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Just read please
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7940841/an-open-letter-manny-pacquiao-gay-filipina-american-concerning-champion-boxer-recent-comments-gay-marriage
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Flashmob of the Day: A flashmob invaded a Copenhagen, Denmark Metro train last month, but in this case, the flashmob was the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra.
They treated unsuspecting commuters to a performance of Grieg’s “Peer Gynt,” and creative agency Makropol captured the whole thing on video.
Right about now, a few people on that train are probably wishing they had taken their earbuds out.
[22words.]
This if amazing and would love to experience this for real!!!! :D I would pay for this
(via d0md0m)
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Unrequited Love
After watching a few episodes of my new favorite Korean Drama “Iris,” they featured one of my favorite subplots in most tv shows and films and even literary works:
The Unrequited Love Interest
I love that angle because it has the capacity and potential to be incredibly hilarious, heart breaking, and emotionally fulfilling.
Great examples of hilarious and heartbreaking has to be Mal and Inara from Firefly and emotionally fulfilling has to be Jim and Pam from the Office
My favorites not including the 2 above:
Spoiler warning
Harry Potter
Snape and Lily Potter: While most will look at Hermione and Ron’s relationship, the ultimate unrequited love comes from Snape himself. The man loved a girl who would never love him back and he still carried that torch even after her death.
Edward Scissorhands
Edward and Kim: This quote says it all. Kim: ”Well, then why’d you do it?” Edward: ”Because you asked me to”
Glee
Will and Emma: While Finn and Rachel was the main plot, the best unrequited love was Will and Emma’s relationship. Just rewatch Season 1 episode 1 and 2
Naruto Anime
Naruto and Hinata: Hinata’s adoration and Naruto’s clueless attitude makes this one of the hilarious relationships. Deadly ninjas losing all self control when in the presence of someone they love. We’ve all been there.
Friends
Gunther and Rachel: One of my all time favorites.
Pushing Daisies
Ned and Digby: Of course we could point out Charlotte and Ned’s angle or even Olive’s infatuation with Ned, but to me the true unrequited love was Ned wanting so desperately to hug and pet his beloved dog, but cannot do so due to the quirk of his powers.
Saved by the Bell
Screech and Lisa: Even though Screech is quite possibly one of the most annoying characters of television of all time, you have to feel for how often Lisa rejected his sorry ass.
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Final Fantasy 8, Yoshitaka Amano’s Art
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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Slow down Katniss by 25% and what do you get? Will Ferrell.
“I VOLUNTEER!!!”
I AM SCREAMING.
THIS IS AMAZSDFDDFGNSGHJFMJBHKSJHDX
this is more than perfection.
Pertty sure I jUST brok e mylung?
lfmao i haTE TUMBlr OMFG
(via fuckyeahloldemort)
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One More Thing
I’ve said it before, but it needs stating once again.
If you started to workout with the concept that you want to “look good” and you want to fit a body image and do all these stupid fucking little things because you adhere to a socially created self concept then I’m sorry:
GET THE FUCK OUT
I’m not fucking joking. Quit now.
Because if there’s anything I’ve learned from my years of doing this is that the second you workout to change the outside of yourself, YOU LOSE.
You WIN by working out to improve yourself on the inside. To say, “HEY I CAN FUCKING RUN THIS MILE NO SWEAT!” To say, “I feel stronger than I’ve ever been!” Or to look at a pile of weight and make it your bitch. To count up scars and pains and wear them like badges of achievements.
The second I hear you can’t fit in your jeans because your legs have gotten too muscular (I’m looking at you buddy), I think of how far you’ve come in being able to run, when you couldn’t even jog one lap.
but
ABOVE ALL FUCKING ELSE,
I workout so I can say to myself, “You are amazing and can do anything you want to do. You are beautiful even if you decide not to do this, and in the end I Still Love You.”
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Divergence Part 3: “Life”
Yes I’ve neglected friends at will. I have chosen not to hang out with people because really I have no reason to go other than just to be with friends having a good time. For some that’s enough, for me I told myself no.
I apologize for not being there. I’m truly sorry and if I had it my way, I would have been there for when one friend left his longtime gf and started dating his coworker. I would have attended all those shows of your band. I would not have missed all those birthdays. I would drive up to the IE or LA to spend time with you.
I can’t blame finances, because I knew I could have made it work with little money. I can’t blame school, because I know that I could have worked around it. I can’t blame work, because I don’t work everyday. All I can say is, from day one when I started this, was that I was working on me. When “me” is complete and when I know damn well that “me” is fully ready to become a part of functioning society again, only then will I come out.
Until then I refuse to pursue any relationships with any of the female friends whom have expressed interest. I refuse to go out even when I could easily make it work. I refuse all the things that aren’t directly helping to complete “me.”
But not all in my life is so reclusive. I continue to train/workout nearly 4-5 times a week. I have begun take a serious hand in my stamina for running and I’m trying to level that up even further.
I still enjoy playing Starcraft 2 and have made a community of friends that have fun playing a stupid game. I even watch the live tournaments and watch pros play the game on streaming channels.
I have a newfound appreciation for kpop again. I once listened to it in the past, then grew out of it, then looked backed and said “wtf was I thinking.” Then I got into it again because of Starcraft and remembered “oh yeah the cute asian girls.” Then remembered that not all the music is bad, in fact it’s quite good!
I still watch asian cinema and shows, in particular I still keep up with Running Man, and one of my favorite recent Korean Dramas was Iris. Some awesome movies I’ve seen: Man From Nowhere, Crows Zero, I Saw the Devil, and Cyrano Agency.
To bring it back to the title of my recent posts, Divergence, I do feel this year is finally the year where change happens and I either soar to new heights or simply learn I have more stairs to climb. For fucks sake, let it be the soaring of new heights please.
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Divergence Part 2 “School”
The other major situation in my life has been my education:
Right now there are 2 major obstacles to overcome:
1. Getting my certifications: A+ N+ and Sec+
2. Sprinting for that Bachelor’s of Science in Information Systems
To start, this mod (Coleman’s way of saying quarters/semesters) I elected NOT to attend the courses. What I love about the technical school is I can do my classes on MY time and if I want a break I can do it at will.
The biggest reason as to why I took this break after grinding so hard these past 15 months were a combination of things.
One: The recent promotion conveniently fell right before I started the new mod and I really wanted to focus on the work. When I divide my attention and try to handle a lot all at once my mind tends to rebel and I wanted to be extremely sharp for the change.
Two: Fatigue. I was mentally grinding out technical information and starting to really hate life. When that happens you either grind it out and feel like tearing your hair out or fucking take a step back. Better people than me have been able to do push through and finish, but I choose sanity. When I started on this path I was going to do this on my terms no one else’s and when I say I need a break, I really do. The mod’s were designed to NOT have a single break with the exception of two weeks for winter holidays. I grinded out the last 15 months with no spring, summer, “hell give me just one week to breathe” break whatsoever and juggled school and work and life. I sacrificed many moments of fun and joy and if I was to remember why the fuck I was doing this in the first place, I needed this time to remind me.
Three: Next few months are chocked full of birthdays and events. Most importantly MY BIRTHDAY. I hate going out to clubs. I hate parties. I hate continuously going to bars for no rhyme or reason. Don’t get me wrong, I still have it in me to party like I used to, but do I still want to now? NOPE. But the one thing I realized was that I disconnected with a lot of people due to my reclusive-ness, and it’s unfortunate but ultimately self-inflicted. For that reason I want to do my birthday with “fun” in mind.
I will be going to Vegas in May, and I’ll be doing it my way. Sure I’ll do the one thing planned with everyone, but I intend on making the rest of my trip, my trip. If it means I have to wander alone, so be it. I want to do this for me. I want to refuel my passion and remind me that hey once you get your career going, this is all you bro.
When all is said and done, and I face my final sprint to the finish, I will be done in October with another Bachelor’s. That’s right, October. I’ve met with the advisor and it’s all planned out and all I have to do now is just crank this shit out, so get the fuck out of my way.
