Stockholm Studies and thoughts of the day.

In psychology, Stockholm syndrome is a term used to describe a paradoxical psychological phenomenon wherein hostages express adulation and have positive feelings towards their captors that appear irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, essentially mistaking a lack of abuse from their captors as an act of kindness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

It is when we are held hostage by our obligations that we start appreciating them. As is the case with me and studying. For the record: I cannot study. Never could. I cannot write tests either. I am a more practical person. I research what I need to know at any given moment and deal with the situation. However, to further my career as an IT guy I need certification. To get certification I need to study / shiver. This amounts to varied amounts of time spent sitting and focusing on a specific subject and giving a damn.

So there I was sitting at my desk and. . . See! Spending vast amounts of time on something I have a nature of not being able to do doesn’t make for good blogging. The good news is that I am actually spending time to study and it is working. I’m starting to appreciate the time I get to learn. I think. Proof? You know how when you enjoy something, time seems to slip by? Sometimes I cannot wait to get home from work (Which is fishy because I know there is a pile of work waiting at home). I also tend to get annoyed at being interrupted. Thus the definition of Stockholm syndrome as mentioned above.

Thoughts of the day.

Archimedes invented a death ray. It was said to have the ability to burn ships at sea by reflecting sun light off massive mirrors and focusing on said ship. This theory has been disproved however because wood’s auto ignition temperature is 300 degrees Celsius and the heat from the mirrors only reached 210 degrees Celsius. Water boils at 100 degrees C. Who cares about the ship if the soldiers on it are crispy?

In the Warhammer 40k universe there are trillions upon trillions of humans living across the galaxy. (it is the year 40000 after all.) Is murdering say 100 people in a terrorist act still a big deal? I mean what do the terrorist achieve and why would the people complain? Now adjust the scenario to 7 billion people. Human nature is interesting, no ?

For humanities sake, there will always be conflict. It is sad that some people have to pay a price for it. Even more sad that we do not commemorate each and every individual sacrifice. Could the progress made in conflict produce the same evolutionary progress as a peaceful debate? Can a peaceful race really attain better results? Open for debate!

Cavalier courting?

Seeing as this is V day and I have received a written cease and desist from the higher ups to not moan today, I have written this piece to describe the lady I would like to meet. As part of the prelude I would like to mention that this piece has afforded no pre-intellection of any kind and is not based on any person or previous events. It is also in conflict of the law of the triangle of personalities. (Smart, attractive, emotionally stable. Pick two.) Characters or events are fictitious and this fact only saddens my current situation.


The first point I would like to make is I completely disapprove of the ten second first impression rule because being physically attractive is an unfair advantage. A beautiful girl will always make a good first impression. More often than not, spending a lot of time with a beautiful girl leads to the realization that one would rather be having an intelligent conversation with someone else or not have no conversation at all. That being said physical attractiveness is preferred and regarded as a bonus. I am shallow I know.

Witty conversation and intellect is far more alluring. I will not pretend that I am the world smartest man. On the contrary I believe that a more intellectual person almost always compliments a partner. This does require patience and understanding and will only work if the partner is willing to “catch up”. There is however a level of intellect that is in a sense painful to converse with. There is no method to measure with sadly and differs from person to person. My preferred is the ability to learn and try new things. I am against people who hate doing specific things like for instance girls who say “I hate sitting in front of the computer and playing those silly games”. Gaming is an activity for the more intellectual people. Not all intellectuals play games and I don’t mind girls who don’t play games. Just don’t say you hate it. In fact if a girl challenges me to a game even if she has no prior experience to it I might just fall in love right there. I am such a nerd aren’t I?


I believe that I am a good listener which is a blessing and a curse. I don’t mind listening to all your daily events and woes but it would be nice to have someone to share my life, stories and troubles with. I am often asked about something only to be interrupted mid sentence. I am sure it is meant with good intentions and my story isn’t half as interesting but don’t blame me if after a while a close of completely. Like I often say “I don’t need a girlfriend. I need a partner. That is a girl.” Glad I caught that one in time.

Pretty, smart and caring. Very cliché I think. But that is exactly what V day is all about don’t you think? I don’t care if you “hate the day” (because I know you don’t) or are married and have kids or you are 300 years old. It’s a day where you can sneak a flirty message into her hand bag or leave a heart shaped chocolate on his chair. Blush. Giggle. Be a child in love. Take a chance. Have fun. Be embarrassed by it tomorrow. As for me? I’m still waiting for that special someone and today is especially a day of hope. Sappy isn’t it ?