19 Man’s fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless.
20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.
21 Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?”
22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
Ezekiel 25:17
Most likely, the only time you’ve heard of “Ezekiel 25:17” was from watching Pulp Fiction.
Jules, one bad mofo, passionately recites a “passage” from the Bible before he executes a man. He says:
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides with the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and good will shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon those with great vengeance and with furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know that my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
I put “passage” in quotes because what Jules recited isn’t actually in the Bible. It’s made up. Only the last part bears resemblance to the actual Ezekiel 25:17:
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them. King James Version
There’s an entry in Wikipedia about this. You can watch the full scene in Pulp Fiction on Youtube.
FreeApps - Must-Have Free Apps in One Click
There are a ton of great free and useful programs out there. Chances are you have many such programs already installed on your computer. If you ever need to reinstally many of these free programs, it can be a hassle to individually visit the website of every free program you want to download.FreeApps takes care of this problem by grouping together many of the best and most popular free programs out there onto its website. You just check off the programs you want and download one installer that will install all the programs you wanted for you.
Calling The Car Salesman
- Me (calling Honda dealership): Hey how much for a Civic?
- Car Salesman: Hey, we have those, what's your name?
- Me: Roy. So yeah, about that car price?
- CS: You coming in today?
- Me: Yeah, I might. What's the car price?
- CS: How do you spell your first and last name?
- Me: R-O-Y N-A-T-I-A-N That car, how much? Can you give me a price range?
- CS: You'll have to come in to see. We'll have to calculate it. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
- Me: You can't give me a range? Like, they're not $5,000 are they?
- CS: Lol, no they're not, but we need to figure out the price for you.
- Me: I don't need an exact figure just a range, can you do that?
- CS: You definitely should come in, you won't be disapointed.
- Me: I have other cars to see, can you give me a price or not? You can call me back if you need to figure it out.
- CS: So what's your phone number.
- Me: 818-396-7... So can you call me back with a estimate?
- CS: You defintely should come in, you won't be disappointed.
- Me: I don't see what that has to do with the price. I won't come unless I have an estimate. So call me back when you figure it out.
- CS: Ok ok...I'll call you back.
- Jesus H Christ that was difficult...and he never called back. Jerkface.
Putting things into perspective.
Recipe 010 - Mom’s Meatloaf Sandwhich
I’m not even sure if that’s technically meatloaf (I’m 90% sure it is). But anyway, it is delicious, this recipe of my mom’s is.
Is this real or is it computer generated? Watch it in full screen.
TA Chronicles: First Day!
I’ll be teaching/leading my first classes today. Exciting!!!
TA Chronicles: I’m a Professor
This is cracking me up so much. I’m a professor now!
See:
Ok, that’s not true. I’m just an instructor for one course and a TA for three labs, but the students are emailing me with that salutation, hehe. I’ll be “Professor Natian” someday, but not yet. Maybe I should go by “Professor Roy.” I like the sound of that more.
Micro USB vs. Mini USB
My Droid X doesn’t have the long battery life my previous phone had. Since I’m spending a lot of time in school and away from my regular phone charger, I figured it’d be useful to have an extra USB charging cable for my phone so that I could charge my phone with my netbook’s usb. Having an extra cable is especially important since if (more like when) I lost my only charging cable for my phone, I would have no way to charge my phone. The Droid X uses a micro USB connector. I didn’t know that as I did my search for such a cable to purchase online. I ended up getting confused between micro USB and mini USB. So here’s the difference:
The Droid X uses micro USB.
After much searching I found a couple options for purchase online. Since micro USB is a standard format I purchased this Blackberry brand micro USB cable (low price) on Amazon and I also purchased the Motorola brand one (higher price) from Amazon as well. They both work perfectly.
Springpad
Springpad has been around for awhile and I got an account for it a ways back when I first heard about it. I never used it though because I didn’t exactly understand how to use it to my benefit though the main reason was probably because I didn’t have a mobile device that could access it while I was away from my home computer. That all changed recently when I got my Droid X.
Springpad is a personal assistant of sorts. You can input all sorts of data in it ranging from items you want to buy to music you like and personal notes to yourself. It then sorts and organizes this data for you. The Springpad Android App has really unleashed the potential of Springpad for me. I’ve used it to hold recipes, make grocery lists, make a short inventory of my gadgets, and a few more things. If you’re into organizing your digital life and making things easier for yourself, I recommend checking giving Springpad a go.
Know thyself
No one is sure who said this Ancient Greek aphorism, but it has been attributed to at least these Greek sages: Chilon of Sparta, Heraclitus, Pythagoras, Socrates, Solon of Athens, Thales of Miletus.
To know oneself, to know what you really feel and think is so important. Though most of the time we know what we really feel about a situation or thing, there are many occasions where we don’t have a clear sense of what we really feel. This can and will lead to all sorts of bad situations; the worst being when you hurt someone. You can’t just think about something and then know how you feel about it. It is all a process that must be worked on constantly and then tested against reality. It can be difficult, but it is worth it.
Epicness Onset Due to Pokémon
This has happened to me on more than one occasion. I’ll be going along and…
And then I hear that opening electric guitar and lyrics…
I don’t know who made this cartoon, but I’m pretty sure they are spying on me and are psychic.
High. Holy. Hell.
So much on TV is composed of visual effects! It’s amazing what they can do now. Whole landscapes can be created out of thin air. It is very impressive.
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