Qualia

As discussed in the previous post regarding paragraphs, my posts from here on will probably be short snippets of rant. So after stumbling upon my good friend's blog by sheer random chance (some would say serendipity), I was once again reminded to watch the movie he recommended called "Waking Life". Now while the movie explored a lot of existential and metaphysical topics, and was probably more of a documentary with more speculation than narrative, it did raise the interesting idea of qualia.

Paragraphs

So in a last ditch effort to complete my "200 blog posts" in my graduation to-do list, I must sacrifice what little literary integrity I have, and resort to shorter and more frequent posts. Unfortunately, this will mean that my two google-bot readership will subsequently suffer. Yet while a picture tells a thousand words, how much can a single paragraph tell you?

Pragmatism

So in light of recent conversations with friends regarding their romantic relationships, I felt it necessary to raise the issue of pragmatism and its seeming hurdle in kindling my three friends relationships. I will keep these brief for fear these stories can be identified when they should probably be confidential despite only using them for discussion.

Festivities

So last weekend I attended a three-day bender at the largest winter music festival Australia has - Splendour in the Grass. So the question I ask myself is why do I road-trip 6 hours, live "subhuman" (as my friend coins it) for three days not showering, eat processed canned food, dwell in our rubbish tip of a campsite, and just generally sleep in my own filth and sweat. I guess it's all for three days of discovering new music, good friends, and most importantly pure escapism.