I highly recommend everyone buy Hank Green's new album This Machine Pwns Noobs. If you're having doubts, read this amazing blog entry/review of the album: http://shaneblog.com/post/247625924
The album is currently on-sale via link @ http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
A La Procrastination Station
I have been NaNoWriMoing my face off all weekend. I am tired. I just want to sleep. I also have English homework to do. I need to write another 850 words by the end of today in order to reach my personal goal of 25,000. That's halfway to the end of the word goal, but not nearly half of my novel.
I have been eating candy today.
I don't want to write anymore right now. I want to go do something else. 10,000 words in two days is a time-consuming endeavor.
So I am making this blog post as a way to procrastinate. There's only 850 left, but at this stage of the story that is going to be a very arduous 850 full of contemplative words and insightful dialogues.
If only the human body could preform a massive mitosis (yep, I was doing Biology HW earlier as well) so there would be two of me. One could write and the other could sleep. Yes. Then we would merge back after the other one finished the 25000.
Actually, I think I will abandon the Internet entirely for an hour or so. Yes. Goodbye.
I have been eating candy today.
I don't want to write anymore right now. I want to go do something else. 10,000 words in two days is a time-consuming endeavor.
So I am making this blog post as a way to procrastinate. There's only 850 left, but at this stage of the story that is going to be a very arduous 850 full of contemplative words and insightful dialogues.
If only the human body could preform a massive mitosis (yep, I was doing Biology HW earlier as well) so there would be two of me. One could write and the other could sleep. Yes. Then we would merge back after the other one finished the 25000.
Actually, I think I will abandon the Internet entirely for an hour or so. Yes. Goodbye.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
At The Bottom Of The Page...
At the bottom of the page, you will notice some new banners I encountered while surfing the net. I love those books dearly and have a special connection to them (NOT the thing for the stereotype of a typical guy).
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Looking For Alaska
Long time, no blog. I apologize, Danny and whoever else is reading this.
This morning at 12:00 am marked the beginning of National Novel Writing Month, in which I am participating. My novel hasn't got a title. On my hardrive, it is simply called "The Novel". This is my first year attempting this feat, and I think I'm off to a pretty good start: currently 4825 words.
My outline is over 9000, however, and is taped to the wall next to my computer. I must admit, 23 pages taped together in three strings is a beautiful sight to see.
Other news: a Paper Town has been discovered. Read about it here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6474746/Mystery-of-Argleton-the-Google-town-that-only-exists-online.html
I read John Green's Looking For Alaska yesterday (yes, the entire thing). I enjoyed it very much. In John's video he talked about how certain people did not want to book to be taught to highschool English classes. He argued that teenagers are fully capable of reading critically and realizing that he was not condoning the scene between Lara and Miles (which was full of physical intimacy but with absolutely no emotional connection), but using it to provide a contrast to the scene between Miles and Alaska (which had both kinds).
Yes, teenagers are quite good at reading critically, but not when it comes to something like that. John insisted that there was nothing erotic about the scene between Miles and Lara. I agree wholeheartedly, but I also think that many people (meaning, many teenage guys, sorry Danny) would disagree. When it comes to this subject matter, I think it's difficult for certain people to read critically. That's my opinion. I don't think the book should be banned, but I don't think schools should require people to read it, either. Don't get me wrong, I love John and his books and his writing (god, his writing is wonderful), but still...
So there's my review on that aspect of the book.
And that's all for today.
May the Force be with you.
This morning at 12:00 am marked the beginning of National Novel Writing Month, in which I am participating. My novel hasn't got a title. On my hardrive, it is simply called "The Novel". This is my first year attempting this feat, and I think I'm off to a pretty good start: currently 4825 words.
My outline is over 9000, however, and is taped to the wall next to my computer. I must admit, 23 pages taped together in three strings is a beautiful sight to see.
Other news: a Paper Town has been discovered. Read about it here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6474746/Mystery-of-Argleton-the-Google-town-that-only-exists-online.html
I read John Green's Looking For Alaska yesterday (yes, the entire thing). I enjoyed it very much. In John's video he talked about how certain people did not want to book to be taught to highschool English classes. He argued that teenagers are fully capable of reading critically and realizing that he was not condoning the scene between Lara and Miles (which was full of physical intimacy but with absolutely no emotional connection), but using it to provide a contrast to the scene between Miles and Alaska (which had both kinds).
Yes, teenagers are quite good at reading critically, but not when it comes to something like that. John insisted that there was nothing erotic about the scene between Miles and Lara. I agree wholeheartedly, but I also think that many people (meaning, many teenage guys, sorry Danny) would disagree. When it comes to this subject matter, I think it's difficult for certain people to read critically. That's my opinion. I don't think the book should be banned, but I don't think schools should require people to read it, either. Don't get me wrong, I love John and his books and his writing (god, his writing is wonderful), but still...
So there's my review on that aspect of the book.
And that's all for today.
May the Force be with you.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Chart Jackers
right, so this is important, even though it has nothing to do with writing.
The entire Internet (meaning, the people on it) is coming together to make a hit single that will take over the Charts (hence the name- Chart (Hi)jackers).
It needs as much radio time as possible, and as many people to buy it as possible.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ChartJackersProject
The entire Internet (meaning, the people on it) is coming together to make a hit single that will take over the Charts (hence the name- Chart (Hi)jackers).
It needs as much radio time as possible, and as many people to buy it as possible.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ChartJackersProject
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Saturday's Quote
"Change your thoughts and you change your world." -Norman Vincent Peale
So, so true; from a metaphysical standpoint as well as from a practical one. Thank you, Mr. Peale.
So, so true; from a metaphysical standpoint as well as from a practical one. Thank you, Mr. Peale.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Ishaera
There is a land, in a far off place and time. It is called Ishaera. The people in the kingdom love their King, but they used to have another one. They used to have a Queen as well as their beloved King Cerdic. Queen Ethelwyn left the kingdom after the first war with the Mercians and returned to her kingdom beneath the sea, leaving behind only her daughter, Princess Sierra Witherwind. Sierra, although she grew up with her father, is utterly her mother at heart. She is a sea elf.
Now the Mercians are coming again, and Sierra must realize her true power and fully become the Sea Storm of legend, the personification of the storm that brought the mythical Flood.
Aided by her six hand maidens, The Wind, The Fog, The Currents, The Foam, The Rain, and The Thunder, she must prepare for war and, at the same time, reconcile her parents, for only then will they be able to resist the Mercian onslaught.
Meanwhile, deep beneath the waves, her true love Eodred has been brought by The Wind, Fog, Foam, and Currents, to train under the Queen to become the seventh and most powerful of the godlike beings that serve Sierra; the Lightning.
Even though they are on the brink of war, can the two lovers bear to be apart, will the Ishaeran Army be ready in time, and when Sierra's power is taken from her, can they retrieve it in time for a battle even greater than the one that destroyed their predecessors?
Now the Mercians are coming again, and Sierra must realize her true power and fully become the Sea Storm of legend, the personification of the storm that brought the mythical Flood.
Aided by her six hand maidens, The Wind, The Fog, The Currents, The Foam, The Rain, and The Thunder, she must prepare for war and, at the same time, reconcile her parents, for only then will they be able to resist the Mercian onslaught.
Meanwhile, deep beneath the waves, her true love Eodred has been brought by The Wind, Fog, Foam, and Currents, to train under the Queen to become the seventh and most powerful of the godlike beings that serve Sierra; the Lightning.
Even though they are on the brink of war, can the two lovers bear to be apart, will the Ishaeran Army be ready in time, and when Sierra's power is taken from her, can they retrieve it in time for a battle even greater than the one that destroyed their predecessors?
The Other Oz
Far away, in a mystical realm called Oz, there once came a little girl named Dorothy. She was from Kansas, and with the help of her friends, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, she made it back home. The end.
But what if that was just the cover up?
What if that story was the Disney remake of a horrible tale worthy of the Brothers Grimm?
What if Dorothy was a boy from outer space, come to take over the world?
What if the dog's real name was Otod, and he was possessed by demons?
What if, instead of being a good witch, Glinda is actually a sorceress in the employ of the greatest thief lord ever to roam the land?
What if the Tin Woodman wasn't actually tin; what if it was aluminum?
Who IS this mysterious G.W.B.? And why is he always combing the air in front of his chin?
The Other Oz: a parody, a truthful telling, and a riot. Collaboratively written with "Tobi Tobi" and "Quest Dawn", this is the byproduct of a year of afternoons in an elementary school's teacher's lounge.
But what if that was just the cover up?
What if that story was the Disney remake of a horrible tale worthy of the Brothers Grimm?
What if Dorothy was a boy from outer space, come to take over the world?
What if the dog's real name was Otod, and he was possessed by demons?
What if, instead of being a good witch, Glinda is actually a sorceress in the employ of the greatest thief lord ever to roam the land?
What if the Tin Woodman wasn't actually tin; what if it was aluminum?
Who IS this mysterious G.W.B.? And why is he always combing the air in front of his chin?
The Other Oz: a parody, a truthful telling, and a riot. Collaboratively written with "Tobi Tobi" and "Quest Dawn", this is the byproduct of a year of afternoons in an elementary school's teacher's lounge.
Today's Quote of the Day
Hey, there's going to be one today after all! Sorry that I didn't include it in the poem post (I hadn't checked my Google Reader yet).
"The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it." - Glaser and Way
It's difficult to change things when they aren't exactly tangible (although there are most certainly ways to do it, as Rose finds out in When The Sun Was In Your Hair). That's part of our problem. There's things we know are wrong, and we would like to change them (at least on some level), but it is not a procedure or policy or group of people that needs the changing. It is our collective mindset. Or, as http://www.youtube.com/thoughtbubbler puts it, our thought bubbles.
That YouTube channel is an excellent one that I recommend to everyone.
Women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive. However, there is nothing in either Islam or the government's laws against it. Women are severely punished if they do drive somewhere. Fortunately, the King is willing to change this. Unfortunately, because there is technically nothing wrong with them driving, it will be difficult to do.
Just something to think about.
Maybe I will try to provide daily quotes. Or at least daily ones on the weekends. We will see.
"The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it." - Glaser and Way
It's difficult to change things when they aren't exactly tangible (although there are most certainly ways to do it, as Rose finds out in When The Sun Was In Your Hair). That's part of our problem. There's things we know are wrong, and we would like to change them (at least on some level), but it is not a procedure or policy or group of people that needs the changing. It is our collective mindset. Or, as http://www.youtube.com/thoughtbubbler puts it, our thought bubbles.
That YouTube channel is an excellent one that I recommend to everyone.
Women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive. However, there is nothing in either Islam or the government's laws against it. Women are severely punished if they do drive somewhere. Fortunately, the King is willing to change this. Unfortunately, because there is technically nothing wrong with them driving, it will be difficult to do.
Just something to think about.
Maybe I will try to provide daily quotes. Or at least daily ones on the weekends. We will see.
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