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Recursive(?) / Redundant Statements

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 at 7:07 pm

One of my more recent statements has been:
“You don’t know what you don’t know”

Since then, I’ve been noticing similar phrases:
We are who we are (Ke$ha song apparently)
It is what it is
You gotta do what you gotta do
(and, I don’t know if these are some but I thought of them)
It happens when it happens
I’ll do it when I do it

Those last two are pretty bad, not sure if they should ‘apply’.

I don’t know if these would be called recursive…cuz “we are who we are who we are” or “it is what it is what it is” doesn’t really make much sense.
They’re definitely all pretty redundant – There is nothing really gained by those statements yet they’re often said.

I do think “You don’t know what you don’t know” is kind of bigger in meaning – it implies you not knowing something of a greater infinity of knowledge. It’s more focused on the NOT in the universe than the IT.

Like, if these were equations:
“It is what it is” is like “This = This”
“You gotta do what you gotta do” is like “You gotta do = You gotta do”

“You don’t know what you don’t know” is like….!KNOW(!KNOW) or UNKNOWN(UNKNOWN) ?

I think I’m over thinking this ridiculous topic. I’ve been occasionally provided more time to think and write odd blog topics like this one >_<

/rut

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 at 2:21 am

It’s 1:45 am and I should be sleeping but I feel like blogging. A tired body but a racing mind likely still result in laying in bed with anxiety. So I’ll perform a little catharsis to ease my mind and relax.

I have a wedding to go to this weekend for/with my Waterloo friends. Haven’t seen many of them in 6 or 7 years now. What will we talk about? Last time I met with some of them, I told them I was a developer, and one of them replied with “you still dev!?”. Apparently I do. But my friends….they don’t really anymore. And haven’t for a while. They’re project managers or some kind of managers. Most of them. I don’t think there are too many people in the trenches anymore at my age. At least, not of my friends. A couple of my high school friends are also managers as of this year. It’s really got me thinking….I might need to make a career decision soon. (this wedding has been the reason why i wrote my last 2 posts – the truth is that i don’t want to tell them i still develop….i want to tell them i’m…being someone important…like a manager or something).

I’ve been playing a bit of WoW this week. One of my co-workers plays and she’s pretty into it. And she got another of my co-workers to sign back on…and then, Z and I signed back on. I’ve been in kinda a rut lately. Contemplating my Secret Project KB. Watching old Simpsons, kinda watching Veronica Mars and the original 1960s Star Trek. Also kinda watching Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice (Z’s been watching it all). Man, they’re such GIRL SHOWS. I mean, I watched Gilmore Girls and that’s a girl show. But didn’t mind it and ended up liking it. But these female doctors shows are like, SO girl. More irrational and odd. “Like, let’s just bottle up all our thoughts and not communicate with [person you like] and then at the end of the episode, burst it all out into one big rant that ends up with the person you’re originally so angry at kissing you.” That’s your the dream scenario, isn’t it!? You crazy b!tches….

</end crazy rant>

Anyways, back to my rut….so basically, one of my old rivals released his new site today. And damn, it’s good. And I’m so envious and jealous at the same time. I’d like to meet him again soon so we can discuss all the cool things he’s done. He said he’d like to pick my brain too. Pick my brain he says? He says that like we’re equals…but he’ll always be a rival out of my reach. Especially if I waste time playing WoW again and stuck in my rut.

I need to get out of it again. I need motivation. I need a rival…or rival(s). I don’t feel I have any anymore and that makes me sad and lost. I think I improve pretty quick but I improve quicker with competition. Cuz I like to win and dominate. Not a good personality trait but I’ll try to focus it in a way that’s useful…

I need to finish my incomplete book (The Design of Everyday Things). I need to finish Veronica Mars and Simpsons and my secret project KB. I always work hard – and then don’t. And I take longer than necessary breaks until I need to work hard again. I don’t like that I’m built that way. Why can’t I always work hard. I want to, I really do. As always, I lack discipline….

One of my co-workers was a game…model…designer. But he couldn’t find a job so he went into web development. One of my other co-workers was is/was a game developer. But he couldn’t find a job so he went into web development. Both of them have great skill in their previous field but due to the difficulty of getting employed, had to work in a field with more demand, less supply. Even though I’m better than them at web, they’re likely both stronger developers than I. It bothers me….I never feel good enough. Or sometimes, I feel too great. Or sometimes I just wanna be great at everything, but fall short of that because well, it’s unrealistic. But I cannot seem to accept that failure. I always want to be great at everything…and I waste time by being great at nothing….and then kick myself for not being great and everything. So I try hard to be great at everything…ah the cycle.

(I know, the solution is to not be great at everything, but great at some things….that’s a very real and achievable goal….but goes again my personality).

Okay, I’m done.

Off to bedz. Thanks for reading :)

Checking in…

Thursday, April 18th, 2013 at 10:32 pm

Man, I haven’t blogged in a while and I know it. I was on vacation last week and I spent it getting sick. Who gets sick on their vacation? >_< sigh... Being sick took me out Mon afternoon to Wed but the rest of the week, I was still 1/2 outta it. But I tried to use my time as best I could, reading some books and studying. There are a few books I still want to read. I don't think I'm learning enough so I wanted to try doing more of that. I spent this week sleeping a lot/early. I still have a cough so I'm trying to take care of my body enough that I'm well rested. Don't want a lingering cough. Want to get rid of it ASAP. Been playing dota during the night but tonight, I'm gonna try to study more til sleep. Haven't worked on Secret Project KB at all this week, despite working on it last week quite a bit. Haven't done photography in a couple weeks. Need to start that up again... While I'm here, blogging, I think I'll write a bit about some other things...but we'll see how that goes >_<

Sherlock

Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 at 11:57 am

Just watched BBC’s Sherlock (it’s only 3 episodes per season, and 2 seasons!). Totally got my post-House fix from it. Except you know what? Sherlock is…smarter than House. I had my doubts, House is incredible. But…Sherlock’s smarter. Also, not as lazy.

I think Moriarty is one of the best villains I’d seen in a long time. Y’know what House never had? A villain, an equal that could beat him. It’s much more fun and satisfying watching a cunning hero beat an equally cunning villain (Death Note, Sherlock). You only get a real spectacle when watching two equals compete.

Anyways…just wanted to write about it. Can’t wait for Season 3 cuz I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF SEASON 2.

Also watched Silence of the Lambs and watching Red Dragon…really drawn towards intellectual characters. Hannibal’s pretty smart too. Not on a Sherlock level, maybe on a House level. But Hannibal can make you do stuff with his words. I think Sherlock could do that as well, but House likely couldn’t…..or could he? I don’t know….

Kill-Fuck-Marry w/ Naruto characters

Saturday, March 30th, 2013 at 2:36 am

The Rules of Kill-Fuck-Marry:

When given a choice of three names, the players must decide who they would prefer to kill, fuck or marry.

For example this round of K-F-M, we’ll go with Cameron Diaz, Angelina Jolie, Lindsey Lohan

Player: I’ll marry Cameron because she’s funny, fuck Angelina because she’d be crazy in bed, and kill Lindsey because she sucks at life.

K-F-M? Team 8 (Kurenai): Shino, Kiba, Hinata

Kill – Shino – Um. BUGS. EVERYWHERE. Freaking disgusting. You would not want to Marry (or Fuck) this guy.

Marry – Kiba/Hinata – If you’re a dog person, Kiba’s the man for you. If you’re not, Kiba’s probably got no other admirable/marriage worthy attributes. Also, he smells like dog. Hinata’d be the girl you want. Cute, sweet, shy, smart, and also strong. Hinata wins this one…

Fuck – Kiba/Hinata – Again, Kiba and Hinata are kinda opposites. Kiba seems like he might be aggressive in bed, and I’m sure he’s got doggy style mastered (sorry, couldn’t resist). Hinata on the other hand would probably be kinda docile…which may/may not be a bad thing depending on what you’re into. Still, I’d give the edge to Kiba for this one. Even if he does still smell like dog.


K-F-M? Team 10 (Asuma) : Choji, Shikamaru, Ino

Fuck – Choji – He can wilfully grow any part of his body to any size. ANY. PART. ANY. SIZE. O____O

Kill – Shikamaru – Definitely not marriage material. “What a drag”, he’d be saying or thinking that every time he has to do the dishes. Or mow the lawn. Or rake the leaves. Or shovel the snow. Or ANYTHING. What a drag it is being with a complainer like Shikamaru. And unfortunately, he doesn’t beat Choji in the Fuck category. Sorry Shikamaru. Your laziness and mediocrity have made you the best choice to die.

Marry – Ino – She’s probably got that flower shop business down so she’ll provide a stable income. She’s also pretty and reasonably intelligent. WIN.


K-F-M? Team Gai: Rock Lee, Neji, Tenten

Fuck – Neji’s got some pretty awesome powers of touch. With a mastery of the fingers, I’m sure he could do some pretty unique and interesting things with them. He’s kind of a jerk though, you wouldn’t want to marry him. But he’s also kinda cool, so you don’t wanna kill him…on the other hand…

Kill – …Rock Lee is like, not cool at all. An embarrassing husband and scary drunk. He’d be the guy to go.

Marry – Tenten – Not the jerk Neji is. Not embarrassing like Rock Lee is. She wins by default for being pretty, nice, and normal. What more could you ask for?


K-F-M? Sand Siblings: Gaara, Kankuro, Temari

Fuck – Gaara – Um. SAND. EVERYWHERE. While you would not want to Marry or Fuck this guy cuz there’d be sand everyone, a worse guy to fuck would be…

Kill – …Kankuro, the creepy doll guy. *shudder* Don’t wanna know what he’s into…

Marry – Temari – Strong and smart. She’d be a good wife.


K-F-M? Team Kakashi: Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke

Kill – Sakura / Sasuke – This is tough cuz yeah, Sakura is super annoying so by default, she clearly takes this role. But Sasuke’s got a lotta hate (and years of therapy baggage) and as gifted as he is a ninja, he’s also incredibly stupid and easily misguided. Sigh, I guess the edge still goes out to Sakura though. Sasuke’s still kinda cool and Sakura’s basically ALWAYS annoying.

Fuck – Sakura / Sasuke / Naruto – this one’s close. Sakura’s the typical beauty: pink hair, green eyes. But she’s annoying and stupid. I don’t know if I could respect myself, fucking her. Sasuke’s really cool. Seems like he’d be a bit aggressive in bed. So maybe if you’re into that sorta thing…? And Naruto can do a Kage Bushin…if you’re into that sorta thing :P Still, if Sakura wins the Kill category, I think Sasuke wins the Fuck category.

Marry – Naruto – Cuz you wouldn’t be marrying the obnoxious Sakura. And Sasuke doesn’t seem like he’d be a great husband. Y’know, being quite the ass and not really caring for anyone. Naruto’d be the guy to take care of you. Even tho you’d facepalm his Sexy no Jutsu.


K-F-M? Team 3rd Hokage: Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya

Fuck – This one’s a bit tricky. Tsunade seems like the obvious choice. A pretty young blonde with an enormous chest. Seems like a fun time. BUT. THEN you find out she’s really an old woman. ZOMG HORRIFYINGLY DECEIVED. Then there’s Orochimaru. “Is that a snake in your pants, or are you just happy to see me? ….oh, it IS a snake….erm….”. And then there’s Jiraiya. He’s spent a lotta time perving on women and he writes dirty little books. He’s probably had his share of experience tho, I think he’d be the way to go.

Marry – A wife that loses all your money due to her gambling problem (and when she does win, you know something really bad is going to happen). LOSE LOSE. OR a creepy she-male guy that would sooner do experiments on you than be any kinds of nice. I’ll have to go with Tsunade. I’d rather be poor than, y’know, be an experiment.

Kill – Was there ever any doubt? This guy is ultra creepy.


Changing the rules up a bit for solo characters:


K-F-M? 4th Hokage, Minato Namikaze

Kill – YOU CAN’T KILL MINATO (y’know, again).
Fuck – They don’t call him Konoha’s Yellow Flash for nothing.
Marry – Nice. Handsome. Intelligence. Powerful. I see no downsides.
Final Verdict – Marry – Of all the Naruto characters, he’d be the best guy to marry :) Soooo dreamy!


K-F-M? Kakashi

Marry – He’s always late and pretty unreliable. He tries to protect those he loves and considers comrades…but his track record is pretty bad. As awesome as he is, I don’t feel quite safe with this guy.
Fuck – He’s probably got some good make out techniques after reading so many of Jiraya’s books. But he always covers his face. What’s under that cover?! What’re you hiding Kakashi!? I dunno, seems really suspicious. Don’t really know what he’s got under there but I assume it’s covered for a reason.
Kill – Despite being kind of a dope, he can still be pretty cool. I don’t think you’d wanna kill Kakashi.
Final Verdict – Fuck – I guess I’d still take my chances that Kakashi looks pretty good, despite that mouth cover. He’s also got a scar over his eye. (actually, he’s probably got a lot of scars…). Chicks dig scars.


K-F-M? Itachi

Marry – Committed parricide (killing one’s mother or father), and genocide (killing the entire Uchiha clan) for….um…peace?. Obviously, he doesn’t quite value “loved ones” very much. I’d watch out for this one…
Kill – Committed genocide.
Fuck – Committed genocide.
Final Verdict – Kill – He’s got too much blood on his hands to be around. He may have done it with good intentions, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Also, he committed genocide. You know who also wanted to do that? Hitler.


K-F-M? Sai

Kill/Fuck/Marry – He’s a male with a belly button window.
Final Verdict – Kill – He’s a MALE with a BELLY BUTTON WINDOW. *shudder*


Hope you’ve enjoyed that :) It was fun to make.
Also thought about doing it for Young Justice or Prince of Tennis characters or something…