Orlion Blight

Hmmm... I can't remember it, but there is a mathematical problem that will yield three different answers depending on what legitimate technique you use...It's a puzzler of a paradox and goes to show that math isn't all powerful. Edit: A-ha! It's the Bertrand paradox and deals specifically with probability, not "math" as a whole. Edit2: It specifically calls into question the "principle of indifference", which should also take up some time. Exciting stuff, I'm like a giddy school girl!

I wouldn't worry about it, you've successfully completed another interview and it is now time for ice cream!

Well, she does have a very clear purpose in writing that article (which falls in line with the purpose of her blog, so no surprises there). It helps to illustrate a couple fundamental concepts: 1) You can not "be true to yourself" if you have not "become". Particularly young adolescents have not completely defined who they are, even if they have some characteristics nailed down. At that point, they can not be true to themselves because they have not found/established themselves. Mrs. Blogger understands this, even if she can not enunciate it (full disclosure: I skimmed the article). As a result, following her purpose, her solution is to reinforce a specific identity onto the youngling. Which brings up: 2) We like to project our identities on others, mold them into our own images. This tends to be unhealthy, because even if one does not know who they are, they very often can recognize who they are not. This dialectic and the projector's unwillingness to accept that they are mistaken lead to familiar conflicts, manifested in such cliched phrases such as, "You just don't understand" "I've been around the block a few times, and I've realized that" "You're being corrupted by leftist/secular/atheist ideologies!" and so on and so forth.

High school does seem to be the time to "make mountains out of molehills". The unfortunate thing is there appears to be many people who do not grow out of it. I was watching an interview with Salman Rushdie, and he mentioned that he noticed a change in identity politics: instead of basing your identity on what you love, or feel passionate about, many today are basing their identity on what they hate. As a result, you get a much more reactive, aggressive, and manipulable personality.

You can't run from your troubles, ain't no place that far!

And yet, no one has explained introversion through song! I shall rectify this, forthwith! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niZB0MAPgL4

Yesterday, I got the new Salman Rushdie book: Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights. The book seller had to get my copy from the back. Guess there wasn't room because of all their unsold copies of Go Set a Watchman.

I've met someone who said they "weren't so bad".

As you participate more in "society", you find that there is quite a bit you rely on the nation for. Infrastructure maintenance, various standards and practices to prevent exploitation or child labor/enslavement, public education, police forces, fire fighters, and so forth. It certainly has room for improvement, but supporting one's nation does not necessarily need to lead to fascist devotion. So one could always vote or protest or campaign according to one's conscience and acknowledge they owe quite a bit of their success/opportunities to the nation they reside in.

Is that an "a-delta-psi over time"? What in the world is 'psi' suppose to represent? I mean, I know what it meant in my studies, but you are not going to run into that. I guarantee it.

I believe Brandon will appear the most around where he lives... that seems to be what authors do... the ones that travel around, anyway. But we should not count out our locations, yet! Brandon does travel a lot for more than just book tours, so he might still end up where we are at (Canada in your case, the Bottom of the Abyss in mine). We would just have to watch and hope we can cease the opportunity! And maybe he's saving Canada and the East Coast for his Bands of Mourning Tour! (I actually doubt there will be a tour for this book, but one only hopes in the unlikely!)

I was thinking of posting this in Random Stuff XLIV, but it might be of better use here:

Yeah, I've given up on seeing it this year, but do find the reason Brandon gave for the long production time to be satisfying. It's just these radio-silences on the matter! Argh!

Nothing wrong with cats. If anything, you need to include more cats!

Some words of wisdom before I think better of it: It's always better to apologize, even if you're right. It's a bitter pill to swallow, but it normally leads to the compromise where they admit, "hey, I kinda sucked" and you can say "hey, I overreacted" or some other such garbage... In the end, though, the problem is better resolved.

Understood. Sometimes you do everything right and nothing turns out the way it's suppose to. Just remember it has nothing to do with your character or worthiness (you have both in spades!) And when that becomes difficult to remember, we'll be here to remind you Overload is terrible. Luckily, it won't last forever and I'm sure you'll be up to the challenge. Just remember to reward yourself! You are going through a lot and you will get through it, you deserve a treat!

Nah, it just means that those things worth having take a bit of effort to get! It could also mean you're dealing with a bunch of snobs that need a good smack down!

I like bagels, but like you I find donuts to be too sweet. Which was good for me when I worked at Tim Horton's! There was no temptation to get fat!......er.....

Iron Maiden's new album: Book of Souls

It should be fine...you'll just have competition later on! Particularly in October when the tenth anniversary edition comes out!

If not, we'll break out the torches and pitchforks!

I've been using this one for a few years now:

There are medical professionals that can help you diagnose what's going on. It could be a range of things from full-blown depression to mere vitamin D deficiency. Just do not self-diagnose, you aren't capable to make an accurate diagnosis nor able to treat it sufficiently. And it's your health and well-being, no need to worry about what other people with "real problems" think... just get it taken care of!