" Studying (western) philosophy taught me how to think. Buddhism taught me how to feel."
- customer on academic vs. experiential education
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Sitting in my living room with a bunch of guys watching How I Met Your Mother. An ad for a female contraceptive came on which was so choked with side effect warnings that it wasn't clear what they were selling. We were left to speculate on how exactly the thing worked. Michael suggested that it was a miniature paperclip that clips the cervix closed. I submitted an IUD made of enriched uranium. Arvin, however, took the cake with a vision of truly futuristic contraception.
I went to the bike co-op in town to rehabilitate an old road bike that's been sitting in the driveway for six months. Jonathan, the guy who's trying to keep the place running, wants to build up the donated frames and parts into a rental fleet to generate income. When I offered to help him with the project in exchange for using the space, he cleared his throat the way someone might choke back a spit take. Apparently the shop guys around town are pretty tribal when it comes to sharing resources, leaving poor Jonathan in need of all the help he can get.
Tried to play Fidelity on the guitar. I see potential for a truly hilarious talent show submission.
The IUD goes in the uterus, sits there placidly and there is one with hormones that is like really really low-dose birth control pills. Then there is a copper one that just sits there and is copper and makes the sperm and egg not wanna get it on properly.
ReplyDeleteI did my research. This post is older than the re-formatting I did with the hyperlinks (turquoise links are funny, underlined links are referential). I fixed it so now you can see actually the link to the IUD in the ad.
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