krystyn profile picture

krystyn

hellobeauty

About Me

Following the adage of the down-trodden philanthropist, I have resigned to working within my circle of Influence rather than Concern. Lover-not-fighter, playa-hata, humankind investigator, rebel without a cause. ..

My Interests

Cultural, gender and socioeconomic harmony in my community.

I'd like to meet:

Ali.G

Movies:

The Castle

Television:

late night SBS

Books:

Cloudstreet, Passion of the Western Mind, The Atheist Manifesto, The Logic of Affect, 48 Laws of Power

Heroes:

nigella the domestic goddess(and all the other captivators, lover-not-fighters, playa-haters and humankind investigators out there)

My Blog

Why is an A sharp not a B flat?

This is the longstanding gripe for a pianist with perfect pitch who can barely follow a score due to the strings FUCKING IT UP. I pay no reference to the argument that the role of Median Note is not d...
Posted by krystyn on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

The Jean-Paul Sartre Cookbook

The Jean-Paul Sartre CookbookOctober 3 Spoke with Camus today about my cookbook. Though he has never actually eaten, he gave me much encouragement. I rushed home immediately to begin work. How excite...
Posted by krystyn on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:24:00 PST

The 48 Laws of Power

These principles brought me to a stark realisation that I indeed lack a will to power in some sense. The Laws are simply incongruent with my principles, and seem to subordinate values to personal gain...
Posted by krystyn on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:05:00 PST

Neitzsche

Ego is a structure that is erected by a neurotic individual who is a member of a neurotic culture against the facts of the matter. And culture, which we put on like an overcoat, is the collectivized c...
Posted by krystyn on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:44:00 PST

Six Principles of Influence

  Rule of Reciprocity According to sociologists and anthropologists, one of the most widespread and basic norms of human culture is embodied in the rule of reciprocity. This rule requires that o...
Posted by krystyn on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:42:00 PST

Red card

As each day draws to a close, it is my wish to be able to fall asleep with a conscience that is clear. However, my thoughts are continuously embattled by reflections of foibles that I do not own. I a...
Posted by krystyn on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:05:00 PST

Value Judgement

I'm tired of this. It used to enthral me so much when I was growing up and trying to decide whether or not to let the good and bad parts of me completely own my person at any given moment. And so I to...
Posted by krystyn on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:06:00 PST

Till Human Voices Wake Us

Let us go then, you and I,When the evening is spread out against the skyLike a patient etherized upon a table;Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets,The muttering retreatsOf restless nights ...
Posted by krystyn on Thu, 24 May 2007 07:35:00 PST

Gestalt impressions

We never see the people who are dear to us save in the Animated system, the perpet- ual motion of our incessant love For them, which before allowing the images that their faces Present to reach us ca...
Posted by krystyn on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:22:00 PST

GROUPTHINK

I've been socialising excessively of late. To the point where I realised that it has even drawn time from that which I would ideally like to give to my family or indeed myself (albeit minimal I suppos...
Posted by krystyn on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:25:00 PST