The Arts and Today

-So, today was alright. I figured out that many people can be influenced by Art.I learned that today's fictional characters like Spider-man, Batman, Superman, and all those other superheroes most of us grew up with conspire to political heroes in the form of cartoons. If you really watch the movies and pay attention the central message ( I believe) is how some "villain" who has power tries to take over the world and uses America (people of) as instruments to spread wrath and destruction, but there is always a superhero there to save the day from those at will of the corrupt who are to ignorant to noticed they've been controlled and used. I have also heard a lot of music by individuals of the  society that has always been trying to send messages about how times are like how music of an iconic singer, raper, and even an instrumentalist patronize and enlighten the people in the closet to how the world really is  in their lyrics and song. Most people appreciate it and actually acknowledge the problems we have and I give a lot of props to those artists who reach out in their subliminal messages in an effort to extort political views and to project their experiences with the world through song. I myself am into music producing, but one of these days I aspire to reflect on our way of life through song and fable as I noticed most people enjoy what is fictional, but just because it is fiction doesn't mean that it could not happen. Also, famous painter like Da Vinci and Van Gouge were under royal command and in most of their art pieces, 99% of the time it was a reflection of society, religion, and how oppressed they were but loved the fact that they are lovers of creativity and had to make a living, so making art was the perfect way to channel their feelings towards society.

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This argument is open to those who would like to contribute and comments are well accepted. Let me know what you think about this...

A Talk of Silence

-So, another one of my high school buddies has died due to a serious motorcycle accident about 4 days after he turned 21. Why must we die... You know, there's a lot of things that are dangerous in our everyday lives that aren't really evident until it happens at random ( or so we think ) to us or the people around us. There's conjectures like chaos theory and all these other theories and religions that society has made up to justify random death. Now, in my eyes, there are those who have it coming to them and embrace it and also, there are those who are are god people in a bad situation. Yeah, so now I propose a question, "What controls your destiny?". I think I've been asking myself the same question for years...and I've come to the conclusion that everything has it date and the controller of those dates is no one. It just happens...So, my advice to everyone is live your life to it's fullest without shame or regrets. Life is a gift, not a burden. 

Nerd Alert

-So, the day goes on...well, night perhaps if you consider 2 a.m. morning. I've been thinking about music for the past 2 hours and how to actually project my thoughts into a song, but that's been going rough. At 8 a.m. I have to be up to take a ride to my once a year nerd convention I love so much. Hey, atleast i'm proud to say I'm a nerd. I hear kids getting beat on because they're smarter than others and have different intrests in things as opposed to "ideal" societal pastimes. Yeah, depending on what kind of nerd you are you like to play lots of video games, watch cartoon, and sit on the computer all day. I'm not saying that every nerd abides to these activities, it's just an example of generic characteristics I made up off of the top of my head. Anyways, long story short, you shouldn't be ashamed of who you are and if you love all the things i mentioned, you're perfectly normal. There isn't set standards of who's considered normal in society. That's just an illusion. You can be whoever you want to be (unless it puts you or others in harms way). Anyway, I have to be up in 5 hours, so I can fully function and bathe myself in anime, hot girls in costumes, and video games.If those of you who would like to specifically want to know which onvention I'm reffering to, it is the ConnetiCon in Hartford, Connecticut. Which runs from friday morning until late sunday afternoon. If you're around, you should stop by. It's $40 for a day of real nerd fun. Remember, you are who you are and nobody should change you!

               Goodnight Eveyone!

To Want Is Good

-So, being bored is a habit I grown to love (sarcasm). I wonder why I can't just be content with something. More importantly, how come humans in general, aren't satisfied with what they have. We always want more. I guess it's kind of inherent from our ancestor from survival of the fittest. I mean, in reality, people say "oh, I'm satisfied with what I have" and all that, but deep down there's want. The truth is, we're selfish and the drive gets us passed our problems and into clear solutions. In a way, not to be machine humanist biased, but humans are in most ways machine who's energy to live comes from 1) nutrients and 2)drive. These two ingredients are needed to support and grow prosperous, happy, human beings. Sometimes we get carried away with our actions of personal preference, but we're built to make mistakes and learn from them which also helps us grow.

- Overall, I'm starting to think that wants things physically and mentally is natural and even really healthy for individuals. You just have to use your heart as a compass and you'll do alright...

Entry-Level Jobs

Hey Everyone,

-Today, I was thinking... why do jobs have these entry-level positions with requirements that contain experience within the same field. To me, that makes no sense at all. I think of it as " Oh hey, I'm applying for the job because I need experience. What ever happened to the literal definition of entry-level."  Here's the  definition taken from Wikipedia.com - "An entry-level job is a job that is normally designed or designated for recent graduates of a given discipline, and does not require prior experience in the field or profession. These may require some on-site training. Many entry-level jobs are part-time, and do not include employee benefits. Recent graduates from high school or college usually take entry-level positions." I'm a high school graduate in a Community college studying engineering with 2 years of academic experience and full time enrollment. I also do alot of community service and have a bunch of hobbies. The reason I'm applying is because I need work experience,so that when I graduate from 4 year university I have some work experience on my resume that will help me find the job I studied for. I understand "most" entry-level positions are designed for graduates who studied in the field, but that doesn't mean that I can't do I job I'm getting paid to do without a little training. I can understand where the employer is coming from when they ask for experienced individuals so that the employees they hire somewhat know what they're doing and are most likely to be more efficient and productive at their jobs compared to someone with no experience. I'm not upset that people don't hire people because they lack experience, but if you're studying a subject but have not graduated, it sure shows you have motivation in life and want to contribute in the end when you get your degree, so why not employ someone. I know, you could easily say, "That's what internships are for...", but internships only last a certain amount of time and some are paid very little and varies. I'm talking about those students who are in college and school in general that want jobs to support their well beings and want experience in the working environment.One of my philosophies is to be great , you need to start from the bottom and  I just wish those individuals would be given a wider door to open instead of getting a door slammed in their faces. These are my thoughts..take them as you will.

Bodybuilding Nowadays...

Hey Everyone,

-So I just got back from a local gym that I'm a member at and I'm sorry to say that most of the people who workout there don't really know what they're doing. The only reason I say this is because I witnessed grunting, dropping of weights, no symmetry in lifting, weight imbalance, and a whole bunch of other incorrections. The most common mistake I see people do is the lifting of what you can't lift. This might sound funny or even nonesense, but I mean, people are struggle to lift weights they cannot lift for the proper amount of reps per set and I can't even imagine how they must hurt themselves after. It's debatable that bodybuilding is about consistency, concentration, patience, tolerance, and lifting the correct amount of weight for each exercise so that you get the most out of your workout, but I'm pretty sure it works because I have heard it from all the famous bodybuilders in the 90's and earlier. Perfect example would be Arnold Schwarzenegger, sure he lifted alot but he paced himself and he paid close attention to proportionality and symmetry which is where my generation fails to grasp.

-Also, another point I'd like to point out is that most of the bodybuilders in my generation are on steroids and find pleasure in ripping every single piece of their muscles and getting the size of a small tank. I mean, that's cool and all, but it looks awefull because of how disproportionated they are for their bodies. A visual example might help better..

                                                                Arnold Schwarzenegger

                                                  Random my generation type of bodybuilder

-To me, Arnold looks natural and fit. When I look at my generation type of bodybuilder, he looks like a giant meatball with arms with no room for mobility and definitely on steroids. I don't know, but I have great admiration for bodybuilders in Arnold's era, it was all natural and very much so proportional and how a strong person should look like. I hope people learn from this discussion of my thoughts because I hate to see what I do now and only want the best for everyone. These are my thoughts...take them as you will..

Now, who needs motivation..

So, I've been thinking and mostly working on some projects for myself, but they're not really getting finished. I feel like the motivation isn't there, but I know that it should be for the betterment of myself. I also pondered among my close friends where life is taking them and how motivation is lacking for some reason. I find it quite suspicious due to younger experience, but I found that as people get older, dreams start to diminish because (I think we can all agree) that getting older there develops an aggression towards nostalgia because everything was laid out in front of you , i.e. being driven around, money, cooked food, and countless others that I can think of but are rhetorical nonetheless. So, I believe it is up to our inner selfs (spiritually and or mentally) to keep ourselves on track and not think of the past and how good those times were, but to look to the future to what can happen to you and how much you can improve on yourself. These are the thoughts everyone should have if they would like to move on with their lives and do things for themselves and for others (most importantly)...So, my message to the world on conquering the whole battle with themselves for motivation is, " Motivation can only happen from within, others may try to help but in the end, you have to make it happen"...