So, you know how I'm a dork, right? Well, a while back, someone was taking a picture of me, and instead of flashing the peace sign, I wanted to do something different. Not the rocker sign. Not flipping off. No, I chose the "Live Long and Prosper" sign. Hey, I'm a huge Trek fan. And I always thought Spock was the coolest... oh, sure, Kirk did most of the asskicking, but Spock was always that calm dude in the back, who you KNEW could kick some ass, too... but only if he felt it necessary. You know, the badass who doesn't have to tell or show people that he's badass.
Anyway.
So, I'm trying to start a trend... instead of flashing the peace sign during pictures, I flash the Live Long sign. So what if it's dorky? You know, most of the "cool" and "trendy" things were just dorky things that were dorky until someone "cool" liked them. And in a year, those things are back to dorky, and possibly even worse (hello, Ed Hardy wearers).
And if I had a point with this post, it would be that... well... if you're a Trek fan, or if you're just a dork, then join my group. Take a picture flashing the Live Long sign. Write a funny caption. Join my group. Or, don't.
Check this out... I was watching TV, and between commercials, it would give "tips." Not weird -- a lot of shows on learning channels give tips or bits of trivia between commercials. But get a load of this one:
Seems like a strange tip, right? I mean, before I saw this, I understood the consensus to be that you shouldn't eat before bedtime, and especially not high carb meals. Maybe that information was wrong?
Then I saw who sponsored the "tip":
So, the people who profit from people's poor health giving us health "tips." Can we really trust what they say?
What next? Lung cancer drugs telling people "You know, one cigarette a day isn't gonna kill you."?
Obviously, this is all legal. But it sure isn't ethical.
On April 5 at around 9:12pm PST, there was a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in Baja that was felt here in San Diego [map]. I just happened to have started filming Lulu when it hit. Unfortunately, you can't really see the cam shake, but you can definitely see her react (and you might be able to hear Joelle gasp in the background). It's around the 0:09 mark. Check it out:
Everybody has goals in life... get married, have kids, travel the world, make a million dollars, etc. I have a few goals like that, too (e.g. I've been figuring out what I want in my dream house (pool, hot tub, solar panels and wind turbines, huge garden for all my hibbies).
But I also have a few goals that... well, the only thing I can do to help accomplish them is to live long.
Like... I want to live long enough so that I can go into space. You know, see it with my own eyes. Feel the weightlessness. See the Earth from... well, there's no "above" so, see the Earth from... NOT the Earth. Hell, I get all excited when I've got a clear view of the moon with my telescope... I can't imagine what seeing our planet from afar would be like. Man, that'd just be the coolest thing.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure if I'll live long enough. I mean, we can't even build something better than a gas engine; how can we be expected to be smart enough for space travel? Add to that the fact that most people don't give a shit about space, what's out there, or anything that doesn't directly involve them. Or their favorite celebrity. Evidence of water on the moon? On Mars? Who fucking cares? What, so we'll send a big blender up there? Quit wasting my time and tell me some IMPORTANT news, like what's happening with Brangelina, or when the next episode of Jersey Shore is on.
But I'm not here to argue the merits of continuing the space program... I just want to say PLEASE continue the damned thing, so that I might make it into space someday.
update 3/10/2010: This is awesome! What was I saying? We need better engines. And now it looks like we have the technology... the question is... do we have the will to move forward with this?
