Back to thinking...

It's finally time to add some pure thoughts to this blog, which I haven't done in a while.

A long ways away from where I live, a man-made disaster has basically rocked the Gulf of Mexico. But that doesn't stop me from being deeply troubled by the gargantuan oil spill. I wonder if its builders knew back then, that the Deepwater Horizon would eventually be the virtual undoing of the Gulf's ecosystem/economy.

Here's what troubles me most. There is a huge population of people who only give a damn about how this'll affect their "way of life" or their "pocket books." It's the people who don't even bat an eye to all the loss of natural life to the slick, and go whining about their jobs. I hope there's no issue with my use of the word natural. I've discussed our society's form of "economic growth" before, and this kind of mindset is only another example of its existence: the cost our environment has to pay is of no consequence as long as we maintain our "way of life."

My sympathy goes out to those whose lives were changed by the slick, but I reserve some of it from those who are selfish pricks.

I don't know, what decision I'll come to in the future, but as of right now, I can't see it being justifiably fair to have a child. Especially when the only purpose of this would be to further my own genetic code. There are plenty of people who need a home and are already born. What greater purpose could having my "own" child serve? This is old hat though...

Moving on. I considered recently moving into the video journal format and decided against it, for now. My primary reason? Lack of ambiguity. Words allow for a much larger play of imagination to take place when breaking down meaning. Second reason? Structural integrity. This reason comes faaaar after the first, but I just don't appreciate video's lack of versatility very much. Plus I get this feeling it's a little more easily corruptible. So for now, text rules the day.

Anyway, that's enough for me at the moment.

Many Nights DTC,

Addison.