Monday, February 27, 2012

Snow!

Over the weekend it snowed for an hour or two then stopped.  It had started accumulating and the snow itself was very large.  I do have some pictures and I might put up some in the near future.  But immediately after the snowfall the sun came out brighter than it was all day and melted all the snow in 30 minutes.  Darn Sun!

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Sunday, February 26, 2012

In remembrance

This poem brings tears every time I hear or see the last line.

Do not stand at my grave and weep..
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft star-shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry..
I am not there. I did not die.

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Getting Warmer

With a winter season that was lacking in snow, it is now getting warmer.  The flowers will soon be out (more pictures) and soccer season is almost here.  I hope that this good weather continues into when it should be nice outside, the spring.  It would be very disappointing if the spring has more precipitation than the winter.

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Sunday, February 19, 2012

My sony alpha

About 2 years ago I purchased a Sony a-380 and I have always been very pleased with it.  But I just randomly looked at some new cameras from sony and was quite surprised.  The new a-65 I am particularly interested in.  A good deal at 1000 for a 24.3 mp camera with 18-55 sam lense and 10 fps shooting.  And did I mention it shoots full HD video?  Now there is no reason to buy a canon.  I love SONY!!!

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Saturday, February 18, 2012

A picture and a short...thing

Please Believe me when I say that it is snowing in this picture.


On another note, I feel sad when I look at you.
I'm not sure why.
Should I feel sad?
Are you sad?
I feel as if I am.
I look at you and say: How beautiful.
I look at you and say: I will never be good enough for you.
look and feel sad

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Friday, February 17, 2012

Paper

There is a large portion of society that has to deal with paper more than it should.  Almost everything is paper.  I blame math.  And control freaques.  I spelled that wrong because I want to.  There are things that cannot be done without paper because that is the procedure.  Words words words!  Enough talking.  It's time for the final episode to this little drama.  (In the words of Dwayne Powers)

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Maybe getting there

I think I am figuring out what being self-centered is like.  There are times when I just feel like I don't have emotion for anyone except for myself.  Things that happen to me.  I don't think I even care if they are directly related to me.  I think I just don't care.  Perhaps this is a good thing.  I already have too many emotions running around.  But that feels self-centered to me.  Free to attach themselves to me as they want because I don't really care anyway.  Like a remora to a shark.  Not to say that I am the shark in life, but you get the picture.  *sigh*

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

I want a battle room

There is a part in Ender's Game where Ender refuses to leave practice before Dink does and this leads Ender to see what Dink does after each practice.  He takes off his clothes and floats from one wall of the room to the other, very slowly.  I think that I would like to be able to do this.  It seems very restful.  He says that the walls absorb de crazy and then the little boys come and bump into the walls and squish out de crazy back into him so he has to get rid of it again.  I have crazy.  I think I would like one of these...

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Valentine's Day

It's Valentine's Day!  A day that I don't really care about and don't care to care about at all.  Just another thing to divert our attention from what is ruining our lives.  Now I start thinking about what is ruining our lives.  Don't really know there.  I think I'm on the track of greed.  Getting things.  Even I spend a bit of my time wanting.  Then I get depressed about not having.  Side Note:  Depressed is much less in my mind than depression.  Depression is serious, depressed just a feeling.  End side note.  But anyway, valentine's day is just something that people look forward to for the sake of looking forward to, nothing more nothing less.  Just an arbitrary day in the scope of things.  Love always!  Or not.  Who am I to tell you what to do anyway?

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Card's New Book

Orson Scott Card's new book is called Shadows in Flight and follows Bean and his children as they embark on a relativistically stained journey waiting for scientists to find a cure their giantism.  These scientists forget about this condition and Bean and his companions just become a myth in space.  Of course all of this is just heresay because I never read the book and was just basing this off of a review.  I should never trust what other people say about things, but if I want to write something slightly meaningful about the book, I need to blindly follow in the darkness.  Need to get the book sometime!

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Geography

Just put the map back up in my room.  Was watching Jeopardy! and decided that I don't know nearly enough geography.  I can usually absorb things by reading them, so I put the map in the hopes that looking at it will help me learn some geographic things.  Here goes trying to learn some stuff by looking at it!
Also starting to read Ender's Shadow again.  You can tell that I'm getting bored.  I keep reading the same things over and over again.  There is a new Card book out isn't there?  I think it came out in the middle of January.  Maybe I could read that.  It is the second book in the new Ender/Bean series. (the one that started with Ender starting the Shakespeare colony)  I think I'll look into it.

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Friday, February 10, 2012

So I was going to take pictures...

So remember how I said I would take pictures of the snow?  Well, I was going to, but when I got a chance to take some pictures, the snow was all gone!  Darn sun!  Taking away all of my snow.  It looked really nice to.  It nicely framed the branches of some evergreens and stuff.  It's supposed to snow sometime soon in the next week, so hopefully I can get some pictures then.

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

SNOW!

Looked out the window today and saw SNOW!  And it kept SNOWing for another couple of hours!  And it is still SNOWing!  I think this is our first real SNOW this year.  Snow on snow, snow on...
I think I'll take pictures tomorrow, should be great!

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

People

I have come to the conclusion that people do not know anything.  Everything we think we know is from other people and they base it off of their perceptions.  Everything is based off of perception.  The color blue is a perception.  Senses are perceptions.  Everything we know is a lie.  Where is the truth in life?

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Monday, February 6, 2012

If I could say Something...

Don't be so depressed.  It is a waste of a wonderful life to go through everything on the down side.  People don't want to feel sad.  You're no exception.  People also don't like when other people make them feel sad.  Do you want to be alone?  Then by all means, keep alienating everyone around.  But when you find out that the people that you need and need you can't go through this anymore, I'll be there for you.
"Goodnight, my angel
Time to close your eyes
And save these questions for another day
I think I know what you've been asking me
I think you know what I've been trying to say
I promised I would never leave you
And you should always know
Wherever you may go
No matter where you are
I never will be far away

Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to sleep
And still so many things I want to say
Remember all the songs you sang for me
When we went sailing on an emerald bay
And like a boat out on the ocean
I'm rocking you to sleep
The water's dark and deep
Inside this ancient heart
You'll always be a part of me"

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Count of Monte Cristo

There is a part in this book where the Count reveals his true identity to Fernand, one of those who had had a hand in putting the Count, young Edmond, into prison.  Prior to this Fernand had been on the point of dueling the Count for turning Fernand's son and wife against him and exposing him as a traitor.  Fernand just wanted to know who his tormentor was before he killed him.  After the Count was exposed, however, Fernand could no longer bring himself to kill the one whose vengeance was justified.  Deep down, Fernand knew that if any man was justified in condemning him, it was Edmond.  He resigned himself to live his life of torment and dishonor, as he should have from the point he was jealous of Edmond.

Also, blogger is not letting me look at my pageview stats...

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Friday, February 3, 2012

Ink problems

So I have a Lexmark printer and recently purchased some ink for it, but the cartridge would not work in my printer.  Apparently there was a problem with the shape of the cartridge that made it incompatible with my printer.  Looked on the internet for some solutions, tried some, didn't work.  Then I went to the Lexmark website for some customer service and when all was said and done, I'm getting a cartridge shipped to me.  Just got the notification today.  I was sort of surprised and very pleased with the treatment I received.  People I am close to like to get very angry at customer service if you know what I mean.  I am not used to a very helpful customer service.  So I was very very surprised with the outcome of my situation.  I was hoping that my cartridge would work.  Oh well.  But thanks for the help!

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Academic Quiz Bowl

Had a great couple of close matches today.  One the second one with incisors!  Haha.  I enjoy answering questions on these quiz type things, like Jeopardy and stuff.  Was actually going to take the quiz for the show but they postponed it. :( I just love when you're not sure about something and then you guess and get it right when you knew nothing about it.  That is what makes these quiz things fun.  And whenever it is about the North Pole, do Peary.  Everest, do Hilary.

~another musing of the ill-informed~