October 2010
14 posts
Anonymous asked: What personalities do you wish to possess the most?
Deconstruction
So right now for AP Lit, we’re going through several of the most famous literary theories regarding how to read a text by picking one and teaching it to the class. Being the outgoing suckers that we are, Max and I picked the subject of Deconstruction, a theory in which even the founders have a hard time explaining. Literally the shortened version goes something like this:
To...
I have no idea why I’m listening to...
Amazing.
In honor of the students that committed suicide after being mocked for their homosexuality, I’m going to post what I consider the most amazing and revealing personal essay on homosexuality. It was written by a Mr.Chiu for Harvard admissions who gave the essay one of the highest scores in its history. I never really imagined the depths of what some people have to deal with on a daily basis...
Anonymous asked: why are your answers to such simple questions so complex and thought provoking?
Anonymous asked: What are your greatest fears?
“I have two options - I can die as fast as possible, or I can live a brilliant...”
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Qut0Nrsiw&feature=topvideos
Miners
So I’m currently watching the first of the 33 Chilean miners being pulled to the surface from the mining accident. I’ll be honest. I had no idea that there were trapped miners in Chile until hearing about the rescue in the news yesterday. Having now heard, watched, and read about their struggle though really amazes me in a strange and perhaps dorky way. It amazes me that they’re...
Anonymous asked: Who is your biggest inspiration on how you lead your life? Or your character? What has made you become who you are today, and how would you describe yourself?
Reproduction
I’ve always assumed that reproduction was a product of trying to live forever. You share the genes of your parents and go on to give your own genes to offspring, and some ancient ancestor did the same to propagate his/her own line. This aspect of life confuses me because mutations and genetic drift make the genes being passed on nothing like the genes a few cycles down the line, but...
Anonymous asked: Your blog really is amazing. I hope you appreciate your brain. :) Haha or is it harder on you because you think so much??
Reasons why I love Jon Liu
Making lit-historical jokes:
Me: So Oedipus ends up killing his own father. So much irony.
Jon: Wait, was he using a sword?
Me : No, why?
Jon: Because then it’d actually be iron-y!
Jon: Oh wait, the Greeks used copper. That’s ironic too.
Me: …
Odds of Life on Newfound Earth-Size Planet '100...
Amazing.
theearthcharity:
An Earth-size planet has been spotted orbiting a nearby star at a distance that would makes it not too hot and not too cold — comfortable enough for life to exist, researchers announced today (Sept. 29).
If confirmed, the exoplanet, named Gliese 581g, would be the first Earth-like world found residing in a star’s habitable zone — a region where a planet’s temperature...
Love
I’m writing this as my dad is speaking, and he’d probably kill me if he knew I was typing this down. So my mom is on a business trip in China, and we were just talking about how quiet it was around the house. He asks me, “have I ever told you the love story between your mom and I?” I tried to get out of there as fast as I could, but he doesn’t wait for a response.
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