well i haven't updated this blog in a while and since i no longer need to update my other blog, since i'm not longer in australia i'll start using this one instead.
don't really have anything to talk about, but hey that's never stopped me before (and many other people for that matter). actually isn't it amazing at how someone can go on and on and on without actually saying anything with any kind of importance, kinda like this paragraph).
yup nothing to say, ciao
quote of the day/week/month/year or who knows how long: "llama face"
Saturday, December 03, 2005
Sunday, April 03, 2005
what is small
below is a quote from one of my favorite books the Te of Piglet (my favorite book is the Tao of Pooh). anyways i thought the quote was a worthwhile one to ponder about.
"And now here's a Riddle for Piglet, when he returns: If "good" is not necessarily good, and "bad" not necessarily bad, what is "small"?"
i guess i better first start off with explaining a little bit about the book (but don't quote me on anything 'cause i'm really simplifying it and i'm most likely combining the 2 books without really knowing it). in the book the author, Bemjamin Hoff, is trying to explain the chinese term Te, and what it all entails. part of it (and Taoism) is that things are they way they are, and that a person should not try to change how things are because it would work against nature. this also works with people and how they really want to be different and are really self-conscious about themselves because they worry/believe that they are not "big" enough to do things. however the book continues to say that although a person may not be able to do things that others can, the person is able to do a lot of other things that the "bigger" people are unable to do. in short, the book (at least to me) tells you not to worry about the things that you're unable to do because of your size/abilities, but to look at all the things you can do well because those are the things that will make you great. that really didn't have all that much to do with the quote, but if you'd like to know more about the books i would say to read the books because they are really awesome (in the self reflection aspect).
"And now here's a Riddle for Piglet, when he returns: If "good" is not necessarily good, and "bad" not necessarily bad, what is "small"?"
i guess i better first start off with explaining a little bit about the book (but don't quote me on anything 'cause i'm really simplifying it and i'm most likely combining the 2 books without really knowing it). in the book the author, Bemjamin Hoff, is trying to explain the chinese term Te, and what it all entails. part of it (and Taoism) is that things are they way they are, and that a person should not try to change how things are because it would work against nature. this also works with people and how they really want to be different and are really self-conscious about themselves because they worry/believe that they are not "big" enough to do things. however the book continues to say that although a person may not be able to do things that others can, the person is able to do a lot of other things that the "bigger" people are unable to do. in short, the book (at least to me) tells you not to worry about the things that you're unable to do because of your size/abilities, but to look at all the things you can do well because those are the things that will make you great. that really didn't have all that much to do with the quote, but if you'd like to know more about the books i would say to read the books because they are really awesome (in the self reflection aspect).
Monday, January 17, 2005
Free movie channel weekend and coffee
so this weekend Starz had a free movie weekend which was great, got to see movies that i wouldn't really rent but ended up being good. anyways so the free weekend was suppose to last until the 18th (or so i thought), but turns out that as i was watching the hulk (i've seen it already so not too annoyed) Starz decided to end the movie weekend. the thing is that it decided to do so at 7pm on the 17th, which was 1 hr into the movie. you'd think they would stop it at midnight or something. i could understand if it was around 10pm or so 'cause then it would be midnight or whatever on the east coast, but 7??? although it was kinda fun to go down one channel to the next starz channel (since they have like 8 or so) and do a count down to when that channel would get turned off.
but now there's nothing to watch on tv, at least not on the channels that my mom gets although it takes about 20 minutes to channel surf thru them all. after working 8 hrs today i really don't want to do anything that involves any serious thinking, not that my job is all that intellectually challenging, but still. i'm actually surprised i'm sitting at a computer right now, since that's what my job entails.
something i could do is apply for my student visa online so i actually have it when i leave to australia in a couple weeks, but i think i'll wait 'til tomorrow, plus i need a credit card and well since i have no credit i really can't get a credit card (at least one w/ a good rate or whatnot) so i gotta wait to get my mom's.
hmmm....this morning i found out that it takes some skill to use a coffee pot/maker, which i guess i don't have (at least not yet). no, i didn't make a big mess, but i wasn't able to drink any of the 3 pots of coffee that i attempted to make. each pot only had about 2-3 cups so it wasn't like it was a big pot of coffee. anyways, 2 of the 3 attempts the grinds somehow made it thru the filter. on the third attempt no grinds got thru, but i don't think i used enough grinds 'cause the coffee was not exactly coffee. it was more like water with a hint of coffee (and color) which needless to say tasted really bad. i would have kept trying to make more, but had to get to work and had to do so w/out the aid of caffeine. turns out that at work they have coffee, so tomorrow i'll either attempt once again to make coffee or just wait 'til i get to the office. although it would be nice to have some caffeine in me for my 1/2 hr drive to work, i've been a bit spoiled the last 2 summers of it only taking 10min max to get to work. oh well it's money.
one more note to the A cubed people (you know who you are), you couldn't wait to do those things 'til next weekend when i'd be able to partake in them. actually though it would cost me money to have gone to chili's, best buy, etc. mostly best buy, 'cause i can't seem to go in there without coming out w/ at least one movie and/or cd.
'til another random thought (or moment of boredom)
but now there's nothing to watch on tv, at least not on the channels that my mom gets although it takes about 20 minutes to channel surf thru them all. after working 8 hrs today i really don't want to do anything that involves any serious thinking, not that my job is all that intellectually challenging, but still. i'm actually surprised i'm sitting at a computer right now, since that's what my job entails.
something i could do is apply for my student visa online so i actually have it when i leave to australia in a couple weeks, but i think i'll wait 'til tomorrow, plus i need a credit card and well since i have no credit i really can't get a credit card (at least one w/ a good rate or whatnot) so i gotta wait to get my mom's.
hmmm....this morning i found out that it takes some skill to use a coffee pot/maker, which i guess i don't have (at least not yet). no, i didn't make a big mess, but i wasn't able to drink any of the 3 pots of coffee that i attempted to make. each pot only had about 2-3 cups so it wasn't like it was a big pot of coffee. anyways, 2 of the 3 attempts the grinds somehow made it thru the filter. on the third attempt no grinds got thru, but i don't think i used enough grinds 'cause the coffee was not exactly coffee. it was more like water with a hint of coffee (and color) which needless to say tasted really bad. i would have kept trying to make more, but had to get to work and had to do so w/out the aid of caffeine. turns out that at work they have coffee, so tomorrow i'll either attempt once again to make coffee or just wait 'til i get to the office. although it would be nice to have some caffeine in me for my 1/2 hr drive to work, i've been a bit spoiled the last 2 summers of it only taking 10min max to get to work. oh well it's money.
one more note to the A cubed people (you know who you are), you couldn't wait to do those things 'til next weekend when i'd be able to partake in them. actually though it would cost me money to have gone to chili's, best buy, etc. mostly best buy, 'cause i can't seem to go in there without coming out w/ at least one movie and/or cd.
'til another random thought (or moment of boredom)
Sunday, January 16, 2005
Soccer moms
So today as i was riding with my mom, i saw a car that had a soccer sticker on it. this got me thinking of how van's and similar vehicles are considered soccer mom vehicles. this made me think of how football, baseball, basketball are more popular than soccer, but yet there are no terms like football mom, baseball mom, etc and if there is, they are not as widely known/used as the term soccer mom. me being a soccer player may be why i haven't heard of the other sport mom terms, but still. has anyone else ever thought of that, or is it just something a bored mind thinks of?
hmmm...really can't think of anything else that deals with the topic of soccer mom's so i guess that's it for this post.
hmmm...really can't think of anything else that deals with the topic of soccer mom's so i guess that's it for this post.
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