I am continually amazed by how wrong information can be planted and flourish, despite how conclusively it has been proven wrong.

Case In Point: A fellow student at my university just told me that Saddam Hussein not only had ties with terrorists but harbored them and trained them in Iraq.


Anonymous
01:37:00 PM
6/09/2009

why must i crush on "him"?

you know. the detached intellectual type.

oh the tragedy.


Anonymou
11:04:00 PM

I worry about my ugly friends and that no one showing an interest in them yet might be an indication that no one ever will.

I want to have faith in their good(ish) personalities and intelligence but it is not easy.


Anonymous
01:40:00 AM

I don't know why it bothered me so much to hear it aloud. I've always known he's smarter. He learned things at a younger age than I did and learned more. He took on intellectual hobbies. But it's still sad to know (and know that you think)that I am not the smart one. I never was and I never will be.

By the way, it didn't help when you laughed for a very long time afterwards and said "It's okay, you're smart too."


Anonymous
11:32:00 PM

I watched Jeopardy-teen last night. One of the catagories was "I still watch cartoons". I got every clue right. I did not, however, answer any of the "state capitol" clues right. Is this a testament to the American spirit, or what?


Anonymous
06:20:00 AM

How does one measure intelligence?

I think that I am reasonably intelligent, but not very smart. Or the other way around, as I can't remember which is which.

It bothers me, often, that I have so much trouble formulating opinions on things. Is it through ignorance, which is bad in itself, or simply because I am bad at thinking for myself? Neither is a good thing, though I'd say that the second is almost worse than the first. Ignorance can be more easily corrected.

I am good at learning things. I am good at learning concepts and abstract ideas, and fairly good at picking up information. But I am terrible at knowing some of the most obvious, current things and am terrible at holding strong opinions on most things.

I want to figure out why, so that I can try and fix it, try and repair the damage if it is not too late. I also want to be less ignorant of current affairs and events that I should know. I want to become more globally minded.

But the trouble is, I don't know how, or where to start.

How does one go about learning to really think for themself?

All of the things that I have learned will not do me any good if I can't even use them properly.


Anonymous
09:47:52 PM

I always feel really stupid around my friends. I doubt they do it on purpose but why do I constantly feel like I have to prove myself.


Anonymous
07:59:15 AM

i hate how she wants you to be this cool half-something mix who listens to good music and dresses alright, who all the boys like, but like her more.

i hate how she wants you to be naive and get yourself fingered by some sort of cute boy, not realizing what you're getting into.

it's a trap.

but i love how you realize that.


Anonymous
10:14:43 PM

fuck you, perfect people. fuck you.

i may not have a 4.5 gpa and be taking eleventy bajillion APs and i may not even be that good at the sport i'm in or the activities i'm involved with. my test scores may not be high, and i probably won't get into the college of my choice.

but you know what? i'm a good person. i'm nice, funny, and friendly--to everyone. i can make people feel comfortable, i can be the one to stand up and say what needs to be said, or be the one who has the extra large ear for people to talk to.

i'm a damn good person. i'm just not perfect.
so why do i constantly bring myself down, compare myself to other perfect people, and curse how dumb i am?


Anonymous
12:56:19 AM