I AM THE WALRUS! and other evidence of insanity

 John Lennon has been quoted* as saying

"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it."  

I'd like to support that argument with another quote, this one from Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now:

"The mind unconsciously loves problems, because they give you an identity of sorts. This is normal, and it is insane."

Ergo... insanity is normal, and it's an epidemic. There's no escaping the madness, it's everywhere. Enlightenment is the only way. Be sane, choose peace. Be abnormal, choose love.

*I found this quote at  http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/john_lennon_2.html#ixzz1dzz2W6cR, and I hope that's okay with all parties involved. Nothing is legal, I suspect.

The Over-Occupation Problem

Can someone please explain to me what the Occupiers are trying to accomplish by standing around shouting their grievances?


I came up with some new slogans I thought would better express their objectives.* They will probably offend you, especially if you think you are part of the 99%, but I am the 101%... so I can do whatever I want.

Occupation: Just Another Word for Finger-Pointing
Don't Just Occupy, Do Something!
Stop the Occupation! Find a Solution!
Too Busy Occupying to Define Our Goals.

Yes We Can ... Blame You!
We're Angry! Grrrr!
99% Angry, 1% Constructive
Preoccupy...what hipsters were doing before occupying was cool

Man, all this slogan talk makes me want to protest something. I'm gonna go occupy Facebook for a while. Cheers and vague shouts of discontent!

*and lack thereof

I'm sure you can relate.

It's just one of those days, when I can't stop thinking about bacon and learning to play the ukelele.

Seeking validation.

It's days like these that I need to remember not all my friends use Facebook.

Dogs are dumb.

And that is why they are so magical. Yeah, yeah, some dogs are smart and can do lots of tricks and sense earthquakes and save us from home invaders and even alert the neighbors when we've had an epileptic episode and are paralyzed. But they have tiny, uncomplicated brains. They don't think about ideas or concepts like love, trust, happiness, and they don't ask why or analyze the joy out of their experiences. They just do them, and let us do us. Dogs are magical. Small brains and big drooly smiles.

Aliens and Edibles

Where I come from, there is a saying that goes: "Fat is not a feeling."  But if fat were a feeling, I would probably eat it.

I come from a strange place, where food tastes like crack that you have to smoke several times a day in order to survive.

I'm trying to live in a world that tells me food is not the enemy. Poor, delusional fools!

What all the kids are listening to

I'm sick of all the disaffected music I've been hearing. Too polished, too under control, too blase! Give me something raw, passionate, fierce, exuberant, outrageous, even angry -- I lack the patience for listless lo-fi and languid electronica.