It's tornado time so I'm holed up in the basement with the pregeny and the carnivores. Of course it's fully furnished with all the modern comforts, but it is a little cramped.
I have nothing particularly profound to say.
I've noticed that sort of mood comes and goes, like just about everything else.
I bought a Ukulele. I can't figure out standard uke tuning so its on EADG or DADG when i'm in that kind of mood.
Summers coming and my mind's numbing (ho ho! --- -.-) maybe i could write something good right now after all. Usually words just come and I attach meaning to them later. It's extremely difficult for me to write intentionally.
The air is pretty thick right now, and all the fabrics and the papers are all moist. That and all the warm make me feel like I'm in Florida. I was reading out on the porch last night and I closed my eyes and tried to listen for the sea to no avail... I'm feeling a pull in that direction right now - I might have to look for a school on the coast.
I've got five hours of tornado watch to blow down here, so I think I'll try writing a bit.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Perfect Language
I propose the possibility of a language of nouns verbs adjective adverbs and some prepositions that would remove all articles as well as tense and case as individual words - and incorporate them as inflection.
Word order would be insignificant. Phonemes would be standardized. Punctuation would be limited to phrasal distinction (sentences and possibly quotation). Root words would be drawn from existing English vocabulary and altered to match the standardization. Latin suffixes might be used to derive further meaning from roots (as in English).
More on tenses and cases later.
Word order would be insignificant. Phonemes would be standardized. Punctuation would be limited to phrasal distinction (sentences and possibly quotation). Root words would be drawn from existing English vocabulary and altered to match the standardization. Latin suffixes might be used to derive further meaning from roots (as in English).
More on tenses and cases later.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Daily Double
That's right hypothetical reader you get TWO profound thoughts for the price of one! Of course it's always free for you until i start publishing/recording but still, this is a special Occassion
Firstly I've surmised that a good chunk of our most meaningful experiences can be classified as ends and beginnings. Births and Deaths, Meetings and Partings, Gatherings and Dispersals etc. Of course from a temporal standpoint these events are relatively shortlived, but they have so much impact on the between which follows the beginning, and the reflection or maybe post(insert proper root) after the end.
Beginnings are generally joyful occassions, that is births, friendships etc, but can also include negatives - for instance the first encounter of a dating abuse relationship or an abusive marriage. At the time it may seem joyful but during the betweens and possibly reflections it will be recalled as the first step towards a dark hole (or whatever ominous imagery you prefer... i was thinking steep cliff but that just doesn't do it for me). There is also the case of enslavement, in which you know from the beginning (is that in abnito? i need to learn more latin) your experience is going to be a painful one.
Endings are traditionally sad events. Death of a loved one, or parting of a lover (distance perhaps). The end of a particularly fulfilling otaku convention. But they can also be happy - considering the negative beginnings mentioned above - emancipation (from enslavement) and the end of an abusive relationship. Also consider broader concepts, the end of a war for instance.
The second generalization I've made (not the second profound Idea mind you. theres one more coming) regarding this subject is that from a normal human perspective Happy beginnings usually culminate in Sad endings, and vice versa. In the future I might look into methods for eliminating sad endings (EG finding the silver lining).
My second profound thought is just a germ right now. To be more specific a cell. A single cell in say the human body. A cell is by definition organic, which means it's 'alive' (i'm not going to attempt defining that one right now o.O) and consequentially is capable of fulfilling certain tasks - to sustain itself and reproduce in and off it self. But cells do some strange things. They forego self sufficience to specialize and form larger organisms. I'm running out of time here, but some food for thought here (brain feeder! get it? like a bird feeder hahahaha :D >_>), why is it that we name each human being as a single entity when in reality they are made up of an incomprehensible number of smaller organisms?
Gotta go to class... will be back later.
Firstly I've surmised that a good chunk of our most meaningful experiences can be classified as ends and beginnings. Births and Deaths, Meetings and Partings, Gatherings and Dispersals etc. Of course from a temporal standpoint these events are relatively shortlived, but they have so much impact on the between which follows the beginning, and the reflection or maybe post(insert proper root) after the end.
Beginnings are generally joyful occassions, that is births, friendships etc, but can also include negatives - for instance the first encounter of a dating abuse relationship or an abusive marriage. At the time it may seem joyful but during the betweens and possibly reflections it will be recalled as the first step towards a dark hole (or whatever ominous imagery you prefer... i was thinking steep cliff but that just doesn't do it for me). There is also the case of enslavement, in which you know from the beginning (is that in abnito? i need to learn more latin) your experience is going to be a painful one.
Endings are traditionally sad events. Death of a loved one, or parting of a lover (distance perhaps). The end of a particularly fulfilling otaku convention. But they can also be happy - considering the negative beginnings mentioned above - emancipation (from enslavement) and the end of an abusive relationship. Also consider broader concepts, the end of a war for instance.
The second generalization I've made (not the second profound Idea mind you. theres one more coming) regarding this subject is that from a normal human perspective Happy beginnings usually culminate in Sad endings, and vice versa. In the future I might look into methods for eliminating sad endings (EG finding the silver lining).
My second profound thought is just a germ right now. To be more specific a cell. A single cell in say the human body. A cell is by definition organic, which means it's 'alive' (i'm not going to attempt defining that one right now o.O) and consequentially is capable of fulfilling certain tasks - to sustain itself and reproduce in and off it self. But cells do some strange things. They forego self sufficience to specialize and form larger organisms. I'm running out of time here, but some food for thought here (brain feeder! get it? like a bird feeder hahahaha :D >_>), why is it that we name each human being as a single entity when in reality they are made up of an incomprehensible number of smaller organisms?
Gotta go to class... will be back later.
Introduction!
Hello hypothetical reader! :D I'm glad you theoretically stumbled upon this page!
I needed an outlet for all the strange things flowing through my mind and I wanted complete control, so here I am blogging. I feel very new age and also quite ignorant for saying so. I think I broke a rule from 'Elements of Style' when I italicized that phrase. See you're not supposed to draw attention to colloquialisms and cliches (look at me i'm saying something you've heard a million times before!), but I think I could justify my actions here; I wanted to make sure you, hypothetical reader - making no assumptions about your prior knowledge (please take no offense, i'm being very careful not to miss anyone here) - regarding the concept of new agedness (I don't really know a damn thing either, but in general i'd associate it with superficiality) and i wanted to make sure you knew the two words were one idea. Otherwise it might not make sense! And that would be just awful.
As you can see I try very hard to maintain the integrity of my writing (speaking too). Linguistics is one of my primary interests and I do my best to align myself with its highest standards. Like the elderly woman who checks her mail three times a day, just to reassure herself that her children really have permanently broken contact with her in her old age. I'm mostly concerned with conciseness and clarity, but also with stylistics (Eg. Using colorful verbs and nouns, eliminating unnecessary adjectives).
Of course I have some more mainstream/relevant interests; I play and listen to music, I write creatively, I read Stephen King novels. I have thoughts on religion, ethics, and current events I mean to share. I live in a home with two parents, two cats my brother is out of state. I attend a small high school and maintain a mediocre 2.5 GPA. I'm worried about the future, I'm a bit lonely, I'm full of what some might label 'teenage angst' (damnit i did it again >_>).
But I'm trying, failing and learning in the process.
I needed an outlet for all the strange things flowing through my mind and I wanted complete control, so here I am blogging. I feel very new age and also quite ignorant for saying so. I think I broke a rule from 'Elements of Style' when I italicized that phrase. See you're not supposed to draw attention to colloquialisms and cliches (look at me i'm saying something you've heard a million times before!), but I think I could justify my actions here; I wanted to make sure you, hypothetical reader - making no assumptions about your prior knowledge (please take no offense, i'm being very careful not to miss anyone here) - regarding the concept of new agedness (I don't really know a damn thing either, but in general i'd associate it with superficiality) and i wanted to make sure you knew the two words were one idea. Otherwise it might not make sense! And that would be just awful.
As you can see I try very hard to maintain the integrity of my writing (speaking too). Linguistics is one of my primary interests and I do my best to align myself with its highest standards. Like the elderly woman who checks her mail three times a day, just to reassure herself that her children really have permanently broken contact with her in her old age. I'm mostly concerned with conciseness and clarity, but also with stylistics (Eg. Using colorful verbs and nouns, eliminating unnecessary adjectives).
Of course I have some more mainstream/relevant interests; I play and listen to music, I write creatively, I read Stephen King novels. I have thoughts on religion, ethics, and current events I mean to share. I live in a home with two parents, two cats my brother is out of state. I attend a small high school and maintain a mediocre 2.5 GPA. I'm worried about the future, I'm a bit lonely, I'm full of what some might label 'teenage angst' (damnit i did it again >_>).
But I'm trying, failing and learning in the process.
Monday, April 20, 2009
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