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You're So Very Special

here's something for the geeks among us: the H-Wing Car Mod

some star wars fan modded his civic del sol into an a-wing style starship/car, complete with R2 unit. as incredibly dorky as this is, it's pretty still pretty darn cool. the attention to detail is amazing, from the muzzle blast on the side to the lightsaber brake handle. it's truly an amazing piece of geek art.

in other geek news, the RIAA is facing some resistance now in it's lawsuit attempts. a month ago the courts ruled that the RIAA could not subpoena the ISP's for customer info without filing a lawsuit first. the RIAA clamied they had this right under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act), which is one of the crappiest pieces of legislation this country has seen in a long time. anyways, there's a good article about all this here.

had this conversation with lisa yesterday:

lisa: well enough about me tell me about you
naziriteSOG: ok well
naziriteSOG: lets see
naziriteSOG: ive been dating this girl for the last month
naziriteSOG: shes really awesome
naziriteSOG: i think im falling in love
[pause]
naziriteSOG: the only problem is she's 12
lisa: stop it
lisa: you almost made my heart skip a beat
naziriteSOG: haha
lisa: i almost had a heart attack
naziriteSOG: one of these days im really gonna have a girlfriend and i'll tell you and you won't believe me
naziriteSOG: hopefully she won't be 12 though
lisa: i want you to find a very special girl....not just any girl deserves you
lisa: i want to meet her and become best friends
lisa: hahah jk

odd thing is, relationships have been more on my mind recently. most of you know my stance on dating, and i'm sure most of you will be shocked if and when i ever fall for a girl, but i must admit that i too sometimes feel those wistful longings and desires. yes, it's true, sometimes ben wants a girlfriend. but i'm still rational enough to know that i really DON'T want a girlfriend right now, so i'm able to push those thoughts into the back of my mind. dating just isn't an option for me. first of all, the way young people carry out relationships these days is just ridiculous and i want no part in it. i believe there's one person out there who's right for me, and when i get into a relationship i've got to be ready to go the distance. and i'm not. not yet. i still see too many flaws within myself to be truly commited to someone at this point in my life. it's so strange that our whole culture is obsessed with true love, and yet no one has the patience or commitment to find it. true love waits.

we read a simone de beauvoir article for my english class today. we got to talking about families and the roles of women. in davis, if we were to begin discussing women's roles, instantly we would have all this outcry about how women are stuck in these patriarchal roles and they're dominated by men and families and motherhood are chains used by men to bind women and keep them docile and yadda yadda yadda. but in my class at de anza i was surprised to find that most people spoke out in support of marriage and families. i guess not all young people are as crazy as i thought. don't get me wrong, i have great respect for the women's rights movement and for many women's issues scholars and "feminists," but so many feminists nowadays speak out against traditional roles for women because they believe they are restricting and belittling. i think the real problem is that our traditional patriarchal society has viewed the role of mother and homemaker as something inferior to other professions, but they're not! to be a mother is one of the greatest callings a woman can have. caring for the home and for children is something wondrous and amazing and takes a great deal of effort and ability to carry out. i believe that these roles are just as, if not more, important than any other job a person could have. it just upsets me that feminists, instead of working to raise the esteem of these roles, have further degraded them by fighting against them.

like marie says, they're not housewives, they're "domestic engineers."

don't know why but i've been feeling rather stupid lately. like my brain is slowing down and i can't really think well. i can't seem to articulate my ideas properly. somehow the media corporations are to blame for this. i'm sure of it.

edit: new link for H-Wing car; changed troy to marie (now there's a magic trick i'd like to see!)

Posted by bwu at January 20, 2004 11:18 PM