A monkey and his key-bored: One Quick Trip...

Monday, June 14, 2010

One Quick Trip...

I am back from Denver. I will post videos soon, but I am too lazy to do it right now. However, the trip went well. I made it to see 3 apartments, the place I will work, and got my enormous television (it is bigger than Karl). Two of the three apartments were great and I would be really happy to live in them, the other one was possibly where germs are born. Unfortunately, I had to be back for work and did not get to go on my yearly trip to Nebraska with my friends. It spoiled my perfect attendance and I was none to happy. However, I have been feeling the pressure lately of finishing my dissertation, so I think it was a good decision all in all. Also, I cut my hair into a mohawk...it is awesome.

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Where am I? This isn't my beautiful life (Heads, T. 1980)!

Why the name???
One of my favorite sayings in the world is, "If you give a monkey a typewriter and infinity, he will write the Bible (you can insert any great book here as to not offend a religion)." I love this quote because it really makes several interesting statements. At it's heart it is a comment on probability. Basically saying that if you try at something long enough you are bound to succeed...no matter how deficient you are. It is the basis of science, failure begets failure, until we learn enough from failures that we are able to succeed, and I love science.

I also feel like this statement reminds us all that we shouldn't get too impressed with our abilities as a human race. We are not so far away from that monkey clunking away on the typewriter. Yes, we have invented many wonderful things. But, we have also participated in some horrible wars over odd things, excluded and hurt people simply because they are different, and created general mayhem on the environment. Despite the Parthenon, Shakespeare's sonnets, and our religious tomes we are just one small incident away from becoming monkey's chucking spears (or poop). The image should keep us all humble.

I often feel when I am authoring a blog that I am trying to create something meaningful that will, at the least, entertain people. Associated with that feeling, I often feel like I am flailing miserably. However, I shall keep hacking away, hoping some day probability prevails and I write something meaningful. In the event I do write something worthwhile, I hope I am level headed enough to remember my second point. If not, the five of you who read this blog can feel free to remind me.

And what about keyboard being spelled key-bored? Aside from the fact I utilize the English language like a dog would handle a paintbrush, bored refers to the emotion that usually precedes my writing, boredom. Get it? It is my attempt at being clever and deep.