Monday, July 24, 2006
Time, like all things, is relative.
Yes, its been a little while since I posted... okay, a long while. But that’s neither here nor there. The point is, I have now posted again, and those 4 people who might actually care (somewhat) can now satiate themselves on my inner workings. Lucky them?
Anyway, what is new with me? What has happened in this admittedly large time lapse since last I posted? Well... either very little, or a lot, depending on what one might consider worthy of public interest. In its own way, Texas became more appealing to me a few weeks ago. And, no, not for the Rockets. Texas is now one of my biggest destination points in the U.S. New York still holds the top spot, but that’s a given. New jersey is something I will probably go down to from New York whilst there. Well, theoretically. California is absolutely somewhere I desperately want to visit, and, now, Texas, too, holds a top spot. But, not for the reasons one might assume..
I was going to talk about Shannon a little bit, but rather than just dumping a bunch of info about her, I might just let it come at its own pace. Of course, to leave you with a name alone would be unfair, so let me say that she is a new friend of mine, and I like her a lot. We get along really well, and she seems tolerant of my... unique, shall we say, brand of humor.
Okay, so, onto things some might consider more serious; other people. How big a part do other people play in ones life? Of course, as a stand-alone question, that might seem a bit stupid. So while I will refrain from rephrasing, let me lend you some more information related to its source, so that you might join me in a journey to (attempt) an answer from it.
How much should someone let the opinions of others affect them? And furthermore, in which way should they allow these opinions to, if at all, change them? If a lot of people think bad things of you, does that make it true? Does majority rule by default? Or is it possible, and even very much recommendable, to take such things and use them as fuel to drive yourself onto loftier goals? Hm. I’ve kinda opened myself up to several avenues of discussion here, haven’t I? Okay, lets start back at the simplest, and go from there.
Is it wise or foolish to base your own self-perception on those of others? If everyone thinks one thing of you, but you disagree strongly, what do you do? Set yourself to proving them wrong, or stand back and wonder if they’re right? If a lot of people think one thing, must it be true? Too unspecific? Okay, allow me to let you all in a bit more. I know that a lot of people, often the ones who really don’t know me properly, seem to think... very little of me. People often write me off as a failure of sorts, and that assumption usually extends into the foreseeable future, as opposed to being a comment on current situations. And I have always dismissed these things because, in all honesty, I have known better all along. People seem to think that there is nothing more to me than what they might observe, which not only lends itself the (albeit incorrect) assumption that I am without any sort of depth, but more than that it leads them to terribly wrong assumptions about me which in turn have them writing me off as many things I am not.
Okay, for all our sakes I’m gonna stop right there. I was going to keep going, but I doubt anyone outside of me would have gained anything from it all being written out.
Okay, I’m just about done here for now, but I leave you with a couple things. First off, I know it has been an exceedingly long time since last I posted, and if anyone cares, I apologise. I really don’t think it will be anywhere near that again, but like I said at the start I’m not gonna start posting just for the sake of updating this.
Secondly, I have decided to implement a new little thing here. Again, its probably just arrogance that I think I can influence the "multitude" of readers I have, but nonetheless... From now on, at the end of each post, I will recommend something to people. Whether it be a movie or a song or website... anything. It wont always be new to everyone, but if I can get people onto new things which I believe to be worthwhile, I’m more than okay with it.
Okay, so, the pick for this post? Sigur Ros, an Icelandic band. They’re... hard to categorise musically, but its all so beautiful I would love for you all to hear some of it. I’m not expecting any of you to run out and buy CDs based off of this, but I will provide you with a couple links to (hopefully) get you started;
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/artist/-/digital-music/191547/103-6476502-8737442
Okay, that’s a link that actually provide two of their songs for free download. I implore you all to get them both and listen to them, but if you’re only willing to get one, make it the second track, Svefn g englar. But I really would like you to get both.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigur_ros
This second link is of much less importance than the music itself, obviously, but I would still like to offer it in case anyone might like to read more about the band.
Anyway, what is new with me? What has happened in this admittedly large time lapse since last I posted? Well... either very little, or a lot, depending on what one might consider worthy of public interest. In its own way, Texas became more appealing to me a few weeks ago. And, no, not for the Rockets. Texas is now one of my biggest destination points in the U.S. New York still holds the top spot, but that’s a given. New jersey is something I will probably go down to from New York whilst there. Well, theoretically. California is absolutely somewhere I desperately want to visit, and, now, Texas, too, holds a top spot. But, not for the reasons one might assume..
I was going to talk about Shannon a little bit, but rather than just dumping a bunch of info about her, I might just let it come at its own pace. Of course, to leave you with a name alone would be unfair, so let me say that she is a new friend of mine, and I like her a lot. We get along really well, and she seems tolerant of my... unique, shall we say, brand of humor.
Okay, so, onto things some might consider more serious; other people. How big a part do other people play in ones life? Of course, as a stand-alone question, that might seem a bit stupid. So while I will refrain from rephrasing, let me lend you some more information related to its source, so that you might join me in a journey to (attempt) an answer from it.
How much should someone let the opinions of others affect them? And furthermore, in which way should they allow these opinions to, if at all, change them? If a lot of people think bad things of you, does that make it true? Does majority rule by default? Or is it possible, and even very much recommendable, to take such things and use them as fuel to drive yourself onto loftier goals? Hm. I’ve kinda opened myself up to several avenues of discussion here, haven’t I? Okay, lets start back at the simplest, and go from there.
Is it wise or foolish to base your own self-perception on those of others? If everyone thinks one thing of you, but you disagree strongly, what do you do? Set yourself to proving them wrong, or stand back and wonder if they’re right? If a lot of people think one thing, must it be true? Too unspecific? Okay, allow me to let you all in a bit more. I know that a lot of people, often the ones who really don’t know me properly, seem to think... very little of me. People often write me off as a failure of sorts, and that assumption usually extends into the foreseeable future, as opposed to being a comment on current situations. And I have always dismissed these things because, in all honesty, I have known better all along. People seem to think that there is nothing more to me than what they might observe, which not only lends itself the (albeit incorrect) assumption that I am without any sort of depth, but more than that it leads them to terribly wrong assumptions about me which in turn have them writing me off as many things I am not.
Okay, for all our sakes I’m gonna stop right there. I was going to keep going, but I doubt anyone outside of me would have gained anything from it all being written out.
Okay, I’m just about done here for now, but I leave you with a couple things. First off, I know it has been an exceedingly long time since last I posted, and if anyone cares, I apologise. I really don’t think it will be anywhere near that again, but like I said at the start I’m not gonna start posting just for the sake of updating this.
Secondly, I have decided to implement a new little thing here. Again, its probably just arrogance that I think I can influence the "multitude" of readers I have, but nonetheless... From now on, at the end of each post, I will recommend something to people. Whether it be a movie or a song or website... anything. It wont always be new to everyone, but if I can get people onto new things which I believe to be worthwhile, I’m more than okay with it.
Okay, so, the pick for this post? Sigur Ros, an Icelandic band. They’re... hard to categorise musically, but its all so beautiful I would love for you all to hear some of it. I’m not expecting any of you to run out and buy CDs based off of this, but I will provide you with a couple links to (hopefully) get you started;
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/artist/-/digital-music/191547/103-6476502-8737442
Okay, that’s a link that actually provide two of their songs for free download. I implore you all to get them both and listen to them, but if you’re only willing to get one, make it the second track, Svefn g englar. But I really would like you to get both.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigur_ros
This second link is of much less importance than the music itself, obviously, but I would still like to offer it in case anyone might like to read more about the band.
