Kobayashi in Jail
Kobayashi told reporters he had a sandwich and a glass of milk while being held.
“I am very hungry,” he said. “I wish there were hot dogs in jail.”
hiatus
I’m going on a mini hiatus from tumblr, twitter, facebook… Well not really facebook, I still can respond to messages and comments via fb mobile.
I feel like these are all excuses to procrastinate, to do something, to fidget, to keep busy.
I need to produce value. Then, there’s something to tumble, tweet, facebook about.
I finally have all the time in the world. It’s after I’ve crossed that junction that I’ll have things to tweet and tumble about. I have a stack of projects to work on; time to get excited, to start shipping as Seth Godin would say.
It’s time to change some passwords.
Book Thoughts: Vagina Monologues
Finished reading Vagina Monologues today. It was a quick read, not too heavy, but it contained a lot of powerful ideas. They weren’t ideas that really moved me as they were ones that I share generally, being fairly socially liberal and sensitive to minority rights.
I’m glad to have grown up in a society which has opened its eyes to how women should be treated. I can see how the play is a very empowering piece, and I wish more people would be exposed to it. Hopefully, I’ll catch a show some day.
Big picture points
1) People should respect vaginas. Women should not be ashamed of their vaginas. Vaginas are wonderful.
2) Circumstantially, the play also deals with pregnancy and abuse. Empowerment of women and their vagina will help in combating abuse while showcasing how amazing birth is.
3) When one takes back ownership over their body, in this case one’s vagina, it becomes powerful. As humans, we are not solely our body, but our body represents something whole about ourselves. If we do not have a strong relationship with our body, we lose a large piece of ourselves.
Does the world need nuclear energy?
I think given the question asks about need.
It is clear that the world doesn’t need nuclear energy. I can see the advantages that it gives, but it may be a case by case basis; one should not university say the world needs nuclear energy. Rather, nuclear energy would be helpful in many countries compared to the current situation, but it is not needed nor ideal.
I think it’s also a matter of focus. If one allows nuclear energy to be the next energy solution, than inherently, less innovation will occur in alternative energies.
EDC in manga!
Pretty cool.
*spoiler alert* Bakuman is this great manga about this writer-artist mangaka team which is aiming to be the best mangaka in the world. Their new manga is Perfect Crime Club, and it’s about an ordinary school boy which attempts to pull off innocent “perfect crimes” for the thrill, and their idea is that he starts off pulling simple pranks but graduates to leaving a note in a bank vault saying “I was here” without stealing anything. In their new manga, they are wrestling with how to improve their manga in order to be able to beat their rival Nizuma Eiji.
Their editor tells them that they need to make their main character, an ordinary boy, less ordinary. So, the artist Saeko revamps the character design, cell phone strap and glasses. Geek status for the win!
I first fell in love with Tobias’ work in the summer of 2005. Fresh off the plane from California, I wandered my way around Museum Mile and found myself at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum. That’s where I got my hands on Tobias’ Bulletproof Rose (above), a juxtaposition of ideas: the delicate…
RIP Tobias Wong
I found his work to be alluring and provocative. I always wanted one of his ballistic rose brooches, but I could never justify the price. I guess it’s too late.
I love the 80/ 20 division that Jay makes.
It’s the reason why I believe that medical humanities and integrative medicine are so important. Medicine ultimately needs to be focused on the individual.
Although, I would be lying if I didn’t say that I think the future of personalized medicine via genetics is incredibly exciting.
There are two huge issues that must be considered to provide any sort of meaningful doctor quality information:
Doctoring is a human-powered service that relies on intuition 80% of the time. Therefore, doctors/surgeons have more in common with artists and barbers (what’s the “quality” of…
Hopefully, I’ll get a chance to see this Rick Owens furniture exhibit before it closes. Maybe after graduation :)
Rick Owen’s “Pavane for a Dead Princess” at Salon 94’s Upper East Side Gallery is the first showcase of the fashion designer’s furniture work. I headed up to the opening today, where Mr. Owens and his wife, Michele Lamy, were in attendance. On display, an amazing 1.5 ton alabaster…
A True Poem by Lloyd Schwarz
A True Poem by Lloyd Schwartz
I'm working on a poem that's so true, I can't show it to anyone. I could never show it to anyone. Because it says exactly what I think, and what I think scares me. Sometimes it pleases me. Usually it brings misery. And this poem says exactly what I think. What I think of myself, what I think of my friends, what I think about my lover. Exactly. Parts of it might please them, some of it might scare them. Some of it might bring misery. And I don't want to hurt them, I don't want to hurt them. I don't want to hurt anybody. I want everyone to love me. Still, I keep working on it. Why? Why do I keep working on it? Nobody will ever see it. Nobody will ever see it. I keep working on it even though I can never show it to anybody. I keep working on it even though someone might get hurt.
