Sartre and My Thoughts

According to Sartre, people hate interacting with others by nature for three reasons: one, others take us out of an absorbed state of life where we only concentrate on obtaining what we desire and caring for nothing else. And when we are interrupted of this deep and complete absorption, we get irritated and threatened. I feel this way constantly. We are born selfish creatures and when we interact with others, we tend to consider others as competitors instead of colleagues. Secondly, others tend to objectify us, and for creatures that define ourselves as souls instead of bodies, seeing ourselves as bodies is simply unacceptable. It is often hard to connect with others as emotional and sensible beings, we judge others based on their physical characteristics. Therefore self-consciousness is created by our perception of others and what we believe to be their perceptions of us. And lastly, interaction with others means that we do not have control over how the other person acts or interacts. We like to be in constant control and it is a uncomfortable situation when we have to share this control with someone else. We no longer dictate the outcome of our actions and we have to sometimes face the negative consequences caused by the other person's actions. Also, it is apparent that very rarely do we meet people that share with us almost all the same beliefs and ideals. Therefore, it is also unpleasant when we meet people that we think are unreasonable or wrong. These ideas of Sartre's make me believe that it is remarkable when people are able to carry out almost authentic relationships. It is unbelievably hard to accept the other person and trust in him/her because you are actually taking a great risk. People don't really think about it when they meet others and choose to connect with them on a spiritual level. It is really a miracle that people stay friends and forgive their foes. However, it is also contradictorily easy, to open up if you just don't think about it and not take everything too seriously.

Politics?

Democrats launched an ‘Anti-Limbaugh‘ petition today after conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh’s recent statements claiming he hoped president Obama would fail. Seriously government people, get to work already. No one cares about the statements of some flake on the radio. Do something about the mess we’re in already and stop f****ing around. What is this, preschool?

Read this on Changethethought.com and I'm not going to add anymore to that, whoever wrote this said it perfectly.

So this is what I've decided to do. I figured that most likely no one's even going to back and read the older posts, not even the self-obsessed me myself. So I simply deleted them. Also, I changed the background, just because I wanted to see what would happen if I kept all the decorative elements of this blog completely unimaginative and boring. And lastly, I think that I am going to from now on, only post about things that are actually interesting. Sharing with people my feelings and complaints and most uninteresting details about my life is just very silly and unproductive. So here we are, a brand new blog. And hey what's with me always giving each post two thousand tags anyway, what do I wish to possibly accomplish with that? So no more labeling my posts. Alright then.

Best Surprise Ever

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A Few Thoughts On New Year's Eve

Today is new year's eve, one of my favorite holidays. Hard to explain why but new year's is such an important day for me, even though it feels nothing like a holiday. For me, it is one of the only days that has some kind of meaning, though in a vague, impractical and nostalgic way. This is one of the only times that I would permit myself to use the expression "emotional roller-coaster" and I'm going to use it now. New year's is never about new beginnings or resolutions or endings. It is the summary of all the times treasured, misspent; all the emotional roller coasters and their quite aftermaths and disappearances. It's when you look back and look forward and feel for a moment the immensity of history and growth; progress and deterioration. It is the time when we decide to reinvent ourselves and wish for better things. The truly hard part is to look beyond phases and states in life and realize that life is forever continuous:even when tragedies strike, even when you finally experience the moment of absolute bliss, even when you think for certain that time is irrelevant. The truth is time is never forgetful and numbers that represent time are forever accurate and infinite. It is not moments of greatness that define who we are, it is not the difference in numbers that make any occasion special, it is the finite footsteps and fateful journeys, the series of decisions and consequences that leave impressions on the world. So in this sense, new year's is so insignificant that it's a wonder why people celebrate it. And this is exactly why I love new year's. It is the way we seriously and ridiculously mark a day on the calender as a day of hope and forgiveness. It is the day that we shout in unison that everything is possible, for no other reason than it is the new year's. I truly feel the optimism of human spirit on this day, however inexplicable or unrealistic, we decide to give ourselves second chances and believe in ourselves.

http://www.abandoned-places.com/ somebody should explore with me someday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CerklfGdltQ perfect song for the new year's day

And lastly, I want to wish everyone a special new year's.

happy christmas, new year, birthday

Seeing that I'm officialy leaving in 12 hours, I decided finally here to do the responsible thing: finally updating my blog. I know that it's the Holidays season, and I'm expected to have a little Holiday spirit, even House did for heaven's sake, though for the wrong reasons. So however trite this may sound, I don't really care: I am going on a miserable trip, and I'm overpacked, not slightly surprising, of course. And I'm going to miss all of you terribly and Merry Christmas and I hope you have a happy new year. And thanks for all your gifts! So now that's done, I'm making a new cd, and it's being dominated by Muse Muse and more Muse. No one's home, or online. :(

AHHHHH, the CD is not blank, what's that supposed to mean, I just took it out of the box!!!

Here's a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X_PgBJFxSg

Well, Sunny's gone, and I'm frustrated. Happy birthday month (almost) to me.

Hold On

It's funny how much has changed in the past few years, it's all been so totally, completely and utterly extraordinary and yet, normal. In some sense, I guess I'm no different from my peers, but I can't help but feel a bit odd. What's the word? Surreal. Even the boredom and the repetition of everyday life. It's still really hard to comprehend the changes and uncertainties in the past, and the ones facing me, today.
Hold On.