Archive for January, 2008

[rant] Your cowardice sucks.

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Fear is a strong motivator. Fear of terrorism, fear of death… The lengths people will go to in order to avoid facing fear amazes me. Is unquestioning loyalty easier than facing fear? How do fear and desperation become unshakeable faith? How do fear and laziness cause unquestioning internalization of whatever is on The News today? […]

Fame for gold?

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

What a strange day I’m having. So, a few minutes ago I got an IM from someone I don’t know, saying “hi, are you there”. I was like, “yup”. Well, the next IM quotes my GC signature (which I don’t use anywhere else), and welcomes me to wowaimcom, where I can buy gold. Great. Just […]

9 days off the internet, with Mom

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Speaking of the Holidays, let’s talk about the holidays. My holiday was characterized by three things: visiting with family, driving in winter conditions, and Final Fantasy 3 for DS. This may be a blog, but that’s no excuse for inflicting my family conflicts on you. For completeness, however, these two things sum up the experience […]