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Draconic and Destitute
Posted May 22 | Leave a Comment
I felt my shoe stick to the ground a little bit today and I thought for a moment that maybe the ground loved me or my shoe loved the ground or my foot loved the earth and there was love in the moment but then in my doubt I checked and to my dismay I found that my suspicion was confirmed and there was just gum on my shoe and I realized that somebody who was chewing gum and was done with the gum that they were chewing did not love the earth and did not love the ground and did not love me or my f… read more
Charmander for President!
Posted February 26 | Leave a Comment
A mystery has been solved. My grandfather recently lost his wallet. It was a really big deal, not only because of the obvious cash issues, but because of the credit cards (identity theft), drivers license (he lives alone, so it's his only form of transportation), and worst of all, his preferred member cards for Vons and the like (I don't believe I even need to explain how horrific that one is). Well, the entire house had been torn up, the cards canceled, and the appointments canceled in order… read more
Crash and Burn
Posted February 11 | Leave a Comment
I have only been home to sleep, recently (hardly an exaggeration). I have Academic Team, GSA, debate, tech, college prep labor, and parents who have a hard time figuring out why homework is easier to do at home where, you know, there are materials (like home, perhaps?). But I'm alright. Sometimes I'm even able to fit in a shower or a meal. I ended up getting almost all A's... but Richardson gave me a B in math. It's not a horrible report card, but that one bump on the line is driving me up the… read more
It's a Copernican Revolution in Epistemology, Watson!
Posted January 22 | Leave a Comment
When I feel upset, I think about philosophy. Recently, I've been trying to construct an epistemological theory that is compatible with an absolutist deontiological framework in ethics. Here are some of my conclusions: With my epistemological theory, my basic approach is to find an alternative to nihilism. The study of ethics tends to be defined as taking the morally preferable of two actions. Because it is impossible to be obligated to do something that is impossible, it is necessary to estab… read more
