Okay, so I'm going to try this whole blogging thing. I've enjoyed reading Marissa's blog for long enough and I figure I might as well start to chronicle my senior year starting now. I guarantee you I will not be blogging daily (though I will try) but hopefully this will suffice as a stress-reliever while I'm applying and not getting into colleges.
So, I guess I'll start with yesterday. I finished my english final which made me a SENIOR! Thanks goodness. I'm done with junior year. And then I walked home--2 whole miles. I was rather proud of myself. Oh, and I stopped at Stop and Shop and spent 84 cents. Yes, only 84! And I got my snack for the rest of the way home which included the best plum I had ever had. It was fabulous. And then I chilled at home. And chilling implies that I started my summer chem homework. Because I'm a bit nuts and all.
And then today... my mom got me up at 6:15 AM because I may have forgotten to turn off my alarm... oops. So I came downstairs and slept somemore. And then I had to go back to school because I may have forgotten to bring Death of a Salesman to my english final. And then I walked home again-- I was happy, I got Dunkin Donuts. And then I got home and started this blog!!! YAY!
So here's an awesome song that Nipunn sent me Monday night. We both feel like there's some political connotation, but I can't put my finger on it. http://www.musicremedy.com/audio/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowAudioPlayer&AudioId=21873&Quality=5. It's called Handlebars by Flobots. Any insight is more than welcome.
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FIRST COMMENT!!!
It's a good song. I assume it's a critique of America, and how we feel so secure in our position as the most powerful country on earth and feel justified in everything we do, when really we're a lot more fragile than we think.
(It's easy to ride a bike with no handlebars until someone comes along and gives you a little push, and then it's BOOM).
Well, yeah, I guess I was just hoping I could find a more direct satire. You know?
And riding a bike without handlebars is HARD... or maybe I just fail at life.
PUT AWAY THE SUMMER CHEM HOMEWORK UNTIL AT LEAST JULY 15TH
COME ON
Anyway,
Based on what I've read about Jonny5 and from the music video, I think it is about how intelligence/creativity is wasted.
The first verse is about silly little things (tying knots in cherry stems)
Second verse is about more complex things. (Antibiotics, Computers)
Third verse is about gaining power, waging war, etc.
Riding a bike without handlebars is fun. I only learned recently. It's easier if you're going fairly fast on a mountain bike.
P.S.
I think I'm going to memorize the words. Seems like a worthy song.
Oh and it's pretty true
Working at Lincoln Labs, I see it every day. I go to student seminars to learn about what's going on at the lab.
All the cutting edge research is going primarily to war application and secondarily to a useful application.
For example, they came up with this new system that can test for airborne pathogens. Their first goal was to create a defense system for a biological terrorist attack.
Secondarily, they could use it in hospitals to diagnose people. Priorities seemed out of order to me.
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