I've never played Double Dragon, so I don't give a damn about this level name. >_> I guess 40 is a nice number, though.
Anyway, hello. The past few weeks have been hectic; my brother has moved in, the end of my semester is fast approaching, and I've been keenly fixated on philosophy and my life goals. I'm not doing any soul-searching, though; I have already found my soul, so to speak. I've been spending a lot of time and energy on refining my personal worldview so as to be prepared for living a much more grand and meaningful life. Like I've said ad nauseum here in OT, I care a lot about making the world a better, more peaceful place. I'm deeply concerned about others, though I can't say that this feeling necessarily makes me virtuous or something. I have a lot to work on.
As regards ethics (one of my favorite topics, FYI), I have shifted from plain rule utiltarianism to rule utlitarianism combined with virtue ethics and ethics of care. I think that is far better than plain, binary utilitarianism, which is a pretty bad theory by itself. Surprisingly, though, I've begun to see that Kantianism isn't nearly as bad as people say. I still reject it because I think a moral system based strictly on reason is woefully flawed, though. I'm also not too comfortable with the rejection of the existence of ethical dilemmas by the categorical imperative. Ethics may seem to be a pointless endeavor to some - and I understand why - but it's at the heart of my life purpose since I'm an ethical altruist, so of course ethics is extremely important to me.
As for music, I've been listening to NWOBHM as usual, but I've recently gotten back into new wave as well. Two bands I especially love are Duran Duran and Tears for Fears. I wonder if there are other good 80s new wave bands; many new wave bands I've heard of are overwhelmingly cheesy.
Lastly, I've been reading Cordelia Fine's Delusions of Gender. She's a fabulous author for exposing the kind of pseudo-science I despise: justifications for sexism and other forms of prejudice under the guise of "science." My philosophy teacher gave it to me as a gift - that certainly shocked me! I never imagined that a teacher would ever give me a gift so readily. She's definitely one of my favorite teachers.
That's all for now. Later!