Conscience, driven by its own pain, sets the task; reason carries it out. Conscience sets ideals; reason searches for the path to fulfillment. That, precisely, is reason's function: to find that path. Without conscience, reason works only for itself; that is, it runs idle. In respect to the contradiction between my aspirations and those of the masses, let me say this -- there exists a clear ideal: man must be free spiritually and physically. The people in this world still are unaware of this ideal, and the path to it is a difficult one. But a beginning must be made sometime. And I intend to begin right now.

I’m going to move to a new blog, guys. I might have time to make it these few days but I defintely feel like I need a new one. There’s way too much stuff I can’t bear right now on this one. I’ll post the link soon. Thanks.

It honestly just hit me. And everything just hurts and aches all over. I’m trying to live each day like it’s special and unique and one at a time and that I should make the most out of it blah blah blah but they don’t feel special. I just feel …. hurt. Nothing feels fair right now.

saw of montreal, and applied for two jobs and two internships. summer break’s going to be alright, i guess.

I used to think “blah blah blah vaccines are a crime against children, it’s putting us more in debt, we’re losing our personal liberties, we have no control over our bodies anymore blah blah blah,” but after doing research on every vaccine I’ve ever received, I am so thankful. Really, that’s how I honestly felt about vaccinations (though could be coupled with my hatred of needles? Maybe). You learn how great they are by reading this opposing sides and seeing what load of bullshit being opposed to them is: http://www.vaccinetruth.org/doctors_against_vaccines.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_controversy. If you read the bit about “religion” you’ll seriously laugh your ass off. But seriously. I think it’s really important that children get vaccines, especially if mandated by schools and such.

LOL THIS LOOKS SILLY.

LOL THIS LOOKS SILLY.

All the hidden tensions which had accumulated in their subconscious as a result of the gap between what they had been led to believe and reality were liberated in a paroxysm of delirious enthusiasm, in an impassioned, servile ecstasy. The radiation strikes suppressed natural reflexes and instincts completely and replaced them with a fantastic complex of behavior patterns.

—some pretty neat facist (not-so-subtle) overtones in the Inhabited Island by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky

Literally hundreds of billions of brain cells have been taxed on behalf of this subject, without a truly satisfactory answer.

—I’m reading an article about the Tunguska explosion in Siberia, and this line made me laugh.

thedailywhat:

Marketing Campaign of the Day: Russian Standard vodka invites imbibers to participate in a high-stakes round of Facebook Russian Roulette — a twist on the old-world game of chance wherein participants put their virtual lives (namely, their Facebook profiles) on the line for a chance to win a trip to win “one unforgettable week in Russia.”

[animalny.]

excerpts from an old interview of bruno’s mom & pop talking about their wonderful son! “He was a natural. At age 2 he would lock himself in the room and do his thing over and over and over. He would come out and he would show us,” she said. “When people would come over, he would point to himself, (as if to say) ‘Introduce me, introduce me.’ “Picture a 2-year-old. Even if he couldn’t pronounce the words, he would sing the beat and he was on pitch,” his mother said. The toddler also couldn’t get enough of ‘50’s-era “doo-wop” music or Elvis Presley, apparently. Even at that early age he knew enough to operate a VCR and fast-forward videos to the Elvis numbers. Mars’ father, Pete “Dr. Doo-Wop” Hernandez, recalls getting up in the middle of the night and finding his son in the living room watching videos and practicing his moves. “If there was a particular scene in an Elvis movie or an Elvis concert, he would watch it over and over and practice and practice imitating the moves. He could never get enough practice time,” he said. The publicity surrounding “Little Elvis” sparked concerns of child exploitation, and the Hernandezes had to appear in Family Court to prove their son was not being forced to perform. The judge asked to see a little bit of his act. “He was tiny, so I put him on the table,” Bernie Hernandez said. “He was so funny and he was so cute.” He wowed the judge and it was “case closed.”

excerpts from an old interview of bruno’s mom & pop talking about their wonderful son!

“He was a natural. At age 2 he would lock himself in the room and do his thing over and over and over. He would come out and he would show us,” she said. “When people would come over, he would point to himself, (as if to say) ‘Introduce me, introduce me.’

“Picture a 2-year-old. Even if he couldn’t pronounce the words, he would sing the beat and he was on pitch,” his mother said.

The toddler also couldn’t get enough of ‘50’s-era “doo-wop” music or Elvis Presley, apparently. Even at that early age he knew enough to operate a VCR and fast-forward videos to the Elvis numbers.

Mars’ father, Pete “Dr. Doo-Wop” Hernandez, recalls getting up in the middle of the night and finding his son in the living room watching videos and practicing his moves.

“If there was a particular scene in an Elvis movie or an Elvis concert, he would watch it over and over and practice and practice imitating the moves. He could never get enough practice time,” he said.

The publicity surrounding “Little Elvis” sparked concerns of child exploitation, and the Hernandezes had to appear in Family Court to prove their son was not being forced to perform. The judge asked to see a little bit of his act.

“He was tiny, so I put him on the table,” Bernie Hernandez said. “He was so funny and he was so cute.”

He wowed the judge and it was “case closed.”

(via gimmemorebruno)

loves it!

loves it!