Sunday, May 20, 2007

3:48 PM 

Short Sleeves and Warm Skin

Being the seriously slow reader that I am, I'm only just now getting towards finishing The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. Like some of the books I've read previous to it, it's been a bit of a life changer. Although it doesn't really change my day-to-day shenanigans, I will say that it has slightly altered my view of why we're all here and what our place is on this planet. The answer? We're just here. That's it.

"All we are, is dust in the wind, dude"

The one thing I can't get my head around though, is why the hell do we have a subconcious? At the moment it's my current number one enemy, and making sense of it is becoming a real pain in the rear. If it wants to tell me something, why doesn't it just come out and say it? Why does it always have to be so bloody cryptic? It's the biological equivalent of Dungeon Master:



Rational mind has got the right idea. It knows what the score is, it knows what's best for me. It can size up a situation, perform calculations, and print out results that shows the best course for preservation; emotionless and pragmatic. Rational mind is Tom Hagen:



But how is it possible that Tom Hagen (the guy who was able to chop off a horse's head) more often than not seems to get his arse kicked by the pint sized Dungeon Master (who will crap his gown at the first mention of Venger)?

Answers on a postcard, please.

In the meantine I think I may just try Edward Norton style therapy and attack Dungeon Master by breaking through the shell. Tom Hagem may end up being a victim, but let's face it, there are casualties in war. He was losing the fight anyway...

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I could watch little Edward Norton punch himself all day.

If only Lily Allen would do the same!
posted by Blogger Tim  


this made me want to watch The Godfather again.
posted by Blogger Dinah  


Aaaaarrrgh! Subconsci - Tell me/us about it.

You're only allowed to moan about it when you have two of the little bleeders in residence.
posted by Blogger Inexplicable DeVice  


tim - man, I'd pay so much to see Lily smacking herself.

dinah - do it! I watched it again on Sunday and and realised that Sonny/Michael/Tom could represent the id/ego/super-ego. Unfortunately I'm probably most like Fredo...

idv-dv+dv - I sympathise, they're tough little buggers to kill off, aren't they? Do yours work in cahoots?
posted by Blogger skillz  


Rarely. They argue constantly.

My advice is to try and drown them in wine or gin, but pretty much any other type of alcohol will do.
posted by Blogger Inexplicable DeVice  




 
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