As promised this is the first of many a daily update.
Blogs are changing, now its all about linking to stuff and 'passing on the word'. I could continue with the narcissist approach of telling all about my wonderful life. But its good, anything big I will type about but more thoughts and links I will be doing now.
Soon I'll make a very long 'life cap' update, until then, this is what I have to give..
The hour of Slack!
This radio show comes out once a week, it is really quite good. If you have nothing better to do and feel like being indoctrinated into a kooky cult by a couple of weirdos. This might be the most efficient way to go about it.
The Girl From Ipanema
This song I am currently learning on the Guitar. It is quite simply the best song ever made. Not my favorite song, but the best song. You can never get sick of it. Once, me and my friends listened to it straight for sixteen hours and no one complained. This is the mark of a truly great song. Click the link to download it. (And here's 57 covers of it)
Stephen Colbert
The man has some gall. He basically stands next to George Bush in front of the white house correspondents dinner, the toughest audience ever, and makes fun of them, likening the administration to Nazis. He repeatedly brings up their crimes and low approval rating. Laura Bush even tells him to get fucked. If you have a fast internet connection, this is really worth watching.
Steve Pavlina
Steve writes a generous Blog with information about self development. I found this article particularly pertinent (Heh, I said pertinent). Lifting some of my favorite parts from his article '10 Reasons why you should never get a job'
"Many employees believe getting a job is the safest and most secure way to support themselves.
Morons.
Social conditioning is amazing. Its so good it can even make people believe the exact opposite of the truth.
...You only get paid a fraction of the real value you generate. Your real salary may be more than triple what you’re paid, but most of that money you’ll never see. It goes straight into other peoples pockets.
...Getting a job is like enrolling in a human domestication program. You learn how to be a good pet.
Look around you. Really look. What do you see? Are these the surroundings of a free human being? Or are you living in a cage for unconscious animals? Have you fallen in love with the color beige? Hows your obedience training coming along?
Does your master reward your good behavior? Do you get disciplined if you fail to obey your master’s commands? Is there any spark of free will left inside you? Or has your conditioning made you a pet for life?
...Did you know that the word boss comes from the Dutch word baas, which historically means master? Another meaning of the word boss is -a cow or bovine.- And in many video games, the boss is the evil dude that you have to kill at the end of a level.
So if your boss is really your evil bovine master, then what does that make you? Nothing but a turd in the herd."
On that note, I'm looking for a job but refuse to compromise. My last job at a Virgin call centre was soul destroying, I felt exactly as stated above. Like an animal working with other dumb animals sedate and docile.
To explore new avenues I recently just signed up to a business course in a youth enterprise cooperative called Slingshot. They offer support, accredited training and cheap color glossy printing. They're going to help me maybe turn some of my ideas into a business. I have a lot.
I also applied for a job at the Museum but I haven't heard back. I'm getting edgy.. In the meantime I'm going to volunteer for some events like the fringe festival.
Ok, I'm off to Ceres to sort the Vegies!