just because

I think this may serve a purpose. Shit, I have to make a phone call. I made the call. Everything is fine. Wouldn't that be weird if two mobsters burst through the door and beat the shit out of me right now? That would suck. But it might be mildly entertaining. I'm gonna write a movie.

I'm actually already writing a movie. And I think it's really going to blow. But, that's how it goes. I was sort of surprised to see how much of my own personality goes into something I create, even if I tried to make it appear not so.

I like quality people. I like people who are of quality. I kind of like high society, I guess, but there are many aspects I don't like so much. There are also parts of lower society that I really love, but again, parts that I really hate.

I like quality people because quality people like other quality people. And I like it when people like other people. I like it when people are good. And not necessarily good in the sense of always doing what is right or avoiding drugs or fraternization, although those are often not associated with good people, but in the sense that what they do and what they say and what they think is good, of high quality. Good people, man. When I meet good people I really like it. People who are competent, intelligent, composed, attractive. I just love them. I talked with one such man the other day, and I tell ya it was great. I live in a part of the country where the mediocre come to live out their days, so interacting someone not so mediocre is exciting. I sound like an elitist bigot. So sue me.

You ever seen that movie The Core? It's completely and wholly scientifically false, and on top of that, the black guy dies. I remember seeing it a long time ago, when I was younger. And I don't remember how it turned out or how they made the core start spinning again.

Ya know what I think I will modify my qualifier(s) for good people, and in that capacity I would say being competent is the most important thing. I work with some incompetent people. And that just irritates me. They say job markets will be more and more competitive now and into the future, but with as many incompetent or unskilled workers I see, I'm not too worried, and I wouldn't be worried if I were you.

The weather is nice today. The wind is blowing, which is good. It would really suck if the wind just stop blowing. Forever. And ever. Never any more wind, ever. That would be a sad thing. If the giant at the edge of the Earth ran out of breath, hemorrhaged from an artery fell over and died. You would actually be dead before you hit the ground in that case. Well, clinically dead. Your brain would still be warm and sort of able to think for a little while after that.

It is amazing how dramatically something as simple as the size of the room you are in can effect your mood. I'm sitting in a fairly large room with several windows, and I tell ya it's just great. I wonder how people with no windows or few windows deal with that. I can see a long ways out the window. People in the city can't see as far out their windows. Even if you're on the top floor of a tall building you see mostly city. And I think that's interesting. Cities.

They're a wonderful thing. I love the city, but there are certain parts of it I could do without. Do you really want to hear about this? It really doesn't matter, and in writing this I'm just wasting time and fluffing the word count while I think about whether or not I feel like developing some meaningful thoughts on the subject.

I have only 669 words. This is taking forever and a day. Oh well.

I've decided I don't feel like talking about cities right now. I think if I were to just tell you about my thoughts, as in say them to you, I would find that much easier than writing them. Text, in any form, is the most limited form of communication. 80% of our interpersonal communication is done via body language, the rest is filled with spoken meaning. There are so many more aspects that go into spoken and acted communication than written communication. I mean it's fascinating that we have come this far in being able to communicate our ideas with little symbols called letters making words making sentences making paragraphs making chapters of books of series of epics and poems and plays and manuscripts, but we're still limited. We are limited in that there is inherent subjectiveness in reading something. In hearing or seeing something (music or visual media), there is less subjectiveness, and with conversation, there is less yet. Speech is our most direct and effective way to state explicitly what we mean. However, we have created these courtesies and conventions that get in the way. Instead of telling someone that shirt looks terrible on them, we may hint at a different color or something. We have become polite in society. I remember being a kid and what ever random thing popped into my head came out of my mouth. And I think if people did that more the world might be a slightly better place. I think of the movie The Invention of Lying starring Ricky Gervais. The movie is really funny, but aside from that it exposes how much we actually lie. That obviously causes you to think if our lying is really necessary or beneficial. And I think many times it just gets in the way of clear communication. It isn't really blatant lying, so much as it is fudging the truth in the sake of humility or politeness. That's what I think.

I encountered a real asshole on the road today. And he was an asshole. I was probably an equal amount of asshole back at him, but that's beside the point. People need to learn how to drive. Seriously the American condition of driving is terrible. We think we need safer cars or better roads or stricter laws and what we should do is incorporate a more comprehensive and rigorous driver education program. These are not the 50's, when everybody is a good ol' boy and we all love America and the standards for everything are not priority because we're all making money. Finland has an amazing driver education program. And it doesn't suck like our. That's right, it's good AND it doesn't suck. That's like two qualifiers that constitute it to be great, maybe even fantastic. I don't feel like telling you any more about it, so Google it.

And just like that I have nearly 1,200 words. By the end of this paragraph I will have enough words for this week's text post to be done and I can go enjoy my weekend, woot. I have four huge tests to study for. That's what I'll do once I'm done with this paragraph. Which is.........NOW!

Boom. Roasted.