Normal

Being normal doesn't mean being similar to everybody around you.

Athlete

At 28 you should be a better athlete than you were at 18.

Skaters

Skaters who also do other things:

Jason Lee (aka the guy from "My Name Is Earl")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tycWDOByM8c&

Matt Hensley (one of the most influential skaters ever and accordion player for Flogging Molly)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZSjy1AssM8&

Unreliable

Sometimes showing your superiors that you are a little unreliable is the only way to make sure they don't take advantage of you.

AM

"Oldies" music is designed to be listened to on AM radio. When you listen to it on CD, MP3, tape, FM radio, or even vinyl, you may be hearing a purer version of the song, but you aren't necessarily hearing it in the medium the artist intended.

Doctors

Doctors have one of the most respected professions in Western culture, but it seems like many (if not most) doctors I meet are really just trying to take advantage of sick people.

Photography

90% of the people who say they are into photography are really just rich people who bought themselves a nice camera. Of course a closeup of a flower or a black-and-white picture of a homeless person looks good if you take it on a $600 camera. Stop polluting the internet with crap photos in high definition and get a real hobby where you earn success instead of buying it.

Entropy

A closed system tends toward disorder. But only a closed system. Creationists forget this when they argue that entropy works against a naturalist explanation for the origin of life on Earth. The Earth is not a closed system because we constantly get energy from the sun. So it won't necessarily tend toward disorder overall.

Phonetic

English isn't a purely phonetic language because arabic numerals are not phonetic.

Cookie Monster

Cookie Monster is the simplest humor can get and still be funny.

Movements

Movements are characterized (at least in the 20th century in America) by a convergence of music, art, recreation, and ideology. If you want to see a movement, you can't just focus on ideology/beliefs.

Forgotten

Nobody ever remembers why a great piece of art was made, what it meant to it's creator, what it's purpose was, etc. Everybody just recognizes its brilliance.

Glassy Eyes

"Glassy Eyes" may be my favorite phrase in the English language.

Phalanx

The only way to beat a phalanx is to throw bodies at it. There's no secret move or strategy -- just a lot of people have to die before you break it. What are you willing to throw your body at for a victory you will never live to see?

First

Everyone wants to be the first soldier over the wall; nobody wants to take three steps and then get stabbed in the heart. But that's what it means to be the first one over. You die a quick death that feels meaningless, never knowing the outcome of the battle.

I feel like that's what I do every day. Good news is, I know who wins the war. And if I keep at it, every now and then I might see some progress.

SynthsX2

If hi-gain synths are wrong, I don't want to be right.

Kids

Why little kids are awesome (not an exhaustive list)

- Stick 30 little kids in a room together. In 10 minutes they start making friends, regardless of whether or not they are from the same culture, have the same background, or even speak the same language. Now stick 30 adults in a room together 3 days a week for an entire semester. They will leave without even knowing the name of the person next to them.

- Kids hate sleeping -- and as far as I can tell it's because they hate the idea of missing out on even a few hours of life. Adults hate waking up because they hate having to deal with life.

- I swear that by age 4 kids can tell whether you respect them or not, whether you are cool or socially awkward, and whether or not you are a tool.

- Kids tend to like good music.

Mediocre

One of the saddest things in the world is to meet someone who is mediocre at what he does, but seems to think he is great at it.

Also, "Mediocre Okre" would be a fantastic band name.

Bicycle

I think bicycles are the most complex machine that pretty much anybody can understand completely just by looking at. Anything more complicated generally needs an explanation, but most people can figure out every component of a bike by examining it for long enough.

Goals

Planche
Iron Cross
Handstand Pushup
One-Armed Pullup
V10 Bouldering Route
Ollie an 8-stair gap
360 flip

1 out of 6 so far.