August 2010
39 posts
“You know what? Fuck beauty contests. Life is one fucking beauty contest after another. You know, school, then college, then work, fuck that. And fuck the air force academy. If I wanna fly, I’ll find a way to fly. You do what you love, and fuck the rest.”
—Dwayne - Little Miss Sunshine
The smell of freshly-cut grass is actually a plant distress call →
io9.com
A group of German scientists studying a wild tobacco plant noticed that the compounds it released - called green leaf volatiles or GLVs - were very specific. When the plants were infested by caterpillars, the plants released a distress GLV that attracted predatory bugs who like to eat the caterpillars in question.
Smart, Qualified People Behind the Scenes Keeping America Safe: 'We Don't Exist' →
theonion.com
Members of the brilliant, highly trained, and dedicated team of elite professionals who work tirelessly behind the scenes to protect our nation and keep its citizens out of harm’s way announced Tuesday that they do not exist.
“I know most Americans like to believe there are selfless, ultra-intelligent operatives like me out there watching over everything from an underground control room,” said the Rhodes Scholar Navy SEAL national security official who for the past 10 years we have all mistakenly presumed to be an actual human being. “Unfortunately, though, I’m not employed by the U.S. government, I’m not working at all hours to foil terrorist plots, nor am I part of some secret network of sharp, capable agents, because no such network exists.”
“And again, neither do I,” the imaginary man added.
According to the utterly nonexistent super-geniuses who we’ve been telling ourselves are keeping our nation safe with their superior technology and lightning-fast decision-making abilities, there are currently no living people who resemble them at the Pentagon, CIA, FBI, DHS, TSA, or any other federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, and there never really have been at any point in American history.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
—Oscar Wilde
“The greatest dreams are always unrealistic.”
—Will Smith
Compact camper takes bloggers off the beaten track →
geekwithlaptop.com
Designed to be the smallest camper ‘van’ imaginable, the Bufalino is based around a Piaggio APE 50 three-wheeled light transporter – as often seen on the streets of Thailand. Unlike the original, which was developed to carry small loads easily and quickly to their destination, the Bufalino includes all the comforts of home.
Packed into the somewhat cramped interior is a kitchen – complete with hobs for heating your meals – nine independent storage compartments for all your necessaries – plus an overhead compartment for bedding – a fold-out bed, a work table big enough to fit a laptop on, and there’s still room for a driver’s seat at the front.
How To Spot A Masturbator →
christwire.org
Bewarned all you jerker-offers, we see you!
^_^ I like this article. It helps me spot all the peeps that share in my favourite pastime.
“You’re young until you’re not
You love until you don’t
You try until you can’t
You laugh until you cry
You cry until you laugh
And everyone must breathe
Until their dying breath” —Regina Spector
You love until you don’t
You try until you can’t
You laugh until you cry
You cry until you laugh
And everyone must breathe
Until their dying breath” —Regina Spector
“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more …self-confident and more and more successful.”
—Mark Victor Hansen
How to Have More Energy →
drdemartini.com
Distraction and lack of direction in life- Often people carry around so many tasks in their mind that they think they have to do, should have done, could do etc. The mental energy expended just thinking about this never ending to do list can leave you feeling drained, lethargic and completely overwhelmed. In today’s fast paced world it is essential we learn how to delegate and not try to take responsibility for everything. I suggest putting this imaginary list on paper, reviewing it and then separate what only you can do from what you know you can give to someone else to do. Once you have done this you will not feel as overwhelmed and immediately more motivated.
To paraphrase David Thoreau, most people are living quiet lives of desperation, not invigorating lives of inspiration- not doing what they love nor loving what they do. They aren’t grateful so they are putting on the brakes in life and lacking the energy and vitality to live. The body and mind are inseparable in their interactions. We need to be accountable for how our psychology may be affecting our overall health.
Do we lose our energy as we age? If so, why?
I have come to the conclusion that the level of energy one has in life is not so much connected to age or race as it is to state of mind. Naturally when someone is coming to the end of their life and may be more susceptible to disease, they may not have the same reservoir of energy and vitality as someone in their middle ages. But I have seen human dynamos at age 94 to 99 still out do people half their age. The difference was their attitude and zest for life. They found what they loved to do and they do it.
11 Things the Simpsons Got Right about 2010... in 1995! →
11points.com
Worth a look and a read. The Simpsons’ writers nailed a few things when predicting what life would be like 15 years in the future.
“All I want is to teach you to be a great person, and you don’t want it; you just want to be small. You have to expect big! And then, whatever left over, maybe it’s enough. If you expect small, nothing there left. You have to expect yourself to be a president, and then maybe left over, you are at least a minister or something. Otherwise, if you expect yourself to be a chief of the police and then maybe you end up to be a taxi driver, or just a small sergeant in the army. You understand? Make a big goal, and if you can not do it, you don’t lose anything.”
—Suma Ching Hai
