Life Lessons à la Ally McBeal's Therapist

Otherwise known as Tracey Ullman. The comedienne.

- "Sometimes when a patient says something so naive, I find that my own laughter just isn't enough."

- "Is it the adult thing to do? Of course not. So what?    She's a beautiful, smart woman married to the man you love. Smack her! We don't deny human nature in this room."

- "Obviously befriending little Chucky hasn't worked. Kick his ass. You unconscious is taunting you, kick the baby's bottom."

- "But the idea that you could be [with him] has made you less afraid. 'Gee, you could latch onto a husband! Your life's not a total waste!' That's why you're not feeling so 'underwater'. Aren't you just the all-American little weakling."

- "You need a theme song. Something that you can play in your head to make you feel better. A theme song is vital."

Arrogantly, this has always been my theme song:

Mac DeMarco

The love of my life
And life of my music.


Playing at FYF Fest downtown LA in August
To pay, or not to pay...
Since the single day tickets :) SOLD OUT

I honestly don't think I know of another artist who treats a guitar like that.

If you've heard a similar artist, please share.
(and for god sakes do not say Youth Lagoon)
I have no idea why but someone suggested that

and was shut down.

The Philosphy of The Twilight Zone

Okay it's not deep enough to be philosophy-style but...

Walking Distance (Season 1)
This episode is about a "hot shot" advertising exec returning to his home town, and accidentally goes back in time and meets himself as a kid. He gets all sappy about having lost his youth, and yearns to get those years back... He even tries to tell the kid (himself) that these are the best years of his life and not to piss them away (although he accidentally breaks the kid's leg in the process). Then his dad comes in, gives him this speech, and the man goes back to his present time (the 50s).



On Wikipedia, it says this episode "was a little more depressing than most, in that it does not have a happy ending and the man’s problems are never really resolved."

I, on the other hand, think it was the most uplifting thing I've ever seen and actually made me feel better about life and being nostalgic.

In the beginning, he goes back to the 1930s (when he was a kid) and gets a milkshake at an old fashioned diner. He gets all "dreary-eyed" remembering the "good times" he spent there as a kid. At the end of the episode, the man goes back to the diner, except this time it's the 1950s (present time) and it's filled with 50's teenagers.

From my perspective, as someone from 2013, the scene in the 50's diner makes me nostalgic even though I've never lived in the 1950s. Probably because I know things will never be that way again (not that I particularly want them to, there's just something about knowing things will never be that way again). It's weird because he thinks the 50's are worse than the 30's (because it's his present), but in retrospect (no pun intended) the 50's are actually really cozy too.

However, from his perspective, he can't see that. Just like his father said, he cannot see that the present holds new things that he will eventually be nostalgic of later. This episode was made 60 years ago, and from our perspective we can see that things were cozy when we look back into the 50's, although the main character thinks they are depressing because it's his present. The fact that this realization can only be made because there are 60 years between us and the episode makes it a "meta" example of the concept as well.

Unfortunately, there's not an episode about someone who's afraid of the future and meets their future self and then has a cozy realization that you shouldn't live in the future.

Aneurysm

; an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel

Notice that without context, it almost looks like art. Intriguing? Beautiful?

When placed into context, the "bigger picture", how does your perception of it change? Is it still beautiful?

Myers-Briggs Personality Types, an obsession.

Thanks to my Mastermind INTJ best friend for introducing me into the world of personality types, I'm now more obsessed with them than he is.

Literally, the past week has been spent collecting data on everyone I know and making them take the test, as well as taking it as them. Surprisingly (or not), I was pretty accurate in determining their personality types when I took it as them. I'm convinced this is the only way I can understand people who don't use the same "functions" (aka thinking) as I do.

I'm an "ENTJ" (every fictional character is a villain) and supposedly my "major drawback" is failing to see from others' POVs and understanding others' feelings. Therefore, I'm turning to a system which categorizes personalities in order to understand them. So far, it's been "insightful".

Someone recently said/laughed to me, "You have to put effort in to care about people? For most people it comes naturally..." in a condescending /sarcastic/annoying tone. However, they were an F (Feeler). I am a T (Thinker).

And I do care naturally... "in my own way". Maybe not in a way that a Feeler would understand.

Anyways this isn't about caring. It's about understanding. I'm tired of not understanding people who I think are dumb (I'm so mean).

I probably "have something to learn from them", in a really abstract way.

The Surprisingly Inspirational Comedian

Dana. Gould.
"Let Me Put My Thoughts In You"

He makes the weirdest references in the world.

Which are not in this video because I couldn't find them.

So just watch it on Netflix. 

If Albert Fish Were A Food Critic

This would be his blog.

"Food Forkast"
http://objectivesubjectiv.blogspot.com/

Zspy "dishes" on all the underground grub, from San Francisco to Seattle.

"A sticky and sugary honey based glaze highlights the crisped, barbecued exterior confining its tender core."

"With their puckered hourglass look, the shrimp and pork shao mai were a must-order as well. Simply eyeing them is pure joy. Slipping the Juicy Pork Dumplings between the chopsticks was too easy, perfect for transporting them to the 1/3rd soy sauce, 2/3rds vinegar dipping sauce accompanied by a few thin strips of ginger."

......
"How sweet and tender her little ass was roasted in the oven"
- Albert Fish