Today is Chaos Never Dies Day! Today is a day to recognize the fact that there will always be some small amount of chaos in your life. It sounds depressing, but believe me: it isn't. Here, let me try to explain.
Chaos is, by definition according to my dictionary, Disorder and Confusion. Now, both or those words have a fairly obvious negative connotation to them, but disorder actually means "a state of confusion". That makes Disorder somewhat of a subsection of Confusion's whole business. So let's just focus on why I'm trying to tell you that Confusion is good. Well... not 'good'... but it isn't inherently bad.
Confusion means "A lack of understanding". Now we're getting somewhere. Instead of defining Confusion by any other word that has negative connotation, we are defining it by it's lack of a word with good connotation: Understanding, which means (most pertinently) 'the power of abstract thought'.
"WHOA, Kyle. I thought Chaos was abstract thoughts and stuff like that!"
Well, you are both right and wrong. Chaos deals with abstract thoughts, but only in the way that a baby deals with it's own diaper. See, Understanding is the power of abstract thought, meaning that it is used to harness the potential of the thoughts by putting them into patterns that can be easily remembered and later turned into ideas. That way your brain doesn't have to find it's way down memory lane twice. You made a map! Chaos, being the lack of understanding, can have all the thoughts it wants, but even if thoughts correlate, a map may never be made between the two, thus making it harder to see how they ever related.
It's almost like how you may tie a string around your finger to remember to go grocery shopping. How many things does grocery shopping have in common with tying a string to your finger? Close to none. But you see that string and it reminds you that you had something to do. Instantly your brain goes through the "Things I Have To Do" File Cabinet it has until it remembers: "Grocery Shopping". Congratulations! You have re-travelled the road you subconsciously made when you connected those thoughts in the first place. In fact, thats such a common visual stimulus, that when I see a string on someone's finger, one of the first things I think is "They must be trying to remember something". Not all abstract bridges need stimuli, though. In fact, most of my own don't.
Now that I've said ALL that, here is why chaos isn't bad: It's needed to make anything interesting. If we had only Understanding, then there would be little need for studying or exploring. Chaos, in manageable amounts, is what pushes humans forward. It causes new ideas to be had due to the fact that everyone connects the abstract thoughts differently. It makes us want to learn more and gain more understanding. However, the more we discover, the more questions there are about these new, as of yet unconnected abstract thoughts created by the new discovery. That creates an endless amount of things to discover, which makes life worth exploring! Chaos and Understanding aren't at opposite ends of any spectrum, instead it's more of a ratio of what is and isn't understood. The reason that Chaos is usually shed in such a scary light is because we can quantify how much we understand, but we will never be able to measure what we don't. I personally, find that pretty exciting, though. It would be boring if we knew how much there was left to know. Would we even want to?
Thanks for reading!
~Kyle
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
100 Lies
Today is Tell A Lie Day! Today is a day to take the time to tell a lie. It doesn't matter how big or small of a lie it is, and it doesn't matter who you tell it to. Since This is the 100th post on my blog, I've decided to tell 100 lies. To you. Let's do this.
1. I live in Washington.
2. I drive a Nissan Cube.
3. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Business Law
4. I love my phone.
5. My room is the cleanest it has ever been.
6. I know who is making those noises downstairs.
7. I knew I wasn't home alone.
8. I never want to drink apple juice again, especially not right now.
9. I'm perfectly satisfied with the quality of social interaction I had this weekend.
10. I'm not going to play Zelda as soon as I'm done posting this.
11. I'm dreading a phone call I may get today.
12. It pleases me to no end to have my PC be broken.
13. I have no desire for a haircut.
14. I hate drawing.
15. I hate writing even more.
16. I hope nothing I write ever becomes published.
17. I can play guitar with the best of them.
18. I have a passionate love for the college I go to.
19. All of it's professors are top quality.
20. The constant construction on campus makes me smile.
21. College text book prices are totally understandable.
22. Return prices are fairer than ever.
23. I have never been pulled over.
24. I've gotten a ticket.
25. I've never been in a jail cell.
26. I've been put in jail.
27. I dislike baked goods.
28. Eating healthy is something I do not like trying to achieve.
29. I refuse to cook.
30. I like eating in public places.
31. I will never have room for dessert.
32. I watch T.V. constantly.
33. I'm almost never online.
34. I've gotten out of bed today.
35. I'm getting richer and richer.
36. I haven't applied anywhere for a job.
37. Every place that says they have job openings actually has job openings.
38. That doesn't anger me in the slightest.
39. The call I'm waiting on isn't job related.
40. I hope the call doesn't come anytime soon.
41. I hope the phone call is awkward if they do call.
42. I know the meaning of life.
43. I can ride my bike with no handlebars.
44. Listening to music while writing hinders my ideas.
45. I have very few ideas for stories.
46. I have far too much time to write them.
47. I have no ideas for nifty inventions/innovations.
48. I want a 3DS.
49. I do not want an iPad 2.
50. I hate musicals.
51. I hate movies.
52. I would hate to be involved in a movie.
53. I would hate to be involved in a stage play, too.
54. I would absolutely despise being a writer for a living.
55. I have no desire to see my ideas enjoyed by others.
56. I do not want to travel.
57. I do not want to move North.
58. I do not want a mansion.
59. I do not want it to have secret passageways and traps.
60. I want a new car.
61. The car I have now is in no need of a car wash.
62. Coming up with 100 lies is easier than I anticipated.
63. I'm not tempted to stop here.
64. I wouldn't say I lied about writing 100 lies.
65. That wouldn't be a lame excuse.
66. I'm a pro-wrestler.
67. I'm 100% American.
68. I think the world is a rhombus.
69. There are a lot of things I have to do today.
70. I'm a busy person.
71. I prefer using pens to pencils.
72. I prefer normal pencils to mechanical.
73. I always know what I'm about to draw when I start.
74. I am pleased with the progress I have made writing this story.
75. I have the slightest clue of how to publish writings.
76. I'm not almost convincing myself of some of these lies.
77. I do not need to use the restroom at all.
78. I'm not tempted to finish this in the restroom.
79. I am not afraid to sing in front of others.
80. I'm not afraid to speak in front of others.
81. I'm not afraid to exist in front of others.
82. This is taking a much shorter time than I anticipated.
83. I really knew what I was getting myself into.
84. I wish the posts I liked would get less views than the ones I half payed attention to.
85. I like the color of un-visited/visited links on my blog posts.
86. I'm under 21.
87. I'm older than 21.
88. Every fathomable colour of the universe is in my eyes. Except shades of brown.
89. I'm not white.
90. I dislike flavour in my food.
91. I'm not looking forward to the end of this list.
92. I'm not starving.
93. "Hungry Like The Wolf" didn't just get stuck in my head.
94. I know more than four words to "Hungry Like The Wolf".
95. I hope there is no bacon downstairs.
96. Bacon is nasty.
97. I don't miss the hamburgers from England's pubs.
98. I don't miss J2O at all.
99. I'm going to delete all of this and start over.
100. I'm going to do this again next year.
That was painful.
Thanks for reading!
~Kyle
1. I live in Washington.
2. I drive a Nissan Cube.
3. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Business Law
4. I love my phone.
5. My room is the cleanest it has ever been.
6. I know who is making those noises downstairs.
7. I knew I wasn't home alone.
8. I never want to drink apple juice again, especially not right now.
9. I'm perfectly satisfied with the quality of social interaction I had this weekend.
10. I'm not going to play Zelda as soon as I'm done posting this.
11. I'm dreading a phone call I may get today.
12. It pleases me to no end to have my PC be broken.
13. I have no desire for a haircut.
14. I hate drawing.
15. I hate writing even more.
16. I hope nothing I write ever becomes published.
17. I can play guitar with the best of them.
18. I have a passionate love for the college I go to.
19. All of it's professors are top quality.
20. The constant construction on campus makes me smile.
21. College text book prices are totally understandable.
22. Return prices are fairer than ever.
23. I have never been pulled over.
24. I've gotten a ticket.
25. I've never been in a jail cell.
26. I've been put in jail.
27. I dislike baked goods.
28. Eating healthy is something I do not like trying to achieve.
29. I refuse to cook.
30. I like eating in public places.
31. I will never have room for dessert.
32. I watch T.V. constantly.
33. I'm almost never online.
34. I've gotten out of bed today.
35. I'm getting richer and richer.
36. I haven't applied anywhere for a job.
37. Every place that says they have job openings actually has job openings.
38. That doesn't anger me in the slightest.
39. The call I'm waiting on isn't job related.
40. I hope the call doesn't come anytime soon.
41. I hope the phone call is awkward if they do call.
42. I know the meaning of life.
43. I can ride my bike with no handlebars.
44. Listening to music while writing hinders my ideas.
45. I have very few ideas for stories.
46. I have far too much time to write them.
47. I have no ideas for nifty inventions/innovations.
48. I want a 3DS.
49. I do not want an iPad 2.
50. I hate musicals.
51. I hate movies.
52. I would hate to be involved in a movie.
53. I would hate to be involved in a stage play, too.
54. I would absolutely despise being a writer for a living.
55. I have no desire to see my ideas enjoyed by others.
56. I do not want to travel.
57. I do not want to move North.
58. I do not want a mansion.
59. I do not want it to have secret passageways and traps.
60. I want a new car.
61. The car I have now is in no need of a car wash.
62. Coming up with 100 lies is easier than I anticipated.
63. I'm not tempted to stop here.
64. I wouldn't say I lied about writing 100 lies.
65. That wouldn't be a lame excuse.
66. I'm a pro-wrestler.
67. I'm 100% American.
68. I think the world is a rhombus.
69. There are a lot of things I have to do today.
70. I'm a busy person.
71. I prefer using pens to pencils.
72. I prefer normal pencils to mechanical.
73. I always know what I'm about to draw when I start.
74. I am pleased with the progress I have made writing this story.
75. I have the slightest clue of how to publish writings.
76. I'm not almost convincing myself of some of these lies.
77. I do not need to use the restroom at all.
78. I'm not tempted to finish this in the restroom.
79. I am not afraid to sing in front of others.
80. I'm not afraid to speak in front of others.
81. I'm not afraid to exist in front of others.
82. This is taking a much shorter time than I anticipated.
83. I really knew what I was getting myself into.
84. I wish the posts I liked would get less views than the ones I half payed attention to.
85. I like the color of un-visited/visited links on my blog posts.
86. I'm under 21.
87. I'm older than 21.
88. Every fathomable colour of the universe is in my eyes. Except shades of brown.
89. I'm not white.
90. I dislike flavour in my food.
91. I'm not looking forward to the end of this list.
92. I'm not starving.
93. "Hungry Like The Wolf" didn't just get stuck in my head.
94. I know more than four words to "Hungry Like The Wolf".
95. I hope there is no bacon downstairs.
96. Bacon is nasty.
97. I don't miss the hamburgers from England's pubs.
98. I don't miss J2O at all.
99. I'm going to delete all of this and start over.
100. I'm going to do this again next year.
That was painful.
Thanks for reading!
~Kyle
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Here I Go!
I've waited a while to start this! I wanted everything to be just right, and now is just about as right as can be. I suppose I'll use this first post to say what this blog is going to be used for. I will be posting little interesting things that happen to me as I, Kyle, go places. I mean that in almost every sense of the word "go". Whether I'm going to Disney for christmas in the next few weeks, or I am going crazy. The blog will be where any kind of travel I make in my life is put. Now, I've been sneakily sneaking around the internet to make other accounts elsewhere that I can also use to keep in touch with you lovely internet people.
If you desire to know what I am doing at almost any given time, or my random thoughts, you may consider:
http://twitter.com/kylegoesplaces
If you would like to visibly SEE what I do, or places I have been, perhaps what would be convenient for you would be:
http://www.youtube.com/kylegoesplaces
Thirdly, if you would like to ask me question directly without having to tell me who YOU are, then this ones for YOU:
http://www.formspring.me/KyleThinks
I also have several other things to keep up my sleeve for future events! Believe me, I've spent at least a day's worth of thinking time planning out ways to make this as inclusive as possible. I don't want to overload you with information, though, so I'm going to make this the end of the first post. Thanks for reading it!
~Kyle
If you desire to know what I am doing at almost any given time, or my random thoughts, you may consider:
http://twitter.com/kylegoesplaces
If you would like to visibly SEE what I do, or places I have been, perhaps what would be convenient for you would be:
http://www.youtube.com/kylegoesplaces
Thirdly, if you would like to ask me question directly without having to tell me who YOU are, then this ones for YOU:
http://www.formspring.me/KyleThinks
I also have several other things to keep up my sleeve for future events! Believe me, I've spent at least a day's worth of thinking time planning out ways to make this as inclusive as possible. I don't want to overload you with information, though, so I'm going to make this the end of the first post. Thanks for reading it!
~Kyle
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