Possibility and actuality |
While, for the most part, I disagree with Sartre, he has led me to some interesting thoughts lately. According to Sartre, human existence is ridden with anxiety due to the fact that we are constantly ...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:17:00 PST |
Some thoughts on being nice |
I used to have quite strong attachments to certain ideals. I won't go into all of them here but one: being nice. I think people generally think I'm a pretty nice person but, really,&nbs...
Posted by Matt on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:17:00 PST |
I am superficially happy |
Everything I was warned against has taken me over. If I am not myself lately it's because I am not my self. But how can this even be!? I can spell out ideality versus actuality--authenticity versus in...
Posted by Matt on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:03:00 PST |
Oh my |
What a contradictory character I am! Happy yet sad. Energetic yet tired. Hopeful yet despondent. Calm yet anxious. Certain yet confused. I feel like a coin in the air...
I used to be ni...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:16:00 PST |
A thought |
I wrote this down in my journal earlier, I think it's amusing: "Possibility is construction, though it seems it has its place and, indeed, is even necessary though not necessarily actual."...
Posted by Matt on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:50:00 PST |
Decision time, almost |
Yesterday I was reading some of my old writings and came across something interesting. Perhaps four or five years ago I concluded something like the following: To reach truth--objective truth--one mus...
Posted by Matt on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:58:00 PST |
Sometimes I do stuff for fun |
For some reason I started writing a little while ago. What follows is the result. It's non-sensical and probably makes me look pretentious but I don't care. I don't mind possibly being wrong or consid...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:24:00 PST |
Psytribe 10th anniversary party |
This past Saturday Jacob and I went to Psytribe's 10th anniversary party. I've been partying with this crew for over six years. It was one of the best parties I've ever been to. Danced tons, saw some ...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:23:00 PST |
One for the grandchildren |
"So how's your night; anything interesting?" I ask."No, this is boring. A typical Friday night," the officer says as his colleague searches me carl while Joe and I sit on the curb nearby. "Not f...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:27:00 PST |
Some thoughts about my trip |
So lots of people have been asking me how my trip was. It's a question I have trouble answering. It's not so much different than asking how someone is; one can say "good" and mean it but to answer mor...
Posted by Matt on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:45:00 PST |
