What is your purpose in life? What drives you to reach your purpose? What if we don’t reach our purpose? How would we then find satisfaction in living?

The Hunt.

The theory of The Hunt is brought on by tons of people. Its this idea that we don’t actual strive in the moment, but rather are constantly striving for the moments after. So in similar terms always working for our future but never coming to the actual satisfaction that we have made it there because were too busy thinking about what is to come in a even further future.

Complicated… I know, but just bare with me as I explore this weird concept that shows a new abstract form of life.

For example imagine a young boy dreaming of the day he is going to be living it up in high school, but when high school approaches he can’t enjoy it because his hopes were too high. So he decided to just get through the rest of high school thinking about how good life will be once he is graduated and on his way to becoming a father of his own family. And when that day approaches he feels too much pressure so he just tries his best and fulfills his duties so that way he can sit back and enjoy retirement with his grandchildren someday.

And I know what your thinking…”uh duh thats why you just live in the moment” or “Just YOLO it”. But that’s a total irrationally way of thinking about this. Think about what would actualy happen if you just YOLOed it all day everyday. You would eventually end up homeless with nothing to live for. My point is is that we are always having to do things that we necessarily dont want to do but do them because we all have a goal or are trying to make purpose out of ourselves.

It makes life seem like a never ending path, and even if that path is a enjoyable one you are aiming for something better so it always seems just under the benchmark. Or this might just be my hometowned;small brained;never-moved-from-the-same-town-in-my-whole-life self thinking this. But I know others have the same thoughts so…..

I feel like this is a good representation of just how deceiving all of our brains are and how the mind works. We are trying to live for something, but what??? Is this why we keep going? To try and find and fulfill the void these questions created? Why am I doing all the things I am doing?? And at what point do I decide what is good enough?

And while this is a short explanation to a broad and huge concept I bet you’ll catch yourself or someone around you being a prime example or asset to this theory.

Stay Curious!

School being canceled for the rest of the year while being in the middle of the most busiest and stressful months- what could be better? Right? Wrong! Well not entirely but lets just say things are going as swiftly as I hoped. And aside from my blog theme of strange contemplations and thoughts I feel like this topic is probably relivent and causes some real contemplations under this bizarre time.

Let me start of by talking about the craziness at my work. I work as a cashier at a department store that is claimed to be an essential business because we supply local farmers with there equipment and feed, however that is only about a fourth of what our store sells. Since this is true the other parts of the store have nonessential items that seem to be drawing in all the people. And when I say draw in I mean its like the store is a bloated deer on the side of the highway and the customers are the flies swarming it. Its like working everyday but everyday is Black Friday! Due to new policy rules and the current state rules us cashiers are only allowed to have certain registers open and have to be very demanding in terms of keeping the public in check(social distancing and what not), this makes for anger, impatient customers. Now I understand we are in hard times right now, and for that I am extra patient, but it crosses the line when a customer comes through your line with cart packed full of nonessential items, complaints and rages to you about things you have no control over, and is not giving a care in the world about anyones safety or health besides their selves. It’s so frustrating! And I know I’m not the only one. I have had several talks with others essential workers and they are having the same issues. And to make matters even worse a large number of staff at these essential business are taking time off because of their health or children that need tending to, leaving a the rest of the staff to put in almost double to amount of hours they were already taking. But I completely understand taking time off if needed and what not.

The next part of this whole “Coronacation”, which is more like a vacation to a dark and scary living nightmare, is schooling. I have found myself having too many incidents were I honestly question how in the world I am going to pass my classes. Yes I understand we are all trying to get this all figured out together but its so overwhelming and confusing most of the time. For example, the Cultivating Complexity paper mishap that happened. This is one of those things that pops into my head at night when I’m trying to sleep and it haunts me. This paper, that was worth 40% of my grade, was all written and typed up then was not saved! Oh my goodness I can’t even begin to explain how quickly my heart sank when I found this out. This was after I had turned in my rough draft(which btw was also the not saved version), but I decided that I would try and rewrite it before the final draft was due. Unfortunately I did not make it but was giving a extension I am very greatful for. Mishaps like this makes it so hard to have motivation or ambition for my classwork. But trust me it was not just this one thing, there have been multiple other classes were I have had trouble either keeping up with pace or just plain out not getting the same learning and understanding of the class due to the online switch. I have also heard from lots of my friends that they are struggling with their classes as well so if your one those people just remember that we are all in this together and hopefully everything gets worked out soon. And if your one of those people who are thriving with this online schooling that is amazing and keep up the great work.

For me it just seems like quarantine is very overwhelming, not-forgiving (at all), and just plain out sad.

Now I’m not trying to play the blame game at all with this post but it really makes me wonder if people know how much everyone is effected by this. And when I say everyone I mean EVERYONE-not just people at high risk, not just nonessential business that are struggling, not just the people who are sitting at home bored, and the list goes on. Because no matter how much we want to complain and blame our government, schools, or others for this, it’s still happening. There is no point in making it worse by complaining or being part of the problem. Lets all just make sure to be extra kind and considerate to yourself and others while we are in these trying times.

Stay Safe & Happy Social Distancing!!

As a society today there is a lot more pointless competition in how we live our lives and it is kind of getting ridiculous. You might ask “Well what does she mean by ‘pointless competition’?”.

Well let me put forth the whole idea that was brought on by scientists and no one can really deny nor confirm it. Its the ‘Scientific Meaning of Life Theory’, this is basically a theory designed around what the real deal purpose of our existence is. This theory states that humans show instinctive traits that revolve around 5 main ‘purposes’ to life; reproduce, respond to stimuli, can grow, adapt to their environment, and maintain homeostasis (stay alive).

This is interesting because it shows how humans would work if we weren’t under things such as influence or higher authority systems; our unnatural instincts if you will. Our whole idea of why were here and what we need to be doing is altered so much, its crazy. Instead of out hunting for out own food or building our own homes we relive on the labor of others to complete such tasks and indulge in trade on so many different levels.

With these sorts of thoughts its been brought to my attention that many people just don’t see the intangible true meaning of life any more. And yes I understand that not everyone has the exact same definition for it but there seems to be a wide ranged scale that creates lots of pressure and confusion for growing generations.

The idea that the world revolves around pointless competition is the main one that gets everyone caught up. This is the competition that really means nothing in terms of survival. Things like marriage, where you go to school, where you work, or even what stores you shop at. All of these things are judged and accessed by other competitors that may see you as a threat or a possible prey, but it shouldn’t really matter because all of those things don’t, mean anything in terms of survival.

Too much pressure in areas that aren’t required for survival makes it difficult to see what is truly being asked of us. Especially being a teenager where you are learning how to live and flourish on your own. It feels like we always have to second guess everything just in case we are sacrificing something required over something that is just being ridiculed.

As being apart of a generation that is filled with pointless competition, it is only a matter of time before the whole idea of success is altered to the point of almost nothing. As the past generations get too comfortable in the repetitive system schooling and post schooling current younger generations are finding so many loop holes and errors that really make it feel as if we are heading in the opposite direction of evolving. Its almost that we are too comfortable that we must find mistakes in order to keep the action and spice of living life.

The phenomenon of living is actual quite insane if you think about it hard enough

Everyone has heard of Tim Burton right? Or at least seen some of his movies? Well if you haven’t I think you just found your weekend plans.

Tim Burton is a american director known for his dark, uncomfortable, and horror-like adolescent fantasies. He is the braniac behind movies such as “Beetlejuice”, “The Nightmare before Christmas”, and “Edward Scissor Hands”, all movies that are recently making a comeback as the current teen generation tries to find quirks in being strange and peculiar. With his strange love for stop-motion animation and his shady story lines there seems to be much to discuss about his work, a major one being a possible… hidden trilogy???

Released in 1993, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” follows a the story of Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington and his ghostly dog zero who lives in Halloween Town. He finds that living for solely the holiday Halloween just quite doesn’t satisfy him anymore so he seeks out other holidays. As the plot advances he ends up trying to recreate the holiday Christmas in Halloween Town but as the two very different celebrations collide so do Jacks’ original thoughts and things end up going haywire.

This was one of Burtons’ first major stop-motion films at the time, especially because he had been just noticed for his great works within the live action realm.

Moving on to the 2005 stop-motion film, “Corpse Bride”. In this already creepy sounding film, character Victor, finds himself at the wedding alter about to marry the love of his life however, the wedding gets put off due to him not knowing his vows. He then finds himself in the woods practicing and as he places the ring on to what he thinks is a tree branch, but is actuality a dead corpse, he is then pulled down into the land of the dead. In the land of dead he meets up with his past best friend and dog, Sparky. But at this point he is now married to Emily, a rotting corpse, who thinks they will be together forever. But Victor must find a way to get back to his real wedding before it is too late.

Burton’s release with this movie just really confirmed that he is a big sucker for creeping the public out, but it didn’t stop him.

Tim Burton then released “Frankenweekie”, a film featuring a science nerd named Victor Frankenstein and his only friend and dog Sparky. Sparky ends up tragically ding and leaving Victor with no other choice but to bring him back to life using volts of electricity. This plan is all dandy and great until other kids follow this idea and they end up with monstrous outcomes.

You found the common theme right??

A dead man with his ghost dog. A young man and his dead dog. And a young boy and his alive but then dead dog.

Now let me be clear this is a theory and Burton has never declined or confirmed however, this can’t be some sort of coincidence. As a child growing up watching these movies and not thinking anything of it it come really as a shock that I hadn’t noticed it sooner. The best part is the oldest movie of the three contains the oldest form of this character development, and I think that is just fabulous. It makes my love for Burton’s work increase by lots. And if you don’t believe me watch the movies for yourself and you will see that not only the appearance of these characters are the same but they are also similar in the way that they act.

The world is crazy and the only way to deal with it is to ignore it or go crazy with it!

Heyyoo! Welcome back to my blog. Tonights nightime thoughts and contemplations are based on something I’m sure lots of people can relate too; cats. These fluffy, sassy, and strange creatures are your classic household maniacs and come with some questioning that makes you analyze their existence and sometimes your sanity.

Now before I start to tell you about my *cat*-astropic observations based on my cats, I wanna give you a little background information on them.

About a year ago my band teacher had kittens she needed to get rid of and me being that extra person I was decided to bring home two just because of the pure cuteness amungst them. A darker brown one named Murphey and a sand colored one named Sam, both calico and very food driven. Sam tended to spend his days enjoying the action of hunting for his food and knew when to stop, Murphey took the sleep all day-meow for food every hour-eat everything route. Then earlier this summer the local humane society visited my work with kittens and once again the cuteness took over and I ended up bringing home another little fluffball. Her number in the shelter was #11 so that name just stayed and her nickname El was put into play. She was a very tiny, grey calico kitten that was always shy. Now she is still very tiny but has a huge personality that she is not afraid to show anyone. Sam is a average sized, lean cat with a voice, and Murphey… well he just had a vet appointment and lets just say that the vet was not too impressed with our one-year old, 20 pound cat.

So like any other cat owner, they’res always those things that make you wonder what really goes on inside of a cats head. What makes my cat run through the house like he’s being chased by a murder at 3 am? Is it because he is practicing for a race he is planning to be in? Or maybe he wants to join track? Maybe he is sleep running and its all a test to see if he actual knows the route of the house with his eyes closed? I don’t think anyone will ever know the answer to this question but it is still thoughts that haunt me as I try and sleep. Does it make me a bad host family to this cat if I am not trying to help him pursue his dreams in becoming an Olympic Swimmer as he jumps into the running shower water even though him and I both know he hates it.

My cats favorite hobby, Sam in particular, is making sure we see what exactly goes on when they are not in the house. We live in a farm house so most of the time we wake up in the morning to a nice, yummy, half eaten mouse laying in the kitchen. And if we’re lucky there might be a whole row a dead mice and a proud cat or better yet we one time had a squirrel presented to us. Even if they don’t kill anything they will still bring something in with them. This really doesn’t make much sense to me. We always end up disposing of the material they bring us and sometimes even let them know through a shriek or other that we do not approve. Are they doing it because they want to gross us out? Or maybe because they are oh so ever proud to leave a bloody glob of guts on our carpet?

I really don’t know what goes on in these cats minds. Between having three that all instigate each other it sure is a mystery that makes me wonder sometimes? And there is never a dull moment. But I love them all so much and would literally cry for decades if something happened to them. And I am sure you can say the same about your furry friends. But just watch your back because you never know when one of their thoughts are a little too crazy.

“Life’s a mystery”, a quote that most use as a form of accepting or making sense of how little knowledge humans can actually obtain about the understanding of life. What is life? Can we really ever know? There’s been tons of research over many years to try and grasp the scientifically meaning of life and how things came to be. There are also philosophers that research things like gods and sorts. But how do we know that we are even close to knowing. That’s the thing, we will never know. Scary thought right? YES, INDEED!

And trust me I know there is gonna be some contradicting dweeb reading this thinking it is absolutely absurd just for the pure fact that their mind can’t handle subjects to this depth. So if that person is you… take a minute and decided if you want to truly continue.

Now if you really sit and think about this it becomes quite complex. Imagine you are a an alien, randomly placed on Earth looking around taking in all you see. Millions of ticklish green material lay underneath you, almost waving. You look up to see a giant haze of.. is that fire? You look away quick because it hurts your alien eyes. Upon the ground there appears to be this large and colorful structure sprouting from the ground towards the fire ball. A tiny ball of black whizzes by your face and makes a awful buzz. Months go by and the large ball of fire appears to be around all the time, only frequently dimming in a sort of pattern.

See that was only a portion of how strange it truly is to think about the world around us. We have found evidence that evolution is a thing but we could be missing something. Something like a glitch. Something like a hand print of a ancestor too young to be in a certain fossil. Or the Bermuda Triangle. This whole thing could be planned. We could of been placed here by some outside force, as they trapped us in a bubble we call the atmosphere. Being feed information that was just set up to fake us out. We don’t actually know what happens when a space ship is lost in space. For all we know the outside force took them away because they have figured out the plan. A plan that has an expiration date. An expiration date that we humans have estimated be the end of our world Earth. On average human scientists believe around the year 2400 the world will come to an end. I provided a countdown to show the relation of time until we get to expirence the plan.

Now this is why humans have created things such as religion or tall tales of the past. To fill in the things we don’t know. We can’t just sit here knowing we have no specific purpose or reason. It freaks us out for some reason. Even on a smaller scale think about when you see someone whispering you want to know so, so bad just for the pure fact that you don’t know. Now this is just a conspiracy theory fueled by 4 hours of sleep a long car ride but just think about it. Or continue to live your boring, repeatative, systematic human life and drop dead when the estimated time of the Earth ending reaches 0.

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   Way to bring each of the films together at the end! This progression of “A dead man with his ghost…

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Do you ever think about how much technology has changed everything the past decade. And when I say everything I literally mean everything. The way we talk to people, the way we learn, the way we move, and just generally our life. 

The idea of self driving cars is a scary one to think about. Getting in a vehicle that you essentially have no control over, just the trust between your commands and what the car decides to do with them. At some point it is going to be a type of marketing scheme where self driving cars will go a certain route just to ensure you see a specific billboard advertisement. This would be the real world equivalent to a pop up ad, but instead of hitting a little X to disregard it your mind would already be manipulated so much to the point of world domination by technology. 

Have you ever seen the Disney movie “Smart House”? It’s the classic childhood bedtime scare. Where a family wins a computerized house and everything seems fine and dandy, until they want to shut her off for their own privacy. However this computer can control everything in the house so when it hears about them wanting to shut it down they get trapped and held hostage by their own house! Take a look at this video clip from the movie. As their robot nanny become very aggressive and hostile.

This is an actual fear that we need to start thinking about due to how quickly technology is advancing. Now don’t get me wrong the movie “Smart House” was made in 1999 which was a time that most people still didn’t know the works of technology, therefore they didn’t take much thought to it. But we are to the point of using technology every hour if not every half hour so maybe it’s time to start thinking about this absurd subconscious night time commentary.

Hi:) My name is Katrina Meyer and I attend Birchwood High School. I don’t know what else to put in here so yeet!