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10/27/09

quotes

Since I claim to be psychic, maybe I should start to predict myself a better future.

self preservation at any cost

fake it till u make it

It's not possible to find happiness in someone else. The only way to be happy is to love expecting nothing in return, which means living your entire life without the hope of ever being loved.
-Quentin Crisp

my perfect/delusional dream of a love that never ends remains my #1 priority.

I want to live happily ever after.

never ever say "this is the worst it's ever been" because things will then only start to get worse.

I wrap you around all of my thoughts, boy you're my temporary high

This is the point in the night where people are either too fucked up and don't know what's going on or they're sobering up and need more drugs.

jeans so tight can't fit the ass in

nothing lasts forever, does this get any better?

people are just a rotating cast of characters in the reality tv episode that is life

10/10/09

quotes

I see humans as open source software!

9/26/09

quotes

'I think growing old is the ugliest thing. When the body starts breaking down and you start to wrinkle, I think it's so bad. People say that growing old is beautiful. I disagree. I don't want to look old and start forgetting. I want to always be youthful and have the energy to run around and play hide and seek, which is one of my favourite games.'

-Michael Jackson

9/6/09

quotes

WIE: Some people would say that the meaning of life is, in a sense, defined by our mortality. That our limited life spans push us to spend the time we have wisely, creating a sense of urgency that tends to bring out our best qualities. That such things as courage and heroism, and even creativity, arise from the recognition that “I only have so much time here, and so does everybody else.” What would you say to the idea that if we were faced with the opportunity to live forever, we would quickly lose our edge, become lazy, start to take life for granted, and ultimately become more apathetic, self-centered, and indulgent?

RK: I think defining meaning in terms of death—saying that death gives life meaning—is to define us in terms of our limitations. In my mind, what's noble is the pursuit of knowledge, and that's going to expand through this exponential process along the law of accelerating returns. That's really the future of human life.

If you see human beings as no different than peaches on a tree that grow old and fall and die, then that view has merit. But there is something unique, after all, about humans. I mean, it's been said many times that science has thrown humanity off our pedestal of uniqueness and centrality. We discovered that the universe didn't revolve around the earth, that human beings were not anointed directly by God, and that we evolved from worms. And so we've continually had our egocentric view of the importance of humans shattered by these scientific insights. But there actually is one really important way in which humans are unique: We are the only the species that passes knowledge down from generation to generation, where that knowledge base is growing exponentially, and where we go beyond our limitations. Whereas other animals can be seen statically using tools, they don't create technology that evolves. You know, the combination of our cognitive capability and our opposable appendage, the thumb, enabled us to change our world. And that's what's ennobling, and gives life meaning.

Up until now, we've had no opportunity to circumvent our mortality. So we had no alternative but to rationalize this tragedy—which is what death is—saying, “Oh, it's really a good thing. And it's ennobling; it gives life meaning.” A large part of religion is to rationalize this tragic loss of knowledge and skill and personality as something positive. But really, what's positive about human beings is our pursuit of new frontiers.

7/22/09

quotes

on life:

Life isn't precious, and this body's not a temple.

on dating and mating:

The game doesn't have to be stressful, it can be happy and fun....

6/5/09

Boys Vs Grown Men

Boys leave their schedule open, pussyfoot around commitments, flake, and generally jerk your chain.
Grown men make their own plans, and invite you along for some fun.


Boys want to control their significant other.
Grown men know that the best way to keep someone is to allow them freedom.


Boys start talking shit when they can’t get a hold of you whenever they want, then accuse you of fucking around with someone else when they get you on the phone.
Grown men are too busy and secure to be so possessive.


Boys are afraid to be alone, because they try to project happiness onto being with someone.
Grown men restore themselves when they're alone.


Boys ignore the good guys or girls, finding them passionless.
Grown men ignore the bad guy or girls, finding them passionless.


Boys make you come home.
Grown men make you want to come home, because the dick is too good.


Boys worry about not providing for their significant other, thinking that they have to “be a man” to be good enough.
Grown men know that they are good enough for anyone.


Boys try to monopolize all their partner’s time, and try to squeeze them out of their friends’ lives.
Grown men realize you can’t spend all your time with someone because that’s called codependence, and a toxic relationship will surely fail.


Boys pretend like they have no emotions.
Grown men cry at times.


Boys want to be spoiled and let everyone know why they think they’re worth it.
Grown men don’t expect to be waited on hand and foot.


Boys get hurt and take it out on those closest to him.
Grown men know better than to hurt the ones you love.


Boys fall in and out of love easily, get wrapped up in the chase, and mistake desire and lust for deep feelings.
Grown men know that even though love can happen with anyone, it rarely does. When love comes again, it’s worth maintaining.

Everyone has read this amazing chain letter from whenever, about Girls vs. Grown Women

-> p.s. cool blog! I <3 it!

12/8/08

quote of the millennium

"Sharon, I have smoked pot every day for 10 years! This is the longest time I've gone in 10 years without smoking any pot!"

-A List Celebrity, Icon, Reality TV superstar, Heather

8/12/08

Tori Amos on Perez Hilton

“We're acquaintances. We've met. I think he can have a very sharp blade – there's no question about that. And there's a persona there – that's why somebody like that becomes bigger than life by talking about what other people are doing. That is his art form – talking about what other people are doing. Now when you do that, you can't always be complimentary or it's just not sustainable. There is no career there. So if you're one of the sacrifices along the way, it can't feel good. It just can't. But I think that if he weren't doing it somebody else would be doing it. There's always going to be somebody who's commenting on celebrities,” she answered.

In a follow up question, she was asked if she liked Hilton's brand of style. “I think he's funny, but more than that, he's very smart. He's scary smart. And that's why this is occurring – because he's extremely intelligent.”

from http://ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=2020&MediaType=1&Category=22

8/4/08

quotes

Telomerase seems to behave like the elixir of eternal life for cells. Geron Corporation, a company devoted to telomerase research, was founded by the scientist who first showed that telomeres shrink in dividing cells, Cal Harley. Geron hit the headlines in August 1997 for for cloning part of telomerase. It's share price promptly doubled, not so much on the hope that it could give us eternal youth as on the prospect of making anti-cancer drugs: tumors require telomerase to keep them growing. But Geron went on to immortalize cells with telomerase. In one experiment, Geron scientists took two cell types grown in the laboratory, both of which lacked natural telomerase, and equipped them with a gene for telomerase. The cells continued to dividing, vigorous and youthful, far beyond the point when they would normally senesce and die. At the time the result was published the cells that had had the telomerase gene introduced had exceeded their lifespan by more than 20 doublings, and they showed no sign of slowing down.

Matt Ridley
Genome: The Autobiography Of A Species In 23 Chapters

7/10/08

quotes

Advertising is legalized lying.

6/30/08

quotes

I think we should genetically engineer everything and everyone.

5/2/08

quotes

All you need is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.

It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.

It is noble to be good; it is still nobler to teach others to be good - and less trouble.

Nothing incites to money-crimes like great poverty or great wealth.

-Mark Twain

4/4/08

I pulled this off craigslist

"It appears to me (whether rightly or wrongly) that direct arguments against christianity and theism produce hardly any effect on the public; and freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men's minds which follows from the advance of science." [Darwin]
"If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities." [Voltaire]

"I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotism." [Einstein]

"Faith means not wanting to know what is true." [Nietzsche]

"I cannot believe in the immortality of the soul.... No, all this talk of an existence for us, as individuals, beyond the grave is wrong. It is born of our tenacity of life – our desire to go on living … our dread of coming to an end." [Edison]

"The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma." [Lincoln]

"Religion is a byproduct of fear. For much of human history, it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it more evil than necessary? Isn't killing people in the name of God a pretty good definition of insanity?" [Arthur C. Clarke]

"Religions are all alike – founded upon fables and mythologies." [Thomas Jefferson]

"Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile." [Kurt Vonnegut]

"Religion is based . . . mainly on fear . . . fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand. . . . My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race." [Bertrand Russell]

2/24/08

quotes

Catwoman: Oh... I would love to live with you in your castle
forever... like in a fairy tale... [Batman caresses the back of her
head]

Catwoman: [she claws Batman on the cheek] But I just couldn't live
with myself, so don't pretend this is a happy ending!

2/21/08

advice

Paris for president!

1/24/08

quotes

"There comes a moment in life where a choice must be made between right and wrong, between good and evil, between light and darkness. These decisions are made in an instant, but with repercussions that last a lifetime." -Jenna Jameson

1/13/08

Dinaz E! True Hollywood Story

"She would do anything for sex. Anything. There were so many men. So many boys, so little time, I used to always joke with her. [sniffle] Inside, she was different, and I don't know if anyone ever really got that deep with her. She had a lot of sex, but love? I loved Dinaz. I often wonder if she really ever loved anybody, even herself. I know that deep inside, she just wanted to be loved."

"Dinaz was definitely a nymphomaniac. She was wild in bed. She'd fuck a couple of times in the day and then fuck through the night. She would fuck four times in a row- she was insatiable. She'd demand sex again and again. She'd go at it for hours. She'd have worn out most guys. Nobody could believe they were looking down at D-Na$$ty naked. Dinaz was so hot. She had an amazing body. Her backside is fantastic, perfect, all plump and round. She has great curves but her belly is nice and flat and toned. She'd do anything to get guys off."

"Getting inside her mind was the hardest, but if you got there watch out. There was really no going back. Her adaptation and resourcefulness were her most inspiring traits. That and her willingness to wholeheartedly embrace new art forms such as digital and performance. It's not often a genius like that is born. Maybe only every 100 years or so."

"She would do anything for shoes, including steal them. She was so good at that, she always got what she wanted, and thank god! She had such a thing for accessories, as long as she was consistently surrounded by gorgeous things, she was on top of her game. She knew a lot about the world. Sometimes, I wondered if she could get away with murder if she just tried. She got so much so fast, but it never really went to her head. She would always joke about selling out, but I know she just wanted everyone to enjoy her vision. She was sketchy though, make no mistake. If she met a hot guy at a club, I'd have to find my own way home. She'd do just about anything to hang out with the elite. Sometimes, I felt like she was trying to make up for her less than glamorous young adult life. But in the end, she always lived in poshest places around the world, drove nice cars, dressed in couture. By all accounts, she made it. She really only had to worry about becoming too famous too fast."

"I remember the drugs. They were always fun, but they came at a price. It was such a tragedy. She loved to get high, I knew it helped her escape her past. She was always chasing the impossible, always wandering. But not all who wander are lost. She really just wanted everyone to love her. She's this generations iconic blond."

"She only cared about herself. Ephemeral & eternal- it's her legacy."

"The sex tape really affected her, you know? She was never the same after that- she felt less than what she was. She took her career and herself very seriously, you know? Some things are just really insulting. It was as if they wanted to see her fall, fuck up, do something resembling human. She was too perfect for most people, you know? Deep down, she really just wanted everyone to love her. That sex tape was hard for her, it really intensified things with her family."

"Paris was the only celebrity Dinaz every really referenced. I don't think anyone ever really understood it. She was trying to represent an idea. A lot of people took Dinaz at face value. She was so ahead of her time. Maybe in 100 years they'll get it, and then put Dinaz on a 5 dollar bill. Dinaz at face value is still fierce, don't get me wrong. But if you really knew her, you saw her sneaky little ways in everything she did. Secret meanings and messages, clandestine histories/dramas/sex lives, and subliminal and/or subconscious symbols were omnipresent."

"Not many people know about her drawings, but I think they were some of her best works. Most were lost in the fire. She was always pulling out a new work, then loosing it or throwing it on the floor. Sometimes, I though it was the rush of creative inspiration, and not the creation itself that mattered to her."

"She was the first fashion mogul to live in outer space."

"Per$ia Hilton: Iran's Hottest Sexport"

"She always told me that she wished she'd been a dancer. She just loved to dance. She loved to express herself."

"Dinaz was one smart cookie. Her IQ was never measured, but I'd be surprised if it came back beyond measurable genius. She never opened her mouth, never shared her genius."

1/12/08

acting crazy

I'm the only person who knows what's good. I'm Darrin Goodness

However, in the end, I know everything is neither good nor bad.

1/11/08

LOVES Roseanne's blog!

praying that

americans will not let themselves be factioned any further than they already have been. These are the facts: race doesnt matter and neither does gender, neither does anybody's beliefs, size or age...there are two kinds of people in the world: THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS!!!

Posted at 5:52 PM - Permalink

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<333 to Roseanne

1/9/08

ewhore

danceparty1997 (11:27:19 PM): love comes when you least expect it thats all I know, it comes when you aren't looking your best and when you can't handle it

danceparty1997 (11:30:09 PM): nobody believes I went. my parents did it to get me out of the house, when I was 17
danceparty1997 (11:30:35 PM): I'd stay up all night with him for days and days. I kept thinking, "kiss me! love me! you're all I ever wanted"
danceparty1997 (11:30:53 PM): omg it was so 17
danceparty1997 (11:31:10 PM): I look back on it now, and cringe
danceparty1997 (11:31:25 PM): I was totally NOT CUTE at all back then, I was skinny fat, and I had a gut

danceparty1997 (11:49:41 PM): it seems like when it comes you love, you're not that difficult to please if all you really want is passion and intimacy?
danceparty1997 (11:49:58 PM): do you think positively about finding love?
danceparty1997 (11:50:08 PM): or do you inwardly feel like it will never happen
danceparty1997 (11:50:13 PM): or its not for you
danceparty1997 (11:50:18 PM): I felt like that for a long time
danceparty1997 (11:50:26 PM): and I couldn't make love happen for myself

xxx (11:52:02 PM): didn't you say love finds you when you least expect it?
danceparty1997 (11:52:10 PM): it really does
danceparty1997 (11:52:39 PM): but on a certain level, you have to find it for yourself
danceparty1997 (11:52:57 PM): mmm, you have to expect that it will happen
danceparty1997 (11:53:03 PM): but you never know when it will
danceparty1997 (11:53:09 PM): and it usually comes when you least expect it

danceparty1997 (11:55:06 PM): she's been in a relationship for many years
danceparty1997 (11:55:23 PM): and she said it didn't happen until she knew she deserved love/it was going to happen
danceparty1997 (11:55:36 PM): we talk about love a lot
danceparty1997 (11:55:46 PM): bc other people always ask us what we do
danceparty1997 (11:55:50 PM): what was our secret
danceparty1997 (11:56:07 PM): but she had to go through hella guys to get to the one she got
danceparty1997 (11:56:39 PM): only the best guy in the world is good enough for you
danceparty1997 (11:56:42 PM): thats my motto
danceparty1997 (11:57:07 PM): if it's not the best guy in the world, he's probably not worth yr time
danceparty1997 (11:57:10 PM): truth
danceparty1997 (11:57:53 PM): i feel like a lot of queer people deep down inside feel like we don't deserve love
danceparty1997 (11:57:55 PM): or to be happy
danceparty1997 (11:57:58 PM): because of a lot of things
danceparty1997 (11:58:09 PM): and fighting against that it really hard
danceparty1997 (11:58:19 PM): I've always felt like that
danceparty1997 (11:58:26 PM): Im not saying it's true
danceparty1997 (11:58:31 PM): it's my perception
danceparty1997 (11:59:13 PM): sometimes I think about writing a book about gay spirituality
danceparty1997 (11:59:23 PM): because there aren't many books about that
danceparty1997 (11:59:38 PM): I read Love Between Men a while ago
danceparty1997 (11:59:44 PM): it's amazing, you should read it
danceparty1997 (11:59:57 PM): I gave my copy to a friend, I'll try to get it back for you

danceparty1997 (12:12:35 AM): I HATE existentialism
danceparty1997 (12:12:40 AM): it's such a bad idea
danceparty1997 (12:13:19 AM): oh wait
danceparty1997 (12:13:30 AM): I thought that meant that there was no point in living
danceparty1997 (12:13:40 AM): I don't know what the word means
danceparty1997 (12:13:48 AM): I don't like sad things

danceparty1997 (12:16:57 AM): I think it can be proven
danceparty1997 (12:17:10 AM): I think anything alive is divine
danceparty1997 (12:17:23 AM): like, i think what we think is god is in everything
danceparty1997 (12:17:34 AM): and since we're divine, we matter and are relevant
danceparty1997 (12:17:42 AM): and hence, everything we do matters
danceparty1997 (12:17:45 AM): cause it's real
danceparty1997 (12:18:01 AM): but I didn't think that until i learned about quantum physics
danceparty1997 (12:18:21 AM): before I thought entropy was the order to the universe
danceparty1997 (12:18:32 AM): I guess I thought randomness = order?
danceparty1997 (12:20:42 AM): I think I'm going to copy and paste some of this shit into my blog
danceparty1997 (12:20:45 AM): LOL

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