Moving isn't fun

As we were moving today, UFC told me repeatly that "next time we're hiring movers" and "I'm never doing this again."

"Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be no better than we deserve."

~ George Bernard Shaw

Some days this is how I feel. I'm going to be working for the provincial government in the upcoming election. It's a one day gig that should keep in okay for another week. Plus I'm a part of the political process... I don't know how I feel about that just yet.

Pause for a moment

"What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence."

~ Ludwig Wittegenstein

I have tried reading the Tractatus several times and the only thing I could take away from it was this quote. It is the final line of a probably one of the most strictly logical pieces of writing ever written by a human being. You can read the entire book here.

On Education

"I think I may say that of all the men we meet with, nine parts of ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education."

- John Locke, Some Thoughts Concerning Education, 1693

Instead of listening to workshops by the Ministry of Education I've searching the Internet for quotes about education. This is the one that I agree with the most, but then again I'm silly and still slightly drunk.

Pop is about saying 'fuck me'. Rock is about saying 'fuck you.'

-Chrissie Hynde

I just read this and I thought, "whoa, that's so true."

from the back of the film

"...[O]ne must not forget that a critic is never altogeher a theoretician, but that he is always something of a militant and that his purpose is not only to analyze films, but also to support the cinema he likes..."

- Christian Metz, Film Language: A Semiotics of the Cinema

This is one of my favourite quotes. I keep this in mind when reading the reviews that critics make about art (especially those folks over at pitchfork).

Photographs are wonderful inventions that won’t allow us know what’s going on

Language is a fiction whose only function is to comfort us from the harsh reality that surrounds us at all times.

- ryansenseless, 2003

I was such an existentialist.

But here's another excellent video from YouTube. You gotta love The Streets.

We're so pretty, oh so pretty. We're vacant! ...And we don't care

After I finished work today, I went to my car to find that it was encased in ice. Yes, the entire car was covered in ice. I had to chip at the ice just to get my key into the lock. Who says global warming is a good thing?

Yesterday I was looking through book collection and I noticed a very sad fact. I think I own seven books (that aren't textbooks) that were written by women. This is compared to the hundreds of books I own written by men. It's not a conscious thing, it just kind of happened. I feel bad, but I don't know what else to do. I'm not going to start reading book based upon the author's sex. I am, however, going to make an effort to expanded my literary scope.

Another thing I found while cleaning my room was a quote I wrote down when I was in high school. It's from Soren Kierkegaard.

The objective accent falls on WHAT is said,
the subjective accent on HOW it is said.