August 2011
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Thought of the Day:
Songs that people can relate to tend to be the ones that are most popular. It’s likely because the songs put into words, quite eloquently, what the people have been thinking about or experiencing, but have been able to express. Anyways, found this song recently and although it’s mildly cliche and a rather not-unique situation, I can still envision these words coming out of my...
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July 2011
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Thought of the Day:
The moment you wish for something else, you forsake what you already have, for better or for worse.
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“Like most guys, I had bought into the stereotype that all feminists were white,...”
– Why I Am a Black Male Feminist
this article is wonderful.
(via sexxxisbeautiful)
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Thought of the Day:
Life is such an interesting thing. One of the most interesting aspects of life is the moment-to-moment choices we make to be either Passive or Aggressive. Both ideas have strong schools of thought to support their application for a given situation. The Passive idea states that everything happens for a reason, and if it was not meant to be, then it was not meant to be. The Aggressive idea states...
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These are beautiful lessons that J.K Rowling has... →
disturbedlightning:
allourmoves:
thisissarcasm:
starwarscastlegeek:
Neville Longbottom taught us that sometimes you must face your fears and stand up for what you believe in..he taught us how to have courage.
Luna Lovegood taught us that it’s okay to be yourself and not care what other people think about you because if they were true friends they would like the real you..she taught...
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That Akumetsu Manga
that I posted a link to yesterday has even more insightful parallels with the present situation. It speaks of how the general public has been beat down by the poor economic conditions, how most struggle to work from day to day and are thus unable to fight for the changes necessary to reform the government/economic system. It speaks of how this oppressed public is taken advantage of by moneyed...
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Sociological Images: NORMALIZING FEMALE COMPUTER... →
Sorry, this website is just too good. A particularly interesting short piece on an old article from Cosmopolitan. Apparently when computers (not personal computers) were first coming into existence, people believed that women would be more adept at using them, though for gender stereotype reasons. Still, a far cry from the modern age, where males still make up the vast majority of computer...
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Sociological Images: A TALE OF TWO TERRORISTS... →
A fascinating article yet again from Sociological Images. This one focuses on gaining some measure of understanding of the white-supremacist ideologies that lead to the Oklahoma and Oslo homegrown terrorist attacks through the prism of gender. It talks about how old ideals of masculinity play a critical role in the white-supremacy/anti-multiculturalism ideology that both terrorists followed. It...
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Manga: Akumetsu →
Some time ago I read through a fascinating action manga called “Akumetsu”. In my leisure today, I picked it up again from the beginning. What fascinated me back then and today is not just the interesting science fiction/action aspect of it, but also because it dives into a fictional scenario, set in modern day Japan, of corrupt politicians. Specifically, how business interests and the...
That day
when I got to spend a short 20 minutes with you, was so nice.
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“Oh, you’re not here to hook up with guys.”
– In my computer programming class. I was wearing a Legend of Zelda shirt this particular day, which somehow convinced him I was “really” there to learn. Made me feel confused, annoyed, like I’d never be taken seriously. (via microaggressions)
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(Not So) Fun Fact of the Day:
I enjoy friendship. When I am doing something, I have not a care in the world and I live in the moment and love my friends. But when life is quiet and I am sitting at my computer, I start picking apart my life, putting things under a microscope, and I get depressed (not clinical). When I ponder too much, I dip low, like I am right now. Right now I feel so insecure. That everything about me is too...
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Fun Fact of the Day:
Today I got dropped off at campus around 8:30AM to take care of some business regarding Yearbook. It got finished up real fast and I had about an hour before my mom came back to pick me up. So from the student center I started walking left on Ring Road. Not two steps past Starbucks I see Emily on a bike and we awkwardly say Hi as she rides away presumably to a final. I walk further, past a big...
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Wikipedia: Hug →
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mytea:
I hate how I always know what I want to say AFTER the moment has passed.
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Let me get this straight:
the American nation is not only being held hostage by extremist right wing individuals, but now is also being held hostage by a private company? Does Standard & Poor’s really want to play this dangerous game of trying to dictate American public policy? Does anyone realize that this is the same company that OK’d the imaginary subprime loans that led to the greatest financial...
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Fun Fact of the Day:
Evidently when I’m writing and get really excited about the topic, my mind starts racing ahead of my fingers and I end up missing words here and there. Occasionally these missing words have rendered sentences entirely meaningless, which is problematic.
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ARGHHH SOCIETAL/NATIONAL ISSUES DRIVE ME INSANE...
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I've tried
to tune out or avoid all the hateful rhetoric by the extreme political right. But I just read an article about how Glenn Beck apparently said that multiculturalism is a bad thing and that it will kill Europe. I don’t know how to begin to express how upset I am at this. There are things in this world worth debating like the national budget and how best to improve it. That’s a numbers...
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Thought of the Day: [Warning][Political]
A very heated rant regarding politics and national issues. This one is particularly angry.
I also want to make clear the opinions below are my own opinions, that I am not an economist or political scientist, that I am not a full authority on either topic. If you would like to correct me, feel free to do so. I am always open to understanding another point of view or gain a more factual...
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Whenever I'm
taking those Personality or Strengths test things, I’m always conflicted and confused a lot when my mind isn’t sure if the answer I pick describes how I really am or just how I perceive myself ideally.
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Stats on Knowledge about the US →
This little video put together by Yahoo is all kinds of sad business (though one bright spot). The bright spot, and a nice roundhouse punch in the face to all the nationalists who want to kick out immigrants, is that 92% of immigrants who take the citizenship test, pass. The rest of the stats are so bad I almost want to cry for this country. 38% of already citizens would fail the test, 44%...
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Fun Fact of the Day:
I’m officially adding “Blogging” to my list of hobbies. Writing my thoughts out is just so much fun.
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Fun Thought of the Day:
There’s a rather interesting cultural generational rift thing going on. I see a lot of Tumblr pictures and posts about how my generation (~1991) didn’t grow up with all the cool gizmos and gadgets like iPhones, Facebook, etc. One picture pointed out that all we grew up with were pokemon cards. So clearly there’s this feeling held by one generation that the newer one is very...
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“Every minute you spend with someone gives them a part of your life and takes...”
– Ally Condie (via kari-shma)
i can do that
(via kobeechee)
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(Not So) Fun Fact of the Day:
Went swimming today. Couple of young adult looking Caucasian males were having a barbecue. As I’m swimming, I hear a “This is f***ing gay”, likely directed towards some aspect of their food. Made me cringe, want to say something, educate them about how offensive that kind of language can be. Felt powerless though, a single 19 year old Asian male with not the most authoritative...
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Thought of the Day:
Thought 1:
Gifts, or giving, mean little in the long run. Time (aka Memories) is the only truly lasting thing for any type of relationship between people.
(I apologize for the poor grammar. Couldn’t get it to work well.)
Thought 2: (On the topic of body image)
Hit Read More
I guess I have an interesting though probably not unique relationship with my body image. This summer I’ve...
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Armani Fierce: UPDATE: WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SAVE THE... →
armaniwithoutthei:
As some of you may have heard, UCI administration is cutting the Center for Service in Action (CSA) from funding. CSA is a volunteer resource center where students and organizations can seek information about local non-profits, attend quarterly service projects, host Alternative Break programs,…
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Where High School Graduates Go by Demographic →
A fascinating series of pie graphs on where High School Graduates go after graduation (College, Military, Employment, Unemployment, Prison, or Death); not including Caucasians. Something very interesting personally is that while Asian Americans have by far the highest College bound percentage (61%), they also have the most worst unemployment rate (29.8%). Which indicates that chances are, an Asian...
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Where
did my home(s) go? Was I actually ever living there? Or was I only a guest, who stayed in the guest room.
(Don’t worry. I mean a metaphorical home. Well, you should still worry.)
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Armani Fierce: Attention UC Irvine Students: →
armaniwithoutthei:
The Center for Service and Action, an amazing resource center that provides funds for volunteer programs such as Alternative Winter/Spring Break, has been cut from the Vice-Chancellor. This was without warning and without consulting the students. This lack of transparency is outrageous! There’s a…
This is ridiculous. I haven’t been personally involved but I do...
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Thought of the Day:
Maybe this is kind of like what Ariel felt. Wanting so badly to be a part of their world. But unable to because of both transportation problems and feeling like I don’t belong, like I’m an outsider. Watching them from afar, and sometimes receiving secondhand their treasures. I guess the question now is, what kind of deal with the devil will I make to be part of their world?
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Guy at Linux event: Where do you work?
Me: (large software company)
Guy: So were you good enough to get in or did you get in through a women's quota?
Later I tell some other guys from my own group. They have the guts to tell me that this is a legitimate question nowadays! Not only does my company not have a women's quota, obviously these men are imagining those employers that do would hire women with less qualifications than men, instead of the reality that this gives preference to women of equal qualification instead of "randomly" choosing an applicant, until the target quota is reached. I am a 30-year-old woman trying to enjoy a Linux event in Germany in 2011. Made me feel enraged.
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Thought Catalog: On Intimacy →
A fascinating piece of writing on the topic of intimacy, how it changes from childhood to adult, and how being in a relationship changes things again. I may write follow up thoughts another day when I’m not super tired.
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Thought of the Day: (Related and Unrelated)
A follow up Thought on what I just posted, as well as an unrelated Thought. First topic is SPOP/Band, second topic is sexism. Highly probable self-aggrandizement ahead.
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Thought 1:
I’m conflicted on whether or not to apologize for all my gibber-jabbering about SPOP. I realize it’s not something I’m actively involved in this year, so to some...
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Thought of the Day:
Sometimes I worry that people who didn’t have a good experience or rejected the opportunity to have a good experience at SPOP go around telling their friends/others about how much they hated it, and that in turn others close their minds to the experience. When I think about it though, I realize that it’s OK. Because if there is magic to SPOP, one of it’s greatest magical...
