In Which Andrew Proves, via Indisputable Logic, That He Is Gay

Interesting thing happened at work earlier this evening. One of our tables was occupied by a group of high school kids, and some of them happened to be cheerleaders, in uniform, probably coming from a game or school event of some sort. One of my coworkers came over to me and said, "Dude, did you see those cheerleaders, man?" "Yes," I replied. "Awesome, right?" I shook my head. "How can you not dig that?" (He used some expletives here, but I won't bother including them.) I shrugged. "Well, I mean... are you gay?" "No, I'm not," said I. "Oh," he said. And then he walked away.

So. The fact that I don't ogle high school cheerleaders somehow means that I am a homosexual. Hey! I know! Let's do a logical proof! YAY!

1. Andrew does not like objectifying women.

2. All men who do not like objectfying women are homosexuals.

3. Therefore, Andrew is a homosexual.

Logic makes everything more fun. Yay, logic! But really, do you see how absurd this is? I'm sorry, this sort of thing really gets to me, it makes me wanna slap a foo'. I sincerely apologise to the world at large for the fact that I possess moral fibre. Perhaps the thing that most angers me is that because I'm a "prude," because I don't participate in such stupidity, I am considered abnormal. And it's easy for me to get on my high horse and complain, but seriously, this is bleeding ridiculous. And perhaps the worst part is that women EXPECT men to behave like this. Even some of my female friends are surprised when I don't act that way. That is really horrible. The way I see it, this speaks to the number of real men that our society is lacking.

Windows Mojave

Wow. Microsoft is really desperate to change the consumer mindset concerning the latest mutation of the Windows operating system, Vista. They conducted a little experiment in which they demonstrated Vista to consumers who had never seen it before, but called it by a different name. The consumers who participated had heard all of the negative reviews of Vista, complaints from other users, etc., but when they tried out "Windows Mojave," they were apparently quite impressed. They were later told that it was, in fact, Vista.

I'm not going to go all "Mac vs. PC" on you, because I think that entire thing is stupid. But I will say that from a marketing standpoint, this is pretty bad. Microsoft has to resort to disguising their product as something else in order to get potential buyers to even look at it. That's not good. Yes, it was an interesting experiment, but Vista still has a horrible reputation. This new "Decide For Yourself" campaign seems to be an attempt to reverse some of the negative hype that Vista has gotten, but I don't think it's going to be very successful.

An accurate examination of an American inanity

I am no great fan of hip-hop music and culture, but I found this assessment of the "music" of Soulja Boy to be more or less right on the money. The article is a bit long, but I think it's worth reading.

Soulja Boy: In Loco Parentis

Frankly, it is unsettling to me that something that is so blatantly trashy has become so infectiously popular. Hip-hop blurs the line between what is and is not music, but I can say without a doubt that Soulja Boy's product is not music, because it is, in fact, just a product. Just something to think about.

Chris Martin has the answer to everything.

A quote from the latest Coldplay radio single seems to sum up the general attitude of nominal Christians in America: "For some reason I can't explain, I know St. Peter will call my name..."

We don't know why, but every single one of us is somehow going to heaven. Sounds like a winning plan to me. No flaws in that logic, no sir...

Abraham, Martin, and John

Anyone else think that modern-day songster John Mayer bears a striking resemblance to Martin Luther? Check this out...

Luther:



Mayer:



I thought that was interesting, albeit inane.

And just because I can, here's Abraham Kuyper:

"I think, therefore I am... but I Kant!"

Well, I've finally gotten my hands on my class schedule for next semester. My scholastic activities are as follows: World Civilisations Since 1500, College Writing, Latin I, Intro to Islam, and finally, my first year seminar. I'm looking forward to Latin I, especially. I'm glad that they've given me some classes that will actually go towards my degree, instead of boring freshman classes. More details as they come along.

On another note, I bought a copy of a book by Immanuel Kant, a prominent Enlightenment philosopher. I'm looking forward to engaging Kant and examining what he has to say, even though I am sure he and I will be at odds with each other. I also got The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins. This is a rather popular book by a modern day atheist, and I'll be anticipating tackling this as well. I'm sure I'll have more to offer on this topic once I've started reading.