Monkey Suit Ramblings

oldbookillustrations: Seventeenth journey. The gondola of the...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:27 +0100

Seventeenth journey. The gondola of the balloon Jean-Bart, in the middle of an ice cloud.

From Histoire de mes ascensions (Story of my balloon ascents), by Gaston Tissandier, Paris, 1880.

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darksilenceinsuburbia: Zhang Huan. 1/2...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:05 +0100

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Zhang Huan. 1/2 (meat), 1998.

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darksilenceinsuburbia: Atelier Olchinsky. Dark...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:03:57 +0100

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Atelier Olchinsky. Dark City.

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Behance

Cargo

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Via Art From Suburbia

shouldertappingghosts: If I was a famous author I would publish a book with ten different endings...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:03:27 +0100

shouldertappingghosts:

If I was a famous author I would publish a book with ten different endings which all went to print with varying degrees of rarity, but not tell the fans about it so that I could watch their confusion as they disagree over how the story ended. Then when they figured it out I would ‘come clean’, telling them that I had released eleven alternate endings and watch them panic again as they all try to find the last ending.

Brilliant!

darksilenceinsuburbia: Andrew Lundwall. Flickr

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:41:53 +0100

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Andrew Lundwall.

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juxtapozmag: Photographs by Ivan Forde represent the process...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:10 +0100

juxtapozmag:

Photographs by Ivan Forde represent the process that the reader’s mind goes through when reading Milton’s Paradise Lost.

I’ll have what he’s having.

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:34:40 +0100

I’ll have what he’s having.

Citizen of the Ninth Division

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:56 +0100

*Citizen of the Ninth Division*

Pl-Planetary collision inner-vision apocalypseDemonology,...

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:03:10 +0100

Pl-Planetary collision inner-vision apocalypse
Demonology, monetary toppled metropolis
Inequality, military coddle the populous
Mephistopheles headed full throttle for opulence!

darksilenceinsuburbia: Kriangkrai Kongkhanun. Spiritual Disease...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:13:04 +0100

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Kriangkrai Kongkhanun. Spiritual Disease 5, 2009. Woodcut, 200 x 100 cm.

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Transgressions..

jsatchkidd01: BJ razors on We Heart It....

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:52:03 +0100

jsatchkidd01:

BJ razors on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/53281742/via/Boxa

Word.

Burston SL’s with 7.4 cuffs. So fresh N’ so clean!

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:57:46 +0100

Burston SL’s with 7.4 cuffs. So fresh N’ so clean!

Lomo shirt art

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:23:48 +0100

Lomo shirt art

My curly hair.

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:05 +0100

My curly hair.

Solutions

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:21:20 +0100

Solutions

: Commemorating al Nakba: Why bother?

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:20:19 +0100

: Commemorating al Nakba: Why bother?:

twoarabgirls:

I am not Palestinian by blood. But by essence of our shared humanity, the Palestinian struggle should weigh on the conscience of those who value justice and equality.

Al-Nakba, or the Palestinian catastrophe in 1948, saw at least 750,000 Palestinian men, women, children…

"Leaning like a big chicks ugg boots."

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:59:18 +0100

“Leaning like a big chicks ugg boots.”

what does monkeysuitramblings mean? also do you make $ with your blog using peepspayerDOTcom?

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:05:38 +0100

The name came about because of the fact that we are all eternal spirits trapped inside these carbon based monkey suits we call the human body. And no, I don’t make money with my blog. lol.

All people are not equal

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:25:02 +0100

If you know me then it’s easy to understand why it chaps my hide (and a few other body parts) that in the name of equality and ego and self-esteem, we have become a society that actually awards mediocrity.

Now, I don’t have anything against trying to build up the self-esteem of children, but the way we’ve gone about it for the past 30 years has given them a false view of themselves and the world. This is not good. Not every one is equal and they shouldn’t be led to believe that they are.

Before you get your knickers in a twist, let me remind you that equality (by which we tend to mean in a legal sense) and equal are not the same thing. The very fact that we even have the concept of “equal under the law” is testament to the fact that we aren’t all equal in reality. The old injustices had to do with your station in life - whether you were part of the nobility or aristocracy. It is right that the law should treat everyone fairly. There should be no difference in treatment, penalty or protection for you or me.

But while you and I are equal under the law (equality), we are not equal as people. I know what Jefferson wrote, but he completely understood this concept. From the standpoint of the government, all men are to be treated equally. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are differences in the value of those people to society as a whole.

NOT ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL

Do not confuse equality under the law with being equal in all things

Which takes us back to the problem of the past 30 years and the “self-esteem” movement. It completely ignores the fact that some people are plain-old, flat-out better than others.

Better at sports, better at math, better at logic, better at humor. Better. And (gasp!) someone (and it can only be one) is the best.

Despite our efforts to make everyone feel great about themselves, this fact isn’t going to go away.

When we warp the standard for excellence, we end up with young professionals who don’t understand how you could give them a negative review. We get college graduates who expect to walk in and be CEO by the second day. We get employees who think they “deserve” whatever you have to give.

People inflate their value and believe it comes just from how “special” they are and not necessarily in the quality of what they do or produce. After all, they always got gold stars for that effort before!

It’s time to re-think the path we’ve been on. Grow up, learn to objectively evaluate performance and we’ll all benefit from the results.

So true.

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:19:06 +0100

So true.