"Here's to the Crazy Ones."

“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” This quote is brilliantly executed in a commercial of an Apple product, in 1997. And “here’s to the crazy ones” because they change the world.

In the commercial while this was being said, the misfits were shown.  Albert Einstein, The Beatles, Gandhi were all shown. Those who have changed the world were there. And those who were not, resonated (some may say) throughout the quote. Such people are the genius that drives the idiocy, like we all are. Yes; my audience, myself and anybody who is alive is an idiot, which would happen until one of us changes the world. For only the “crazy ones” can change the world. And until then whoever is striving to achieve such a tremendous goal, is a “round [peg] in the square [hole]” Because without change, how would the human race be any different from an average everyday carrot?

The rebels who move this world allow rest to accept the change. Without the rebels what use would the word genius be? It would mean no cars, no quantum physics, and no IPhone. Not even extremely red and ripe apples. Such necessities are needed in most homes, (especially the extremely red and ripe apples). Without them the idiots cannot live. In which case the world would be a smaller place. And just like little children on the playground, we all want a bigger sandbox.

Allow the troublemakers to thrive, for they will change the future. In a future where idiocy is less idiotic, where Global Climate Change is not affected by gasoline emissions, where Starburst is much more juicier and yet is still a solid. Such a future is a wonderful future. And without the crazy one, it cannot be completed (if it even started). So let the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, and the troublemakers have opportunity. Let them have the opportunity to change the world. Let them change this world for the better, for the sake of all of the idiots out there.

For the 55% of Statistics Out There...

                “Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that.” Stated Homer Simpson, from a cartoon called The Simpsons. And, to be honest, Homer (the smart guy that he is) might be onto something. But why would he think of something ingenious if he (fictional character) is making me feel stupid, when I write?

        To understand the complicated and peanut sized brain of Mr. Simpson, one must first see how Homer acts. And his acting is pretty simple. Work “half-@$$ed” (as he stated himself) on the job. This is what he is good at, scary good. Homer also believes that, “Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.” Which can be interpreted in a simple way – he drinks beer. Anyways, he also watches a lot of TV. And that is as stupid as he gets.

         Anyways, back to the quote. Homer, I think, was up to something. He believes that people lie in order to get attention. He speaks from experience. In truth, this is the reality. We, as human beings, do this from birth. Babies cry for nothing and get their mother to pick them up. Teens do bad things, to show how much of a bad@$$ (pardon my French) they are. And adults learn from this and do the same.

         Babies cry for attention. We can all agree to this, right? Most of the time the crying is pointless. And also babies laugh at the mothers laughter, because in secret they are scheming of a way to get even more atttention. 47 percent of parents agree!

Teens lie more than babies. It is becoming more of a fact than anything else. They have learned the tips and tricks of the untold truth. They know how to keep half of the truth. They know the art of blaming. And this makes them look cool! Like for example, at a point in time 67 percent of teens lied more than the children of the 47 percent of parents who have agreed.

Now onto the adults! Responsible adults are the one have not been caught being irresponsible. Lying was their savior. Such adults get promotions. Such adults have a stable relationship. Such adults have kids who dream of being firefighters and policeman. Such adults are known within their community. Obviously 95 percent of communities agree.

Based on such examples all of these are attention getters for those who are in need of attention. And just like Mr. Simpson has stated, it is all for the atttention. 55 percent of me agree.

In Case of a Zombie Apocalypse!

“Rule #32: Enjoy the Little Things.” (Zombieland) This quote means life. It drives life. It keeps nice and fresh; and it keeps it in a working condition. For what is humanity if the little things weren’t there? We, as humans, take those little things for granted, until we realize (after we have lost it) how important a little thing can be. What is a better way to make one realize such a thing than a zombie apocalypse?

In the movie, Zombieland, the main character lists of rules that ensure key to survival of a zombie infested future. Columbus, is his name, keeps himself limber, ready, safe, and completely not insane in these rules for such a future. What if such a scenario occurred, would we all be screwed and dead (or should I say undead)? Well yes, we would be- unless we used “Rule #32: Enjoy the Little Things.” It would keep us from going insane. And in such a future, insanity is not an option. But why does this quote keep us on the sane side? Well, because our emotions stretch as far as a rainbow, with a little pot of gold on the side.

Happiness can be gotten from seeing a zombie run with sprained leg. A pretty sight, I might add. That big blob of rotting undead, running and stumbling, and running some more, and then tripping, and then getting up, only to stumble and fall once more.  Such a person might also gain happiness from decimating the town. Or the fact that the candy bars are now free. As if the bucket list is now in effect.

 If one does get angry, he or she may use the element of destruction to relieve such great stress. In such a case, violence is necessary. Bash the windows, stomp the grass, topple the trash cans, kill some zombies; chaos- at its finest. What a great way to relieve hate. A hater will have hours and hours destruction. Cities needed to be burned, villages needed to be plundered.

But what about sadness, depression, etc., there is a great solution to that too. Get mad! In which case, hate would be applied and that poor gal or sap will be sad no more. As if a commercial is made to fight the sadness. If a misfortune strikes the survivor, the zombies can be blamed for it all. And all at once, peace is restored!

And of course, this can be applied to real life! Happiness- watch YouTube, Comedy Central, Family Guy- they all have that. Release hate through violence using video games. And lose depression by getting friends. So I will remember, for emergencies and in case of a zombie outbreak, to enjoy the little things. Because we won’t appreciate something until it is gone.

If Lemons Could Kill.

(http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cave-johnson-combustible-lemons)

       “When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!” (Cave Johnson) WOW! That is a pretty big quote. As a matter of fact, it is only 83 words long, all of which is said by Cave Johnson. This fine gentleman is a fictional character from a popular game series called “Portal”. Obviously, Portal gave this quote many meanings.

            “When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade.” This is the start of the quote. Originally the quote was, “When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.” Cave Johnson warped this quote. One would expect the “you make lemonade” part, but he contradicts it. Why? Well, because life gave him moon rocks, which in turn gave him an incurable disease. How sad. No really, it is sad how there is one less fictional science fanatic.

            “Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these?” In this quote Cave Johnson further exposes his hate of “life”. When he refers to lemons, he means moon rocks, the rocks that gave him the disease. He wants life to take the moon rocks back. It made him mad. Johnson also states later, “What the hell am I supposed to do with these?” This implies that he had not found any use for them. In the game, mood dust (grinded up moon rocks) was as useful as a plain white piece of tile.

            “Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons!” This quote shows how Cave Johnson despised the disease. He wanted to despise that day of life, when he received the disease. Throughout the game, Johnson became more and more aggressive towards the disease.

            And finally, “Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!” Here Johnson was on his last nerve. Here he wanted his team of scientist (he was a science research CEO) to find a cure to his disease, which was symbolic to burning life’s house down.

            In the end, Cave Johnson was unable to find the cure. His team of researchers were useless to his in devours. He even went out of the way to make an AI with his intelligence. But his death wish was to have his assistant, Caroline, to take over the AI. He died too fast and too soon. And to think that lemons could kill.

            And finally, “Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!” Here Johnson was on his last nerve. Here he wanted his team of scientist (he was a science research CEO) to find a cure to his disease, which was symbolic to burning life’s house down.

            In the end, Cave Johnson was unable to find the cure. His team of researchers were useless to his in devours. He even went out of the way to make an AI with his intelligence. But his death wish was to have his assistant, Caroline, to take over the AI. He died too fast and too soon. And to think that lemons could kill.