Why I Do Such Things

As the sameness of my work and environment closed in on my mind and soul, feeding the now formidable flames of my cynicism and disaffection, I knew something had to be done. Something life-changing. The answer? This Book Will Change Your Life. Written by the intentionally obscure authors Ben and Henrik, this book is a 365 step guide to truly living. Each day I am assigned a task from this book- anything from trying a new fruit to bailing a stranger out of jail, or navigating an entire day without the sense of touch. I will hand deliver my emails for a day, pick up a hitch-hiker, get into a fight, and learn ballet. Hellen Keller says "Life is a daring adventure, or nothing." I plan to make it the former... (to read more, click here)

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Symmetry Day

Day 56

I refused to participate in today's task. I was supposed to figure out how symmetrical my face is. First of all, it involved what appeared to be a great deal of math, which I'm doing enough of these days. Second, I believe that in this culture, there is far to much emphasis on people's flaws. It's capitalism, I suppose. The more flaws people think they have, the more products they'll buy to fix them. Too many times though, I hear a beautiful girl complain about her looks, or see someone (myself included) criticize someone's looks, when they're honestly attractive, doing fine. The less focus on our flaws we have the better. I'll consider this doing my part for the day (as well as not doing math).
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