June 2012
57 posts
Never hide your vocabulary.
If you speak to simpletons, you will begin to speak simply to be understood by them. But as you teach yourself to speak simply, you will have inadvertently trained yourself to think simply and in simple-minded terms. You fought for every word you know, and it is with the sacred tools of these words that you communicate your thoughts and intentions to others. Don’t hide your words, just because they won’t be understood. Flaunt what you have fought for!
Pretty Lights is coming back to Pittsburgh!
September 1st! It’s a Saturday! I’m fucking excited!
Stirring the pot
where stirring the pot pays off: http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2012/06/editorial-dance-music-has-gone-mainstream-but-it-doesnt-have-to-sell-out/#axzz1yiyumAng kicking the beehive isnt always the best idea, and my word alone isnt gospel, thats for sure, but to encourage other ACTUAL writers who know the scene better than i do to speak out on the same topic… is astounding.
There are two things I want right now.
To still be sleeping. To have my vape with me at work. Neither of which are going to happen. Dammit.
Mmm coffee
I get to buy new coffee tomorrow. Hopefully I find something delicious. Any suggestions?
Very Rude Indeed
As per request.
“It’s patently bullshit. I think anyone who’s gone to school has heard this from teachers, maybe they’ve even heard it from their parents: “You just gotta be yourself.” But it’s very clear that they don’t really want you to be yourself because every time you express a viewpoint that doesn’t conform to their rigid standards of how a human being should conduct themselves, all the sudden it’s “What are you doing? You need to join the herd. You need to be part of the collective.” And you’re like, “Well, what about being myself?” “Yeah, you need to be yourself within the confines of the collective. What we meant when we said be yourself is that you’re the borg drone that’s fixing the power relays and that borg drone, by contrast, is working on the navigations array. So, you see how there’s a slight difference there. But yeah, you all have to be part of the collective. Individuality—that’s not allowed. We didn’t mean be yourself as in ‘be a unique person with your own thoughts, feelings, and opinions.’ We meant be yourself in the sense of ‘be somewhat distinctive, but in a way that we can utilize you.”
—The Amazing Atheist (via invisibella)
