ETI

If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on 7/16/69, make it illegal for US Citizens to hve any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?

• Current Location:Home, Home Again
• Current Mood: contemplative
• Current Music:Summer of '69 ~ Bryan Adams

I Love...

I love that we live in a society where the "Busiest Shopping Day Of The Year" is now more important than the holiday that it follows. People skipping family time to line up at the shops for the "Amazing Deals" on "Crap We Really Don't Need."

Granted, that could just be "My Biased, Crowd-Hating" personality talking here.

Just ignore me, everyone else does.

• Current Location:The Place of Employment
• Current Mood: aggravated
• Current Music:Kashmir ~ Page & Plant

It's Two AM The Fear Is Gone

A thing I have been trying to figure out for quite some time now...

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. He is a social outcast for almost the entire song. The implication is that everyone (Santa included) thinks he is useless and a freak of nature. His fellow reindeer treat him as such. They never let him play in any reindeer games (whatever that may entail). Then suddenly, through the culmination of some freakish (I assume) circumstances and highly unfortunate weather, Santa suddenly sees the light (literally), and the idea hits him in the way that a train hits a sofa left carelessly on the track...

"I have this freak of nature with an electric nose? The hell? Might as well make the best of the situation!"

Bam! Suddenly Santa finds a use for the formerly useless Rudolph. Pulls him out of the stable or limbo or wherever, and puts him to work.

Now one would think the other reindeer would have some issue with this. Suddenly being one-upped by the freak they had been ignoring and humiliating for some unrecorded number of years, but no! They are all cool with it. Next thing you know, the song ends on a happy note.

What is the message I am supposed to take out of this song? It's okay to abuse and ignore someone who is different until someone more important comes up with a use for them? Or that it's okay to do that to animals?

Either way, I thought discrimination of any kind was bad?

I realize I am completely missing the point of the song, so if someone wants to clue me in, I will be forever in their debt.

Thanks!

• Current Location:Home, Home Again
• Current Mood: contemplative
• Current Music:The Humming of my Mac

Before I Go Insane

For anyone who has ever had a conversation with me and then started wondering "what in the hell is wrong with me?"

The answer seems to be here...

Asperger syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder, and people with it therefore show significant difficulties in social interaction, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development. Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical use of language are frequently reported.

Asperger syndrome is also called Asperger's syndrome, Asperger (or Asperger's) disorder, or just Asperger's; it is named after the Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger who, in 1944, described children in his practice who lacked nonverbal communication skills, demonstrated limited empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy. Fifty years later, it was standardized as a diagnosis, but many questions remain about aspects of the disorder. For example, there is lingering doubt about whether it is distinct from high-functioning autism (HFA); partly because of this, its prevalence is not firmly established. The exact cause is unknown, although research supports the likelihood of a genetic basis; brain imaging techniques have not identified a clear common pathology.

There is no single treatment, and the effectiveness of particular interventions is supported by only limited data. Intervention is aimed at improving symptoms and function. The mainstay of management is behavioral therapy, focusing on specific deficits to address poor communication skills, obsessive or repetitive routines, and physical clumsiness. Most individuals improve over time, but difficulties with communication, social adjustment and independent living continue into adulthood. Some researchers and people with Asperger's have advocated a shift in attitudes toward the view that it is a difference, rather than a disability that must be treated or cured

• Current Location:Home, Home Again
• Current Mood: exhausted
• Current Music:Flying ~ Bob & Tom

And I'm Telling You Son, It Ain't No Fun Staring Straight Down A .44

So I have this shiny new (well, 9 years old) Mac. It is a PowerMac G4 that is running OSX 10.4 Tiger. It is basically an amalgamation of three broken computers I put together and then replaced some of the old insides with newer insides just for a lark. It seems to be working out pretty well. I do like it, and it is an interesting challenge basically learning to use a computer again.

Although I do see why Apple ships their stuff with such huge monitors these days...

• Current Mood: busy
• Current Music:Nary A Thing

Enough About You, Let's Talk About Life For A While

I am strange. No need to argue, I am calling myself out on that one. I have strange rules about things. Two of which seem to need rethought I think. I will not ask a girl out if I am working and she comes into mh place of employment. Just seems unprofessional. I won't argue if she were to say something, but I won't start it. The same applies to a girl working at a place like Starbucks. I figure they have to deal with that pretty often, so I try to leave that alone.

I meant to put more, but I am going to sleep instead of hanging around until the Mac's drive is finished cloning itself. Dang it, I need to buy dirt on the way to work tomorrow.

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There's Nothing To It...

So I got a new phone yesterday. A new phone from which I can do things like write this very entry. This is truly the future!

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Video Killed The Radio Star

I think I shall go mad...Again!

• Current Location:Home, Home Again
• Current Mood: amused
• Current Music:We're Not Going To Make It ~ The Presidents Of The United States Of America

Time Keeps On Slipping...

I really need to start writing stuff type things in this space again soon.  Really very soon, actually. 

• Current Location:Home, Home Again
• Current Mood: lonely
• Current Music:Lump ~ The Presidents Of The United States Of America