i guess i think about weird shit at night.
but tonight more than usual cuz i tried to go to bed at a time that i dont normally do (way early, plus i took a nap today after only a few hrs of sleep last night.
anyway. the only person (that i know) who might enjoy this is lea. but anyway. heres what i got:
all your life you by chance (especially in a cheesey sci fi movie) hear people referring to life as we know it as carbon - based. i guess i can kinda see how they justify this. the so called "R" variable on the top of the DNA substructure will dictate what kind of molecule you're dealing with, but it is forgotten that the other element thrown into the mix (other than Hydrogen, which is pretty much just filler and what keeps the DNA base from interacting with others [sorry bout that long parenthesis]) is nitrogen. its one-third of the DNA substructure. btw. i made up my own term for that, so it might not be what it's called, but to me the DNA substructure is two carbons along with a nitrogen, hence the 1/3.
but i guess when comparing the nitrogen kinda falls out of the equation. i could be making this up, but you have your acid and your base with this DNA. on one end, one of the carbons. on the other end, a nitrogen. in the middle, always a carbon. so i guess it makes perfect sense for DNA to act in this fashion with a carbonic acid on one end and an alkyline on the other end for a balanced molecule with a possibility for a little shakin' things up with the additional attatchment of whatever "R" radical to pick out one of 30-some amino acids to create protein in yo' silly ass.
i guess balance is the key. but it takes more fucking energy to maintain balance.
its funny how everything comes down to whether its economically (energetically) worth it to maintain a given system of whatever kind. acquisition to resources in whatever form is the key to survival.
that went a bit away from chemistry there at the end. maybe lea wouldn't like it so much after all.
if you're wondering how i got on this topic, its random, as usual. worked with muratic acid at work today to make the hotub water more acidic. hence chemistry. i guess its not so odd if you had hung around with me all day.
another topic spawned from work:
the new yorker, ever read it?
reminds me of playboy but without its "draw".
i read through some of it anyway, since the pool is goddamn boring.
i dont know if its just these bithces in the new yorker and the likes, but the authors kinda try to hard. i guess its trying to keep reading exciting by throwing in a bunch of vocab that's oddly placed yet descriptive, and also allusions to people that maybe only new yorkers or those that are "cultured" would know. like henry fielding or some shit. who the hell's that?
there was an article about a graffitti artist that has made it big in new york.... already mentioned it to some... neckface is the guys name. he draws fucked up faces and i guess has exhibitions in his hometown of san fransisco. but apparently canvas won't satiate his need to deface public property, and the man still goes out and does his business around the city. bitches buy clothes with his name on it, and beck's singer bought 4 or 5 of his pieces. maybe i wouldnt be so bitter if i saw some of his work, but from the impression i got, it's crap. there are much better graffitti artists out there than this guy with his squiggly-ass neckfaces.
final thing about the new yorker.
i found a redeeming article in it... talked about height variation over time. not just in one's lifetime, but over generations and in different parts of the world.
seems that americans kicked some ass in height around the 1800's and til nearly about WWII where we've kinda peaked off and now some danish are passing our shit up. japanese are catching up, and black slaves grew up to eventually be as tall as white americans (their owners) and taller than their african counterparts at the same time as whitey.
all about the resources and nutrition. america had it all. even back before whitey had a firm grip on america, i guess the cheyenne plains tribes of the 17 and 1800s who fed on buffalo and berries were the tallest in the world.
although they say it is a wide sample size (the number of people tallied for their height) seems to me they may have left out some of the black men. not sure how old the study is, but aren't there a lot of larger black men. and i'm not solely talking NBA stars, but people like the Masai who are fucking lanky and tall as fuck.
what i got from the article (my own thoughts) is that people are becoming smaller in the US. well. they eventually will. and its not such the bad thing. although i wonder if its a worldwide fact that the taller man usually gets more respect. ... then some of the more liberal countries of europe may become more of an intimidating force (until they eventually follow our progression as well).
people think china will be the next power-player of the world. i think they got some issues they still need to work out. same with japan.
my money's on europe to rise up again. ... and not just based on this height crap.
but tonight more than usual cuz i tried to go to bed at a time that i dont normally do (way early, plus i took a nap today after only a few hrs of sleep last night.
anyway. the only person (that i know) who might enjoy this is lea. but anyway. heres what i got:
all your life you by chance (especially in a cheesey sci fi movie) hear people referring to life as we know it as carbon - based. i guess i can kinda see how they justify this. the so called "R" variable on the top of the DNA substructure will dictate what kind of molecule you're dealing with, but it is forgotten that the other element thrown into the mix (other than Hydrogen, which is pretty much just filler and what keeps the DNA base from interacting with others [sorry bout that long parenthesis]) is nitrogen. its one-third of the DNA substructure. btw. i made up my own term for that, so it might not be what it's called, but to me the DNA substructure is two carbons along with a nitrogen, hence the 1/3.
but i guess when comparing the nitrogen kinda falls out of the equation. i could be making this up, but you have your acid and your base with this DNA. on one end, one of the carbons. on the other end, a nitrogen. in the middle, always a carbon. so i guess it makes perfect sense for DNA to act in this fashion with a carbonic acid on one end and an alkyline on the other end for a balanced molecule with a possibility for a little shakin' things up with the additional attatchment of whatever "R" radical to pick out one of 30-some amino acids to create protein in yo' silly ass.
i guess balance is the key. but it takes more fucking energy to maintain balance.
its funny how everything comes down to whether its economically (energetically) worth it to maintain a given system of whatever kind. acquisition to resources in whatever form is the key to survival.
that went a bit away from chemistry there at the end. maybe lea wouldn't like it so much after all.
if you're wondering how i got on this topic, its random, as usual. worked with muratic acid at work today to make the hotub water more acidic. hence chemistry. i guess its not so odd if you had hung around with me all day.
another topic spawned from work:
the new yorker, ever read it?
reminds me of playboy but without its "draw".
i read through some of it anyway, since the pool is goddamn boring.
i dont know if its just these bithces in the new yorker and the likes, but the authors kinda try to hard. i guess its trying to keep reading exciting by throwing in a bunch of vocab that's oddly placed yet descriptive, and also allusions to people that maybe only new yorkers or those that are "cultured" would know. like henry fielding or some shit. who the hell's that?
there was an article about a graffitti artist that has made it big in new york.... already mentioned it to some... neckface is the guys name. he draws fucked up faces and i guess has exhibitions in his hometown of san fransisco. but apparently canvas won't satiate his need to deface public property, and the man still goes out and does his business around the city. bitches buy clothes with his name on it, and beck's singer bought 4 or 5 of his pieces. maybe i wouldnt be so bitter if i saw some of his work, but from the impression i got, it's crap. there are much better graffitti artists out there than this guy with his squiggly-ass neckfaces.
final thing about the new yorker.
i found a redeeming article in it... talked about height variation over time. not just in one's lifetime, but over generations and in different parts of the world.
seems that americans kicked some ass in height around the 1800's and til nearly about WWII where we've kinda peaked off and now some danish are passing our shit up. japanese are catching up, and black slaves grew up to eventually be as tall as white americans (their owners) and taller than their african counterparts at the same time as whitey.
all about the resources and nutrition. america had it all. even back before whitey had a firm grip on america, i guess the cheyenne plains tribes of the 17 and 1800s who fed on buffalo and berries were the tallest in the world.
although they say it is a wide sample size (the number of people tallied for their height) seems to me they may have left out some of the black men. not sure how old the study is, but aren't there a lot of larger black men. and i'm not solely talking NBA stars, but people like the Masai who are fucking lanky and tall as fuck.
what i got from the article (my own thoughts) is that people are becoming smaller in the US. well. they eventually will. and its not such the bad thing. although i wonder if its a worldwide fact that the taller man usually gets more respect. ... then some of the more liberal countries of europe may become more of an intimidating force (until they eventually follow our progression as well).
people think china will be the next power-player of the world. i think they got some issues they still need to work out. same with japan.
my money's on europe to rise up again. ... and not just based on this height crap.
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