What would it be like if our brains weren’t so freaking phenomenal and efficient and block out shit we don’t actually need to hear/see/feel? What would it be like to actively feel every ring on our fingers, be acutely aware of every noise in our environment, and see every miniscule detail from our entire field of vision?
Tag: #bekind
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Why are some smart people so fucking dumb?
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I was talking to a couple of people today (at different times, mind you!) about musical taste, and the fact that a good part of what I prefer to listen to is hard, fast, growling metal. It’s just awesome in my opinion, for so many reasons. It’s raw emotion, and can even be cathartic at times, not just an outlet.
The topic of all time favorite bands came up, and mine is Tool. I started thinking about it, and while some of their songs are angry, it’s not in the way most people think of angry metal music. It’s a more controlled, thoughtful angry, if that makes any sense. I like that.
Random and kinda not related, but this line of thought reminds me of something my dad once told me. If someone gets in your face and is screaming and all red and puffed up, they’re trying to be threatening but aren’t really dangerous. If someone is angry and speaks quietly, and is completely calm, that’s when you have to worry.
So, yeah, Tool. Thoughtful anger. My kinda thing.
Have a great night!
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For a little bit when I was a kid, maybe 11 years old, I was fascinated, and borderline obsessed with, the idea of spontaneous human combustion. I read everything I could find on the topic for a few months, and even spent an afternoon at the library trying to research it.
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Dualism fascinates me, in part because it is so prevalent. There are two sides to everything – situations, nature, reactions, even existence.
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I wish dogs lived forever.
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It kinda amazes me how we always seem to find something to blame for why we fucked up. “I was tired.” “I was stressed.” “I had a lot on my mind/too much to do.” Lots of excuses for “I fucked up”, which is the truth of the matter.
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Eggs turn white when cooked because of heat causing the denaturing of the proteins.
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
I love this word. I learned it in 7th grade, and will probably never forget it.
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I remember things after anesthesia sometimes. Twice that I can remember, and the details are fuzzy, but I remember hearing conversation about me when I was laying there, and then I remember actually fully waking up later on. No real sense of time between the events, or knowledge of who was talking. So strange.
A Peculiar Cerebral Tangle 