Comments for Thoughts of an Eaten Sun

Comment on The Sin of Two Extremes by gGeorge

gGeorge — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:12:47 +0000

When we perceive two extremes or camps in our process or a decision we must move past our instincts to polarize the debate into two simplistic biased terms of right or wrong at those extremes, each unbalanced; to the third truth of moral interpretation which seeks a balanced solution of purpose in grace based on justice and decency. To me this ability to interpret baskets of broken pieces for moral purpose is what separates humans from animals and resolves the sin of extremes.

Comment on Update on OSU Email by Corey

Corey — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:12:55 +0000

good for them for actually answering you. i wish i could say the same for all departments in student life…

Comment on Update on OSU Email by Thoughts of an Eaten Sun » Forwarding BuckeyeMail

Thoughts of an Eaten Sun » Forwarding BuckeyeMail — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:46:09 +0000

[...] see my ‘Update on OSU Email‘ post for the feedback I got on this post and what I learned about how the BuckeyeMail system [...]

Comment on Forwarding BuckeyeMail by Thoughts of an Eaten Sun » Update on OSU Email

Thoughts of an Eaten Sun » Update on OSU Email — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:42:20 +0000

[...] night I wrote the post “Forwarding BuckeyeMail” and tweeted it to 8Help, OSU’s IT service desk. In just a few short hours, I got a [...]

Comment on So I Called A Sex Line by Kellen

Kellen — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:41:38 +0000

I’m glad you backed out of that deal. I know relationship times are tough as of late, but not $1.99/minute to hear a “sexy” voice and get nothing out of the deal tough. Call me for free and I’ll at least try to sound sexy for you ;-) hahaha

Comment on Forwarding BuckeyeMail by Chuckinator

Chuckinator — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:51:05 +0000

Are you sure there aren’t any FAQs for this on 8help? Do these instructions on 8help do the same thing as your instructions above?

http://8help.osu.edu/4093.html

I was able to keep my @osu.edu email forwarded to Gmail by resubmitting this form:

http://8help.osu.edu/3172.html

I didn’t have to setup any rules in Outlook or anything. The forwarding only works for mail sent to @osu.edu, and not @buckeyemail.osu.edu. But nothing ever gets sent to @buckeyemail.osu.edu anyway so it doesn’t matter to me.

Comment on Outcast Offshoot by Kellen

Kellen — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:02:07 +0000

Kyle, so deep…

Comment on Ohio State University is Obsessed with Swine Flu by laura

laura — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:25:31 +0000

Hey there, got this link from Shelly’s Facebook post. I’d bet a hundred bucks that OSU is only doing the excessive emails to cover their own @ss. If they didn’t warn you every single time there was the slightest possibility that someone might-maybe-kind of-potentially have swine flu, some idiot would slap them with a lawsuit or something.

I’d say this is a perfect time to set up some mail filters and send those straight to the trash!

Comment on Without Mirrors by Kyle Tolle

Kyle Tolle — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:41:42 +0000

I watched that episode and it was pretty interesting. I saw the end coming, but it was an interesting point. Felt very much like 1984!

I agree with your comments. Unfortunately, a lot of people do only see what they see with their eyes. I figure, there are a ton of pretty women out there. It gets trickier when you try to pair that with other combinations like accepting of my geekiness, intelligent, and having an awesome sense of humor (like me). Throw in chance, luck, timing, circumstances and other variables and you easily see that life is complicated. And then, not only do you have to find the right girl, but she has to like you back! Unless you prefer to take ‘em by force :-P

It’s interesting when you say it’s “human nature”. Makes me wonder what about it causes it to be human nature. Is it really important for our survival, or just one of those little things that developed for no good reason? Without mirrors, I still don’t think I’d get out of the house faster. I fiddle around on the computer and always leave late.

Comment on Without Mirrors by LoveMeDeux

LoveMeDeux — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:39:32 +0000

Have you ever seen “The Eye of the Beholder”, that Twilight Zone ep? (Forgive me, I love TTZ, and have the entire filmography on this here PC). Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9dwKQ6xyIs

Very good questions you’re posing here on your blog. I think it’s really all about the eye of the beholder…and depending on each individual person, the “eye” extends to the mind.

For example, some men whose “eye” might only be regarding aesthetics might look at Lindsay Lohan and should he have the chance to date her, he might. Others’ “eye” might extend past aesthetics and might expect that someone they date will not have a drug/promiscuity/emotional problem. LOL!

To more directly answer your question, if we had no more mirrors in this world, we might be apt to get out of the house faster each morning, especially for females, but in the end, it’s really more about what the “eyes” we have beholds. We would find a way, as it’s human nature, to judge ourselves and each other in terms of personal appearance.