Mind vs. Brain: Are They The Same?

     Perspective. We all have one. Sometimes we don't think  we do until we actually think about certain things that gain a perspective. Such as, "Do I believe in heaven and hell?" "Where does behavior come from?" "What does a caterpillar turning into a butterfly symbolize?" And we can all take it literal and answer in scientific form. I know I have. But that has to do with the brain. Perspective is more to do with the mind set than anything. And here we are...Are the mind and the brain the same thing?

   The big howdy-do question. 

   We can prove we have a brain, hell there's pictures of what our brains look like. We can prove that behavior has some biological explanation. We can't prove that there is a heaven and hell. We can't prove that the caterpillar turning into a butterfly symbolizes anything. The last two are ideas based on faith and philosophy. We can't prove it, but we believe it. 

   How is the mind any different? The mind is often thought of as the brain. But it's also thought of as an organ of the brain. Which is true? Well, scientists don't know yet.  But that doesn't mean that we don't have an idea about it.

   Faith. A strong word, is it not? We have faith that there is a God. We have faith that there is heaven and hell. We have faith that there's purgatory. We have faith that there is Nirvana. We have faith that a caterpillar and butterfly symbolize something. We have faith that in other people....I could go on couldn't I? Everyone has faith in a certain something, religion, philosophy, morality etc. Faith is believing. 

   Maybe we believe that the mind and brain are two separate organs. Brain--we see it. Mind--we don't. So far. No one can see a thought in the brain...But obviously we have one! I believe that's what the mind is. The mind is where our thoughts come from, it's where we decide what to do or say. 

   Sure, the fore brain plays a large part in our emotion. But what processes and analyzes the emotions and how we decide to act on them? Maybe that's the mind...the mind which has a connection to the brain. Much like the left and right hemispheres of the brain are connected and work with each other.  So why couldn't it be that the mind and brain are two separate parts of humans that are connected?

   This is my perspective after a long period of thinking. But I want to hear everyone else's perspective as well.  Please, if you like, use the comment box to tell me and everyone else your perspective. After all, it's much like scientist forming a hypothesis. 

An Explosion Of Pain Counteracted By A Laugh

They say laughter is the best medicine. 


I've had a headache all day due to lack of sleep for the past two nights and probably a mix of other things I'm choosing to ignore. 


It's an explosion of pain. Like this....

No joke.


Now, I have a strange sense of humor. I can laugh at something no one else will and I can laugh at something that is funny but not worth a full laugh in another person's perspective. 


I was tweeting and looking through tweets when I read something that made me hackle a full out belly laugh. 


The reason is @windowsot and his tweet "I do not like DMs with Spam, I do not like green eggs and ham. The online bots are all the rage, but please put them all back in their cage" 


I was almost in tears. And I don't think, normally, it would cause others to crack into anything but a smile and chuckle. Not me. My headache is almost gone, despite having laughed so loudly. 


Best medicine indeed. Thank you Robert!  (AKA Windowsot) 

 

Slap Me On The Forehead and Call Me Nemo

First of all, I haven't a single clue as to what the hell my blog title means. I'm assuming that the forehead slap is for anyone who reads this because I give you permission to virtually slap my forehead. Why? Because I haven't blogged in....since October. YIKES! The Nemo part....well I've been in a hyper, call-me-crazy, animation mood. Finding Nemo...ya know? Finding Sanity is the title of my day.

So since it's been so long here's another long update on crap that's been going on in my life. Are you ready? Sit down and get comfortable....Ready now? Dammit hurry up and get your drink and snack already! Okay, ready, set....GO!

1. I got home by flying (which was totally amazing and I want to do it again sometime soon.)

2. My mom cried, I tried not to and was successful.

3. Okay, fine. It was a single tear. Dammit, okay a few!

4. I got into high school. It's a really awesome program that lets me sit down and use the computer (which I do best) and for 4 hours a day a do my work that way at the local high school to get the credits I don't have.

5. I started out with 5 credits to my name. No wait excuse me. It was 5.25 apparently.

6. Why the hell do they have to make a quarter credit? That's just stupid. It's like saying our effort in that class was worth zip.

7. I only had five...point twenty-five credits because in my first year of HS (High School, for the abbreviationally [yes I know it's not a word] retarded) I was at my hometown HS (where I am now that we moved) for only three months before we move to a crappier and even, amazingly enough, dinkier town and since their HS sucked I went to online school.

8. The online school sucked too because even though I did allmy work. They gave me NOTHING for it.

9. A-holes.

10. Then for my sophomore year I went back to Crappy Valley High and I was like, major depressed. So I didn't do much. Which is why I have the 5...point 25 credits.

11. Went back for my Junoir year...dropped out before the end of the sememster resulting in  zero credits. I planned on just getting my GED.

12. Obviously, that didn't happen. Because I got into an even better and most awesome program since my mom moved us back to my hometown.

13. This is my lucky number.

14. Okay so now that you know about my credit story. Let me tell you what I did a few weeks after getting home.

15. I went to DISNEYLAND and CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE! Hell yes, be jealous.

16. First time at C.A. and it was wicked. Tower of Terror was so much fun. My mom is afraid of elevators and almost broke my hand when we went on the ride.

17. The hand hurting was totally worth hearing her scream.

18. We went for 5 days, by the way. Most magical, grooviest, fun, amazing time ever.

19. I adore Disneyland, by the way. I think it might be one of the few puerile things about me.

20. I paid for everything. My mom is slowly paying me back because it was originally her idea.

21. Since my birthday is the 21st (of May, just so you know [so that you can wish my a H.B. on my H.B.]) I'll tell you what I got last year. A new room! Haha, cause you know, my mom moved. But besides literally, she got me loads of new decorations for my new red and black themed (Lots of Paris stuff too) room.

22. In August of last year I started a college class. Since I'm still in HS, the community college allows me one free class there each semester.

23. Last semester I took Human Growth and Development because PSY101 was full.

24. It was okay. I did awesome. Got an A.

25. On week three of this semester now. I'm taking PSY101.

26. And loving it so far.

27. For bragging measure- I have 39 out of 40 points already. Ooh-rah!

28. My big brother has a new girlfriend. One the whole family actually likes. He wants to marry her and her him.

29. She's 26, he just turned 21. He needs her as much as she needs him. They are perfect together.

30. The bastards are moving to Hawaii. (Where she's from, actually.)

31. I'm gonna miss them both. And I'll cry when they leave.

32. It's only for 6 months but still. He's my big bro and I think of her as the big sister I never had.

33. Crying sucks. I'm going to take Excedrin an hour before they leave so when I do cry, I don't get a damn headache.

34. Are you yawning yet? If not, award yourself to chocolate...or whatever candy you desire.

35. Stay away from mine.

36. Oh, my youtube series....sucked. I made three videos. I think. They all sucked. I'm not a vlogger for sure.

37. OMG.

38. I got braces. I can't believe that's not the first thing I said. But I've had them since late October so I'm kinda used to them now.

39. I lost 10 pounds the first week I had them on because my teeth hurt so bad I couldn't eat anything but soup, jello, ice cream, mashed potatoes (with gravy, of course) and mac and cheese.

40. Mac and cheese I'm too crazy about though. Unless it's Velveeta. But that's expensive for one damn box.

41. Um.

42. Yeah, I think that's all I have for right now.

43. Are you relieved?

44. Hey, I just realized. That would of sucked if I missed a number.

45. Oh, I have to do an written ad for some shows I love.

46. CRIMINAL MINDS, watch it man. My Nan got me hooked. She introduced me to it because she knew I wanted to be a profiler.

47. LEVERAGE, dude that show is the bomb. It has style in a why that style can't style. And Tim Hutton...come on...he sells the show.

48. DROP DEAD DIVA, my ladies you will love this show. No doubt. It's hilarious, heart-melting, dramatic and a mode of other things that you'll just have to watch to understand.

49.WHITE COLLAR,  two amazing men that capture the ladies hearts and the men's respect. One charming thief and con-man and an rough-around-the-edges FBI agent who is very endearing.

50. RIZZOLI & ISLES, only one season done so far but this summer the second one comes out and I just know it's going to blow me away.

51. BONES, Booth and Brennan...the duo that we all love to watch for their intelligence, mystery and incredibly frustrating habit of not admitting their feelings!

52. CASTLE, another duo that captures the hearts of everyone who watches. The rugged and charming author and the head-strong and clever detective need to get things moving along before they catch aflame!

53. COVERT AFFAIRS, one season so far and it's already a favorite among others. Watch and you'll know why!

54. THE MENTALIST, this show isn't as well known as it should be. There's a little romance, jealousy but the mystery and mind-blowing plots make up for it!

55. NCIS, a show that almost everyone knows about. How could you not? It's into its 8th season and still going strong!

56. IN PLAIN SIGHT, I haven't seen too much of this show. But it caught my interest. It's pretty damn good  so far. I love Mary and Marshall.

57. And last, but not least, HAWTHORNE, I saw caught a few episodes of the first season and every single      episode of the second and the drama, romance and suspense is  well worth the slow start!

58. Okay, I'm done. I watch a lot of TV. I know.

59. Actually I watch all of it online since I don't have TV service.

60. HOLY Mother of Annoying Ducks. I'm at 60. I'm sorry, to whoever is still reading this. If you are.

61. Congrats, you just read the ramblings of a female who took too damn long to update her update.

62. There's more that happened in my life, I'm sure. I just can't think of anything else right now and I'm hungry. So I'll end this with a 63rd ending. Next time I'll do 69 :D

63. Now, you may have some of my candy. What do you want?

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My New Life and New Goal

It's been a long time.

Too long. But, I have a good reason. My life is slowly improving. I'm going back to school four hours a day on a computer at a school, got almost 5 credits in less than three months of being there. I'm taking an online college class for "Human Growth and Development" and have an A+ (155 out of 155, 100%) I'm SO excited and SO proud of myself. I never thought I'd say that.

I shall be volunteering at the local hospital soon as well. In the ER, it should be interesting and hopefully help with my social awkwardness. So far so good.

I'm also thinking about redoing youtube videos and starting an experiment. I want to share with the world of youtube my journey to losing weight. I'm still 180 pounds and want to weigh 130. So, I'm thinking about sharing my reasons why I'm doing the videos in the first video and tell why I want to lose weight. And in the second video I will explain my first week of dieting and exercising and such. It's still a plan in progress, but I'm open to suggestions and opinions.

Hopefully I can keep up with blogging too. I know I said my blog was moved to Tumblr but that's more of a picture site and stuff.

Peace and Magic,

Your Gypsy Lady.

I'm So Sick Of People

I am so sick of people and their attitudes and their "I'm better than you" shit. I'm sick of people blaming others for everything when everything is half their fault too. I'm sick of a family that fights when they say the love each other. I'm sick of siblings who act as if the shit they did wrong isn't their fault. I'm sick of people telling me that I need to get over my goddamn fear of driving and just do it like a regular person. I'm so sick of people telling me I need to get out and find a boyfriend and get some more friends. I'm so sick of seeing heartbreak, sadness, anger, jealousy and careless, self-righteousness, selfish assholes who have idea what it is like to be alone, hungry, depressed, homeless, confused and scared.

I'm so sick of saying "I'm sick" because it's so true and I find that right now I see nothgin but anger and feel nothing but disappointment in the human race because they are such greedy, selfish bastards. We as a race have no concept anymore of what being "lucky" as fucking hell is anymore because you know what, we are lucky.

Yeah we go through shit through life and we go through some happy and sad and hard times but we CAN get through it and when we don't we blame it on other people instead of shutting the fuck up and taking a few hours to think about what we can do and accomplish by getting up and taking a stand for not only ourselves but OTHERS too.

I understand I'm ranting and I understand that later on I'll most likely take something for granted and then I'll straighten up and say to myself  "People have worse. You have a roof, a family, water and food."
Yeah sometimes it's not enough and sometimes we become lonely and some want it that ways and others don't. And yeah, sometimes when our "friends" ditch and ignore us it's not our fault, it's completely theirs. Sometimes families fight and get sick of each other, but to completely alienate them is bullshit. Sometimes our brothers can be selfish jerks who are arrogant and think only of themselves and we can't do anything to change that but hope that they change in the long run and still love them....And yeah that applies to sisters too.

But we as humans don't understand the concept of friends and family and love and trust, loyalty and generosity anymore. And it's sad, it's bullshit because once upon a time that is what this land (America) was founded on. Our fore fathers were true people with emotions, ideas, motivation, backbone, loyalty, generosity, honesty and so much more and what they built us humans today have destroyed with our greed, dishonestly, misdirected loyalties, and selfish ways.

Okay I'm moving my blog

I've created a new blog, a fresh start one might say. The link is http://gypsyladyamber.tumblr.com/ you can follow or not, I don't really care. I'm just kinda bored with this site for some reason. Needs a major update.

Ciao!

35 Things I Needed To Say And Get Off My Chest

 

I should be hanged. I haven't written anything in what seems decades to me. Not anything good actually.

So here's an update on my life:

1) Since I arrived here I've had 4 teeth pulled and a ton load of fillings.

2) The first dentist office sucked. Mostly because I could only get an appointment once a month.

3) I got a new dentist who can get me in once a week.

4) My diet plan didn't go well. I'm still the same.

5) I have a new plan....still developing it.

6) My face has cleared up.

7) I'm hoping it continues to.

8) If it doesn't, I will research a Chemical Peel, go to a dermatologist and if s/he says it would be good for my skin- I will research a few places and get one.

9) My mom has moved to my hometown, where most of my friends are, and my little brother is living with her.

10) They live in a 3 bedroom apartment.

11) I have a plan for my Youtube videos.

12) My next dentist appointment is May 20th.

13) My birthday is May 21st....18...Ooh-rah!....Not.

14) I leave for home on my birthday.

15) I'm going to miss my Nan like crazy and most likely I will be crying for awhile.

16) I hate crying.

17) Crying gives me a headache.

18) Most likely I'll be grumpy for the next few weeks.

19) I probably won't write personal tweets much at all for the next few weeks.

20) I'll be living in my Mom's apartment.

21) I'm going back to high school.

22) I'm scared shitless.

23) I have no idea what the phrase above even means.

24) I think I'm writing too much.

25) But then again, I haven't written in awhile so in a way I'm making up for with this ultra long, super, fantastic, weird, random, babbling list.

26) If you've read this long give yourself a pat on the back.

27) There is a drink called Sierra Mist Cranberry Splash...I love it.

28) It's my favorite drink.

29) I call it a Fake Mimosa In A Can.

30) My next favorite drink is Diet Pepsi.

31) I'm watching "The Golden Compass" and I actually really like it. It's creative.

32) I have a welt from a bloody mosquito on my right hand. (No pun intended.)

33) I have to go help someone right now.

34) So I have to go now. Maybe soon I'll make another blog post. If you COMMENT on this and tell me what the hell you think about this long list.

35) Peace, Love and Magic~ Bye!

For Better or For Worse?

Who knew that in a week your life could shift and mold into something else?

I did. Only I didn't dare hope for this. I didn't dare dream. I'm moving back to my hometown, the place I loved and hated the most. I love it because my family and friends are there, but I hate it because my ex-step dad is there. Now, I'm moving back. Well my mom is moving back now as I type, so that means when I fly back home from Oregon I'll be going to a new home. And I'm so ecstatic.


To make these even better, my little brother is moving in with my Mom and I and getting out of my ex-step dad's place. Now, I know it's possible I'll see him every now and then but I can handle that. I got my stun gun....Nah, although I do, I mean that I can emotionally and mentally handle that because I know that things are coming together like this for a reason.


And what I mean by that is....I'm going back to school! It's different than regular high school, it's a program where I'll be able to get all the credits I need in order to graduate in about a year and a half! Oh and I don't have to go in until 10 am. How awesome is that? But I'm scared, nervous and excited. I'm not sure why I feel all that. But I just feel like this is the right thing to do.

I don't know exactly what this program entails but I'm ready to do this. I'm ready to change and become a better person. I know this won't be easy for me but I know I can do it. I can just feel it you know? It's that gut feeling. As illogical that is I can feel the power of it at full force.


Besides that, I'm hoping that I can lose 30 pounds before August. That way when I go back to school I feel confident about myself a bit more. And then maybe in two months I can lose 20 pounds. I'll have money to go to the gym for a few months so that could help and I want to take self-defense classes.


So basically I have some high goals for myself. But I'm going to need the help and support of gym family and friends. I can't do this alone. I'm going to want to give up, I'm going to bitch and moan. But I can do it with some help. 


I am slowly believing in myself again.


So. "For Better" for sure.

Was Feeling Bad but then I saw THIS

For all of my Twitter friends- if you aren't grinning at this you need to tweet some more!

New Level

......How scary.

That's What She Said

I only just figured out what the phrase "That's What She Said," actually is used for. I never "got it" when people would say that phrase after I said something. Apparently I don't have as dirty a mind as some seem to think. Now I know.

Wanna see?

Just laughed my buttocks off.....Okay so I only wish I did. This was just too funny.

Religions of the World

Religion. The subject, idea, cause, whatever it is to YOU, religion is an excuse for war. People cause war, not religion. And before I post this picture I am going to say this- I am not, in any way, against or with any single religion. I understand everyone believes in something for a reason, maybe not their own reason but for others' reasons, but I do not judge them on it at all.

This picture was just something I found light-heartedly funny about religion. Hope it causes a smile and/or laugh as it did me. 

I hope no offence has been caused. If so, please let me know.

Smile!

I just came across this and thought it to be incredibly cute and funny.

It made me smile.

So I posted it, hoping it will make you smile too.

Matthew Gray Gubler

Creative. Genius.

Just two words that describe his personality and skill. Skill in filming, acting and drawling.

Okay so some of his drawings kind of make me wide eyed. But they are actually amazing. They're unique and interesting. He puts a lot of detail into them and makes them so "his" he just owns them. And the use of color is lovely actually. Some would do black and white but his use of color suggests a type of... fascination.  I'd definitely encourage him to keep drawing. And to try his hand at scenery. 

You can view his drawings here- http://www.matthewgraygubler.com/webpage/

His acting, however, is outstanding and bloody brilliant. Had I followed my former dream to act I would hope to be as good as him and my much loved Johnny Depp....Okay so it's a lingering dream, I'm still considering my options. (I don't think I'd make it anyways.)

In the show "Criminal Minds" Matthew plays Dr. Spencer Reid, a FBI Profiler and Doctor with many degrees in various subjects. He's absolutely incredible, the amount of lines this man has to say in a one hour show is unfathomable especially because he has to say them fast because his character permits it.

He also plays in "How To Be A Serial Killer." I've not see it , as of yet, but once I do I will most likely write a post about it. I'm looking forward to watching this movie very much.

Director wise, he's quite good. "Mosley Lane" is the newest episode in "Criminal Minds" and though it isn't as creepy as I heard it would be, this episode is really great. The guest stars were perfectly cast, they looked like dolls; they were the creepy part. Though, I don't get "creeped out" as easily as most girls.

I believe he's written and directed a few other short films, that I do hope I can find.

Matthew has a Twitter account, though he doesn't Tweet as much as I think he should and he needs to spice up his stream by following more people. (Yes that's a clue that I want him to follow me and I think he should cause I'm wicked. Alyssa Milano follows me :D) Link for his Twitter- http://twitter.com/GUBLERNATION

He also has a Myspace, http://www.myspace.com/matthewgraygubler

I think he has other accounts, if I find out I'll edit this and write them down as soon as possible.

If you see anything he's been involved with, business wise that is (I don't believe his personal life is any of our business, unless he doesn't care) please write a comment on what you think of his work.

Much Peace and Magic to my readers!!!

XOXO~ GypsyLadyAmber