is among the least clean.
The material is prized beyond its worth.
The substance is ignored or pushed aside.
The illumined is lost in the dark.
***
Excuse my use of all masculine pronouns. If it offends you, please stahp being offended by it.
Lest we allow the law of attraction to fulfill these prophecies, please do note that this is how it HAS BEEN and certainly not representative of how it WILL BE in the near future. Or the present now. Which was the future then. And is now the past. Ahahaha time is a mindphyck.
Later, dweeb (thanks for reading).
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Sacrifice
At some point or another, sacrifice was incorporated into the human canon.
Perhaps it was in naivety that this occurred, but regardless, it has followed the modern human, likely from its inception, all the way up until today.
It all stems from the same thing: Fear.
In the beginning, sacrifice was noble; necessary to the survival of the human race. Imagine that your woman and baby were hungry, but you had only caught a single rabbit that day -- the climate had recently been thrown out of whack and most of the other animals had died off or been eaten already. Catching the rabbit with your bare hands and skinning it with your makeshift tools was an ordeal and a half, and there was no telling when you would find another, but babies need to eat, lest they be too malnourished to grow properly, and the woman needed to be on her guard to make sure it wasn't carried off by something bigger. You, having been conditioned for the hunt, recall that the patch of edible mushrooms you had found the other day would probably be ripe in flush again tomorrow anyway.
Ethos: 5/5
Pathos: 4/5
Logos: 3/5
Later on, a primitive understanding of weather caused humans to believe that they must sacrifice various symbolic things to the Gods, lest they be unhappy and cause global disasters that would cripple the supply of fresh food or water. In the meantime, more intelligent specimens discovered methods of preserving food for long-term storage (i.e. fermentation) and stockpiling water in the case of either occurrence.
Ethos: 5/5
Pathos: 1/5
Logos: 4/5
Eventually, enough evil humans got together and devised a plan to enslave the masses. Whether or not their intentions were initially good is up for debate. They were successfully able to convince enough humans that an almighty being would deliver eternal damnation to those who did not offer sacrifice to their religious establishment to create a false dogma that is still in place today (but finally receding significantly).
Ethos: 1/5
Pathos: 4/5
Logos: 2/5
Though we are close to another paradise in human society, sacrifice is still ingrained in the human psyche as something that simply must be done, which might be a positive truth, except that the benefactor of this sacrifice is now less often the greater good and more often the material self. As one surrenders to the wants of their ego, or material body, the instantaneous comfort that they feel tends to condition them to continue doing this and thus ignore their higher bodies (intellectual, spiritual).
Ethos: 2/5
Pathos: 4/5
Logos: 3/5
At the inward extreme, learned ignorance causes one to selfishly cling to what is 'theirs', often in disregard of what is fair or right. Drunk with entitlement, the higher bodies suffocate. At the outward extreme, one sacrifices more than they had to begin with and the higher bodies starve.
***
I don't really know how to find the perfect balance yet, aside from just being mindful and letting the pendulum swing: Yeah, sure, easier said than done. At its core, it's still pretty much Pavlov conditioning. If you associate good feelings with good behavior and vise versa, you're about half way there...
Good luck finishing the race from that point.
I'm going to sleep on that. 'Til next time.
Perhaps it was in naivety that this occurred, but regardless, it has followed the modern human, likely from its inception, all the way up until today.
It all stems from the same thing: Fear.
In the beginning, sacrifice was noble; necessary to the survival of the human race. Imagine that your woman and baby were hungry, but you had only caught a single rabbit that day -- the climate had recently been thrown out of whack and most of the other animals had died off or been eaten already. Catching the rabbit with your bare hands and skinning it with your makeshift tools was an ordeal and a half, and there was no telling when you would find another, but babies need to eat, lest they be too malnourished to grow properly, and the woman needed to be on her guard to make sure it wasn't carried off by something bigger. You, having been conditioned for the hunt, recall that the patch of edible mushrooms you had found the other day would probably be ripe in flush again tomorrow anyway.
Ethos: 5/5
Pathos: 4/5
Logos: 3/5
Later on, a primitive understanding of weather caused humans to believe that they must sacrifice various symbolic things to the Gods, lest they be unhappy and cause global disasters that would cripple the supply of fresh food or water. In the meantime, more intelligent specimens discovered methods of preserving food for long-term storage (i.e. fermentation) and stockpiling water in the case of either occurrence.
Ethos: 5/5
Pathos: 1/5
Logos: 4/5
Eventually, enough evil humans got together and devised a plan to enslave the masses. Whether or not their intentions were initially good is up for debate. They were successfully able to convince enough humans that an almighty being would deliver eternal damnation to those who did not offer sacrifice to their religious establishment to create a false dogma that is still in place today (but finally receding significantly).
Ethos: 1/5
Pathos: 4/5
Logos: 2/5
Though we are close to another paradise in human society, sacrifice is still ingrained in the human psyche as something that simply must be done, which might be a positive truth, except that the benefactor of this sacrifice is now less often the greater good and more often the material self. As one surrenders to the wants of their ego, or material body, the instantaneous comfort that they feel tends to condition them to continue doing this and thus ignore their higher bodies (intellectual, spiritual).
Ethos: 2/5
Pathos: 4/5
Logos: 3/5
At the inward extreme, learned ignorance causes one to selfishly cling to what is 'theirs', often in disregard of what is fair or right. Drunk with entitlement, the higher bodies suffocate. At the outward extreme, one sacrifices more than they had to begin with and the higher bodies starve.
***
I don't really know how to find the perfect balance yet, aside from just being mindful and letting the pendulum swing: Yeah, sure, easier said than done. At its core, it's still pretty much Pavlov conditioning. If you associate good feelings with good behavior and vise versa, you're about half way there...
Good luck finishing the race from that point.
I'm going to sleep on that. 'Til next time.
Monday, March 13, 2017
On the power of knowledge, Qigong, and love
Before we begin, note that I was not genetically gifted with an abnormally strong immune system -- in fact, since I was a caesarean baby, my immune system was slightly compromised from the get-go because my newborn body was not colonized by vaginal microbes, leading to a slightly higher-than-average frequency of sickness and recurring infections in my ears for the first ten or so years of my life. This may have had other potential unrelated effects later on, but all of that would be undue speculation and thus I will refrain from following this tangent any longer. I was also a moderate cigarette smoker for about eight years, but recently quit (almost two months ago).
Anyway, let me share with you some of my own empirical evidence in strong support of the benefits I have noticed following about three months of daily active/meditative Qigong practice, eight months without a shower, and years of a mindful (yet by no means perfect) diet:
1. Even years ago, my colds, when treated with fairly natural remedies like water, tea, fruit, spicy food, supplements like Emergen-C, and abstinence from cigarettes, never lasted more than seven days (from onset to complete remission), usually more like five, and with debilitating symptoms lasting only two to three. This is by the power of diet alone. In the most extreme case (when I was madly in love), I fought off an inescapable cold in three days from onset to complete remission. Note that I was in China at the time, so couldn't read the ingredients in anything that I consumed, and was forced to make do with less than eight hours of sleep per night. Tea and fruit juice are very cheap there, though :] . I haven't been able to beat three days (or even four) since then, despite learning more about biochemistry and the workings of the immune system. Love is truly the ultimate medicine.
2. Fast forward a few years to after I stopped showering (I still wash the extremities when necessary, mind you, but haven't formally bathed since July of 2016). Since that time, I have only been sick once, despite being around many sick people in the high-stress university setting. That time was in December 2016, before I seriously began to practice Qigong (however I was still doing daily morning workouts) and the virus was harbored by two biologically naive 19-year-old roommates. At that time, I was in the midst of an emotional upheaval, so the illness was essentially inevitable (in case you didn't know, your immune system is compromised when your emotions are compromised). Even so, the cold was mild and lasted only four days from onset to remission. The roommate that had gotten me sick and refused to take my medical advice, instead opting to take daily doses of Dayquil/Nyquil, remained sick for about two weeks after I had recovered. The roommate that accepted my tea offerings remised some time before that. We infer from this that much pharmaceutical "medicine" does not actually treat disease, focusing instead on masking the physical symptoms and, as a result, slows down the natural healing process by distracting your body. Note, however, that in order to maintain momentum in our modern lifestyles, this may actually be necessary sometimes. The lifestyle is not the focus of this post, but is often extremely relevant in cases of dis-ease.
3. Fast forward again to this past weekend, traveling from Missouri to my parents' home in Illinois, in the midst of somewhat of another emotional upheaval, and greeted by another set of unfriendly respiratory viruses. Despite a sugar-laden (but still fairly healthy) diet, alcohol intake greater than one glass per day, and a hand washing regimen that would probably make your doctor shiver, I am pleased to report that I have successfully generated the appropriate antibodies and fought off the viruses that tried to infect me, sans symptoms of respiratory dis-ease.
YEAH!
In light of all this, I will also share with you my recipe for Super Immunoblast Tea, which I consumed a couple of hours after smoking cannabis and soon after walking home in sub-freezing temperature. A day later, I still show no signs of becoming sick.
Super Immunoblast Tea:
Turmeric
Black pepper
Lemon peel
Ginger
Chili powder
Cocoa powder
Himalayan sea salt
Coconut manna/oil
(Local) honey
Boiling water
Garlic (this will make it stronger, but may not improve the taste)
Stir, steep for at least two minutes, and consume without straining.
Note: Feel free to add, substitute, or subtract ingredients as necessary. Coconut is probably the best fat to use due to its antiviral properties, however the function of the oil is primarily to extract more active components from the spices. You can use something else (like butter or whole milk) if you prefer.
Figure 1. Modified image of Super Immunoblast Tea. The large chunks are pieces of powdered ginger, but the freshly grated stuff is probably better. Notice the resemblance the solution bears to the cosmos. Interestingly, upon dilution with cold water, a visible temperature gradient is formed.
4. I now wash my face less than once per day, but also break out with acne less often and less severely than I did in the past. This could, of course, be a natural result of growing older, however I think it has something to do with the natural symbiosis and the Qigong :]
5. Despite no longer having a job, there are still numerous stressors in my life (including not having a job). I think I deal with it more effectively, though.
6. Not really related to the immune system, but I also feel stronger on my regimen of active Qigong than I felt on a regimen of working out alone, despite doing fewer weight-bearing exercises.
7. I haven't gained much, if any, fat weight following the cessation of smoking cigarettes, despite being only moderately active.
Oh, yeah!
In unrelated news, yet full circle to the original objective of this blog, I now have two songs available to purchase on Bandcamp if you'd like to support my future endeavors. I plan to release them as part of an EP sometime in the near future as well, so be on the lookout for that. I may or may not use the image above as album art. Note also that you don't have to pay for my music if you don't think it's worth anything.
Here's the link:
https://cmasta.bandcamp.com/
To health and happiness -- Cheers!
Anyway, let me share with you some of my own empirical evidence in strong support of the benefits I have noticed following about three months of daily active/meditative Qigong practice, eight months without a shower, and years of a mindful (yet by no means perfect) diet:
1. Even years ago, my colds, when treated with fairly natural remedies like water, tea, fruit, spicy food, supplements like Emergen-C, and abstinence from cigarettes, never lasted more than seven days (from onset to complete remission), usually more like five, and with debilitating symptoms lasting only two to three. This is by the power of diet alone. In the most extreme case (when I was madly in love), I fought off an inescapable cold in three days from onset to complete remission. Note that I was in China at the time, so couldn't read the ingredients in anything that I consumed, and was forced to make do with less than eight hours of sleep per night. Tea and fruit juice are very cheap there, though :] . I haven't been able to beat three days (or even four) since then, despite learning more about biochemistry and the workings of the immune system. Love is truly the ultimate medicine.
2. Fast forward a few years to after I stopped showering (I still wash the extremities when necessary, mind you, but haven't formally bathed since July of 2016). Since that time, I have only been sick once, despite being around many sick people in the high-stress university setting. That time was in December 2016, before I seriously began to practice Qigong (however I was still doing daily morning workouts) and the virus was harbored by two biologically naive 19-year-old roommates. At that time, I was in the midst of an emotional upheaval, so the illness was essentially inevitable (in case you didn't know, your immune system is compromised when your emotions are compromised). Even so, the cold was mild and lasted only four days from onset to remission. The roommate that had gotten me sick and refused to take my medical advice, instead opting to take daily doses of Dayquil/Nyquil, remained sick for about two weeks after I had recovered. The roommate that accepted my tea offerings remised some time before that. We infer from this that much pharmaceutical "medicine" does not actually treat disease, focusing instead on masking the physical symptoms and, as a result, slows down the natural healing process by distracting your body. Note, however, that in order to maintain momentum in our modern lifestyles, this may actually be necessary sometimes. The lifestyle is not the focus of this post, but is often extremely relevant in cases of dis-ease.
3. Fast forward again to this past weekend, traveling from Missouri to my parents' home in Illinois, in the midst of somewhat of another emotional upheaval, and greeted by another set of unfriendly respiratory viruses. Despite a sugar-laden (but still fairly healthy) diet, alcohol intake greater than one glass per day, and a hand washing regimen that would probably make your doctor shiver, I am pleased to report that I have successfully generated the appropriate antibodies and fought off the viruses that tried to infect me, sans symptoms of respiratory dis-ease.
YEAH!
In light of all this, I will also share with you my recipe for Super Immunoblast Tea, which I consumed a couple of hours after smoking cannabis and soon after walking home in sub-freezing temperature. A day later, I still show no signs of becoming sick.
Super Immunoblast Tea:
Turmeric
Black pepper
Lemon peel
Ginger
Chili powder
Cocoa powder
Himalayan sea salt
Coconut manna/oil
(Local) honey
Boiling water
Garlic (this will make it stronger, but may not improve the taste)
Stir, steep for at least two minutes, and consume without straining.
Note: Feel free to add, substitute, or subtract ingredients as necessary. Coconut is probably the best fat to use due to its antiviral properties, however the function of the oil is primarily to extract more active components from the spices. You can use something else (like butter or whole milk) if you prefer.
4. I now wash my face less than once per day, but also break out with acne less often and less severely than I did in the past. This could, of course, be a natural result of growing older, however I think it has something to do with the natural symbiosis and the Qigong :]
5. Despite no longer having a job, there are still numerous stressors in my life (including not having a job). I think I deal with it more effectively, though.
6. Not really related to the immune system, but I also feel stronger on my regimen of active Qigong than I felt on a regimen of working out alone, despite doing fewer weight-bearing exercises.
7. I haven't gained much, if any, fat weight following the cessation of smoking cigarettes, despite being only moderately active.
Oh, yeah!
In unrelated news, yet full circle to the original objective of this blog, I now have two songs available to purchase on Bandcamp if you'd like to support my future endeavors. I plan to release them as part of an EP sometime in the near future as well, so be on the lookout for that. I may or may not use the image above as album art. Note also that you don't have to pay for my music if you don't think it's worth anything.
Here's the link:
https://cmasta.bandcamp.com/
To health and happiness -- Cheers!
Thursday, February 16, 2017
The New Age
All too often, trying to be a 'good' human being gives me flashbacks to the day in high school that I found a $20 bill in the hallway, handed it to one of my football coaches and asked if he could do anything, only to watch him pocket the twenty and walk away.
Or the many days spent trying to convince locals to get serious about the political process in efforts to avoid or at least lessen the negative impact of the impending doomsday.
Or the more recent day that I tried to bring a passionate geology major to the local quarry, only to be accused of sexual harassment and detained from award of my Masters degree.
Similarly, being one of the few teaching assistants in my University's chemistry department actually passionate about teaching the undergraduates chemistry and using our rare and valuable knowledge to change the world for the better, only to be taken off the payroll for a month and subsequently told that I would not be needed the following semester.
These are but a few examples of struggles endured by the Indigo Children.
At this point, it is easy to say, "Fuck it", and give up trying to be useful to the world.
But we do enjoy a healthy challenge.
To you, Indigo Child, my message is this: Persevere. If you must recluse (as a verb), better yourself in the process. One day, we shall inherit the Earth once again, and at that point it would be a huge shame if we just allowed the cycle continue as it has. Prophecy suggests that the time for good to overcome evil is nigh.
To you, layman that somehow came across this blog post, my message is this: Join us. You have been lied to by many people (perhaps even including me), and the truth may be closer than you think. Open your eyes (specifically the one in the center of your brain)! Question everything! Think critically! Our powers as higher and more able forms of many trillions of cells in synchrony are greater than either you or I know.
No matter how large you are, the world is larger.
No matter how small you are, consciousness is without bound.
No matter your struggle, chances are someone else endures worse.
No matter how bad things may seem, there is plenty of good to dwell on instead.
That all being said, here is a link to my most recent song, written in hopes that it will find the right people and either tickle their intellect or initiate their journey of discovery:
(And it's available for high-quality download here: https://cmasta.bandcamp.com/releases!)
Perhaps my next post will be on the lyrics. Until then, try to interpret them if you find yourself with nothing else constructive to do.
I also recently put out an update of a project that I have been working on. The link below would be a constructive read as well:
Biochemistry of Healing
There is a slide on multiple-stranded DNA in case you were wondering how that project is going. Maybe it will be finished sometime.
I'll see you on the other side, if not before.
Peace, love, and music.
Or the many days spent trying to convince locals to get serious about the political process in efforts to avoid or at least lessen the negative impact of the impending doomsday.
Or the more recent day that I tried to bring a passionate geology major to the local quarry, only to be accused of sexual harassment and detained from award of my Masters degree.
Similarly, being one of the few teaching assistants in my University's chemistry department actually passionate about teaching the undergraduates chemistry and using our rare and valuable knowledge to change the world for the better, only to be taken off the payroll for a month and subsequently told that I would not be needed the following semester.
These are but a few examples of struggles endured by the Indigo Children.
At this point, it is easy to say, "Fuck it", and give up trying to be useful to the world.
But we do enjoy a healthy challenge.
To you, Indigo Child, my message is this: Persevere. If you must recluse (as a verb), better yourself in the process. One day, we shall inherit the Earth once again, and at that point it would be a huge shame if we just allowed the cycle continue as it has. Prophecy suggests that the time for good to overcome evil is nigh.
To you, layman that somehow came across this blog post, my message is this: Join us. You have been lied to by many people (perhaps even including me), and the truth may be closer than you think. Open your eyes (specifically the one in the center of your brain)! Question everything! Think critically! Our powers as higher and more able forms of many trillions of cells in synchrony are greater than either you or I know.
No matter how large you are, the world is larger.
No matter how small you are, consciousness is without bound.
No matter your struggle, chances are someone else endures worse.
No matter how bad things may seem, there is plenty of good to dwell on instead.
That all being said, here is a link to my most recent song, written in hopes that it will find the right people and either tickle their intellect or initiate their journey of discovery:
Perhaps my next post will be on the lyrics. Until then, try to interpret them if you find yourself with nothing else constructive to do.
I also recently put out an update of a project that I have been working on. The link below would be a constructive read as well:
Biochemistry of Healing
There is a slide on multiple-stranded DNA in case you were wondering how that project is going. Maybe it will be finished sometime.
I'll see you on the other side, if not before.
Peace, love, and music.
Monday, December 26, 2016
Your mind is about to be blown
I wrote this e-mail in response to a Bible-bumper and decided I needed to share it. I hope he comes around. Merry Christmas (and Happy Hanukkah).
[Slightly modified for readability and effect]
[begin]
I (and others) have reasons to believe that many ancient books were composed sort of as "Arks of the Covenant", with the real knowledge hidden between lines of the literal text. Here is something that I have synthesized about the past based on things I have read and interpreted from a variety of different reputable sources over the years. Yes, reputable is kind of subjective -- deal with it:
Up until around fifty to one hundred years ago (at least as of recently), knowledge of things such as stars, causes of atmospheric phenomena, and the Earth rotating around the Sun, was not colloquial. The "gap" between educated and uneducated has only grown larger in the past twenty years, thanks mostly to the internet. Anyway, those that are taught "sacred" or "classified" knowledge are also able to confound the commoners by using either high technology and/or their learned pattern recognition to perform miracles and/or predict the future. Of course, many of these people were considered and worshiped as Gods in the past, when the commoners didn't know any better. Some of them used their knowledge and influence for good, but some of them got greedy, as those with power tend to do, and instead used it maliciously...
Being more "fit" to thrive and reproduce, the "Gods", their progeny, and perhaps some of their lucky disciples remained in power, many accumulating more, primarily in the form of money, land, and/or influence. Unfortunately, altruistic elites with the desire to stop the malicious were either outnumbered, outspoken, overpowered, or a combination of those, and the deception was allowed to continue. Apparently this viral cycle has repeated itself multiple times in recent history.
***
Relevant definitions:
The Alpha Mentality: Primal survival instinct associated most heavily with type-A personalities -- an aggressive tendency to be the most successful, have the most women, the most money, most power, etc. -- that is inherited from the genetic material (RNA/DNA) that encodes us, itself wanting simply to replicate and thereby spread its influence.
Inertia: An object in motion remains in motion until acted on by force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
Entropy: Defined mathematically as the heat differential over the temperature differential (dQ/dT), entropy can philosophically be rationalized as an effective signal to noise ratio of the universe. The signal to noise ratio is always increasing as more particles encounter one another and become entangled. As this occurs, the universe "learns", or maybe more accurately, "evolves", almost exactly as a human brain does, making new connections among existing neurons, which allow electrical signals to travel more quickly and efficiently through the neural network. A perfect crystal (i.e. a structure so stable that there is no motion whatsoever) has zero entropy because it does not evolve, no matter how much heat, pressure, or time it is subjected to. A perfect crystal has never been discovered, at least to my knowledge.
***
The modern archetype of God may in fact have been derived from a real, living human(s) with light skin and a long beard, as many ancient texts and drawings depict mysterious predecessor humans with these physical characteristics. Whether or not they had real superhuman powers is still up for debate, however I certainly wouldn't be surprised if they did given that humans in earlier times probably didn't have to deal with nearly as much ridiculous, artificial shit as we do today, thus were able to focus much more on their own personal growth and exploring the world around them.
My view of God is as a metaphor for the force of creation and being, not unlike your own, however I think that God set the universe in motion approximately 13 billion years ago and subsequently became everything within its bounds. By that logic, you and I and everyone else all have the potential to awaken that which sleeps within us and reunite with our LORD once again. All it takes is an open mind and practice -- we've been misled, but we are still the children of God. As per math, when infinity is divided by anything less than itself, the quotient is still infinite.
I hope this makes some sense, too...
[end]
Smell ya later, dweeb.
[Slightly modified for readability and effect]
[begin]
I (and others) have reasons to believe that many ancient books were composed sort of as "Arks of the Covenant", with the real knowledge hidden between lines of the literal text. Here is something that I have synthesized about the past based on things I have read and interpreted from a variety of different reputable sources over the years. Yes, reputable is kind of subjective -- deal with it:
Up until around fifty to one hundred years ago (at least as of recently), knowledge of things such as stars, causes of atmospheric phenomena, and the Earth rotating around the Sun, was not colloquial. The "gap" between educated and uneducated has only grown larger in the past twenty years, thanks mostly to the internet. Anyway, those that are taught "sacred" or "classified" knowledge are also able to confound the commoners by using either high technology and/or their learned pattern recognition to perform miracles and/or predict the future. Of course, many of these people were considered and worshiped as Gods in the past, when the commoners didn't know any better. Some of them used their knowledge and influence for good, but some of them got greedy, as those with power tend to do, and instead used it maliciously...
Being more "fit" to thrive and reproduce, the "Gods", their progeny, and perhaps some of their lucky disciples remained in power, many accumulating more, primarily in the form of money, land, and/or influence. Unfortunately, altruistic elites with the desire to stop the malicious were either outnumbered, outspoken, overpowered, or a combination of those, and the deception was allowed to continue. Apparently this viral cycle has repeated itself multiple times in recent history.
***
Relevant definitions:
The Alpha Mentality: Primal survival instinct associated most heavily with type-A personalities -- an aggressive tendency to be the most successful, have the most women, the most money, most power, etc. -- that is inherited from the genetic material (RNA/DNA) that encodes us, itself wanting simply to replicate and thereby spread its influence.
Inertia: An object in motion remains in motion until acted on by force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
Entropy: Defined mathematically as the heat differential over the temperature differential (dQ/dT), entropy can philosophically be rationalized as an effective signal to noise ratio of the universe. The signal to noise ratio is always increasing as more particles encounter one another and become entangled. As this occurs, the universe "learns", or maybe more accurately, "evolves", almost exactly as a human brain does, making new connections among existing neurons, which allow electrical signals to travel more quickly and efficiently through the neural network. A perfect crystal (i.e. a structure so stable that there is no motion whatsoever) has zero entropy because it does not evolve, no matter how much heat, pressure, or time it is subjected to. A perfect crystal has never been discovered, at least to my knowledge.
***
The modern archetype of God may in fact have been derived from a real, living human(s) with light skin and a long beard, as many ancient texts and drawings depict mysterious predecessor humans with these physical characteristics. Whether or not they had real superhuman powers is still up for debate, however I certainly wouldn't be surprised if they did given that humans in earlier times probably didn't have to deal with nearly as much ridiculous, artificial shit as we do today, thus were able to focus much more on their own personal growth and exploring the world around them.
My view of God is as a metaphor for the force of creation and being, not unlike your own, however I think that God set the universe in motion approximately 13 billion years ago and subsequently became everything within its bounds. By that logic, you and I and everyone else all have the potential to awaken that which sleeps within us and reunite with our LORD once again. All it takes is an open mind and practice -- we've been misled, but we are still the children of God. As per math, when infinity is divided by anything less than itself, the quotient is still infinite.
I hope this makes some sense, too...
[end]
Smell ya later, dweeb.
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Biowave theory
Since I haven't posted in about a month, this is a message that I recently attempted to relay to Nassim Haramein -- I hope it finds him. If not, it found you:
I like your style and just want you to notice that DNA is shaped like a sine wave and its derivative when you look at it from the side. This is in support of the coherent light being hypothesis (that I just gave a name). Interestingly, one "wavelength" of DNA is approximately 3.4 nm, depending on the 'link number', which [matches that of a] deep UV [light wave]. This is consistent with at least one intuitive prediction despite being kind of hard to grasp academically (i.e. UV tends to break bonds, but maybe of low enough intensity...). Associations of Gariaev et al. say they detect and use radiowaves in their holographic DNA information experiments. I haven't done any experiments myself, but I think radiowaves could resonate with either a long overtone of the wavelength or some longitudinal acoustic mode [(i.e. as a frequency)]. Just some stuff to think about.
I admire your work. Happy Holidays!
**
In addition, I realized today that maybe, if DNA is used to send and receive EM waves, the natural base of the wavelength logarithm would be about ten (~10.4 bases per complete helical turn). Perhaps this is why humans have an affinity for that particular base in mathematics.
Happy Winter, Merry Christmas, and Happy Hannukkah (among others)!
I like your style and just want you to notice that DNA is shaped like a sine wave and its derivative when you look at it from the side. This is in support of the coherent light being hypothesis (that I just gave a name). Interestingly, one "wavelength" of DNA is approximately 3.4 nm, depending on the 'link number', which [matches that of a] deep UV [light wave]. This is consistent with at least one intuitive prediction despite being kind of hard to grasp academically (i.e. UV tends to break bonds, but maybe of low enough intensity...). Associations of Gariaev et al. say they detect and use radiowaves in their holographic DNA information experiments. I haven't done any experiments myself, but I think radiowaves could resonate with either a long overtone of the wavelength or some longitudinal acoustic mode [(i.e. as a frequency)]. Just some stuff to think about.
I admire your work. Happy Holidays!
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In addition, I realized today that maybe, if DNA is used to send and receive EM waves, the natural base of the wavelength logarithm would be about ten (~10.4 bases per complete helical turn). Perhaps this is why humans have an affinity for that particular base in mathematics.
Happy Winter, Merry Christmas, and Happy Hannukkah (among others)!
Friday, November 25, 2016
Another reason why eggs are among the healthiest foods on the planet
Happy
Week-That-We-Really-Need-To-Start-Being-More-Thankful-For-Things!
I
have now made deviled eggs a whopping twice in my life (both this Thanksgiving
week) and have since convinced myself that the fluid balance in my recipe is
perfect. Given that, I guess the world deserves to know my secret...
First, the recipe for some bomb
deviled eggs:
1.
8 whole, hard-boiled
eggs
2.
5 Tbsp Mayo
3.
1 Tsp Vinegar
4.
1 Tsp Mustard
5.
SPICE
Note that the recipe is extremely
flexible and scalable. I use cage-free eggs, apple cider vinegar,
poupon/horseradish mustard, mayonnaise made with olive oil, and a liberal
myriad of whatever spices I’m feeling/are available (get creative). Sea salt is
the [good] shit. Also note that I prefer to make food that will extend the
lives of those who eat it rather than shorten them, hence the non-conventional
staple ingredients. Either way, it’s hard to ruin the health benefits of eggs. Note that eggs from humanely raised,
cage-free chickens are way better than those eggs you can get
at Wally World for 88 cents a dozen. I’m half-Jew and even I can resist the urge to
buy the cheapest thing on the shelf when it means I'm supporting something I believe in, so you can, too. Don’t encourage that.
Now for the good part – I think I figured out a new
reason why eggs are among the healthiest foods on the planet and you will be
among the first to read it:
Eggs contain lots of
Sulfur. When anaerobes in your GI tract ferment organic sulfur compounds like the
amino acid cysteine, they produce H2S (the sulfur analogue of
water), among other small sulfur-containing molecules. You also naturally
produce H2S and use it as a signaling molecule, albeit in smaller
quantities. When you fart, you release a small amount of the gaseous metabolite
(which exhibits a characteristic "rotten egg" aroma),1
that may, believe it or not, actually be beneficial to inhale. Note that H2S
smells strongly because it is toxic in larger quantities and naturally
abundant in places like volcanoes, therefore your nose has receptors that have
evolved to detect extremely low concentrations of the gas. That being said, if you hold in too many farts, the H2S will be
directly absorbed back into your system and is much more likely to poison you from the inside, since in that
case none of the gas is dissipated.
Anyway, recent
research indicates that H2S is a pretty potent anti-inflammatory
chemical at low concentrations, suppressing the expression of inflammatory
cytokines including IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-12, and IL-23, among others, and in
some cases increasing the expression of anti-inflammatory IL-10.2
The molecule is also involved in mediating NF-κB and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2)
activity,2 the former of which is involved in recruitment of other
cytokines and the latter of which is the same enzyme that traditional NSAID
drugs like aspirin are thought to inhibit. H2S is a pivotal player
in tissue repair likely due to its stimulatory roles in mitochondria, its
ability to modulate the growth, death, and activity of immune cells, as well as
its physical reducing power. It has
also been found to foster a healthy GI-tract, due both to its engagement in
gastric mucosa signaling and likely also to its inherent antimicrobial activity.
Experiments suggest that consumption of H2S-precursor drugs do,
indeed, reduce inflammatory symptoms in mice and rats. 2
Take-home message: Fart-gas is actually an antioxidant, so sniff up.
Since this
was just kind of meant to be a fun fact, that will be all for now. For more
information and an awesome related project, check out this link:
https://courses.cit.cornell.edu/ee476/FinalProjects/s2009/rac82_mos22/rac82_mos22/
References:
1. René E Cormier. “Chapter 90:
Abdominal Gas”, Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory
Examinations, 3rd Edition,
Boston, MA: Butterworths. Available from: <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK201/>.
(1990)
2. John Wallace, et al. “Gaseous mediators in resolution of inflammation”, Seminars in Immunology, 27(3),
227-233. (2015)
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