“Empire of Illusion” by Chris Hedges
Empire of Illusion is a non-fictional book by Chris Hedges. It examines how society is headed towards illiteracy, and goes on to demonstrate what people are resorting to instead (that being illusions and other false beliefs).
“Sons and Lovers” by D.H. Lawrence
Sons and Lovers is a fictional novel by D.H. Lawrence. It follows the relationship between Mrs. Morel and her son Paul throughout her life.
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
So, somebody finally introduced me to a J-Drama (Japanese drama)... ...and I unfortunately got hooked... *cough*thanksmeghan*cough*
Anyhow, this J-Drama is called Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, or more commonly known as Hana Kimi. The drama is a romantic comedy based on the manga by Nakajo Hisaya. Ashiya Mizuki, the protagonist, got surrounded by gangsters one day, yet she escapes unharmed thanks to the help of Izumi Sano, a top high school high-jumper who happened to be passing by. Unfortunately, Sano got injured when trying to escape the gangsters, and stopped jumping as a result. Mizuki, convinced that it's her fault that he stopped high-jumping, decides to move from California to Japan where she attends Sano's school (Osaka High) in order to try to get him to high-jump again. However, Osaka High is an all-male school, with enrolment limited to good-looking males. Thus, Mizuki cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy as she tries to accomplish her goal.
On Modern Religion
I've been looking for a quote I once read to include in this post, but I have yet to find it. It is about the irrationality/stupidity of believing in something without evidence. That is, although you have no evidence of such, you could believe that the hamburger you had for dinner last night was actually the ground up remains of your best friend. It is not an impossible proposition. However, unless you have evidence to believe so (direct evidence; your not seeing your best friend since the previous afternoon is not sufficient evidence), the belief would be, I hope you agree, a rather irrational thought.
Fanlisting Page Moved
Just a note, like my book page, I have moved my page of fanlistings to my other website; it can now be found at www.tylersuzukinelson.com.
Yuki Kajiura Live 2008.07.31
Omg. I hate how I don't have a Region 2 DVD player. My mom brought me back a concert from Japan... ...but our DVD players are Region 1 and won't play it! :( Anyhow, here are my favorite bits from the concert (thus far, at least)...
PS: Give them a listen. Their voices and the instrumentation I find incredible for a live concert (not that I'm biased or anything)...
“The Element” by Ken Robinson
The Element is a non-fiction book written by Ken Robinson, Ph.D. Its overall premise, as stated by the cover, is "how finding your passion changes everything". Here's his TED Talk if you're interested to get a taste:
MetroQuest
A few weeks ago, my ASIC 200 class participated in a "lab" which involved using software called MetroQuest to simulate our ideal lifestyle choices and see the outcome of our choices.
Avatar (2009)
So, I finally went to see Avatar this (Saturday) morning with my family as none of us had seen it yet. We decided to go see the IMax version of the film simply because it was earlier, hoping that we could avoid the crowds at the movie theatre.
“The Dream Merchant” by L.T. Suzuki
The Dream Merchant is a fictional novel written by L.T. Suzuki. It is a fantasy following an unlikely trio as they try to break a curse that has befallen a princess. I won't say too much about the book (I don't think it's been published yet...?) but I'll give a general overview in case people are interested in checking out the book.
1 More Week In Hell
This upcoming week is my most dreaded week of this term (unless my exam schedule really sucks)... ...3 midterms and 2 assignments (and luckily, my lab got canceled)...
“On the Genealogy of Morals” by Friedrich Nietzsche
On the Genealogy of Morals is a collection of 3 philosophical essays written by Friedrich Nietzsche. The book is relatively short, and deals primarily with the origin and value of our morals.
Books Page Moved
As some people noticed on my Twitter last week, I finally got my domain name www.tylersuzukinelson.com. It's still under construction, but I did manage to get my book page up, so I took it down from my blog and moved it here. Just a note so people don't think I stopped reading :P
On the Process of Time Management
Some of you may have heard of Cal Newport; he's currently a post-doc student at MIT and author of How to Become a Straight-A Student and How to Win at College. This term, I'm working with 2 other UBC students to run a workshop/experiment on study habits and time management as a sub-project of Cal's called Study Hacks on Campus (SHOC). In this post, I will briefly go over some of the ideas we have been attempting and discussing.
“The Lucifer Effect” by Philip Zimbardo
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil is a psychology book written by Philip Zimbardo, the creator of the Stanford Prison Experiment. The book was approximately 500 pages long, and I found that it could be defined in five separate parts:
- The Stanford Prison Experiment
- Other Psychology Experiments
- American Prisons
- War
- Conclusion
- is finally off to bed... 1 hr ago
- is done proof-reading our project draft, and is now off to volleyball (is late :( )... 6 hrs ago
- @parebear a bit higher, but not much... definitely lower than I anticipated... <(TT.TT)> I hate geology... in reply to parebear 11 hrs ago
- so I'm totally bombing my classes this term. I think I've only gotten one A-range grade so far. shoot me now... 11 hrs ago
- dear GEOB, 61% after scaling up is not a good class average... 11 hrs ago
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