more nonsense from my little head

After a recent conversation, I realize that I can't scoff at anybody's reading material. I'm reading about an imaginary race of big cats fighting humans. Monkey cat fight, it's fun.

I realize that I find the difference between a good album and a great one is often production values. I haven't looked into the actual technological reasons as to the subjective difference, but I can't deny it. I think not only does good equipment have to be used, and a solid recording process, but the skill of the producer plays a key role. But you already knew that.

My weekly MMA/Kickboxing bit: If you are bored and want to see some very skilled striking, look up Cung Le or Buakaw on YouTube. I hadn't see Sans Shou before, but it's pretty cool stuff, it's so chinese though. The Chinese have a strict conception about martial arts, and what they should be. If you watch, you'll notice that they won't actually fight on the ground, it's always been viewed as a unacceptable type of fighting. That being said, Sans Shou and Muay Thai can seem much more exciting to a newcomer than MMA because of the sublties in groundfighting.

I was asked an interesting question as to how could I work for a large oil type company. Usually my answer is, "Because if I don't somebody else will" but I realize that is the answer to why. Living through day to day working to make a made up entity profit is an odd idea. It challenged me throughout my time at the bank, when people would refer to the corporation as something that ontologically exists. It's epistomology folks! Something made up! Oh snap...I just realized that that would make me working FOR an abstract idea. Fuck.

The new Foo Fighter's album, Skin and Bones is actually really good. I recommend you all give it at least 1 listen.

I like the fact that all my grade 12 students have troubles with double angle identities, because that means we get to do lots of them. They are to actual mathematics and proofs as are a snack to a meal. I honestly like doing math that much, it's so satisfying completing a proof (or at least a bunch of mini ones). And it's so...elegant, I don't even know how to put it into words.

You know what's nice to do? Nap.

I think it's time to finally grow back my hair. I'll post some progress pics soon enough.

My new method to stop smoking is working very well. I'm happy.

I'm much more of a summer person, and I think most people are. Honestly, just doing anything in the cold sucks ass, and puts me in a pissy mood overall. I mean, you can't ever be happy stepping out into the cold, it just plain sucks. Rain I can handle, but it's that icy wind that kills me.

Who wants books for Christmas? Because you may get them.

I hope everything is going well for everyone. I think I'm going to get back to my cheesy science ficition, don't laugh.