random thoughts

I've been getting to the conclusion that becoming a doctor is probably the most kind, honorable, and logical thing to do in this day and age. Too bad I feel kind of sick when I see massive amounts of blood and guts, and that I'm bad under pressure...

Another thing: I just heard (haven't researched this yet, but will later) that the reason that there is so much off-shore drilling in Alaska is because that way the oil companies don't have to pay land taxes! Makes sense.

Also, here is a cool article from NG about acclimating your brain to change: okay, scratch that, I have to go. I'll find it later. I never realized how massive NG's online archives are!

I've been hearing lots about the right whales lately. This article is kind of old, but tell me what you think (making an effort to be positive here!): http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/10/right-whales/chadwick-text

And everyone (ehe, everyone, funny), please know that I'm not trying to force opinions on you. There's so much going on in the world, and most of it is many-layered and incredibly confusing, it's so impossible to know what to think. Maybe if we were actually in the countries where everything is taking place (well, we are in one, aren't we, and it's still confusing) we'd be able to form better ideas of what's going on. Everything I post is someone's opinion. Where would we be in the world if no one had opinions? Could we debate? No.

I heard this random philosophical talk by Alan Watts recently, saying that you can't have good without evil. It was kind of odd, but it made perfect sense. here's some info on him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts

I also just found an Alan Watts quote on Determinism (the philosophical belief in fate and that our lives are pre-determined) that I think is clever:

“There was a young man who said ‘damn.

It certainly seems that I am

a creature who moves in determinate grooves.

I’m not even a bus, I’m a tram.'”