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Wednesday, May 29   "While the racket of the philosophizing mystics rested on the claim that man is unable to know the external world, the racket of the psychologizing mystics rests on the claim that man is unable to know his own motivation. The ultimate goal is the same: the undercutting of man's mind." -ayn rand- What do you make of this? Do you think that man is capable of understanding his own motivation? posted by The Wizard I would say that if you don't think so, then you aren't really a man. Or a woman. I mean, honestly. We know our motivations. Deep down. Or even very consciously, we know why we do things. And the only reason we appear confused is so that we can remain slippery when grasped for reason by other people. posted by Tin Man Whoa. Hum. I thought that was just you? Are you sure everyone does this? posted by The Wizard I think some people have gotten so used to not examining their motivations-- so in essence, they are reacting from instinct-- that they are actually confused. But that is just being dishonest with yourself. I don't care if you lie to me. But don't lie to yourself. Admit why you do things. So you don't have to be in an epic drama all the time. posted by Tin Man That's perhaps a little harsh don't you think? posted by The Wizard Perhaps. But it's true. posted by Tin Tuesday, May 28   "Friendship presupposes two firm, independent, reliable, and responsible personalities." posted by jon Saturday, May 18   Look. I found a site with another Tin Man. What the heck? Here is his "Why Tin Man?" in his about page. First of all, it has a gay reference (he's a "friend of Dorothy"). Second, the Tin Man was way too hard on himself. He thought he had no heart -- he thought he was too cold and uncaring -- only to find out in the end that he'd had quite a big heart all along. I used to feel the same way about myself: I used to think I was too logical, too unemotional, with an impaired ability to feel. I eventually came to realize, however, that there is nothing wrong with being guided by my emotions, with following my heart. (Though ideally, there's a left-brain/right-brain balance.) I know that deep down, I've always been creative, with a keen sense of emotions; but deep down, I also resort to logic when the emotions get too confusing. I still could do a better job of toning down my logical side, but I've come a long way. So that's why. It appears he's a little ahead of me in the evolutionary tin man curve... posted by Tin Friday, May 17   You feel like sometimes you can be too clever? Like do things in such a way that you only end up pinning your own foot down to the floor? I do this all the time. I try to alter the reality around me in such a way that I'm always satisfied and happy. And my batting percentage is pretty good. But sometimes you over think or over plan or become overly clever and everything that is supposed to happen. Doesn't. posted by The Wizard And you're left holding the short end of the stick? posted by Tin Man Exactly. And despite your plan hinging tenuously on five different variables, you still think you can win. But then you never do. It's frustrating. posted by The Wizard What can you really do about it though? I mean. If you don't try to be clever. Stuff will never work out. posted by Tin Man So I should keep on trying to change things so that I always win? posted by The Wizard "You miss every shot that you don't take." posted by Tin Man I hear that one alot. It seems like one of those truisms that I just refuse to follow. Even though I know it's right. posted by jon Tuesday, May 14   "Promises mean everything When you're little and the world is so big. I just don't understand how you can smile with all those tears in your eyes when you tell me everything is wonderful now." posted by jon Thursday, May 9   A friend said in an e-mail to me that included the saying: the smart learn from their mistakes and the wise learn from the mistakes of others. Why I've never heard this particular axiom before I don't know, but I've been thinking about it. And trying to figure out if I'm closer to the wise man or the smart man. posted by The Wizard Or just stupid altogether. posted by Tin Man Exactly. But I'm gonna stick with figuring out if i'm wise or smart first. It's more flattering that way. I think I'm smart enough to be wise. Because I can observe the mistakes of others and learn through them. But at the same time, I like to stick my hand in the fire anyway. Maybe I think I won't make the same mistake they did. Egotism. I know. Part of me just has to try it to see for myself. posted by The Wizard Once again. Stupid. You know better, but yet you do it anyway. posted by Tin Man At least i know. So that makes me smart. I think. posted by The Wizard Go you. posted by Tin   An exasperated mother, whose son was always getting into mischief, finally asked him, "How do you expect to get into Heaven?" The boy thought it over and said, "Well, I'll run in and out and in and out and keep slamming the door until St Peter says, "For Heaven's sake, Dylan, come in or stay out!" -thanks izzie- posted by jon Wednesday, May 8   Smells Like Teen Spirit With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid, and contagious Here we are now , entertain us A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, Yeah I'm worse at what I do best And for that gift I feel blessed Our little group has always been And always will until the end -nirvana- posted by jon Monday, May 6   I've realized recently that love is sacrifice. Love is unselfishness. Love is the greatest thing of all. Love is about caring more for others than you care about yourself. And all this is how i defined love a few years ago. But I've been trying (really hard) to change it. But I realize that I'm been trying to change something that is eternal. Which is impossible to do. Because love is proven. It's existence has been tested time and time again. What I am trying to find then, is an alternative. Not a re-definition. How this helps me. I don't know. posted by jon Saturday, May 4   I went bowling once. And as I cringed watching the curious one bowl her "slow moving, yet strangely effective" balls for strikes and spares, I kept on saying things like "Holy Cow!" "Good Lord!" "Jee-sus Christ!" And I said all of this loudly. Because getting clobbered by your twin sister at any activity remotely resembling a sport elicits life threatening exclamations. However, I realized that a girl I liked at the time, started getting kind of upset with me. And because I liked her, I wanted to figure out why she was getting upset. My teenage mind couldn't come up with an answer. So finally, I got up the courage to ask her. Sister. The answer I received was that she was upset because I was using the Lord's name in vain. posted by The Wizard Good God! No way! posted by Tin Man Stop it. You're not funny. After that incident many years ago, I've tried to refrain from using any God related words in times of stress. I've replaced my "Jesus Christ's" and stuff with curse words so that I offend everyone. And not just Christians. But sometimes I forget. I'm trying to figure out why it's apparently hard wired into me. I can't figure out at what point "God" and "Christ" entered the verbal lexicon as words of frustration and astonishment. posted by The Wizard I can't really help you here. I don't have any answers. Do you feel bad when you forget and slip up? posted by Tin Man Well. Sort of. I mean, I don't want to offend anyone. But at the same time, it's something that everyone says. So it's not that horrible. It's like letting a curse word slip in church. It's not good. But it's not a crisis. I just try to not do it again. posted by The Wizard Do you think your Christian friends mind? posted by Tin Man I dunno. I've never asked. posted by jon Friday, May 3   Like, Sometimes... sometimes silence is the loudest kind of noise like/ sometimes it was best when girls were girls and boys were boys like back when freeze tag/ was a mating dance like back when 'do over' meant you got another chance like back when anxiety was worrying if Wonder Woman would make it out alive like back when/ freedom was sliding backwards on a slide like back when success was/ jumping off a swing/ and landing on your feet then/ doing it all again [continue] -bassey- posted by jon   powered by blogger   << x BlogxPhiles x >>

the wizard our naive protagonist. think harry potter. but older. and not as cool. the wizard has feelings and emotions and all of that human bs. the wizard is lost, lonely, and curious. aren't you? tin man the batman to the wizard's robin, the jordan to wiz's pippen, the britney to the wizard's justin, the skipper to the wizard's gilligan, the jon to the george...yeah, you get it. the tin man is stronger, faster, and more powerful than any locomotive. but he's not real. just a heartless, soulless, practical machine. who happens to talk.