Blogger Returns

Quantum of Solace, Burn After Reading, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and The Truman Show.

So. Hello again. We haven't spoken in a while; my name is Cameron. You are the world-wide Web. It was nice catching up. Let's get to business.

I went on a pilgrimage. It opened my eyes. They were shut; now they are receptive. I realise the power of silence. Before I had acknowledged it, but now I understand and embrace it. People are too loud. I wish people could slow down, and just go to the library or go for a walk or read a book. Instead we are trapped in our cars and schedules. We do it to ourselves. We should stop. Busy-ness is overrated. I'm not encouraging idleness, just contemplation. Have you ever just laid down in the grass for no reason? Have you ever meditated? Have you ever just sat and thought? Sometimes the answers to these questions are "no." Then I tell them they were rhetorical questions, and they needn't answer. But nonetheless, everyone should try to slow down. Ponder, 2(3+2) = 10.

I like making things from scratch. I shun pre-made pizza crusts and pre-mixed ingredients because that is cheating. One time, I made tomato ketchup just for a barbecue sauce. It was cool. Did you know that tomato ketchup or catsup evolved from a Chinese fish-based condiment called ketsiap. It was adapted by English sailors and eventually brought to America. Different varieties ensued, such as mushroom ketchup, but in the 19th century it was tomatoes that gain their rightful place as the ketchup base. I like to say that I made everything. When I do New-York pizza, I always make my own sauce and my own dough. I don't have a cow to make the cheese, but I always choose the mozzarella blocks so I can cut it myself. I started an herb garden. Basil is so awesome and aromatic. Best herb. And then oregano. Marjoram. Ever heard of it? It's a cousin of oregano. I think spinach and basil are related. Anyways, when things are made from scratch, then they are usually healthier. At least in my kitchen, because I don't own high fructose corn syrup. Corn products, and pork products, are bad for your body because it doesn't really know what to do with them. Besides, Coca-Cola made without high fructose is better for you and it tastes better. If you want some, order it from Mexico. They make it without that corn-crap. Europe also shuns corn syrup. But they are just smarter than America. The food industry in America has a monopoly over the business. They completely control food in America. So fight back! Become a locavore (one who uses local ingredients and such) and make food from scratch. Ponder, pizza neopolitan.

I don't like people who pretend like there smart. Yes, it's possible. They will just repeat things smart people say, or just know one fact and simply reprocess that fact. Sometimes they will read things out loud. I'm at a museum, and this anti-smartsy is going through an exhibit and he just says "Oh yeah, there's the 'Landlocked stage' and then 'Continental shift and motion' with 'Shallow Seas'", reading off the titles of some of the micro-articles. I'm sorry, I'm pretty sure all of us can read. Thanks for making a fool of yourself though. It was fun. Let's do this again sometime.

Oh well. In heart, everyone means good. Whether for themselves or otherwise, they all strive to get attention in some way. No one means to come off as a moron. It just happens. Speaking of the word "moron," John Malkovich manages to say the word nearly a million times in the movie Burn After Reading. It was funny, but I want to see The Big Lebowski. Ponder, why the hell did Brad Pitt have to die?

Cool, cats.
Chill.
Sleep.
Tightly.

Cameron.