Well Thank Goodness For That

You're Sitting in a Chair - IN THE SKY!!!

This is somewhat off-topic, but I really like this video of a comic named Louis CK on Conan O'Brien's late night show... he says some excellent stuff about how amazing life is right now. On the internet it's been named "Everything is so amazing and nobody is happy." It brings some much-needed perspective to our modern lives. Do we really need to do everything faster?

Enjoy!

Acufunkture

Back in the 70's there was a soul group called Acufunkture. It looks like they were so underground their records are now collected by English people (note: this doesn't necessarily mean they were any good). Were they interested in acupuncture? Who knows.

Also, here's an amateur DJ from France who calls himself Acufunkture.

Finally, there is also a contemporary group called Acufunkture that is either the house band for a BDSM club or very single-minded when it comes to making fliers. An image search on google gives some interesting results. No links for that, you'll have to do it yourself.

Happy Monday!

LOL Acupuncture

From LOLtheist.

Happy Graduation Exam Day!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Everyday Hilariousness

Take a look at this new blog, Celebrity Herb. It's hilarious!

Wilford Brimley - Diabetes Dance Remix

The Origin of This Picture is Unknown

Take a look at the first two characters of the third line. 阴 is romanized as "yin", as in yin and yang. Yin and Yang are a set of opposites that underlie all creation. In general, yin relates to the moon and things that are cold, dark, contracting, downward moving and female. In general, yang relates to the sun and things that are warm, bright, expansive, upward moving and male.

Everything (absolutely everything) in the universe has yin and yang within it. Although yin generally relates to the "female principle" and yang generally relates to the "male principle", it is an elementary mistake to equate everything female with yin and male with yang (see Charlotte Furth, "Blood, Body and Gender: Medical Images of the Female Condition in China, 1600-1850", 1986. Chinese Science 7: 43-66 and "Concepts of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Infancy in Ch'ing Dynasty China", 1987, Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 46, No. 1 for an example of this mistaken thinking).

The next character is 道, which is romanized as "dao". This is the Dao or (Tao) or Daoism, and can mean the Way, a road, a path. If your mind works a certain way, your next question is, path to where? Way of what? In regular Chinese grammar, 道 is usually preceded by another character - 武道 meaning the Way of martial arts or war, 茶道 meaning the Way of tea. Taken by itself, 道 becomes a subject for philosophical inquiry, meditation, contemplation.

In the case of our unfortunately translated picture above, the 阴道 is the pathway of yin - the vagina. The vagina can be thought of as a pathway to the ultimate physical expression of yin in the world of humans - the interior world of a woman. It should therefore be treated with respect and care by those fortunate enough to have one and by everyone who is fortunate enough to come in contact with one.

Picture of the Day

Pineapple Express

This movie's hilarious. Just go see it. You'll laugh yourself silly.

There's been a lot of research into the value of laughter. There's even a form of laughing yoga which relieves stress, stimulates the cardiovascular system, and improves digestion. It can also help your sleep!

I just saw Pineapple Express and I feel like I had a workout. My sides ache. But more than that, I feel like I had an emotional workout - all positive emotions! You know how sometimes after a big yelling and screaming match, you feel all exhausted, but kind of drained in a good way, like all the angry is gone? It's like that, except with all positive emotions! I feel rejuvenated.