5/4/07
Moon River
Moon River, wider than a mile,
I'm crossing you in style some day.
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker,
Wherever you're going I'm going your way.
Two drifters off to see the world;
There's such a lot of world to see.
We're after the same rainbow's end,
Waiting 'round the bend,
My huckleberry friend,
Moon River and me.
4/24/07
4/10/07
Leaders are readers!
It seems like I'm always on page 2 out of 6 of some paper. HEEEEEEELP!
Update: I'm currently on page 43 out of 168 of a dissertation. No help is needed. sknahT!
4/8/07
Belief in reincarnation tied to memory errors - LiveScience - MSNBC.com
Belief in reincarnation tied to memory errors - LiveScience - MSNBC.com
I always found this fascinating that certain individuals have a strong tendency to form false memories of past events. It's easy to label them as liars but over time you come to realize that it is not voluntary!
I always found this fascinating that certain individuals have a strong tendency to form false memories of past events. It's easy to label them as liars but over time you come to realize that it is not voluntary!
4/1/07
3/19/07
Great expectations!
When expectations are not met within an anticipated time frame, worries pour in to occupy the vacuum. For most part, anticipations have Poisson distributions which are tilted in the direction of increased worry! Empirically, modes of such anticipatory curves reside increasingly towards the tail of these distributions. This is partially due to our natural predisposition to overestimate the expected timing (mean of Poisson-like anticipatory probability distributions) of occurrence of events that are of grave importance to us.
Engaging in alternative activities while anticipating future events can effectively provide the necessary adjustment to mean. One of such activities is writing!
Engaging in alternative activities while anticipating future events can effectively provide the necessary adjustment to mean. One of such activities is writing!
3/17/07
A random juxtapose (firstcomet) ...
The parking garage where he parked his car
The hallways where he walked and talked
The water fountains where he quenched his thirst
The back roads where he durst and traversed
The food courts where he bought his lunch
And the bars where he got her a punch
And the sweet fragrant of that rose,
that multiplied in beauty under her nose!
That gorgeous babe with a sexy pose,
in that bathing suit that made her overexposed!
That sunset that he watched from within her toes,
And that smile that was so genuine; he supposed!
And the evening small-talks in a Cambridge park,
And the near sundown chase of hawks and larks,
And the quiet nights interrupted by occasional barks,
And the usual insomnia assisted by random thoughts,
And the endless doses of soporifics that worthed naught!
And the every day dreams that he pursued in doubt
And the usual snarls that he so laboriously puzzled out!
.
.
.
Made up the contingencies of his life
A random juxtapose of lust and trifling strives!
To be continued …
The hallways where he walked and talked
The water fountains where he quenched his thirst
The back roads where he durst and traversed
The food courts where he bought his lunch
And the bars where he got her a punch
And the sweet fragrant of that rose,
that multiplied in beauty under her nose!
That gorgeous babe with a sexy pose,
in that bathing suit that made her overexposed!
That sunset that he watched from within her toes,
And that smile that was so genuine; he supposed!
And the evening small-talks in a Cambridge park,
And the near sundown chase of hawks and larks,
And the quiet nights interrupted by occasional barks,
And the usual insomnia assisted by random thoughts,
And the endless doses of soporifics that worthed naught!
And the every day dreams that he pursued in doubt
And the usual snarls that he so laboriously puzzled out!
.
.
.
Made up the contingencies of his life
A random juxtapose of lust and trifling strives!
To be continued …
Big Gamble in Rwanda - The New York Review of Books
Big Gamble in Rwanda - The New York Review of Books
Thought provoking! As usual the French with their "silence accomplice" attitude!
Thought provoking! As usual the French with their "silence accomplice" attitude!
3/13/07
Devil's Advocate
"A woman's shoulders are the front lines of her mystique, and her neck, if she's alive, has all the mystery of a border town. A no-man's land in that battle between the mind and the body. "
"Vanity, is definitley my favorite sin. Self love, it's so basic."
"Vanity, is definitley my favorite sin. Self love, it's so basic."
1/29/07
Me
Me do not care about certain things that Me is not certain about. Since, there are those interesting things that Me finds interesting. Like, Me sees this beautiful thing and thinks it's beautiful. Me is all subjective, me is all biased! I am all curious about Me and Me is with me till I figure Me out.
1/21/07
I am sitting in a corner and reading a book in Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes. I'm coming across the phrase ''… the evolutionary behavior of these Markov processes.'' There is a new surge of blood and nutrients into my frontal cortex (you may want to call it a mini-orgasm). I'm wondering what just happened! After a little bit of pondering and reflection, I remember the role that this Markovian processes play in very fundamental natural processes, such as, gene regulatory networks, reinforcement learning, and general evolution of populations. Now I know! It is the very promise of deciphering the mystery behind intricate processes that define our lives that resulted in that rapturous moment. But, why am I so troubled and baffled by these simple facts of life (one may put it that way). I believe some people are more sensitive when it comes to the cruelty of life and sufferings of those gentle souls who matter. I believe that our ignorance of nature is at the very root of many evils: "uncultivated minds- what a great haven for random acts of evil." So, here go my days of life!
1/20/07
Sail away!
I will build a boat
I will launch my boat into the river
And will sail away from this strange land
In which, there is nobody to awaken the hero in man
1/7/07
Why do people think to present themselves in complete compliance with some moral code will benefit them more, while risking hypocrisy which is the easiest way to destroy ones image in the eye of the masses? How do people come to be masters of �doublethink�? Not only they say they are what they are not, but also they believe they are what they are not! I seem to me that human mind must find contradictory thoughts uncomfortable. But, there are those who are born being naturally disposed to deception. Maybe life events shakes the foundation of their psyches; a sort of defense mechanism to guard them against some unbearable truth.
Uncultivated minds, what a great haven for random acts of evil!
Uncultivated minds, what a great haven for random acts of evil!
I finally finished George Orwell's 1984. It has induced a sense of strong hatred in me that I have scarcely experienced as an adult. It reminded me of my own childhood memories as a member of a minority group in Iran during 1980s; the resemblance to the methods used by the dominant party (still in place) is astonishing. The conclusion of the book is grim.
''Whoever holds the past holds the future. Whoever holds the present holds the past.''
The only way to reality is through the mind of man. One who controls the mind of man controls his reality. Can that be true?
It seems to me that certain modes of thinking- due to their natural affinity to the true reality of man and their descriptive power as of his relationship to the physical world- are bound to dominate. Thus, in the presence of sufficient thought dynamics the truth will prevail or the untruth will be defeated �. Alas, Generations are to be sacrificed!
11/6/06
In doubt (firstcomet)
I need to take a shower
Then eat some food for the power
I look left, then, I look right
I think of the blue and the bright
The world comes in to my view
ongoing work and next week's interview
waiting for the devil to respond
His replies are often very profound
His reasons are even more recondite
He doesn't rely on any second thought
So, here I go again in doubt
Didn't I many such wars fight?
10/6/06
Our whole reward is seeing (firstcomet):
Once again: "our whole reward is seeing," Saint Augustine.
And seeing you have always been accompanied by
the rhythmic melody of my heart's beating.
And your face, so innocent and bright, reminds me
of the early birds of the nautical dawn;
Inspiring me to take upon my self another
day of unbearable anticipation.
An your smile, so refreshing and exhilarating,
resembles the vastness of the Garden of Eden;
Makes me yearn to return to my most primordial forms.
I have once again lost my self in your pulchritude
and fearful that I might never be
cognizant of your true essence and inner beauty. Alas!
I have commissioned the morning breeze
to take notes of your most intimate dreams.
To know you better, I will commit them to my heart
and will recite them with every beating of my heart.
And seeing you have always been accompanied by
the rhythmic melody of my heart's beating.
And your face, so innocent and bright, reminds me
of the early birds of the nautical dawn;
Inspiring me to take upon my self another
day of unbearable anticipation.
An your smile, so refreshing and exhilarating,
resembles the vastness of the Garden of Eden;
Makes me yearn to return to my most primordial forms.
I have once again lost my self in your pulchritude
and fearful that I might never be
cognizant of your true essence and inner beauty. Alas!
I have commissioned the morning breeze
to take notes of your most intimate dreams.
To know you better, I will commit them to my heart
and will recite them with every beating of my heart.
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