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something that always annoys me in fantasy novels, movies, games, etc. the plothole of unexplained prophecy. it always frustrates me so much when there is a prophecy when there is no part in the rules of said fantasy world that allows for precognition, and/or when they don't even explain where or who it came from. even if you want to leave questions about the validity of the prophecy or some reason, at least remark at some point about the shadowy origins of said prophecy.

sometimes i think i'm a bit too forgiving with my friends. that i let things go too easily. because i value my relationships with people too much to ever put any strain on it. when i was growing up, i was consistently a loner, or on the outside of the group. when i finally came to high school, i found myself rather desperate for companionship. not necessarily of the romantic kind, although that would have been nice (that's me the anti-playa.) however, due to not relating very well to the people around me, my poor and poorly exercised social skills, and the lack of any sort of friend base to work with, trying to find any close friends has been a trial in determination. as it is, i have only one friend that i could describe as "close". i met my friend phil in electronics class (possibly reinforcing the nerd stereotype there, i know) in my sophomore year, and we've been friends ever since. although, last year, we didn't hang out much (i missed a lot of school, and when i was there, he was very boring around his girlfriend.) he's the only friend that i don't regularly agonize over what he thinks of me. and that's part of what i think i shouldn't just let go, is making clear just how my friends feel about me hanging out with them.

i can't find my camera, and my cell isn't connecting to the comp, so no luck there either. i guess a pic from bakuman will have to do until i get some more pics uploaded

have you ever thought stuff like, "how can i know this true?" or "well, that's just a theory." well, fact is everything we know, with the possible exception of a few implicit philosophical ideas like, "I think, therefore I am," is just a "theory." there isn't really any way to prove anything 100%. prove to me the sun is going to rise tomorrow. that there can't be some cosmic catastrophe headed our way that prevent that from happening. in fact, one of my favorite thought-provokers is to challenge someone to think of a way to prove to me that they exist. So far, nobody has been able to. Why? Because no one has been able to prove that they aren't just a hallucination or other figment of my imagination or perceptions. Because that's what its all about. Perceptions. Our entire view of the world and even ourselves are based on our fallible perceptions. And if anybody has too hard of a time getting this idea, all I have to do is tell them to think Matrix. And if they still don't get it, oh mah freakin' gourd.