Filial Piety

Ok I'm taking a break from all the tech stuff and I'm gonna talk more about just cool things...not necessarilly on the computer. So no Familiar Friday for this week I'm afraid. I'm astounded by all the work I get every week...I've done as much work in a month as I would do when homeschooled in a year, which I was for 5 years actually. It was interesting, but there were always those boring moments that sneaked up on you once or twice a week. Of course, that was back when I didn't know what the Internet was and thought the computer was for Magic School Bus CD ROMs, but I soon found out about my horrible ignorance.

I suppose you may be wondering why I titled this post "Filial Piety." Well, last year I learned about filial piety when we were studying China in humanities. It has to do with loyalty to one's parents and sacrificing your well-being for their comfort. Back then, a boy would get in their parents' bed for a few minutes to warm it up or let mosquitoes bite him so they wouldn't get to his parents. It's supposed to show true love for your parents. Honestly, I think this was a bunch of good deeds taken to extremes.

So this "filial piety" thing hasn't left my mind since then. Just wanted to make you aware of that.

I have a question. Really. No. Yes. I'm formulating a list of questions for things that I just wonder. Some are nonsense, some are interesting. Ponder these:

• Can one be a prefectionist and a procrastinator?
• Why solve for x when you can solve for y?
• Are you OK?
• Am I OK?
• Whaat makes a writer a good writer?
• Can art change because of criticvs?
• Why are lava lamps still legal?
• What's with 42?
• How do you control your dreams?
• Will we colonize mars?
• Do bumper stickers have any real purpose?
• What is normal?
• What's your question?

That's the best of the best that I have. Just don't use them. Only with permission for me can you. Sorry.

And here's something I've known about and have wanted to share. One of my friends told me about Charlie the Unicorn, a finger-lickin' awesome short movie by Jason Steele. See his site at Filmcow.com. See the movie here in Quicktime and here with Google Video. Download it. Share it. Live it. OK don't do that last one. That's just creepy. Oh and also, this guy is making a feature length Spatula Madness movie based on the short on his site too. AND, once that's over he'll be working on a sequel to Charlie the Unicorn. Yay!