"Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good." - Samuel Johnson(?)
The Diamond Age or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer - Neal Stephenson
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
The Way of Zen - Alan Watts
The Great Good Place - Ray Oldenburg
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Erving Goffman
Fruits - Shoichi Aoki
The Cat In the Hat - Dr. Seuss
Once there was a well known philosopher and scholar who devoted himself to the study of Zen for many years. On the day that he finally attained enlightenment, he took all of his books out into the yard, and burned them all.
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Two children found a bag containing twelve marbles. They argued over how to divide the toys and finally went to see Nasrudin. When asked to settle their disagreement, Nasrudin asked, "Would you like me to divide the marbles the way I would or the way God would?"
The children replied, "We want it to be fair. Divide the marbles the way God would."
So, Nasrudin counted out the marbles and gave three to one child and nine to the other.
So, what do you want to know? I have a Ph.D. in Sociology, and I'm currently working as a game designer for a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game company. I'm designing a virtual world that combines the best of MMOs and the best of social networking sites.
Which do you think enables better online flirting: MySpace or Second Life?
In the virtual world, anyone can be a gothic lolita!
I'm a lover of many things Japanese: Speed Racer, Zen, Anime & Manga, Harajuku fashion, sushi.
Take the illustrations of Range Murata. I love it!
I'm a lover of many things British: bitter ale, tea, Monty Python, Doctor Who, the many British dialects of English, McVities Chocolate Digestives.
The most profound ideas in the social sciences are 'cultural relativism' and 'social constructionism.' They dovetail nicely with the Buddhist notions of 'illusion' and 'no-self.'
Я хочу найти:
Rockabilly pin-up girls
Gothic lolitas
Harajuku cosplayers
Coyote Ugly bartenders
Suicide Girls
Goth dominatrices
Nerdy girls
Alternative models
Anyone who can make me laugh
McLovin
Martha Jones
Trixie Michi, my 1st love (can't wait to see Christina Ricci play her)
Hi there ^_^ Yes, VK lovers are always welcome here! :D Well for starters I can give you some bands to check out if you are interested. My personal favorites include: Danger Gang, Phantasmagoria, D'espairsRay, Sadie, The GazettE, L'arc En Ciel...just for starters! I am happy to meet someone with the same passion for Japan as me!
thanx for the add... we have a lot in common. I def. think myspace is better than 2nd life for flirting! BTW- nice work on your page... & thanks for the nice comments!
Oh wow - I haven't read this study before. What a riveting account of the motivations and social dynamics of the youths on Harajuku Bridge! Great pictures, too. Thanks for passing along the link.