Think

Hello fellow readers.
I was wondering today of why some people are so stupid. Maybe I have too much faith in my own common sense, and maybe I am a bit judgmental. Is it too mundane to have a good time without getting so inebriated that you have to have an ambulance come to pump the fluids from your stomach? Is it not puerile to get so angry about things to hurt someone to get what you want, or to start conflicts to execute mass genocide? When grown people act like children, either you eat so much candy then you get a stomachache, or your playmate has something you want to you hurt them to take it away. When will humankind start acting in a sensible way. I am not talking about immaturity or crassness, I am talking about common sense decisions and human decency.

“At least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity, idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religious or political idols.”
-Aldous Huxley

Aut Disce Aut Discede- Learn or Leave

I noticed today that I always have some sick fascination about being right, or if a subject is brought up I must always throw in my two cents to show my knowledge on such subjects. I think in some way, shape or form we all have that mentality that we have to show some how that we are intellectual beings. I also believe that a person’s potential to become more intelligent is limitless. I do not care what school you attend, be it Yale or West Florida, University of Florida or Florida Southern, what matters is that you apply yourself and learn.
Here at Florida Gulf Coast, I have run into some people who are very moronic. I have also run into people who could very well be the greatest thinkers of our generation. Also, I feel that my professors (who hold degrees from Cornell, U.C. Irving, New York University, University of Chicago, Notre Dame, Harvard, Texas, Ohio State, Florida, George Washington U., Cambridge University (England) Penn., Columbia etc.)
I feel that I am educated to the same standards as everyone else. Because I apply myself, I know that the recognition of the school is a big factor down the line, but I don’t believe that because I chose to go to a smaller school, that I am dumber than anyone else. I am tired of people looking down on the smaller state schools because we are simply growing, or perhaps we chose a smaller environment. I have met people who turn down big name schools to come here, simply because they feel it was a better choice.
One day I hope to continue my education at well-known school, pursue a higher degree, and hopefully I will always continue to learn. And in no way am I talking down any of the great schools in this country, because many of you work hard to get into those prestigious schools, and I am proud of everyone I know who is even in school, because it is so easy to quit.
So for everyone, work hard, and try and learn a thing or two.
Cheers.

No Creativity Left

As I was watching the British version, and the original version of The Office, it hit me, United States (or America as some people like to call it) has not produced an original thought in years. The funniest gags in our Office are copied sometimes almost word for word from the original. This is not only to say I am definitely a bigger fan of the British version of the show, not only because it is much funnier, but much more original.
But what else? When was the last time we had a good movie? All we have these days are remakes and those shitty parody movies. Since the last time a good horror movie came out was over a decade, and all have been busts since then, Hollywood decided to remake all the classics. Or since we can only get an intelligent comedy once every blue moon, they make sorry excuses for movies like Ricky Bobby, Blades of Glory, Super Hero Movie, Epic Movie, the list goes on and on.
For the longest time I thought the best show on television was The Office but now I feel cheated, because like usual, the United States entertainment industry cannot produce an original thought. Maybe it does go on to prove that we are truly the melting pot, blending in everyone else's creativity, to disguise it as our own.
Do yourself a favor, watch the British, the original, Office.