Saturday, December 03, 2005
evolution of the online diary entry
ykno, sometimes i look back and glance over some of my entries from the past, and i have to say, man, whadda change.
it's still intelligible, just like most of my entries, but a lot has changed.
-i don't post as much anymore; paragraphs are shorter.
-i don't post as frequently, that is, not 3 posts or so a day of loads of text.
-topics have been narrowed; i don't post about everything and anything anymore either. in fact, these days, my posts read like a hybrid of espn.com, virtuafighter.com and antichristconspiracy.com, with smatterings of other stuff. not that other stuff doesn't happen in my life, but i prefer to do it that way.
i attribute a lot of these changes due to the fact that i've gotten over having free cable internet 24/7; during my freshman years(roughly 3 months into when i started the diary), i was like the israelis moving from the desert into the promised land; like amish gawking at the big city, i couldn't believe the stuff you could do on the internet. so my posts were all the time, etc. because i was always on the internet. dling emulators, etc.
now, i've learned that the big life isn't everything. i'm still NOT THERE, but you can still see a big change.
i still think a lot; don't get me wrong; that's just who i am. but these days, i like to jot down stuff other places. it's not that i'm afraid of what people are going to read my journal. it's just that it'd take too much time; i'd have to run all the way to the cpu lab, login, login to my journal, post, then do all the logging off. tedious.
ykno, sometimes i look back and glance over some of my entries from the past, and i have to say, man, whadda change.
it's still intelligible, just like most of my entries, but a lot has changed.
-i don't post as much anymore; paragraphs are shorter.
-i don't post as frequently, that is, not 3 posts or so a day of loads of text.
-topics have been narrowed; i don't post about everything and anything anymore either. in fact, these days, my posts read like a hybrid of espn.com, virtuafighter.com and antichristconspiracy.com, with smatterings of other stuff. not that other stuff doesn't happen in my life, but i prefer to do it that way.
i attribute a lot of these changes due to the fact that i've gotten over having free cable internet 24/7; during my freshman years(roughly 3 months into when i started the diary), i was like the israelis moving from the desert into the promised land; like amish gawking at the big city, i couldn't believe the stuff you could do on the internet. so my posts were all the time, etc. because i was always on the internet. dling emulators, etc.
now, i've learned that the big life isn't everything. i'm still NOT THERE, but you can still see a big change.
i still think a lot; don't get me wrong; that's just who i am. but these days, i like to jot down stuff other places. it's not that i'm afraid of what people are going to read my journal. it's just that it'd take too much time; i'd have to run all the way to the cpu lab, login, login to my journal, post, then do all the logging off. tedious.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
tsk tsk tsk
don't ever forget that media has a way of blowing every single science article written out of context. in fact, they blow a lotta things outta context, which is why i don't exactly believe everything the news gives me anyhow. i doubt reporters really look at articles front to back before they write about it. they teach you these things in college.
b/c we all know how lazy the general public is at actually READING.
now, you probably might've seen the below article, on yahoo tabloids, but below's the actual article.
clicky
now, having read the actual experiment, there's some things to note in typical skeptic fashion:
-this was the 1st experiment(or maybe one of the 1st) done on neurotransmitters on "love." that means to establish that HEY; NGF is related to love is wrong. there's too many factors to consider.
-nationality; note how all the people taken were italians. don't we have a stereotype of italians being lovers? why don't we try chinese or indian people? those people think about jobs like it's sex. i also would like to *humourously* question why italians did this experiment and not chinese and indian scientists.
-small sample population; nuff said.
-also, they mentioned that MOST OF THEIR SUBJECTS WERE FEMALES; WHOOPDEDOO! is it POSSIBLE to think for a second, that men experience much LESS emotional roller coasters during love than women? HMMM?
-age; those who were madly in love were young. so, it is possible to realize that this NGF is only expressed in young people, and possibly tapers off as age progresses.
-the scientists also reason the NGF could spike in stress-related conditions; so it's not really LOVE causing this. that introduces a whole other slew of factors. a measurement of NGF might not be per say a number of how much you're in love, but rather the levels off a skyscraper you free-fell 1 minute ago before opening your parachute.
don't ever forget that media has a way of blowing every single science article written out of context. in fact, they blow a lotta things outta context, which is why i don't exactly believe everything the news gives me anyhow. i doubt reporters really look at articles front to back before they write about it. they teach you these things in college.
b/c we all know how lazy the general public is at actually READING.
now, you probably might've seen the below article, on yahoo tabloids, but below's the actual article.
clicky
now, having read the actual experiment, there's some things to note in typical skeptic fashion:
-this was the 1st experiment(or maybe one of the 1st) done on neurotransmitters on "love." that means to establish that HEY; NGF is related to love is wrong. there's too many factors to consider.
-nationality; note how all the people taken were italians. don't we have a stereotype of italians being lovers? why don't we try chinese or indian people? those people think about jobs like it's sex. i also would like to *humourously* question why italians did this experiment and not chinese and indian scientists.
-small sample population; nuff said.
-also, they mentioned that MOST OF THEIR SUBJECTS WERE FEMALES; WHOOPDEDOO! is it POSSIBLE to think for a second, that men experience much LESS emotional roller coasters during love than women? HMMM?
-age; those who were madly in love were young. so, it is possible to realize that this NGF is only expressed in young people, and possibly tapers off as age progresses.
-the scientists also reason the NGF could spike in stress-related conditions; so it's not really LOVE causing this. that introduces a whole other slew of factors. a measurement of NGF might not be per say a number of how much you're in love, but rather the levels off a skyscraper you free-fell 1 minute ago before opening your parachute.
the big 22
yay, another year passed. now i can... ummm... say i'm tayshaun prince's jersey number. yea there's not actually any increased priviledges for hitting 22 are there? by God's grace and will, i shall live to see another year.
funny how it always takes me a year to get used to a new age; i just finally got used to being 21.
btw, the msm girls, plus eugene and david showed up on monday for jerm's bday, which was kinda cool, except our fridge's already loaded with cake all over the place. didn't help that they essentially loaded the cake with frosting; seriously, eating the brown sugar in our cupboard tasted LESS sweet.
interesting tidbit; i share the same birthdate as bo jackson.
more to be thankful for
i've rethought about what i'm thankful for...
often when people think about what they're thankful for, they think of what they possess. what they own, who they're related to.
if you're like me, you may also branch out and think about the genetic, personality, physical/mental aspect of yourself and thank God for that too.
think about your allergic reactions.
that's a big one; never stopped to really think about that, did you?
if you're like me, then you are blessed to have close to no allergic reactions to all types of foods, which means you do not need to go into a restaurant, always wondering if you're going to break out from eating something because it contained wheat or soy.
even if you are, you may STILL be blessed to know that perhaps you don't have a severe case of allergic reaction; ie it is not life-threatening, should you accidently ingest the food.
and then there's animals as well. being allergic to them. and you know how much i love cats, dogs, and other various animals.
so thank God for how he's blessed you.
(speaking of which, even wonder why it seems that as time progresses, that more and more allergic reactions to food seem to be popping outta nowhere? i can't recall people worrying about being allergic to wheat occurring in the 1980s. if that happened in an azn family, it would simply be "junior finish your meal!")
that's the warriors alright
alright, warriors are STILL the better norcal team
(it still rips me up inside to watch kings fans cheer at oakland arena)
ykno, i love the warriors, but it's silly to NOT ignore their weaknesses, seeing how they're essentially the phoenix suns minus amare stoudamire:
-they can't rebound(well, maybe adonal foyle, and if troy gets better)
-they can't defend well as a team or individually(jerm was surprised to find out the final score last night was 106-113; "that high?!?")
-aaand, debatably, no post-offense(though troy's getting there)
so this is pretty much gsw's gameplan; throw up as many 3s as you can, crash the boards, and hope that some of those 3s go in and some of your opponent's shots miss. (what the hell is murphy doing lingering at the 3 pt line? get in close!)
against most good teams, that probably would not fly.
but it works against sac, who pretty much has all of gsw's weaknesses, except worse...
so even though gsw shot poorer than sactown last night; they beat them by the boards; 49-32.
that's why everybody who's bball-savvy knows good teams play defense AND rebound; don't matter how well you contain the shot if you can't collect the loose ball. don't matter how well you collect the loose ball if your opponent's getting uncontested open looks all the time.
indiana's confusing me... shouldn't they be rolling over most teams? at least miami can say shaq isn't back yet.
genetics and revelations
ykno, maybe i've said it before, but i've gotten strange musings(i wouldn't call them visions, no, they're not visions) about how revelations, well, the part about the final antichrist and the whole "mark on forehead and right hand" is going to take place. most people believe that the mark is going to be some type of chip. that mark would enable identification of any person.
most people also know that genetics is more-or-less at the forefront of technology these days; a lotta things in science and health revolve around it.
well, one of the goals in genetics(or should i say, "genomics;" genomics is a subset of genetics; GENOMics deals with the entire GENOME, sorta like how GENEtics deals with the gene) is called the "thousand dollar genome." in this, geneticists hope to someday, be able to figure out a person's genome anytime they go to the doctor for a thousand dollars. run some tests, etc, come back with a fully sequenced genome and know exactly what is wrong, what is right. sound steep for the price? considering what the price is, it's actually pretty cheap. would have a lot of implications medically. basically, where we are right now, is that scientists have been able to completely sequence the human genome. however, we don't know what parts correspond to what. that's the part we're working on.
basically, i have feelings that perhaps when the thousand dollar genome occurs, this will be about the same time the final antichrist comes and the mark is introduced. seeing how the mark's supposed to contain all our info, it's not a stretch. in fact, i'm thinking that chip could be a microarray! (i'm too lazy to explain what a microarray is; try looking at affymetrix's website)
yay, another year passed. now i can... ummm... say i'm tayshaun prince's jersey number. yea there's not actually any increased priviledges for hitting 22 are there? by God's grace and will, i shall live to see another year.
funny how it always takes me a year to get used to a new age; i just finally got used to being 21.
btw, the msm girls, plus eugene and david showed up on monday for jerm's bday, which was kinda cool, except our fridge's already loaded with cake all over the place. didn't help that they essentially loaded the cake with frosting; seriously, eating the brown sugar in our cupboard tasted LESS sweet.
interesting tidbit; i share the same birthdate as bo jackson.
more to be thankful for
i've rethought about what i'm thankful for...
often when people think about what they're thankful for, they think of what they possess. what they own, who they're related to.
if you're like me, you may also branch out and think about the genetic, personality, physical/mental aspect of yourself and thank God for that too.
think about your allergic reactions.
that's a big one; never stopped to really think about that, did you?
if you're like me, then you are blessed to have close to no allergic reactions to all types of foods, which means you do not need to go into a restaurant, always wondering if you're going to break out from eating something because it contained wheat or soy.
even if you are, you may STILL be blessed to know that perhaps you don't have a severe case of allergic reaction; ie it is not life-threatening, should you accidently ingest the food.
and then there's animals as well. being allergic to them. and you know how much i love cats, dogs, and other various animals.
so thank God for how he's blessed you.
(speaking of which, even wonder why it seems that as time progresses, that more and more allergic reactions to food seem to be popping outta nowhere? i can't recall people worrying about being allergic to wheat occurring in the 1980s. if that happened in an azn family, it would simply be "junior finish your meal!")
that's the warriors alright
alright, warriors are STILL the better norcal team
(it still rips me up inside to watch kings fans cheer at oakland arena)
ykno, i love the warriors, but it's silly to NOT ignore their weaknesses, seeing how they're essentially the phoenix suns minus amare stoudamire:
-they can't rebound(well, maybe adonal foyle, and if troy gets better)
-they can't defend well as a team or individually(jerm was surprised to find out the final score last night was 106-113; "that high?!?")
-aaand, debatably, no post-offense(though troy's getting there)
so this is pretty much gsw's gameplan; throw up as many 3s as you can, crash the boards, and hope that some of those 3s go in and some of your opponent's shots miss. (what the hell is murphy doing lingering at the 3 pt line? get in close!)
against most good teams, that probably would not fly.
but it works against sac, who pretty much has all of gsw's weaknesses, except worse...
so even though gsw shot poorer than sactown last night; they beat them by the boards; 49-32.
that's why everybody who's bball-savvy knows good teams play defense AND rebound; don't matter how well you contain the shot if you can't collect the loose ball. don't matter how well you collect the loose ball if your opponent's getting uncontested open looks all the time.
indiana's confusing me... shouldn't they be rolling over most teams? at least miami can say shaq isn't back yet.
genetics and revelations
ykno, maybe i've said it before, but i've gotten strange musings(i wouldn't call them visions, no, they're not visions) about how revelations, well, the part about the final antichrist and the whole "mark on forehead and right hand" is going to take place. most people believe that the mark is going to be some type of chip. that mark would enable identification of any person.
most people also know that genetics is more-or-less at the forefront of technology these days; a lotta things in science and health revolve around it.
well, one of the goals in genetics(or should i say, "genomics;" genomics is a subset of genetics; GENOMics deals with the entire GENOME, sorta like how GENEtics deals with the gene) is called the "thousand dollar genome." in this, geneticists hope to someday, be able to figure out a person's genome anytime they go to the doctor for a thousand dollars. run some tests, etc, come back with a fully sequenced genome and know exactly what is wrong, what is right. sound steep for the price? considering what the price is, it's actually pretty cheap. would have a lot of implications medically. basically, where we are right now, is that scientists have been able to completely sequence the human genome. however, we don't know what parts correspond to what. that's the part we're working on.
basically, i have feelings that perhaps when the thousand dollar genome occurs, this will be about the same time the final antichrist comes and the mark is introduced. seeing how the mark's supposed to contain all our info, it's not a stretch. in fact, i'm thinking that chip could be a microarray! (i'm too lazy to explain what a microarray is; try looking at affymetrix's website)
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
did NOT expect that 26-7 to occur yesterday
not that i was expecting pittsburg to easily win, but i didn't expect it to be this easy for the colts either.
but it did... somehow the colts' d became that much more scary in the offseason.
so it begs the question, is this really the year for the colts?
it looks like it so far.
not that i was expecting pittsburg to easily win, but i didn't expect it to be this easy for the colts either.
but it did... somehow the colts' d became that much more scary in the offseason.
so it begs the question, is this really the year for the colts?
it looks like it so far.
Monday, November 28, 2005
a little overdue but
i'm always in a thankful mood; really. nothing's perfect but always see the pros. God is good, after all.
above-average height
skinny build
left-handed, but right-handed enough
good night vision
above-average tolerance for heat and cold
athletic mentality
great mom who always buys me whatever i need and has instilled me with great values
great brother who's... well, everything i'm not and everything he has sans his family is also mine
dad who's been around 17 years enough for me to respect what he's been and done, and how much we're both alike
coming from a family that's affluent enough to always have food in my mouth, clothes on my back and a shelter over my head
a car courtesy of my bro so i don't have to bum rides all the time
love and appreciation of nature
love and appreciation of genetics and some other sciences
love and appreciation of music, specifically rock music and good lead riffs, the good stuff noone really seems to understand these days
love and appreciation of good fighting game skills
love of basketball and football
appreciation of a winning mentality in all types of games over a stylist mentality
strong knowledgeable mind which God has blessed over the years
the ability to see both sides to a debate as opposed to being one-minded like many people are
everything I've come to believe about God and the world through the KJV and what God's shown me there
God having predestined me despite all my flaws to be one of his children
love of silence and the ability to think a little sharper and the like when it's around
old skool mentality over and out
a few good friends who will always listen to me, despite everything that's occurred
being blessed enough to grow up in a good school district, and enter a good college that's not too far from home
being blessed enough to grow up in a good church, and carry on at a good church at college
God bringing me to this point in time with all these gifts, despite everything's that's occurred, good or bad
i bet there's more, i'm just listing off the ones that always come to the surface.
thank you Lord, for these and more.
i'm always in a thankful mood; really. nothing's perfect but always see the pros. God is good, after all.
above-average height
skinny build
left-handed, but right-handed enough
good night vision
above-average tolerance for heat and cold
athletic mentality
great mom who always buys me whatever i need and has instilled me with great values
great brother who's... well, everything i'm not and everything he has sans his family is also mine
dad who's been around 17 years enough for me to respect what he's been and done, and how much we're both alike
coming from a family that's affluent enough to always have food in my mouth, clothes on my back and a shelter over my head
a car courtesy of my bro so i don't have to bum rides all the time
love and appreciation of nature
love and appreciation of genetics and some other sciences
love and appreciation of music, specifically rock music and good lead riffs, the good stuff noone really seems to understand these days
love and appreciation of good fighting game skills
love of basketball and football
appreciation of a winning mentality in all types of games over a stylist mentality
strong knowledgeable mind which God has blessed over the years
the ability to see both sides to a debate as opposed to being one-minded like many people are
everything I've come to believe about God and the world through the KJV and what God's shown me there
God having predestined me despite all my flaws to be one of his children
love of silence and the ability to think a little sharper and the like when it's around
old skool mentality over and out
a few good friends who will always listen to me, despite everything that's occurred
being blessed enough to grow up in a good school district, and enter a good college that's not too far from home
being blessed enough to grow up in a good church, and carry on at a good church at college
God bringing me to this point in time with all these gifts, despite everything's that's occurred, good or bad
i bet there's more, i'm just listing off the ones that always come to the surface.
thank you Lord, for these and more.
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