oh boy. it now appears that we live in a world where people have such an overwhelming desire to be accepted for the way they are that they think it means that they are entitled to have people find them attractive. here’s a newsflash: some people are attractive. some people are ugly. some are in between. it’s not fair, but remind me again of when life suddenly decided to be fair?
CHVRCHES - Recover
i’m definitely dropping this little link on every social networking site i’m on because it’s too good NOT to share. seriously, give it a listen. it is absolutely amazing. can’t wait for their EP to drop next month.
i was born with a gypsy soul and a heart steeped in wanderlust. home is nice and all, but i need constant change in scenery.
definitely love sharing good music. one of life’s little joys for me.
Manti Te'o: Poster Boy of Today's News Media and Their Lies
Is there anyone that legitimately believed this story as it was being reported? Does Notre Dame and Manti Te’o really think we’re that stupid? We’re talking about a 21 year old male superstar athlete in a COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT and he decided to settle down with an online girlfriend, who he never even met?! I don’t care if it’s a private religious school. There’s no way he was a victim in this situation, shame on all those involved in it.
He was the feel-good story of the year and (to most) it was heartwarming thinking about him rallying to victories for his team after suffering the heartbreak of losing his grandma and girlfriend. But now the falsity dealing PR scumbags at ND are going to to feed us this house of lies to continue to fuel the Manti Te’o hype train? No, no, no, and no. Just stop.
Come clean, ND. Come clean, Manti Te’o. You messed up big time by letting this happen and you messed up even more by trying to hide it. Just come forward and tell the truth. Lance Armstrong finally admitted his years of lying and cheating and during the hype from that, you’re going to veil the truth? Nice one ND. I hope you put together 5-7 seasons for the rest of eternity and become the face of mediocrity (even more so than you had been these past 20 years).
And you, Manti Te’o. I hope you do get drafted by the Bills, as some predict, and you spend the rest of your career being the best player on a wholly forgettable team. I’m tired of hearing about this USDA Grade A 100% gluten-free, reduced fat, low sodium, heart-healthy, organic BS.
This constant failings of the media to properly research subject matter that they report on, let alone the story itself, has been a growing thorn in my side the past few years. Why have they been allowed to continue getting off the hook for their blatant lies, misrepresentations, and publishing of inherently-flawed, agenda driven drivel? It’s unfathomable to me, in this day and age of some of the most free-flowing and easily accessible information, that they could do so bad of a job that they are supposedly “professionals” at.
The only solace I get is the schadenfreude derived from the failings of our corrupt news media being exposed more and more, by being called out for the 2-bit fraudsters that they truly are. “Journalism” is a lost art, if it ever was an art to begin with. I will not mourn the eventual passing of these corrupt empires, and instead I long for that day to arrive even faster.
NYC or rural areas this weekend?
i need a purely photography getaway good thing i have a few more days to mull over this.
Reflection and Insight from Meditation
Why do I become emotionally vacant and drop them completely for periods of time? I don’t know when this originally started, but I have found that it is because I tire of them. They become extra baggage during times of duress. Why deal with extra weight when you can shed it altogether? Yes, I am a very passionate person, especially with my interests and my emotions. There are times when applied outside pressure allows me to channel this passion-charged emotion into productivity, but that is dangerous at best, because emotions are so unpredictable. When they swing one way or the other, there is no middle ground.
Chalk it up to my impulsive nature as one explanation or maybe even my hyper-tuned sensory perceptions and emotions as another (the latter of which is what I tend to attribute myself with). Hell, it is probably a fusion of the two that best explain it. What really matters is that I know that I am that way, and that I will be flung headlong into the wind with that emotion should I let myself feel it completely. It is best for me, at times, for me to drop it altogether to prevent the risk of emotional self destruction. However, even with this veil of control I appear to have over them, I don’t always control this lack of feeling. Sometimes it occurs at random.
Through my experiences so far in my fleeting existence on this planet I have seen that emotions, all of them, are the fire of life. There’s a thing about fire though that I recognize and respect: when fire does not want to be controlled, it will not be. Emotions are the same way for me, and I will head off any that I foresee causing me problems with what I would like to do with myself and my life.
This is by no means the end of my meditations on this area of my life. Instead, it is merely a mile marker at this stage of thought so I can tell where I have been, guiding me and showing my progression (or possible regression). I am still very far away from any true answers or explanations for my internal flaws and failings, let alone knowledge for how to solve them. Until next time.
