Icarus at the Edge of Time

So anyway, I have been away for a while and much has happened in my tiny universe.

I read the most brilliant book on Physics - The Fabric of the Universe.

Einstein used his ridiculously clever theory of Special Relativity to prove that space and time are not individually absolute but united into what is called ‘spacetime’. Using this, one can say that just like all of space, ALL of time exists now, at once.

Think of the entire history of the universe as a movie. The entire movie exists at one go, but we see it frame by frame.

In fact time itself is far more complicated.

Reality emanates from the ‘flow’ of time which we feel through the perception of a past, present and future.

But it’s actually explained by nothing more than the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Everything tends from lower to higher Entropy (disorder). The Pre-Big Bang Universe was in a state of the lowest entropy and we move to the future that is ever more chaotic.

It is the reason eggs will splatter and not unsplatter.

I, on my part, used my outstanding ability to fell bummed about any and everything to draw my own startling conclusion.

See if all of space and time exist anyway then where is the question of Free Will? We are all caught in a sort of movie and actually have no real say over our future. Of course we don’t sense that.

No matter what I do, don’t do, think, love, hate, write, eat, feel – it’s already been decided.

And the worst part is this discovery doesn’t really set me up for a life of laziness and sexual debauchery.

The choice has already been made. If that’s my future it is unavoidable and I will have a lot of fun and die a very poor but perhaps a more satisfied man.

In fact that’s exactly what I was thinking about the blog. The next post is already written. I needn’t do anything about it. It will come when the time is right. It will, in fact, write itself.

Bloody absolute fucking spacetime!!! 10 full days, dear reader???!

So anyway I was floating through another infinite yet absolute ocean – The Internet. And I came upon something that helped me snap out of Science...

Boobs come in broadly two sizes, large and well, at least she can cook!

Sorry Ladies. Might I remind you of the total absence of free will?

Anyway, do read the book, if a simple understanding of Inflationary Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, Superstring Theory, Time Travel, Multiple Universes, Decoherence (MS Word thinks Lecherous is the correct spelling of Decoherence!) is what gets you your kicks.

Really though, read it!

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You would think that much earth-shattering had happened for one week, but wait, there’s more.

Having consistently good bowel movement has recently made a decisive shift from the Top Five To-Do Things list to my catalogue of Top Five Coveted Possessions.

Top Five To-Do List

Megan Fox (NEW)
Being Incredibly Rich, Famous and Healthy
Wynona Ryder
Understanding Stuff (Physics, Philosophy, Economics) and Reading
Learning How to Make and then Making the Perfect Cup of Coffee, and also Movies

Top Five Most Coveted Possessions

Consistently Good Bowel Movement (NEW)
iPod
My Mind
The Single Strand of Colourless Hair centred on my Forehead
All the Books, Movies and Music I Have.

Oh the secret?

Well it’s a bit graphic, but I will tell you that there is some involvement, in no particular order, of Beginner (yet fairly intricate) Yoga, fruits, lime-juice, beetroot, iPod, brisk walking, warm water, coffee, newspaper, bizarre sound, and honey.

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Also, very soon, I will be getting my wrist operated. It’s scaring the shit out of me. For some reason it reminds me of that vague short film by Dali, Un Chien Andalou, with the eye getting slashed by a razor.

I mean who gets operated on the wrist? Stomachs, chests, and thighs I can understand. Wrist??

Apparently the incision will have to be made across the centre of my palm!! Not only does that sound incredibly painful, it will totally wipe out much of my lovely long Life and Fate Lines.

Thank God for Special Relativity!

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AND, yours truly will, within weeks, be moving out of this place after spending two years here. Much has changed since I got to this place. I’m yet to form an opinion on this move, that and further details will soon follow. But till then –

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAYY!

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Btw, Icarus…