A world within a world

I was reading one of my old posts, "I know why the caged bird owner sings," and I was thoroughly confused. Was this an attack on zoos, or a defense?

At the time I wrote the post, I couldn't quite put my finger on why a caged animal, or pet, is so endearing. I think it's because it's like a world within a world. Just like Harry Potter.

That doesn't really explain anything. But I never claimed to do so in the first place.

They hating on me just because they couldn't be this fly

My last post was very controversial, and after receiving a lot of angry fan mail from my imaginary readers, I've decided to address it. Do I think life sucks? That's irrelevant. What I do think is that one's perception of life may skew to the notion of one's life sucking. Why? Nostalgia.

The way memory works, supposedly, is that events are remembered more fondly than they actually are. Coupled with the experience of aging, the glow of youth - it's a pretty potent effect.

So regardless of what actually happens, one might perceive an inevitable descent into nothingness.

"Correcting" a quote

So I'm spending my summer idling, and as we all know, idleness is the only true good. Today, while finishing the season 1 finale of Mad Men, I realized, "Gee, that guy's life really sucks. Hmm... life sucks. Enjoy it. That sounds pretty cool."

Now, I decided to look this quote up on Google to see who else shares this sentiment, a lo and behold I read this quote, "Life sucks. Enjoy it anyways." That's stupid and not the point. That's why I decided to correct this quote with this blog post, just as I corrected those twins in the hotel. How can I enjoy something that sucks?

With stupid quotes like, "life sucks! enjoy it ANYWAYS," I can't. Now with the corrected version, we can revel in the suckitude of life.

Speaking of Google, netlava.co.nr is now the top search result under 'netlava'! Youtube is still trying to take over though.

Fortune cookie say...

Today, I was eating at panda express. As usual, panda express comes with a fortune cookie. So I opened up my fortune cookie and it said, "You have a blah blah blah and you bring out the best in everyone." So I thought about this and wondered: if I bring out the best in everyone, then why does everyone suck?

Oh yeah, that's because without me, they would suck more. Obviously.

(Disclaimer: I do not actually think people suck)