So these thoughts just came to mind while I was taking down biology notes (lol, typical)... and I can't really put them together in a cohesive way thus I apologize in advance for any confusion that may arise due to my poor grammar and writing structure.
So when I was reading/writing notes on behavioral biology, I noticed that humans are such sadists in comparison to most animals (except for ones like cats who enjoy "playing" with their prey before actually killing it). I mean we teach animals like dogs and such to perform tricks for rewards; however, those animals will continue to perform those tricks when we discontinue the rewards. Isn't this taking advantage of their optimistically simplistic minds? Sure they're not psychologically capable of figuring out that the reward isn't coming every time (especially if the trainer confuses the dog by rewarding at random intervals), but it's still pretty cruel to make a dog believe that they'll be given a treat every time they do a trick.
Next topic would be... as usual, sex. Haha, just kidding, it's only somewhat about sex... Anyway, this was when I was reading about Darwinian fitness (reproductive success) and it made me feel opposed to arranged marriages. Perhaps you don't get how they're related straight away, but consider this: arranged marriages are fundamentally opposing Darwinan fitness and natural selection. Who cares if the guy/girl is rich or successful or whatever? They must lack something important to be incapable of finding themselves a mate (this does not apply tho countries where arranged marriages are the only way to become eloped). If a person can't attract a mate to themself then they pretty much don't have the right to reproduce because their offspring will be equally as lacking. Sex is originally and fundamentally meant for reproduction, if you can't find a mate to reproduce with, it pretty much means you shouldn't.
(disclaimer: I'm willing to make exceptions, there are exceptions to everything so no, you cannot stone me - besides which, this is America :p free country. 1st ammendment hahaha).
Just a couple of facts in my bio book:
- lengthening exposure to sunlight results in neural and hormonal changes that induce behavioral association with reproduction. No wonder there are so many babies born 9 months after Summer! This also explains people's tendencies to have summer flings (although I will take into account how people loose inhibition in a foreign country anyway).
- Red coloration of body parts tend to trigger either aggressive or sexual behavior in many species with color vision. This explains bulls (who charge at red objects that flutter about) and people also lol, no wonder Wilson didn't want people wearing the promiscuous "red" to prom because it was le color of le whore ;) - I don't know why I replaced "the" with "le", it just sounds more moulin rouge-ish I suppose.
For the record, I painted my fingernails and toenails bright red *before* I read this. No wonder men find bright red lipstick sexy.
Pce, <3, and cookies
-Lisa
About Me
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Tag
I'm doing this again. Why? Because I can. Hey, that rhymes.
- Start with your name: Lisa
- What do you hear right now? The traffic outside and my ringtone...
- Do you believe everything you hear? Percentage-wise I believe about 70% of the stuff I hear, of course this depends on who's telling me what.
- What are you wearing right now? Pyjamas... basically a muscle top and shorts.
- Is there anyone you would die for? Of course, there are these things I call family and close friends and well, to fit into either one of those categories isn't easy.
- Where were you at 10:45 AM today? I was lying in bed talking to someone on the phone trying to fall back asleep.
- How long have you been breathing? I presume 17 or so years but I forget to breathe all the time... so who knows?
- What's the best eye color for the opposite sex? Blue-green, still.
- Who was the last girl you hugged? Monika I think... or her mom lol
/INTERESTING!/
- Is it easy for others to make you feel awkward? Nope not really, the other way around though ;)
- Are you taller than 5'5"? Wtf is with these height questions?
- If you're being extremely quiet what’s it mean? "fuck off" I'm tired/lazy/don't like you.
- Are you into anyone? Only those who are unobtainable.
- What time did you go to bed last night? I tried to sleep early, I think it was round 12:30?
- What are you doing tomorrow? I have my last prep class tmrw... I presume that's all I'm doing, who knows?
- Does anyone like you? Unfortunately.
- What were you doing an hour ago? Trying to sleep through a phone convo.
- What will you do Friday? Idk, I never really plan that far ahead.
- Are you married? Maybe someday when I'm no longer a teenager and find someone worthy of marriage.
- Do you have any piercings? 3 on my right ear, 2 on my left.
- What is one thing you want right now? A car and my drivers liscence.
- Do you love anyone? My family (this includes friends who I consider family)
What is your natural hair color? Blackish brownish blondish... weird.
- Have you ever been awake for 48 hours? duh.
- Do you like your first name? It doesn't bother me.
- What are your initials? LWL or WLL lol
- How do you feel about chocolate-covered strawberries? They're pretty over-rated, fondue strawberries really aren't that amazing.
- Any tattoos? Not that I know of.
- Do you like the color gray? Sure, I'm wearing it right now.
- Is there anyone you really can't stop thinking about? Nope, I have a lotta other stuff to concentrate on.
- Look outside, how's the weather? It's sunny, slight breeze, turning cloudy. Perfect for a day in the park or the beach, too bad this sad little kitty can't drive.
- Are you jealous of anyone right now? All those who have their liscence and Josh who's in Europe on vacation.
- Last time you ate grilled cheese? Does baked form count? About a week ago?
- How are you feeling? Unsure about whether or not to procrastinate the day away or actually get some work done.
- Would you date someone 10 years older than you? Age isn't a big factor for me.
- Who was the last person to text you? Monika like... a minute ago.
- Who was the last person to really make you laugh? Don't remember...
- Do you think your last ex deserves to die? No.
- Do you think about suicide? Nah, don't have the effort to lol.
- Do you know anyone who has committed suicide? Fortunately not... I don't think.
- In winter, would you rather wear jackets or hoodies? Both together =D
- Do you wish you were somewhere else right now? Yes, on vacation away from this hole of a city.
- How long can you go without your mobile phone? lots of time.
- What did you last eat? Umm... my brain doesn't really recall last night... I think it was udon noodles.
- What/who woke you up today? Monika calling. I HATE YOU =]
- Are you excited for the future? Sure, can't be worse than the present nothingness.
- When was the last time you talked to your boyfriend or girlfriend? I don't have one, but I talked to my ex the night before he went to Tokyo :s
- Things you did today? Got woken up, talked on the phone, got up, brushed my teeth, washed my face, put lotion on, sat down in front of the computer and typed this up.
- Are you excited for winter? Yes =] hopefully going to Canada again for skiing or something - not the same person's house <.< weirdo.
- How old do you look? Older than I am.
- Where are your siblings? In China, coming back on the 21st =D
- What color shirt are you wearing? Dark grey.
- Whose car were you in last? The Dodge sport last night from JCC.
- What was the Last thing you drank? Poland Spring water lol or maybe accidentally some water from when I was brushing my teeth, gross. Let's not think about it.
Finished~
Going to get myself some breakfast now
Pce, <3, and cookies
Lisa
- Start with your name: Lisa
- What do you hear right now? The traffic outside and my ringtone...
- Do you believe everything you hear? Percentage-wise I believe about 70% of the stuff I hear, of course this depends on who's telling me what.
- What are you wearing right now? Pyjamas... basically a muscle top and shorts.
- Is there anyone you would die for? Of course, there are these things I call family and close friends and well, to fit into either one of those categories isn't easy.
- Where were you at 10:45 AM today? I was lying in bed talking to someone on the phone trying to fall back asleep.
- How long have you been breathing? I presume 17 or so years but I forget to breathe all the time... so who knows?
- What's the best eye color for the opposite sex? Blue-green, still.
- Who was the last girl you hugged? Monika I think... or her mom lol
/INTERESTING!/
- Is it easy for others to make you feel awkward? Nope not really, the other way around though ;)
- Are you taller than 5'5"? Wtf is with these height questions?
- If you're being extremely quiet what’s it mean? "fuck off" I'm tired/lazy/don't like you.
- Are you into anyone? Only those who are unobtainable.
- What time did you go to bed last night? I tried to sleep early, I think it was round 12:30?
- What are you doing tomorrow? I have my last prep class tmrw... I presume that's all I'm doing, who knows?
- Does anyone like you? Unfortunately.
- What were you doing an hour ago? Trying to sleep through a phone convo.
- What will you do Friday? Idk, I never really plan that far ahead.
- Are you married? Maybe someday when I'm no longer a teenager and find someone worthy of marriage.
- Do you have any piercings? 3 on my right ear, 2 on my left.
- What is one thing you want right now? A car and my drivers liscence.
- Do you love anyone? My family (this includes friends who I consider family)
What is your natural hair color? Blackish brownish blondish... weird.
- Have you ever been awake for 48 hours? duh.
- Do you like your first name? It doesn't bother me.
- What are your initials? LWL or WLL lol
- How do you feel about chocolate-covered strawberries? They're pretty over-rated, fondue strawberries really aren't that amazing.
- Any tattoos? Not that I know of.
- Do you like the color gray? Sure, I'm wearing it right now.
- Is there anyone you really can't stop thinking about? Nope, I have a lotta other stuff to concentrate on.
- Look outside, how's the weather? It's sunny, slight breeze, turning cloudy. Perfect for a day in the park or the beach, too bad this sad little kitty can't drive.
- Are you jealous of anyone right now? All those who have their liscence and Josh who's in Europe on vacation.
- Last time you ate grilled cheese? Does baked form count? About a week ago?
- How are you feeling? Unsure about whether or not to procrastinate the day away or actually get some work done.
- Would you date someone 10 years older than you? Age isn't a big factor for me.
- Who was the last person to text you? Monika like... a minute ago.
- Who was the last person to really make you laugh? Don't remember...
- Do you think your last ex deserves to die? No.
- Do you think about suicide? Nah, don't have the effort to lol.
- Do you know anyone who has committed suicide? Fortunately not... I don't think.
- In winter, would you rather wear jackets or hoodies? Both together =D
- Do you wish you were somewhere else right now? Yes, on vacation away from this hole of a city.
- How long can you go without your mobile phone? lots of time.
- What did you last eat? Umm... my brain doesn't really recall last night... I think it was udon noodles.
- What/who woke you up today? Monika calling. I HATE YOU =]
- Are you excited for the future? Sure, can't be worse than the present nothingness.
- When was the last time you talked to your boyfriend or girlfriend? I don't have one, but I talked to my ex the night before he went to Tokyo :s
- Things you did today? Got woken up, talked on the phone, got up, brushed my teeth, washed my face, put lotion on, sat down in front of the computer and typed this up.
- Are you excited for winter? Yes =] hopefully going to Canada again for skiing or something - not the same person's house <.< weirdo.
- How old do you look? Older than I am.
- Where are your siblings? In China, coming back on the 21st =D
- What color shirt are you wearing? Dark grey.
- Whose car were you in last? The Dodge sport last night from JCC.
- What was the Last thing you drank? Poland Spring water lol or maybe accidentally some water from when I was brushing my teeth, gross. Let's not think about it.
Finished~
Going to get myself some breakfast now
Pce, <3, and cookies
Lisa
Thursday, August 7, 2008
I am the girl...
This was originally from a private blog between me and AJ but this is what I wrote and isn't too personal and I think it can apply to lots of people, so I'm re-posting on here.
I am the girl...
Who has had to pack her life up countless times and leave her friend/family behind without looking back.
Who has been called cute or pretty on many occassions when all she wanted was for one person to say beautiful.
Who has done so many shitty things but been forgiven by those people and to this day still marvels at the amazing friends she has.
Who constantly forgets that the world doesn't revolve around her and demands unreasonable things from everyone.
Who has always been a bit quirky, a little unique and up until a year or two ago been afraid to show it.
Who believes that friends are those who should and would stand behind you and support you no matter what you are like, no matter what you do. At least true friends should.Who considers some of her friends as close as if not closer than family.
Who trips over flat ground and then cracks up laughing while her butt/face is still splat on the ground.
Who tries to get out of a relationship as soon as she is in it but is growing more sense as she ages.
Who believes TV dramas aren't as eventful as her life.
Who is too lazy to walk the three metres to the TV and will sit there for hours watching the same boring program.
Who cries more through movies than in real life.
Who doesn't like to make enemies but will be herself even if everyone else think she's insane.W
ho dislike people who are like herself because they make her a little less unique.
* * * * *
Anyway the point is, that although we may have similar views and thoughts about the world we differ in that I don't give half a shit about what people think about me either because I already have the certainty of people loving me for who I am or because I know that sooner or later I'll be leaving this place and those people that can't accept me for who I am will no longer factor into my life.It's difficult to really miss someone unless they've played a big part in your life, you don't let others into your life, like, really let them in and thus it's reasonable to not be missed. The difference between us is that I crave attention more than I fear what others think of me, you on the other hand keep that fear from making you stand out.You are the kid in the corner I've always wondered about, the one that stays quiet and keeps to themselves, the one that gets their work done and never causes much trouble; the one I've always wanted to go up to and say "hey, I'm Lisa, wanna have lunch with us?"
When I first started at Amity, it was a little difficult because the people here reacted to things differently. But soon enough I found people who could accept me and like me. I don't think that it's because I'm a particularly amiable person or anything, I just think there are people out there who anyone can relate to, that you can always find someone(s) who are willing to accept you for who you are and are happy to include you into their lives. You just have to be ready to show people who you are. How do you know that they wont like you?Sure I've gotten lost along the way but the people and places that have affected me enough are like little anchors or flares that show me where I can always head toward if I ever get lost.
I am the girl...
Who has had to pack her life up countless times and leave her friend/family behind without looking back.
Who has been called cute or pretty on many occassions when all she wanted was for one person to say beautiful.
Who has done so many shitty things but been forgiven by those people and to this day still marvels at the amazing friends she has.
Who constantly forgets that the world doesn't revolve around her and demands unreasonable things from everyone.
Who has always been a bit quirky, a little unique and up until a year or two ago been afraid to show it.
Who believes that friends are those who should and would stand behind you and support you no matter what you are like, no matter what you do. At least true friends should.Who considers some of her friends as close as if not closer than family.
Who trips over flat ground and then cracks up laughing while her butt/face is still splat on the ground.
Who tries to get out of a relationship as soon as she is in it but is growing more sense as she ages.
Who believes TV dramas aren't as eventful as her life.
Who is too lazy to walk the three metres to the TV and will sit there for hours watching the same boring program.
Who cries more through movies than in real life.
Who doesn't like to make enemies but will be herself even if everyone else think she's insane.W
ho dislike people who are like herself because they make her a little less unique.
* * * * *
Anyway the point is, that although we may have similar views and thoughts about the world we differ in that I don't give half a shit about what people think about me either because I already have the certainty of people loving me for who I am or because I know that sooner or later I'll be leaving this place and those people that can't accept me for who I am will no longer factor into my life.It's difficult to really miss someone unless they've played a big part in your life, you don't let others into your life, like, really let them in and thus it's reasonable to not be missed. The difference between us is that I crave attention more than I fear what others think of me, you on the other hand keep that fear from making you stand out.You are the kid in the corner I've always wondered about, the one that stays quiet and keeps to themselves, the one that gets their work done and never causes much trouble; the one I've always wanted to go up to and say "hey, I'm Lisa, wanna have lunch with us?"
When I first started at Amity, it was a little difficult because the people here reacted to things differently. But soon enough I found people who could accept me and like me. I don't think that it's because I'm a particularly amiable person or anything, I just think there are people out there who anyone can relate to, that you can always find someone(s) who are willing to accept you for who you are and are happy to include you into their lives. You just have to be ready to show people who you are. How do you know that they wont like you?Sure I've gotten lost along the way but the people and places that have affected me enough are like little anchors or flares that show me where I can always head toward if I ever get lost.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Wussy, feathery-stroker men...
I just finished watching "Made of Honor" featuring Patrick Dempsey... and all I have to say is, what the hell is wrong with normal guys? Where have they all gone?!
Media has featured men to be more and more feminine, I'm not saying that having a sensitive side and whatnot is bad but seriously, there are some guys who are so borderline gay they'd make life better if they just admitted their sexual orientation.
No, I'm not saying Patrick Dempsey is gay, I'm saying all the characters he portrays in "enchanted", "grey's anatomy", and "made of honor" really embrace their feminine side a little too much. It's nice to have a guy who cares about the little details and stuff, but please, why can't that be paired with the ability to hold themselves up in a bar brawl? Are the only "men" left in the world Southerners, Irishmen, and Scots?
Where have all the real men gone?!
Media has featured men to be more and more feminine, I'm not saying that having a sensitive side and whatnot is bad but seriously, there are some guys who are so borderline gay they'd make life better if they just admitted their sexual orientation.
No, I'm not saying Patrick Dempsey is gay, I'm saying all the characters he portrays in "enchanted", "grey's anatomy", and "made of honor" really embrace their feminine side a little too much. It's nice to have a guy who cares about the little details and stuff, but please, why can't that be paired with the ability to hold themselves up in a bar brawl? Are the only "men" left in the world Southerners, Irishmen, and Scots?
Where have all the real men gone?!
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