Turns out, there's only three days left to apply to the JET Programme. I don't know how I could have missed that. I was so jazzed about doing it, and I just let it slip by me. But fortunately, there's still time. I'll even take a day off from work if I have to (getting transcripts, etc.).
In my search for random things JET, I found this blog post about one guy's experience in Japan. It was actually quite negative, but the line this line made me laugh out loud: "I'm pretty sure my grandmother at one point threatened the life of my host family and probably made vague references to the yakuza, which were [sic] still not 100% sure about..."
Right now, I'm looking into the online application for JET. Hopefully there's still time to complete it. Maybe make an essay tonight, send it in tomorrow morning.
Pray for me. Domo. =)
Although humorous, this is going in the Knowledge section because hey, it's true.
Latin singer and poor excuse for a Filipino Enrique Iglesias is to launch his own brand of small condoms. "The next product I'm going to put my name on is extra-small condoms. I can never find extra-small condoms and I know it's really embarrassing for people." Notice how he says "extra-small"? Jeez. I understand the whole promoting a minority thing, but this also classifies as self-pwnage. 0wned.
I'm watching Daddy Day Care and the character Mr. Kubitz pulls that thing where he talks about his life through dolls and mentions troubles with a woman, living with his parents, and passive-aggressiveness. I don't really know what passive-aggressive means, but according to Wikipedia, I might be it. "Someone who is passive-aggressive will typically not confront others directly about problems..." That's the first part of a longer sentence, and I don't really understand the rest, but it does sound like me. "Often passive-aggressive behavior manifests itself in individuals who view themselves as 'peaceful'. These individuals feel that expressing their anger through passive-aggressive behavior is morally favorable to direct confrontation." Yup, kinda sonds like me also. Man, this feels like that time I looked up inferiority complex.
For the uninitiated, the word gosu supposedly means "pro" in Korean. It's mainly used to Battle.net to denote players of significant skill.
I have a confession to make. The phrase "spot genius early and foster it" drove me to write this.
I value being young and proficient.
I originally used the word talent in place of proficient, but that isn't it. I think there's a lot to be said about people who are young and good at something. Because what other options are there? Being old and increasingly bad at something? Age is known for its effects on people's skills. They begin to forget. Or their reflexes aren't as sharp. All they have is wisdom, but I don't put too much investment into wisdom in arenas other than the human condition. I'm such a difficult human to deal with, but my wise friends and teachers put me in place, but nothing else.
That's all a digression from the real issue at hand. So what else is there? Being young and stupid? Unacceptable. Kids who aren't good at anything (and there's plenty of them) annoy the shit out of me. That's why I don't like children in general. But, there are a few well-spoken individuals who I would love to spend time with. There's also being old and good at something, but it's a matter of opportunity and accessibility. Opportunity, in general, goes down as one gets older. It's just not as fun as a fogey.
Being young and gosu signifies the opposite of being denied opportunity. All doors are open for young people. Me, I'm only 21. I've already graduated from college. But I think I'm a fogey now... I feel like there's not a lot left for me to do. Hanging out with adults has been a real drag lately. They're, on the whole, extremely lame. They don't dream as much as children do. And they're tied down by life's complexities. Which is why I'd like to make it a point to always remain cool, or try to at least, and simplify life as time goes on. As one friend said to me, each person is a burden. Or some sort of commitment. Or a time-eater. Choose your friends carefully, because you don't want your time eaten away, or spent poorly.
Sometimes I think how awesome it would be to be a teacher. In light of teachers or professionals that just suck at what they do, I certainly think I could do a better job. Although, come to think of it, I do remember how much I hate managing on the whole, which is why I love second seat. I just crit (criticize) when the big cheese messes up. Haha.
Anyway, yeah. Being young and gosu means a lot to me... I guess since I'm not young anymore, it only meant so much to me. More than once, older crowds have told me that I've acted well beyond my years, my age. I'm sure my parents would disagree, citing how immature I act at home. Touche, but I'd rather not talk about my home life...
I graduated from college early. In a blaze of glory. If you look at my transcript, there's a ton of failures on it. Yes, there is a method to prevent things like that from showing up, and it's called withdrawl. But I'm a proud individual and I was too proud to withdraw. That's my guess.
I analogate (?) my college career as to a man with a shot gun. I got through school as fast as possible, causing a lot of collateral damage along the way. But, in the school of Max OK (maximum overkill), what's done is done. In Final Fantasy Tactics, as I say to a team with no revival techniques, a kill is a kill.
I don't like talking about myself or tooting my own horn (only twice on weekends), but yeah, I guess people have pointed out how young I am and how I completed college so fast. Actually, I wanted to rub it in the fast of all of my high school classmates, but I don't keep up with anyone, so it's hard to gloat when there's no one to gloat to.
I'm 21 now. I can drink. I guess you could classify me as an adult. But, each day as an adult just provides dissatisfaction with life. You real world peeps really know how to bring a guy down... I've made silly promises like trying to keep my vocabulary as juvenile as possible. By the way, on promises, I try to not make any. I don't like promises because I'm adept at breaking them. So I'll never promise anyone anything.
I believe talent and youth should be treasured as much as possible. I believe the population in general could be challenged more. Find out what you really know, because knowledge is power and accessibility.
I dream of starting a school for young people. Well, I guess the concept of schools in general caters to young people. A school for Gundam soldiers, assassins, and Renaissance artists. Is there really a male equivalent of Charlie's Angels?
So, that's my confession. Talent already does it for me. But young people with skill, you had me at hello.
[23:14] foo: i figured you'd be all about that [ipod belt clip/case i showed you]
[23:23] self: no? i hate belt clips
[23:23] self: i already bought a case yesterday
[23:36] foo: i know you did i was just saying
[23:36] foo: i know you love belt clips
[23:36] foo: like strap ons
Zing.
I just assume the following was a product of a man.... Whatever.
Check out this video. Should the link ever expire, the words we're looking at are Wizards of Winter SM. So basically, there's this house adorned with Christmas lights, but suddenly they freak out and are flashing on and off repeatedly. But makes it awesome and not totally random is the lights' coordination with the music. I wonder what song that is... Edit: I'm dumb. One of the comments clearly says Transiberian Orchestra's Wizards in Winter.
And as the commenters on the page have already said, this dude has way too much time and money. Like, I wonder, if out of frame, he put roadblocks on the street. Wouldn't all those flashing lights garner attention? Or maybe cause seizures? Like how could anyone in the neighborhood not notice?
And how long did it take...? Like how many run-throughs did this guy go through? What was his development environment? How many times did he run through the whole thing until he was satisfied?
Crazy dedication to Christmas... Or just light shows.
Edit: A friend comments, "they should have had the stuff in like an equalizer formation on the lawn" GENIUS!!
Sometimes I think I'm going a little overboard with these "obvious" titles... But they say it makes for easier scanning.
Uno: "Quantum Entanglement". Is that what the geek kids are calling it these days? "Excuse me, but you stimulate the neurons in my hypothalamus. Would you like to come over to my place and study quantum entanglement?"
Dos: Call it whatever the hell you want; geeks still won't get any.
Tres: That would be the classical interpretation. In quantum physics the likelihood is just incredibly small.
[via Slashdot]
[Bar and company goof off on mailing list during work hours]
Foo: Your bosses really need to give you guys more work!
Bar: Maybe your bosses need to give you a cold glass of shut the fuck up!!
Foo: They already do. =(..
A hour long (ish) video clip of Indian-Canadian comedian Russel Peters in New York a la Google Video.
Dammit... I actually liked FolderShare. I'm thinking... Purely because of the acquisition by Microsoft, the product will begin to suck. Microsoft will put all their shitty "innovations" into the product and make what was once rockin a piece of crap...
Luckily, that isn't the case, yet. FolderShare has been made free, and all the limits previously placed on file transfers are pretty much relieved. So, I heart FolderShare.
But more importantly, I heart Audiogalaxy.
Audiogalaxy forever!!!