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Hello ScoFans!

Remember a week or so ago when I posted something I said I would discuss later? I did get a few people concerned after that post, and thank you for that, but the post was actually originally written in October 2006 so I'm all good (all of the time)

For those of you who have already forgotten, first of all shame on you, and secondly this was the post...

Awake. Groggy. Eyes open. There he stands. His outstretched arm beckons me. I begin to move towards his dark silhouette. He looks as tales have always described with his black cloak and scythe. I know this can not be my hour. He will never take me! I offer exchanges. Sadness overwhelms. Acceptance. Darkness.

So what could that post possibly be a prelude to? A post about death? A post about loss? No.. a post about math.

That's right, today and today only I'm going to be your own personal (but shared among my other readers) Professor Charlie Eppes.. because I'm not bad ass enough to be Don


So.. math and death.. how did I manage to relate the two (at least in my mind.)

Well, it started with the Tool song "Lateralus", which I realized one day contains an extra layer to what I had previously thought. It's all in the opening lyrics...

Black
Then
White are
All I see In my in-fan-cy.
Red and yel-low then came to be,
Reach-ing out to me.
Lets me see.

As be-low, so a-bove and bey-ond, I im-a-gine
Drawn bey-ond the lines of rea-son.
Push the env-el-ope.
Watch it bend.

Do you see it? I've broken it down into syllables so that should help. (Oh, and I bolded the last bit because that was the title of the post) Anyway, let's have a look through the syllables in each line..

Black (1)
Then (1)
White are (2)
All I see (3)
In my in-fan-cy. (5)
Red and yel-low then came to be, (8)
Reach-ing out to me. (5)
Lets me see. (3)

As be-low, so a-bove and bey-ond, I im-a-gine (13)
Drawn bey-ond the lines of rea-son. (8)
Push the env-el-ope. (5)
Watch it bend. (3)

Anyone who is as obsessed with the Fibonnaci sequence as I am should spot it there very clearly now. For those of you who have forgotten it's joys, I won't go into too much detail about it here (if you want to do that click the link above to Wikipedia) other than to say it is a very simple mathematic sequence where each number equals the two numbers that came before it (ie 0+1 = 1, 1+1=2, 1+2=3, 2+3=5, 3+5=8 and so on)

So inspired was I when I first realized that layer in the song, I decided to try and bring it to a blog. Don't worry about scrolling up to check it now.. I'll put it below..

Awake.
Groggy.
Eyes open.
There he stands.
His outstretched arm beckons me.
I begin to move towards his dark silhouette.
He looks as tales have always described with his black cloak and scythe.
I know this can not be my hour.
He will never take me!
I offer exchanges.
Sadness overwhelms.
Acceptance.
Darkness.

So why did I write the post about death? Well, because I saw a show about the five stages of grief at about the same time I wrote this and wanted to take on the additional challenge of fitting a third layer in there.

I know this can not be my hour. Denial
He will never take me! Anger
I offer exchanges. Bargaining
Sadness overwhelms. Depression
Acceptance. Acceptance (Duh!)

So, I guess for me those 53 words were a simple tribute to a fantastic song, and a nice creative challenge (I know what you're thinking.. a tad complex for a creative challenge, why couldn't I have simply done more backwards blogging?). My own way of saying that while on the surface you might see one thing, often in life if you look deeper there could be three or four layers.

If you take the time to stop and appreciate the little things in life, you might find a whole deeper meaning which blows your mind more than what you discovered on the surface had (at least that's what I found with the song)

Anyone who wants to check out the song or learn more about Fibonacci and how it relates to the song (and has a spare nine and a half minutes on their hands) should take a look at hte video below.

For those of you who didn't check out the video, I'll share with you just a small piece of what it says..

"The song suggests living life much like the Fibonacci spiral. Constantly growing and spiraling out; exploring and reaching toward the unknown."

And that concludes today's lesson on Fibonacci.

But I'm not finished yet...

What kind of a teacher would I be if I didn't leave you with some humor? And what kind of humor is better than Venn Diagram humor? That's right, no humor.

Krystal posted this on her blog a few weeks back and I've been enjoying it ever since. It tickles me in all the right place.

Since then I have been enjoying the Venn Diagram and I have told a few of you that I would be preparing some.. most of which I've now forgotten, but I do remember telling SleepyJane I would be doing one.

She posted a few weeks ago saying that anyone who has never thought about murder has never been in love. I agreed with her that that was true, but I also argued that love was not necessary for thoughts of murder. I said anyone who has been to high school would have thought about murder.. but then I realised even people who hadn't been to high school would have also considered it.

Confused?

Then let me make things clear through the magic that is the Venn Diagram.

If I owe you a venn diagram let me know and I will right the wrong.

Anyway, I'll leave it to Weird Al and the boys from "The Big Bang Theory" to let you know what the extra layer under this weeks post was.

For anyone who hasn't seen the show, check it out.. really. It's hilarious. For anyone who has checked out the show I've often wondered which character I have the most in common with and after much thought I've decided my intelligence lies somewhere between Howard and Penny's and my social skills somewhere between Sheldon and Raj's.

Leonard: We need to widen our circle.
Sheldon: I have a very wide circle. I have 212 friends on myspace.
Leonard: Yes, and you’ve never met one of them.
Sheldon: That’s the beauty of it.
(The Big Bang Theory- Pilot)

Oh wait! Just to show you how white and nerdy I really am, as anyone who took the opportunity to add me to Facebook or Twitter will have noticed, I was recently scolded for being such a rebel..

Suck me dry

Suckin up all you can, suckin up all you can suck.

Workin up under my patience like a little tick.

Fat little parasite.

Hello ScoFans!

Well, after having my Internet down for most of the night and starting to think this post wasn't going to happen, we are back online and order is back in the world.

So, this week, story not quite ready, instead I'm going to do something many of you have done before. I'm going to take a wander through some of the keyword searches that have bought people here.. to ScoMan's land.

My blood is bruised and borrowed.

You thieving bastards.

You have turned my blood cold and bitter,

beat my compassion black and blue.

I'm going to put the first two together...

Hello I want to play a game You are a perfectly healthy, sane and middle-class citizen yet last month, "SAW: What would your 'Play Me' tape say?" quiz

Both have bought multiple people here. Perhaps I need to start paying royalties to the Saw movies. I might be a tad obsessed with them.. but do you know what else I'm obsessed with? Dexter. And how many people have found me searching for Dexter? Nada.

I hope you're choking.

I hope you choke on this.

Again, throwing another few together

shotgun betty stoppin dead at my shoes, damned alphabet, WHAT COME BEFORE M in the alphabet, I Comes Before You In The Alphabet

Ah.. Puscifer fans. Searching for information on the Vagina Mine as well I see. Well, good on you. Never give up hope. Also, I hope I was of some use to you in your search.

I hope you're choking.

I hope you choke on this.

And while we're discussing music.. do you know what else was a keyword to find me? You don't? That's okay, because I was going to tell you anyway.

ndeesaster

They say there's only six degrees of separation between all of us. In the world of blogging I'm wondering if there is even less than that. Anyway, you're only one degree out. Where you wanted to be was over here.

I hope you're choking.
I hope you choke on this.

Am I the only one who never realised how musically focussed this blog is? Because it's not until I'm looking through the keyword list and starting to realise how a lot of people that made there way here, did so for the music. Next on the list...

uh oh back in the lab again

I'm not sure which is more famous, Eminems music or the time I took him on. I'm thinking it's probably the former.. but only just.

Hope this is what you wanted.

Hope this is what you had in mind.

Cuz this is what you're getting.

Now for some strange ones that threw me a little bit.

"here's your learners permit. go away"

It took me a long time to work out what you wanted. Then it hit me. You found the scene I painstakingly wrote out word for word of "The Big Bang Theory". The one where Sheldon gets his learners permit. Still one of the funniest things I've seen on television. I hope you appreciate the effort I went to.

I hope you're choking.

I hope you choke on this.

your like my favourite seasons thats why im missing you like an incompletion

I don't even know what you mean, much less how you found me. Also, I hate to be a gramma nazi (no I don't) but I think you meant "you're". The line to me seems sappy and romantic, and those are two things I am not. Nonetheless, enjoy your stay and I hope you come again.

I hope you're choking.
I hope you choke on this.

And finally...

scomen us online adventure

First of all.. scoMEN? No, sorry. There is only one ScoMan, and I am he. US? Never been. Online adventure? There I can help you. My existence is online, so if I'm going to take an adventure, it would be.. yup, online.

Taken all I can, taken you like can, you can take.

Taken all you can, Taken all you can fuckin' take

Got nothing left to give to you.

Blood suckin parasitic little tick/blood suckin parasitic little tick

Take what you want and then go.

Well, that is our first journey though the keywords that have enlightened and enriched peoples lives. I wonder if any of the people who found me through keywords have ever returned. If you're one of them, leave a comment and let me know. You don't have to let me know which one was you.

Until next week, this is The Sco over and out.

Is this what you wanted?

Is this what you had in mind?

Cuz this this is what you're getting.

Tool- Ticks and Leeches