Don't try too hard

Light a candle by lighting ass gas on fire

Amazing Save by Goalie

This goalie takes one to the face, quick laugh!

Dopey or just Dopamine?

Ever thought about what happens when we just do the same thing repetitively? Well, as far as I know, such activity causes a release of dopamine. Now it is believed that this neurotransmitter(brain chemical) is involved in addictive behaviours - it makes us feel good. I get this from all sorts of thigs that I do, watching TV, playing starcraft, and yes, even editing the boring waveforms that represent computer audio files. With this system of encouraging me to do the same thing, my life begins to lack variety and intellectual stimulation.

If we consider that the individual functional unit of the brain is the neuron. It is their connections that keeps the brain working. These connections will deteriorate through time if not activated. So the parts of the brain that I don't use will become non-functional. I will become a TV watching, Starcraft playing and music editing robot while too dopey to accomplish the many everyday tasks of a human being.

Hope none of you face the same doom. Experience variety in your lives, try something new, do something you don't want to, and enjoy being alive, not dopey.

The IQ of a fob

I was given free results of an IQ test today, and wasn't surprised to find that I performed worst in linguistics.
Here's the question:
It is easier to _______________ than to offer a helping hand.
A. Raise a flag B. Be on the ball C. Lay down D. Point the finger or E. Sing praises

Obviously Laying down is the easiest, it's what we do for about 1/3 of the time we spend in this world.
Unfortunately, the geniuses who set the answers disagree.

So they say:
"Critics suggest that both IQ and standardized tests are racially and culturally biased".
I cannot think of anything unbiased other than nature itself.
Please feel free to share any exceptions

Natural Born Lesbians

A documentary has recently brought the Whiptail lizard to my attention. It is a species of reptiles in which there are no males, only females. They reproduce by parthenogenic "virgin birth" in which offspring are clones of their mothers. However, they need to simulate mating with another female in order for biological mechanisms to work in reproduction. The same documentary also mentioned the gradual regression of the Y chromosome, the one which only males posess. The common human sex chromosome, X, contains about 1500 genes, whereas the Y chromosome, thought to be once comparable in size now contains only 76 genes. They project that in roughly 125,000 years, the Y chromosome will completely regress such that there is no more Y chromosome, and hence no more males. And if, we, as humans accumulate a mutation which allows autonomous fertilization, then our fate will mimic that of the Whiptail lizard. The human race will be a race of lesbians. If and when that happens, the two terms will be synonymous. The term heterosexual will have no purpose except in the realm of history, there will be one less inherent divide separating people of the world, we will be one step closer to unity, and our off-spring being clones means that in a way, we have achieved immortality. I hope this isn't starting to sound appealing to you.

More thoughts on this matter coming in future posts, so much in my head right now, can't wait to talk about it

Reminiscing your childhood

One of my old friends is turning 21 tomorrow. Such a perfect occassion for remembering the past. The wonderful thing about it is you can simply remember the events that happened, and attribute joy to them. Sure they were enjoyable back then, but the act of remembering brings joy in itself as it is a form of qualifying or quantifying your life. Change is the only thing that is constant, embrace it and look forward to it in the future. Indeed, reminiscing the past was a pleasant experience. I look forward to the future in which I can look back on every one of my friends now.

Love thy self

"All love begins with self-love.Often we start looking for love in all the wrong places. For some reason many of us believe that love actually resides outside of us, when really it resides within us. If as a starting point, you make the decision to love and accept every aspect of yourself, the good, the bad and the ugly; you will find that love will naturally begin gravitating towards you. Not only that, you will begin to see love and beauty in all things. "

From: http://www.trans4mind.com/news/oct05-1.html#5

Out of fuel

This blog is running out of fuel so to speak... and with petrol prices so high, I don't think I'll be refuelling any time soon. Rolling tyres gather no moss, enjoy the break every1.