Outcome: "Win"
Record: 78-4
Streak: Won 14
Friday, December 22, 2006
Outcome for the city of Philadelphia on 12/21: "WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
http://www.philamuseum.org/press/releases/2006/559.html
Hell yeah! This is amazing. We're keeping the painting. I'm so glad that it's staying. I'm kind of speechless. New York lost it's painting, but Philadelphia, yes PHILADELPHIA, came together to keep ours. To be fair, New York didn't have the same chance we did...oh fuck it, this isn't about any of that. The Gross Clinic is staying in Philadelphia!
http://www.philamuseum.org/press/releases/2006/559.html
Hell yeah! This is amazing. We're keeping the painting. I'm so glad that it's staying. I'm kind of speechless. New York lost it's painting, but Philadelphia, yes PHILADELPHIA, came together to keep ours. To be fair, New York didn't have the same chance we did...oh fuck it, this isn't about any of that. The Gross Clinic is staying in Philadelphia!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR2006121901769.html
Look at the two maps. Specifically, see how Philadelphia has shifted zones. This is perhaps the most depressing thing to me out of all the issues that we face at the present moment. I don't just mean plant ecology, but the disruption of the planet in general. It hits me in a very sentimental place when I imagine a Philadelphia of the near future that lacks the snows and trees that I enjoyed as a child. Honestly, and anyone that knows me knows this, I would do anything for Philadelphia. I love it and I want to fight for it. But there's one thing that might make me consider moving to Montreal, or Alaska, which is if the climate and landscape become unrecognizable to me. I just couldn't tolerate it. I'd work on Philadelphia's behalf remotely, but I don't know if I could be happy living there in that circumstance. I don't know why, but I have such a connection with the old landscape and weather that I remember from my childhood. Aside from St. John's, which I loved, I hated living in Santa Fe. Everyone else thought it was beautiful, but I thought it was straight up ugly. It's a barren wasteland. I don't care how blue the sky is. I want a thick green northeast foliage, flowing creeks, and blanketing snow in the winter. That's my aesthetic, and I can't live without it. It makes me absolutely furious that humanity might have ruined this for me. And from a non-selfish point of view, it's deeply shameful that we have allowed the world to get to this point.
Look at the two maps. Specifically, see how Philadelphia has shifted zones. This is perhaps the most depressing thing to me out of all the issues that we face at the present moment. I don't just mean plant ecology, but the disruption of the planet in general. It hits me in a very sentimental place when I imagine a Philadelphia of the near future that lacks the snows and trees that I enjoyed as a child. Honestly, and anyone that knows me knows this, I would do anything for Philadelphia. I love it and I want to fight for it. But there's one thing that might make me consider moving to Montreal, or Alaska, which is if the climate and landscape become unrecognizable to me. I just couldn't tolerate it. I'd work on Philadelphia's behalf remotely, but I don't know if I could be happy living there in that circumstance. I don't know why, but I have such a connection with the old landscape and weather that I remember from my childhood. Aside from St. John's, which I loved, I hated living in Santa Fe. Everyone else thought it was beautiful, but I thought it was straight up ugly. It's a barren wasteland. I don't care how blue the sky is. I want a thick green northeast foliage, flowing creeks, and blanketing snow in the winter. That's my aesthetic, and I can't live without it. It makes me absolutely furious that humanity might have ruined this for me. And from a non-selfish point of view, it's deeply shameful that we have allowed the world to get to this point.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Outcome: "Win"
Record: 75-4
Streak: Won 11
Summary: Here's something I think we can all agree about, regardless of our personal philosophies: let us never fail to do a thing because of laziness. Different philosophies will produce different sets of "things" and different ways to accomplish them. Perhaps Dan thinks he should accomplish 20 things in a day, whereas I might think that I should accomplish 10 things in a day. If we both accomplish our things, to say that one or both of us is shameful is really saying our philosophies and our personal expectations were flawed. But if one of us falls short of his target due to the fact that he didn't feel like it, that's dishonorable. It seems to me that, fundamentally, to neglect a task for the sole reason that you didn't feel like it (assuming that you weren't sick or something like that) is shameful.
There was a line in Artist's Way that deeply resonated with me, and I want to post it here. It reads, "Like most blocked creatives, he suffered from a deadly duo: artistic anorexia and prideful perfectionism." My understanding of artistic anorexia is that it's martyring yourself for the sake of something or someone else, constantly denying yourself pleasure and stimulation. I imagine guilt goes along with this (feeling like it's bad and indulgent to be creative). Anyway, I've been meditating on that passage since I read it. I think it's true, #1, and I think that it would be of great value for me to work on this, #2. So, now I'm working on it, and it's tough to break those tendencies.
I worked, did French, biked, enjoyed little things throughout the day, did laundry, cleaned, spent an hour practicing for the GRE, and after dinner I'm going to spend time with Artist's Way and perhaps my French grammar book if there's time.
My cappuccino was actually a latte today. Sometimes I have difficulty getting the micro-bubbles that the really good baristas there get. The drink was still delicious. For dinner I'm going to make rice and try a new peanut sauce that I picked up from Whole Foods. I've also been enjoying a radio station on the internet that plays Persian music. I'll listen to that while I'm eating dinner.
Record: 75-4
Streak: Won 11
Summary: Here's something I think we can all agree about, regardless of our personal philosophies: let us never fail to do a thing because of laziness. Different philosophies will produce different sets of "things" and different ways to accomplish them. Perhaps Dan thinks he should accomplish 20 things in a day, whereas I might think that I should accomplish 10 things in a day. If we both accomplish our things, to say that one or both of us is shameful is really saying our philosophies and our personal expectations were flawed. But if one of us falls short of his target due to the fact that he didn't feel like it, that's dishonorable. It seems to me that, fundamentally, to neglect a task for the sole reason that you didn't feel like it (assuming that you weren't sick or something like that) is shameful.
There was a line in Artist's Way that deeply resonated with me, and I want to post it here. It reads, "Like most blocked creatives, he suffered from a deadly duo: artistic anorexia and prideful perfectionism." My understanding of artistic anorexia is that it's martyring yourself for the sake of something or someone else, constantly denying yourself pleasure and stimulation. I imagine guilt goes along with this (feeling like it's bad and indulgent to be creative). Anyway, I've been meditating on that passage since I read it. I think it's true, #1, and I think that it would be of great value for me to work on this, #2. So, now I'm working on it, and it's tough to break those tendencies.
I worked, did French, biked, enjoyed little things throughout the day, did laundry, cleaned, spent an hour practicing for the GRE, and after dinner I'm going to spend time with Artist's Way and perhaps my French grammar book if there's time.
My cappuccino was actually a latte today. Sometimes I have difficulty getting the micro-bubbles that the really good baristas there get. The drink was still delicious. For dinner I'm going to make rice and try a new peanut sauce that I picked up from Whole Foods. I've also been enjoying a radio station on the internet that plays Persian music. I'll listen to that while I'm eating dinner.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Outcome: "Win"
Record: 74-4
Streak: Won 10
Summary: I got sick last night, which messed up my schedule a little bit. I still did well today. I worked hard at work, got a great start on my French, cleaned up at the apartment, and wrote my pages. I'm about to go to bed and get a ton of sleep. I hope that I'm 100%.
Record: 74-4
Streak: Won 10
Summary: I got sick last night, which messed up my schedule a little bit. I still did well today. I worked hard at work, got a great start on my French, cleaned up at the apartment, and wrote my pages. I'm about to go to bed and get a ton of sleep. I hope that I'm 100%.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Outcome: "Win"
Record: 73-4
Streak: Won 9
Summary: E-A-G-L-E-S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Weekly Summary: I was reminded of a few important principles this week. One is that we must remember that the universe is fundamentally mysterious. We must approach the world with the wonder of a child and restrain ourselves from trying to build a tower of Babel. Simple curiosity, playfulness, lightness, and creativity are essential. Perfection and domination are concepts that are toxic to the soul. I must remember the important things and head into next week with a Socratic mind. We must not be like Faust, the false idol of the modern age.
Record: 73-4
Streak: Won 9
Summary: E-A-G-L-E-S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Weekly Summary: I was reminded of a few important principles this week. One is that we must remember that the universe is fundamentally mysterious. We must approach the world with the wonder of a child and restrain ourselves from trying to build a tower of Babel. Simple curiosity, playfulness, lightness, and creativity are essential. Perfection and domination are concepts that are toxic to the soul. I must remember the important things and head into next week with a Socratic mind. We must not be like Faust, the false idol of the modern age.
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