The mind boggles me, more specifically, how the brain functions. I was watching the office the other day, more specifically, this episode towards the end of season 6, and one of the lines said during the episode was "Naughty Nelly Nutmag, a vivacious young socialite with a penchant for scandal."
I have probably seen this episode about 3 times total in my lifetime, so it wasn't the first time I had seen this. A couple months ago, I used the word "vivacious". I seemed to have an internal understanding of what the word meant although never having actually said it before. I had always wondered where I had learned that word from and how it came into my head, but when I was rewatching this episode, everything clicked! Somehow my brain had made the connection to the show and through my subconscious, the word had surfaced to my conscious and I was able to use it correctly in context without even having "officially" learning the word such as through English class vocab, or SAT vocabulary practice. No, I learned this word from a tv show.
I don't understand how I could have made that kind of connection or how I was even able to make that connection and then be able to use the word correctly without actually having seen a proper definition for it. The only rational reason I came up with was that there are things that are out of my control. Rather than fighting trying to achieve some sort of understanding of it. I should simply accept the fact of the matter.
I think we, and by we I mean students, have all been waiting for summer vacation, the couple months in a year where school work stops troubling your mind and you have a lot more freedom at disposal. I chose to "invest" my time into laddering on starcraft. In fact, this season I plan on aiming for 1,000 games played in one season. I am at about 125 right now, and I have until sometime in august so I have faith that this is an achievable goal. When I first started playing SC2 "full time, or a minimum of 40 hours a week" about a month ago, I thought that I would be able to enjoy rapid progress and improvement to propel me into more advanced gameplay and understanding of the game. I thought finally I have some free time that I can put into this game to finally see my skill level rise.
As I've been climbing the NA ladder, this has not been the case. In fact, for every win I get, for every tactic I use, there are 2-3 more variables that I hadn't accounted for, that throw me off. Then After I learn how to handle different variations to my build, creating a solution for those original variables just opens up even more questions, more what if's, and a lot more puzzlement and confusion. I learn how to play in one matchup a certain macro style only to find out that I was countered by a completely different style that I had never seen before and now that I have, I need to account for possibilities of running into it again in the future.
I'm starting to get worn down by trying to answer all of my questions. The more I strive to find answers, the more questions I get bombarded with. Well this disheartened me for a little while. I was kind of angry of the cards I had been dealt with in life, in this case, strong mechanics in micro and macro, but a donkeys brain for strategy. This gets even more frustrating when every single build that I learned, no matter how perfectly it is executed, can be thwarted by a smarter-thinking person than me.
There are things that make me frusturated, such as the mentioned above, and then I feel defeated because these frusturations will never go away no matter how much I play and get better. But, random stringents of information bring me an abundance of happiness and seem to lift me into a better mood such as finding out that Armin Van Buuren, one of the pioneering fathers of EDM, has FINALLY made it into korea. That guy truly has been everywhere in the world (all 6 continents) and just knowing such a feat is actually a possibility brightens my spirits. Well, I am not really sure why that even makes happy and I can't even begin to fathom a question to look for an answer, but what I can do is accept it
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
My whole life feels like a big catch-22 from trying to escape from the rules and boundaries of society
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
My whole life feels like a big catch-22 from trying to escape from the rules and boundaries of society
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
My whole life feels like a big catch-22 from trying to escape from the rules and boundaries of society
I dunno man I've always been pretty lawful.
What if you just walked away?
walked away from this society and go where?
-buy a private island (have to work in society to get money to get out of it)
- go to different society (different, but not really. Globalization interconnects the world so in essence, I would have to go somewhere like the moon or mars
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
My whole life feels like a big catch-22 from trying to escape from the rules and boundaries of society
I dunno man I've always been pretty lawful.
What if you just walked away?
walked away from this society and go where?
-buy a private island (have to work in society to get money to get out of it)
- go to different society (different, but not really. Globalization interconnects the world so in essence, I would have to go somewhere like the moon or mars
- suicide, but that's the cowards way out
Well, what do you do to escape the rules and boundaries of society? Lie in bed? Why would society care?
What if society escaped by not worrying about petty crap? It's not like you're doing illegal dog fighting or something. How is what you do against the rules and boundaries of society?
Like what if society cared about how each one of us breathed and stressed over that. It's creating problems. That seems detrimental to society.
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
My whole life feels like a big catch-22 from trying to escape from the rules and boundaries of society
I dunno man I've always been pretty lawful.
What if you just walked away?
walked away from this society and go where?
-buy a private island (have to work in society to get money to get out of it)
- go to different society (different, but not really. Globalization interconnects the world so in essence, I would have to go somewhere like the moon or mars
- suicide, but that's the cowards way out
Well, what do you do to escape the rules and boundaries of society? Lie in bed? Why would society care?
What if society escaped by not worrying about petty crap? It's not like you're doing illegal dog fighting or something. How is what you do against the rules and boundaries of society?
Like what if society cared about how each one of us breathed and stressed over that. It's creating problems. That seems detrimental to society.
I used to break the rules a lot. ANd I constantly questioned things. At one point in my life, I asked so many questions during class that some teachers just ignored me because they were tired of asking me questions.
I have lied, stealed, broken so many driving rules (like driving through red lights), done illegal drugs (marijuana substance 1, so so dangerous man lol), and mostly just tried to be different and stand out by doing everything that doesn't conform to society.
But....I have learned the hard way that conforming to society is pretty much the only way you are going to get anywhere in life short of moving to the wilderness and avoiding human connections entirely
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
My whole life feels like a big catch-22 from trying to escape from the rules and boundaries of society
I dunno man I've always been pretty lawful.
What if you just walked away?
walked away from this society and go where?
-buy a private island (have to work in society to get money to get out of it)
- go to different society (different, but not really. Globalization interconnects the world so in essence, I would have to go somewhere like the moon or mars
- suicide, but that's the cowards way out
Well, what do you do to escape the rules and boundaries of society? Lie in bed? Why would society care?
What if society escaped by not worrying about petty crap? It's not like you're doing illegal dog fighting or something. How is what you do against the rules and boundaries of society?
Like what if society cared about how each one of us breathed and stressed over that. It's creating problems. That seems detrimental to society.
I used to break the rules a lot. ANd I constantly questioned things. At one point in my life, I asked so many questions during class that some teachers just ignored me because they were tired of asking me questions.
I have lied, stealed, broken so many driving rules (like driving through red lights), done illegal drugs (marijuana substance 1, so so dangerous man lol), and mostly just tried to be different and stand out by doing everything that doesn't conform to society.
But....I have learned the hard way that conforming to society is pretty much the only way you are going to get anywhere in life short of moving to the wilderness and avoiding human connections entirely
Wow, we are 2 completely different people.
I think I'd only do that if it was something I couldn't stop doing like breathing that was breaking the law so I'd have to raise an issue just so people understood it.
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=312143 The first time I got a ticket I told the officer exactly what happened and I was an idiot. But I don't understand why you'd run red lights for no reason unless you're driving the bus from speed and that's the only vehicle you're allowed to drive. And if you were then that really is Catch-22.
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
My whole life feels like a big catch-22 from trying to escape from the rules and boundaries of society
I dunno man I've always been pretty lawful.
What if you just walked away?
walked away from this society and go where?
-buy a private island (have to work in society to get money to get out of it)
- go to different society (different, but not really. Globalization interconnects the world so in essence, I would have to go somewhere like the moon or mars
- suicide, but that's the cowards way out
Well, what do you do to escape the rules and boundaries of society? Lie in bed? Why would society care?
What if society escaped by not worrying about petty crap? It's not like you're doing illegal dog fighting or something. How is what you do against the rules and boundaries of society?
Like what if society cared about how each one of us breathed and stressed over that. It's creating problems. That seems detrimental to society.
I used to break the rules a lot. ANd I constantly questioned things. At one point in my life, I asked so many questions during class that some teachers just ignored me because they were tired of asking me questions.
I have lied, stealed, broken so many driving rules (like driving through red lights), done illegal drugs (marijuana substance 1, so so dangerous man lol), and mostly just tried to be different and stand out by doing everything that doesn't conform to society.
But....I have learned the hard way that conforming to society is pretty much the only way you are going to get anywhere in life short of moving to the wilderness and avoiding human connections entirely
Wow, we are 2 completely different people.
I think I'd only do that if it was something I couldn't stop doing like breathing that was breaking the law so I'd have to raise an issue just so people understood it.
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=312143 The first time I got a ticket I told the officer exactly what happened and I was an idiot. But I don't understand why you'd run red lights for no reason unless you're driving the bus from speed. And if you were than that really is Catch-22.
well we have a retarded red light next to where I live. It stays red even when theres no cars going, and mind you, I look both ways and there are no cars in sight and the light is still red. So I just go anyways. I have actually never gotten a ticket, I attribute that to dumb luck.
I also don't like wearing seatbelts, and have driven drunk on more than one occasion, but I have strict rules when doing that like always go about 5 below the speed limit and never drink too much so that your speech is starting to get slurred
edit: oh I also forgot, I have also been pirating things since 2007, before I even was in high school. Now, I definitly consider myself a full on "internet pirate". I don't watch tv (we don't have cable so I dll all my tv shows), and it's a routine now to check my torrent sites for new dvd releases and being able to get them weeks before the general public
Please don't drive drunk. I can understand you have your own rules, but so does society as a whole. So many people have been killed or injured from someone drunk driving and thinking they were fine. Its not just dumb drunk people who get involved in these things, and thinking your exempt is a major mistake.
I would hope you have enough respect for other humans that you don't endanger them with a bad decision like drunk driving. I think if you have ever been affected by drunk driving then you would not act like it is such a small deal.
On June 16 2013 07:46 Smoot wrote: Please don't drive drunk. I can understand you have your own rules, but so does society as a whole. So many people have been killed or injured from someone drunk driving and thinking they were fine. Its not just dumb drunk people who get involved in these things, and thinking your exempt is a major mistake.
I would hope you have enough respect for other humans that you don't endanger them with a bad decision like drunk driving. I think if you have ever been affected by drunk driving then you would not act like it is such a small deal.
I am more considerate now then I was in the past. Nowdays, I will drink a beer or two and then drive home a couple hours later, not really anything live endangering
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
My whole life feels like a big catch-22 from trying to escape from the rules and boundaries of society
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
My whole life feels like a big catch-22 from trying to escape from the rules and boundaries of society
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
My whole life feels like a big catch-22 from trying to escape from the rules and boundaries of society
I dunno man I've always been pretty lawful.
What if you just walked away?
walked away from this society and go where?
-buy a private island (have to work in society to get money to get out of it)
- go to different society (different, but not really. Globalization interconnects the world so in essence, I would have to go somewhere like the moon or mars
- suicide, but that's the cowards way out
Well, what do you do to escape the rules and boundaries of society? Lie in bed? Why would society care?
What if society escaped by not worrying about petty crap? It's not like you're doing illegal dog fighting or something. How is what you do against the rules and boundaries of society?
Like what if society cared about how each one of us breathed and stressed over that. It's creating problems. That seems detrimental to society.
I used to break the rules a lot. ANd I constantly questioned things. At one point in my life, I asked so many questions during class that some teachers just ignored me because they were tired of asking me questions.
I have lied, stealed, broken so many driving rules (like driving through red lights), done illegal drugs (marijuana substance 1, so so dangerous man lol), and mostly just tried to be different and stand out by doing everything that doesn't conform to society.
But....I have learned the hard way that conforming to society is pretty much the only way you are going to get anywhere in life short of moving to the wilderness and avoiding human connections entirely
Wow, we are 2 completely different people.
I think I'd only do that if it was something I couldn't stop doing like breathing that was breaking the law so I'd have to raise an issue just so people understood it.
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=312143 The first time I got a ticket I told the officer exactly what happened and I was an idiot. But I don't understand why you'd run red lights for no reason unless you're driving the bus from speed. And if you were than that really is Catch-22.
well we have a retarded red light next to where I live. It stays red even when theres no cars going, and mind you, I look both ways and there are no cars in sight and the light is still red. So I just go anyways. I have actually never gotten a ticket, I attribute that to dumb luck.
I also don't like wearing seatbelts, and have driven drunk on more than one occasion, but I have strict rules when doing that like always go about 5 below the speed limit and never drink too much so that your speech is starting to get slurred
There is a law for motorcycles that allows them to treat red lights as 4 way stops; because the light turns green due to a sensor. So when a car is there the light knows to turn green to improve the flow of traffic and help your commute. But this sensor does not always read motorcycles.
So you’re a motorcycle waiting at the light and there are 50 cars behind you. So many that it’s blocking traffic in the intersection behind you; creating an issue of public safety. And there’s nothing you can do because the law and the world conflicts. Let’s say an officer is right there and you go after waiting 10 minutes and you get a ticket. What can you do? All you could do is argue because of the design that wouldn't be possible and it would be red if it was 10 minutes or a year. And if you wanted to improve the world you could raise an issue and work on creating exceptions. Because if you waited 1 year in that spot and followed the law it would be so ridiculous traffic would be backed up to where no one could drive for a law.
But that’s taking it to the extreme and the world isn't that way because people are human before the law. If the sensor can’t read you make an exception for motorcycles; because the purpose of the sensor is to keep the flow of traffic whether it’s 10 minutes or a year, when it can break to that degree and do the exact opposite. So you'd have to break the law in that context whether you do it when no one understands it or when it becomes so obvious it has to change which could improve the world. If it’s 1 minute maybe you get a ticket and even if you argue no one can see anything wrong. If it was 1 year no one can deny it, your argument holds weight, and maybe you'll change something.
If you just ran a red light drunk then that’s an issue of public safety. That’s just being belligerent that’s not society. And you’re gonna run away from society because you like driving drunk and not wearing a seat belt? If the seat belt was around your neck and it was water instead of alcohol that was illegal you’d have to break the law but those are different issues. But that’s different from being a rebel without a cause.
I'm sorry if I come off as offensive. I'm not trying to.
omg nonono running red lights and driving drunk are TWO seperate things. I have never done both of them at the same time before, I'm not that reckless :/ and I ALWAYS wear a seatbelt when I drive drunk
Each time Hungry Joe completes his missions or Yossarian comes near completing them, the number is raised yet again. The utter futility of trying to get out of the system the honest way, by flying the required number of missions, is what prompts Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative methods of escape.
My whole life feels like a big catch-22 from trying to escape from the rules and boundaries of society
I dunno man I've always been pretty lawful.
What if you just walked away?
walked away from this society and go where?
-buy a private island (have to work in society to get money to get out of it)
- go to different society (different, but not really. Globalization interconnects the world so in essence, I would have to go somewhere like the moon or mars
- suicide, but that's the cowards way out
Well, what do you do to escape the rules and boundaries of society? Lie in bed? Why would society care?
What if society escaped by not worrying about petty crap? It's not like you're doing illegal dog fighting or something. How is what you do against the rules and boundaries of society?
Like what if society cared about how each one of us breathed and stressed over that. It's creating problems. That seems detrimental to society.
I used to break the rules a lot. ANd I constantly questioned things. At one point in my life, I asked so many questions during class that some teachers just ignored me because they were tired of asking me questions.
I have lied, stealed, broken so many driving rules (like driving through red lights), done illegal drugs (marijuana substance 1, so so dangerous man lol), and mostly just tried to be different and stand out by doing everything that doesn't conform to society.
But....I have learned the hard way that conforming to society is pretty much the only way you are going to get anywhere in life short of moving to the wilderness and avoiding human connections entirely
Are you for real? Insubordination, traffic laws, and Mary Jane? Wow, you've really been hell and back
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