Divergence

An interesting concept is Divergence, And I don't mean that young adult series of novels, but the idea of something starting on a trajectory that leads to separation. Two things can start from the same fundamental idea, then based on other factors diverge from each other to the point of being irreconcilable. I was reminded today about this by an interaction that I had with a confidant:

One idea that I have struggled with is that God is essentially a man-made construct, existing only as we perceive or attribute value to him. For me, this has been a source of cognitive dissonance, if not a parable for nihilism. If God can only exist as we will him, that is pretty fucking sad. My confidant on the other hand had the same idea that God exist within us. However, in their perspective, we were a reflection of God, and the fact that God could only exist as we perceived, or more-so represented him was a beautiful thing that encouraged us to live a life of "godliness". I have no real conclusion to this, but the fact that the same principle can lead to two different conclusions is interesting. This idea is common sense, but to those who over-analyze such an obvious idea is sometimes a revelation.

I know you wanted comics that I think are amusing, but if I didn't mix in rants who would I be?

Song of the Day: Aerosmith: I don't want to miss a thing
"'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing"

Staying Honest

I realized when I went to post that I had not done a comic recently, so I spent my time making one. I guess I can rant another time.

It doesn't always work out.

Photo Credit: Premier1er

Lyric of the Day: College & Electric Youth - A Real Hero

"Against the grain of dystopic claims
Not the thoughts your actions entertain
And you have proved to be
A real human being and a real hero"

Real Terror

I've been moving forward in most of the things I need to, hopefully in ways that end up taking me where I want to be. As I get closer to finishing some of my goals, each step forward feels that much more terrifying. As a coward by nature, overcoming the fear of the unknown is pretty rough.

So while I am doing the things I have to, I figured I would do some of the things I want to. Such as doing some comics. My new idea is quotes over stock photos. We will see how long this burst of inspiration lasts.

Bartender, I'll take another Self-Confidence and Sprite on the rocks.

Knowing that things in my life will change as a result of my actions is too much power. I guess that is what being an adult is.

Photo Credit: ProPhotoStock

Lyric of the Day: Jimmy Eat World - "Praise Chorus"
"Things are never gonna be the way you want.
Where's it gonna get you acting serious?
Things are never gonna be quite what you want.
Or even at 25, you gotta start sometime.

I'm on my feet, I'm on the floor, I'm good to go.
Now all I need is just to hear a song I know.
I wanna always feel like part of this was mine.
I wanna fall in love tonight."

Visual Timestamp #4

Had a great weekend.

All good things must come to an end

News came out today that Robin Williams passed away. It is amazing how someone I have never met could have given me so much.

He helped me understand the value of art, and specifically writing poetry, in Dead Poet's Society.

Robin Williams and the story with him an Christopher Reeve gave me an understanding about what true friendship means.

Mrs. Doubtfire taught me that sometimes you have to do crazy things for your family.

Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting gave me my philosophy on love.

It is hard to know that someone who gave so much to others ended up taking their life after struggling with depression and alcoholism. Rest In Peace Mr. Williams, you have given a generation of people more than you could ever know.

From the Treasure Trove

So I finally moved to a new place. Here are some interesting things I found as I cleaned out the old place.

For Halloween my friends went as Salt and Pepper. I, like Ted from HIMYM, went as Cumin.

The Avengers poster. Pretty sweet.

A timeline the bro gave me of all the generations of Pokemon.

My first set of glasses from HS. I went for the HP looking ones.

I was awarded "Best Trainer". I think this was for a summer camp?

I saw contemporary "Two Gentlemen of Verona". I have a soft spot for modernized Shakespeare.

For one of my friend's bachelor party, I made a game where he had to guess what his wife chose or to take a shot. He guess BSB correctly.

Engineering Jokes 1

Engineering Jokes 2

Engineering Jokes 3

The new place is a mess, but once I clean up, I'll try to have something interesting. I really want to do a rant, but I think it will end up being too disjointed. Maybe I might have another zany dream.

That reminded me. I had a crazy dream where I was helping my friend move (this was ~5 years in the future). As we were packing we came across a poem that she had written in a local magazine. It was amusing because I had suggested the topic (a gender-bend with the poem being a woman's expectations when she gets home from a hard day of work) after she had brought up something about gender roles right before I went to bed. The last part might be a true story, but I guess we will have to see how the future turns out xD

Lyrics of the Day:

S.O.S (Anything But Love) - Apocalyptica

"So go on infect me

Go on and scare me to death

I’ll be the victim

You’ll be the voice in my head

You could give me anything but love

Anything but love"

Skeletons in the closet

One thing that I have always had a problem with is letting things go. For that reason, I tend to be a hoarder. All of the things I have collected have meaning in that they are tied to some memory or the other. Part of me is terrified that if I lose these things, it will be as if I had never had those experiences, since I will not have the item that sparks the memory.

One specific example of this is that I have collected t-shirts that no longer fit or are damaged to the point of being unwearable. From someone with very low standards in terms of what they wear in public (food-stained t-shirt and pajama bottoms?) that is saying something.

So I decided that if I uploaded pictures of these shirts here, I would have a place that would remind me of the stories that go with them. I like to think of this as one of my "be smarter, don't work harder" solutions.

The first shirt is from UMD. I got this shirt when I went to an event at the Catholic Student Center. This was the first and last time that I ever went there.

The second shirt is from a MD basketball game. I think it was sophomore year, but I might be wrong. They only had larges, so I wore it as a tight shirt while one of my friends cut and tied hers into a smaller size.

The last shirt is the most recent. I got it at a metal festival in ABQ, NM. I tore the front of the shirt because of a mosh pit the same day I bought it. You can see the tour location on the back.

 (This entire post was to work up to this joke. Skeletons in my closet....haha)

I'm glad I got to leave this small part of my life journey here. Makes me feel like I'm in a Brandon Sanderson novel.

Song of the Day: Betty Who - Somebody Loves You (Oddio Visual Remix)