‎"Life is like a VCR. If you put chicken in it, it won't work properly."

wise words from my roommate

i learned its a bad plan to write "analysis" as a stop motion movie

no one wants to see anal

Ian's Take

"“I think the problem with society stemmed from when things like cars and televisions and stereos stopped being luxury items and became an expected item in someones life. IE greed became the norm. when you become greedy, you think only of yourself rather than others. I remember when mangos were a luxury fruit, now every corner shop sells em, and people expect everything. It's an inability to realise how lucky you are to have what you have"

If I were to create my own Utopia

A rough start:

-Gender equality

-Both men and women are required to take time off work to rear children. Both parents are given 3 month paid leave from work when a new baby arrives. Men are encouraged through this to develop their nurturing side.

- People are used as testing for new products, not animals

- Prisons are horrible places, not vacations

- Free therapy for the populous

- Schooling is mandatory for 15 years

-Must learn: art, music, theater, sports, reading, writing, mathematics, science. No standardized testing or competitive schooling. All things taught are applicable in the real world; such as balancing checks, filing taxes properly

- After 15 years students can pursue up to 5 more years in academia in whatever subject(s) they choose.

-Banks and corporations are regulated by the elected oligarchy. Oligarchy is elected by people though. (contains 8 people, 4 men, 4 women). Decisions made by them must be unanimous. Each member is responsible for a different aspect of society. (Education, Jobs, Government Expenditures, Healthcare, Foreign Relations, Industry, Housing/ Development, Population)

Suicide.

Mark Rothko

Vincent Van Gogh

Ernest Hemmingway

Sylvia Plath

Isabella Blow

Alexander Mcqueen

Diane Arbus

Soup!

Black bean broth

Regular vegetable broth

cashews, split lentils, black beans

carrots

onions

celery

Garlic and Chive cheese

parsley

salt and pepper

Also for fun

soy sausage

rice