Lies.

Is it really a lie when all parties know of its deception?
What if it is something outrageous? What if I were to say that I was once a black woman born in the year 2009?

A 'lie', according to the dictionary, is 1) a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive, and 2) an inaccurate statement.

As you can see, my statement above fails the first definition, while passing the second. I am in fact not a black woman, nor was I born in the future. What of my intent?

The second definition seem to cover those times when you unintentionally give bad information due to forgetfulness and what not.

I don't usually lie. If I were to lie, I'd usually give hints of it within the lie. If I layered clues about the truth within the lie, what would be my intent? Would it be a lie?

The answer is yes.

PS. Arman needs to comment on things he posts, and not just verbatim copy and paste.

The Mechanism Comes Together

Alas, it looks like all the pieces in this Mechanism I call life is coming together at last.

 

I'm glad that I understand more, see more, and feel more than I have. I mean, my job seems imminent. School is almost over (two more weeks). I'm moving out of home. It looks like a phase of my life is ending forever. I have never felt so relieved, in a way, before. I'm excited for the future. I can see only good coming. My faith in humanity has never been so high. I realize this now.

 

And I'm not even on drugs.

Life without Thoth

I got to hand it to those guys at Purolator. Air mail is fast. The box from Dell came yesterday morning, which means that it took one full day to travel from Ontario. I guess that's what Air Mail is like. I sent it away yesterday, which means that hopefully it'll be there tomorrow.

I fully expect it back by next Thursday. You know, it is kind of strange to go without it. I know it hasn't been too long, but I've grown attach to the convenience that the machine provided. By convenience, I mean distraction and a time-sink.

No, I'm now using time at school wisely studying for my Fluid Mechanics class in which I know nothing about. I'm so screwed for that class.

Battlerstar Galactica 3.20

The finale didn't make sense at all. At least, not yet.
I don't like the idea of Anders + Tori being what they are. It just seem to have come out of nowhere.

They were doing the "FIVE FINAL CYLON' thing for half of the season, and I was skeptical about how they can do it in a logical manner. It isn't in the way it is shown. Sure, Tyrol and Tigh kind of have their tie-ins from this season, but I don't see any hints at all for the other two. That's bad because Ron Moore has basically said that the idea of the final five

That's not to say the show has gone bad; it is still a good show.

act of god

surely the thing is an act of god, i reasoned. what are the chances of that happening at all/ pretty damn low, i reckon.

i will now tell the story of what i am talking about.

for the last several weeks 9the most glorious weeks of my life0, i had been with my notebook computer. i know it isn't high quality or super fast or whatever, but it has been good to me. i bring it everywhere. my mum and grandmum, 9bless their souls0 has been warning me of the dangers of carrying it everywhere. what if i were to drop it, or worse, have it stolen from me/ i reasoned that if i will be very careful with the unit, as it is the single most expensive thing i have ever owned myself, no harm would come to it. i was wrong; harm came to it. perhaps it was a punishment for bringing it to church for the last weeks and showing people illegally downloaded programs, or maybe it was a gentle reminder from the heavenly father to study hard. whatever it is, the act is done.

by now, you should be wondering 'what happened to his notebook/' i shall not tease anymore. i was sitting at the 480 bus station, waiting for the autobus watching rome 2e0, when a bird dropping landed on the keyboard. that's right, a bird dropping. here is the timeline of what happened.


bird dropping occurs
i take notice of something landing on my notebook.
it is white in colour, with some brown.
even as i came to full realization of what it was, i looked around trying to find someone who was responsible. there was nobody in range who could have thrown something like that.
i realize it was a bird dropping
i surveyed my clothes for damage.
no damage at all

i look around again, but this time i was thinking of what i can do to remedy this situation. it was at this time that i realize that two ladies were about to walk by, oblivious to my situation.
i quickly set my notebook down  half closed in fear of my humiliation.
i rummage through my man-bag looking for paper, or whatever.
i find some notes on the mohr envelope.
the paper was used to clear off the majority of the crap, but alas it was too late.
seepage had occurred
the bus arrives to greet me.

so, on the bus i couldn't help but think that i will mess this up. i've messed up my electronics before trying to clean something. this time won't be different. also, i couldn't help but be reminded of that 649 commercial with the asian man getting bird droppings on his head. he was smiling because the odds of it happening was so low. i admit i smiled a little too.


i got home, followed some internet guide on cleaning a notebook keyboard. i learnt how to remove the face cover to completely replace the keyboard. i thoroughly removed the shit.
if the story had ended there, then i wouldn't have counted the bird dropping as an act of god. no.

several of the notebook keys stopped functioning. i guess it was because the cotton swabs i used weren't as gentle of lovers as i'd hope. i spent the next few hours figuring out how to solve the problem. no solution. i had to call dell.

luckily, i bought the 'complete care' warranty 9there was no luck involved. i realize that i'm kind of fumbles mcstupid with taking care of electronics0 and spilling due to a liquid was covered. that's what i told the lady on the other end of the line because 0 bird dropping is kind of a liquid, right/ and 20 the warranty doesn't cover 'acts of god'. i mean, who really controls the birds/ it shan't be humans, that's for sure. i'm not going to take the risk. dell will not, in fact, send me a replacement keyboard. instead, in fear of potentially harm caused by the liquid, they will be requiring me to send in my notebook.

it all kind of makes sense now, in a cosmic kind of way. since the whole process will take a month or so, this is a sign from somewhere telling me that i shouldn't screw around and study. of course, i could very well be making this divine business up in the hopes of giving some meaning to the damage.


oh, and as you might have noticed, i didn't sound excited at all during the whole ordeal, and i didn't use any capitalization.
left shift
left control
tab
one/exclamation

you know what is the key that i've missed the most/ the tab key.
fact.

Burning the Midnight Oil again.

When will I learn?

I'm just starting an assignment worth 7% of my final grade for one of my classes. There is an in-class assignment worth 5% for that same class tomorrow.

Not much more to say.

What? I got too many drinks.

I'm writing this now, after I'm supposedly hammered, to say that I'm not actually as drunk a I portrayed. It wa a feint to allow you to believe I'm actually weaker than I am. The purpose of this is pretty clear: If you were to believe I can't hold my liquor, then you should believe that under the inclination of alcohol, I would behave as clearly and truthfully as possible. This is simply not true. It is all a ruse. Trust me, that is the truth.

Now, why would I create such a trick? I, myself, am not truly sure. Hey, that's not to say that I didn't drink anything at all. No, I am under the influence of alcohol, and that's a fact. I would not trust myself to drive myself home, as that wold be truly foolish. Instead, my sister had pffered tp ferry me home from school. For this, I give much thanks. The reason for such a trick is to make others believe that I am not as strong as I truly am. That makes them believe that they're in a stronger position. That allows me to suggest things that might not come true. An example of this to tell Steve to hook Christian up with a fat chick. By that time, he should have forgotten about the Fat chick, but I was still aware of it.

I want to say to Krystelle that I thank her for "believing" in e, though I sometimes wonder if my act at drunkeness has fooled even the sharpest of minds. No, I'm not homosexual. Thta was a gimmick for the night.Seriously, I'm not even bi-curious. That's not to say that I'm against homosexualism. They're free to do whatever they want.

What was the point of all this? I don't exactly know. All I am saying is that I'm typing being on my way home from UBC's Pit Pub.Maybe I'm trying to prove to a select few that I'm fine. I don't truly know.

I just want to say that I'm sorry for fabricating the (failure of a lie) that Mark bought be a drink at the end when I was already kind of "sick". I want to go on record to say that he didn't do that thing at all. He did no such thing. He was a gentlemen and a friend for offering me a place to sleep if I truly needed one. He did, however, bought me one of those Dr. Pepper + a drink where you drop it into a cup. (Was it called a Dropper?) It was worth Four Dollars and I was grateful.

In the end, I got semi-hammered, and as close to being wasted as I ever got, and I'm truly grateful for my friends.

So, thank you for taking me out for alcohol and not making me pay for anything. It was one of the most special birthdays I've ever had. Thank you. 10:29

Comments: I hahd never gone to a bar at night. Yeah,I know that's kind of sad, but whatever. I didn't know that the whole scene can get so loud. Ugh. When I stepped outside with Kristelle, it was like I went death in the silence. I'm not sure I want to experience that again.

Special Thanks goes to Michael O., Ryan F. , and Mark Something for being super friends who tried to look after me. I won't forget this.

Edit:Oh, my vision is really impaired, so excuse my typos.

Rome. Wow.

So, Instead of watching 24 Season 4, I had actually decided to start watching Rome from HBO instead.

All I need to say is "Wow!"


That word sums up my awe for how good the show really and truly is. I watched 3 episodes so far, and it is just a really solid show. I don't remember when I have watched a series as good as this.

The timing is good too, because the show has two seasons with 22 episodes total. So far, the second season is still in its first run at Season 2, episode 9. The series finale is on March 25. That means that I can (potentially) plow through all of the episodes just in time for the ending.

I highly recommend the show.

Birthday.

Older, but not wiser

Nor more Hard working

Nor more healthy.

I have become more social, in a way. I've matured, albeit in s small way. The next few months will really test my character and everything that I am.

Every week needs to be Spring Break.

I want to mark this occasion as the most pleasurable ride from home to UBC in the morning from 7:51 to 8:23am. This is a flat 20 minutes faster than normal, and I attribute it to Spring Break and the lack of people.

In other news, I had a wicked awesome dream where I was a Vampire, but I was a 'good' vampire. Cliched? I know. Actually, I was just a regular bad vampire being hunted by vampire hunters. I narrowly escaped my demise when I snuck out of the bus (or fly vehicle?) which exploded with all of my friends inside. (including you, who was coincidentally a vampire too!) So, I was all alone being a fresh vampire without any vampiric knowledge. I hadn't even had my first blood yet when my master died. Worst of all, this vampire hunter kind of pisses me off.

Jacky: My A-n-t-i-F-r-i-e-n-d 2

So I was driving him home, talking about the awesomeness that is WoW, and he is all like "No."

There's this evil scheme with blizzard where they try to get you to refer your friends to start playing, and as a reward, you get a month free. I tried this with Jacky. I told him that there is a credit-card that is required. He goes all [ >:( ]. I tell him "its okay, you can use my credit card." and he was all like "No!".

So finally, after trying to convince him that if anybody loses, it would be me, he finally reluctantly agreed.

So, I had to set up his account, except he has this weird shame where he doesn't want people to know about him. He refuses to let me go into his room because it wasn't clean. That's ridiculous. Who cares if it is clean or not? My room is filthy. Other people are the ones who feel embarrased for me when they come into my room. I feel nothing.

I could go inside under one condition: Wait a couple of days for him to finish cleaning...

So I provided an alternative. I pull out my trusty notebook computer and, while in his driveway, connected to the internets and proceeded to setup the account. All is well until we got to the password. There is a requirement of 8-16 alphanumeric symbols, with at least one letter and one number. His was only 5 long. Suddenly, he felt this kind of shame where he repeatedly told me to do it another day. Another day? We were literally 20 seconds away from being finished. His problem was that he couldn't think of a password. Ugh. I had to make one up for him.

And now, he goes and tells me that he screwed up the password hint and will require a new account.

=(

Twenty Three Twenty-One- Eighty Seven

I've finally 'started' WoW, and I have to say that it is an interesting game. It is a low memory intensive game that I think I'll be mostly playing in the coming months while I'm away at Tumbler Ridge. You know, I really do enjoy doing the PVP in Heroes Ascent. I think I will still play GW, in a less active role (since the frame rate is just awful on my notebook.) It actually is playable in the PVP environment due to less character models and a smaller world. Good Job.

Over the last couple of weeks, I feel that I have finally become part of the Mining Class. I mean, I have had a whole lot more interaction with everyone and I've been getting my name out there. This is a good thing.

Finally, I've been wanting to purchase some Tshirts off of the internet for a while. I was thinking that since I'm getting a job afterall, I can justify all this fancy stuff. Is it true? I don't know.
Does anyone know how the Customs Agency work if I buy things from an American site and I tagged it as a 'gift' ? Do they charge the recipient for the item? That's not very fair, is it?

Dynamic Peer Pressure

1) Mining 295 Mineral Estimation Project - This isn't easy stuff. Given a series of drill hole data, we're supposed to estimate the total tonnage, cut-off grade, and interconnectivity of the deposit. = (
This is due on Thursday (but it is a soft-due-date, like most Mining Assignments where they don't really care.)

2) Soils Assignment - Not that tough. (Friday- My plan is to just consult the answers from my friends)

3) Mechanical "Fluid Mechanics" Midterm #2 - This is worth 15% of the grade, and I only got 60% on the first Midterm. I need this. - Friday at 10am. I've been studying, but it still tough.

The End (of Stargate SG-1's Television run)

So, I guess this is the end of the show.

Two Hundred and Fourteen episodes in total. Good times and bad.

I can't help notice the feeling, or more precisely, the lack of emotions at the end of final shot. With shows like "Dead Like Me", or even "News Radio", I felt tremendously sad. Maybe it is the fact that I know the series will live on in Movie Stardom, or perhaps because the series has gone on for so long that I haven't really had the chance to reflect. I just don't know!

Regardless, I felt that the last episode was overwhelmingly good, and one that I would be proud to end the television run with.

Now, I think I'll be needing my DVDs back before I head out to Tumbler Ridge. I will probably spend a total of ~120 days there and I was planning to watch one or two episodes each day. I wonder if re-watching it all will give a new perspective on the show.

I am cry.

Everything is going pretty well, I suppose.

300 was a total stinker. I don't know what I truly expected. The plot couldn't be that great, and couldn't deviate much from the source material. There was bound to be lots of blood and gore. I guess the cinematography saved this, except there were at least two times when I just eye-rolled at whatever was happening.

1) Naked chick flopping around doing drugs.
2) Sex Scene keeps having cuts and fade-to-black every two seconds. Annoying.
3) Superfluous effects... ie, the whip flopping in front of the screen in slow motion before hitting the character.

I killed Carnivale.

I finished watching the second (and final) season of Carnivale, and it is such a fine show. Good vs Evil in the times of the depression. There was lots of creepy things, and quite a bit of nudity.

I kind of miss the show already. It was originally laid out as 3 parts of 2 seasons each, and the first part was just completed. The last part would end with the nuclear explosion over Trinity, New Mexico.

I felt that the story had really picked up in the last 6 or so episodes.

My next show is probably Rome, or maybe Season 4,5,6 of 24

Day of Rest.

Today was a day of rest.

I did absolutely near nothing in terms of actual work, until about two hours ago when I started to franticly go about my work.

I could really get used to not doing anything.

That'll be the life.

Oh, and Carnivale just gets better and better. I lament that there are only 6 or so episodes left to watch.

Vista Speech Recognition demo (this took about half an hour to dictate to the computer)

On his way to the sinclair's house, the inspector received an urgent radio dispatch.  Inspector LaMars felt just awful about the entire situation.  First, the Sinclair mother died, which was just tragic because of the nature of her death, then, the father killed himself.  He felt he had a duty to make sure that she was OK, that she was not going to harm herself.  LeMars knew of cases like this where the entire family went down in the day.  He wasn't going to be responsible for this.

So there he was driving down in route 66 in his police wagon when he got the urgent dispatch call.  Apparently,  a killer was on the loose in the very region he was now in.  This was his time to shine, to engage in real combat, to finally become the kind of man he always wanted to be.  Yes, he was afraid, but as the dispatcher gave him further information, he was filled with a kind of righteous fury.  By now, the origin of the call was only 5 minutes away.  In his mind, inspector Le Mars went over the various scenarios.  He always envisioned a man, a black man of perhaps 20 years of age, striking a suburban family's home in the middle of the night, waving guns around.  Somehow, he had it all wrong.  3 minutes into it, he started to have doubts about his own mortality, but now was not the time.  As long as he followed the procedures, he shouldn't get hurt.

Television

Here is a log of the shows that I've watched or finished watching recently.

1) Heroes - Parasite

I wish I hadn't watched this series so I can just sit back and watch it all unfold without all the stupid commercials. I'm doing this with 24.

2) Day Break

Hey man, its a good show. I watched the series finale and am somewhat satisfied. I want to see something more like this.

3) Stargate SG-1

I dislike Sci-Fi for not telling the producers that this was the last season. I mean, if they did it, then they could have put in some actual good stories instead of the stupid meaningless filler we've been having. Ugh. I hope the last two episodes don't suck donkey poo.

4) Carnivale

This is an HBO series and as such features nudity.
Actually, the show is about the battle between good and evil set in the 1930's featuring a boy getting picked up by a travelling carnival. There is another story featuring a pastor in one of these towns. The show lasted two seasons, 24 episodes and is pretty good so far (I'm on 16).

5) Battlestar Galactica

I don't love you anymore. I don't want to see stupid four person love triangles. Seriously. Nobody wants to see that. I do love my Gaius Baltar though. He = good.

6) Dresden Files

So far it is pretty good. It is also pretty formulaic. Seriously, all it has is some hot chick asking the Wizard Harry Dresden for help. They make out, and the wizard might get betrayed once, but in the end all is good.

7) Lost

I don't get why people seem to do the hate on this season. Sure, the story has been going nowhere, and I really hate watching the three main characters. Sure, the flashbacks don't seem to provide any new information and are just retreads on what we already know. Sure, the premise of the story has been forever changed with the advent of the revelation of the "others". Sure, the atmosphere of the entire island is dead.

8) Jericho

I want to give mad props to this show about a city in Kansas or wherever not being nuked when the entire country has been nuked into oblivion. The story has been picking up steam after the midseason break and that is highly appreciated.

9) Curb Your Enthusiasm

I watched the pilot movie, and the first episode. I don't know why, but I just don't like it. I know why, exactly. The speed of the jokes are too slow. The whole thing seems artificial. Maybe they fixed it in the later episodes, but do I really want to invest my time to find out?

So much phlegm.

There's just so much. Help. It is changing me from inside.
There's no use denying it. I'm far too gone.

In a world where right and wrong does not exist.
One man shatters all conceptions of reality.
Journey back to the event that caused it all.
Go inside the mind of Patient Zero.

I haven't felt so alive in years.

The stars in the sky
Bring tears to my eyes
Theyre lighting my way
Tonight

And I havent felt so alive
In years

Just for a day
On a day like today
Ill get away from this
Constant debauchery

The wind in my hair
Makes me so aware
How good it is to live
Tonight

Words of Wisdom from my parents

1) Don't try too hard. You will be singled out which will make you a target by those jealous of your talents or position.
2) Don't be in the last place. They will always be the ones blamed for everything.
3) Go with the flock// Don't stand out. I guess this is more of the same thing.

4) If there is a choice between an easy, simple path, or a path which is more challenging but more rewarding, always choose the easy path. It isn't worth the effort or experience to go though the tough path, especially when they both arrive at the same destination.

5) People outside of metropolitan cities are lawless, crazy, conservative people. They will beat you up and force you to eat cocks just for looking at a girl the wrong way.

6) Disregard all of the above if you're talking about education, in which case you have to stand out and be the best. Work extra shifts just to learn things which you otherwise won't.