DOZING GREEN

I've just heard another version of DOZING GREEN by DIR EN GREY titled DOZING GREEN (Before Construction Ver.). I had one of the moments where I thought this band just did it again, this awesomeness you don't find anywhere else. I like DOZING GREEN, it's one of my favorite songs. But this version is so different and really brings it to a different level.

Here is the original version:

Here is the version I am talking about:

So I ran again in cold weather

It was 16° C outside. This time, I had another layer of shirt on top, but I wore shorts this time. It was almost the same result as with previously. My ears hurt and I got another headache. But I realized something. When I sprinted, it actually felt colder. So I think I need a windbreaker on top. As for the shorts, it was OK.

Running in cold weather

My ears hurt and I had headache towards the end. Ouch!

It's about 18°C outside in Mountain View according to the Internet weather station. And despite wearing long sleeves, my upper body still felt the cold. I didn't feel like I was sweating, though I actually was. And because of that, I also felt that I can push more, at least just to warm the body up to a more comfortable temperature. But that was in vain. The cold weather won and I was exhausted.

As for the gears, the running gloves worked alright, it still felt cold, but not so bad. For upper body, I think I need another layer. The running pants works fine, no complaint. And my shoes and socks from the tropics works too.

I ran HIIT for four cycles instead of my usual six since I hadn't run for two weeks and I was still adjusting to the weather. Then I jogged for another 10 minutes until my total time was 22 minutes. When I arrived home, I felt like "Fuck, I'm so dead." I wanted to collapse on the floor, but it's a carpet floor, not that nice. And my ears still hurt for another half an hour or so. Overall, it's a new experience for the senses, and it's all good.

2001: A Space Odyssey

It is a painful movie to watch, especially the overly long "star gate" sequence. But in retrospect, a good movie. It tried to be scientifically accurate as much as it could and so we get the eerie silence of the outer space. The special effect certainly is amazing during its time. The "star gate" sequence even won an Academy Award, while simultaneously being the worst part of the movie from today's point of view. I thought this movie was created after Star Wars, but it's a 1968 movie, depicting a pretty convincing moon base, before the moon landing itself!

Who are you gonna believe?

“They made it all up, and they were ignorant, unwashed, half-naked pre-historic barbarians,” Leobald said. “So who are you gonna believe: Carl Sagan, and the pantheon of the world’s greatest scientific and intellectual minds, or some guy who measured wealth by how many goats he had?”

Sagan, according to Leobald, is an “astronomer” in a big city far, far away who writes what are known as “books.” (Hey, it's The Onion)

Science adjusts its views

Science adjusts its views
Based on what's observed
Faith is the denial of observation
So that belief can be preserved

"Mad as a hatter" has something to do with mercury

the expression "mad as a hatter" refers to the 19th century workmen who used mercury to cure beaver skins for top hats and over time developed nervous twitches, drooled and spoke incoherently. (source)

Alice in Wonderland is making more sense now.