Jackass.

Why is pain and public humiliation so amusing? I watched Jackass “The Movie” last night. First off, it’s not a movie, it’s just a massive collection of Jackass clips. This time it’s allegedly no holds barred. No shit. I often find myself stripping off and shoving a toy car up my arse. There are some funny moments, especially the “fog horn on a golf course” skit. But is it real comedy? And the most depressing thing is these clowns get paid a LOT of money for basically injuring themselves.

Still, at least we know the age-old tip is in fact a good one. It really isn’t a good idea to eat yellow snow.

Zen Thoughts

A Few Zen Thoughts For Those Who Take Life Too Seriously !

- Save the whales. Collect the whole set.
- A day without sunshine is like, night.
- On the other hand, you have different fingers.
- I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.
- 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
- 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
- I feel like I’m diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
- Honk if you love peace and quiet.
- Remember, half the people you know are below average.
- He who laughs last thinks slowest.
- Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
- The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
- I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.
- Support bacteria. They’re the only culture some people have.
- Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7 of your week.
- A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
- Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.
- Get a new car for your spouse. It’ll be a great trade!
- Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
- Always try to be modest, and be proud of it!
- If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.
- How many of you believe in telekinesis? Raise my hand…
- OK, so what’s the speed of dark?
- How do you tell when you’re out of invisible ink?
- If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
- When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.
- Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
- Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don’t have film.
- If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
- Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines.
- What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
- I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.
- I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
- Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
- Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.

Revolutions? Pah.

What the hell was the Matrix Revolutions all about? I just watched 2 and 3 on DVD and I was really quite disappinted. Reloaded was OK, way too commercial and wanky for my liking (that love scene and the dancing), but still, not a bad film, but Revolutions - had so many loose ends and unfinished storylines, not to mention ending completely abruptly with no obvious conclusion (apart from the predictable Neo beats Smith thing).

Seriously, I expect the Sqeakysqueaky Brothers (or whatever they’re called) literally got to a point where they themselves were both so fudging confused that they had no idea what was going on or how to get out of it and just thought sod it, ended the movie, collected their paycheque and legged it before the angry lynch mobs of people came after them. Either that or they were committed to mental institutes after cataclysmic brain malfunctions.

P.S. If you haven’t already… watch this!

Nothing to report

I’ve done a bit of philosophical thinking recently as a result of making a new email type friend. But really I haven’t had the time to think too heavily about various ideas or concepts. This I think is actually a natural phenomenon for non-philosophist philosophical thinkers, since you need to maintain the balance between conceptuallity and reality, otherwise you’ll go mad. I mean, look at Einstein…

Open Your Eyes

Vanilla Sky is a great film. A lot of people said it was pants, and I remember when I left the cinema, I wasn’t that impressed I had a feeling it was trying to be a bit too clever.

However, I have it on DVD and have now watched it a few times. It is definitely one you need to watch more than once, and I’d say 5 times is about right. It’s a real thinker of a film, with many excellent philosophical ideas in there.
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Random Thought

If there is life after death, then we must be dead before we’re alive, in which case everyone who is alive has been reincarnated.

The Philosophy Gym

I’ve been reading “The Philosophy Gym” by Stephen Law. I recommend you do the same, if you want a nice gently intro to some common philosophical arguments. Here’s an email I just to the author.
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