I keep forgetting about this place... gah. This week I've decided to spend the week doing 1 crazy thing every day - up until next Monday (after that I have exams so meh). Today I bought a new computer - for £400 :( which isn't so much crazy as stupid but there you go. I'm not sure what tomorrow brings but I'm a bit scared. There is an aim at the end of this - a couple of things I'm building myself up into doing :) but they will take a big dare to myself so this was a small(ish) start.
The question is how far can I go, ok so I have an idea of how far that is but I want to try and explore this. The further we can push ourselves the greater the reward - we'll I don't totally believe that but it will do for now.
If I achieve anything decent I'll be sure to let my 'public' ;) know...
In other news people have been moaning about my Facebook status's and how cryptic they are. If your bothering to read this and your a Facebook friend (lucky you :P) then the whole fun is trying to work out what the hell I'm on about. It's like MSN status's; they can be a great way of getting across a subtle message without just blurting it around. I try and write stuff that means something and relates to how I'm feeling.
Ok so it's a bit crazy I agree, but if you didn't like crazy then you wouldn't be a (Facebook) friend right?? :)
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Dare to dream
All of us have done it - many times. Dream of that girl, the promotion, that life you could have. Call it fantasy or ambition whatever - we've all been there. I get it alot when I work late into the night - or as tonight AVOID work late into the night. I've been sat here for several hours supposedly writing a website that was meant to be finished weeks ago. I like to listen to quite dark music while I work, to blot out the noise and distractions. Stuff like Linkin Park, Creed, Within Temptation and so on.
I just caught myself sat staring contemplatively at my laptop screen - with the same song on repeat over and over again - dreaming. I think sometimes it's good to get lost in those fantasies. Mine usually consist of heroics, secrets, betrayals and war - kinda reflecting the music I'm listening to :) The moral? Dare to dream, it is worth it. But (and this is where I'm going to go against what your mother would tell you) don't forget that truly anything IS possible if you try hard enough. She will say yes, you will be the hero, you can save lives, destroy bad men, save the world. But only if you never give up.
Of course in the true spirit of hypocrisy I do it all the time (pretty much every day in one case) which either puts me in the perfect position to preach this or makes me a stuck up prick (please don't tell me which ;-) )
Oh and that song? One of the finest ever written. "Easier to Run" by Linkin Park. Look to the lyrics:
It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone
We are sent into this life to be trialled, if you face up to it you can do anything
(PS I hate 4am..)
I just caught myself sat staring contemplatively at my laptop screen - with the same song on repeat over and over again - dreaming. I think sometimes it's good to get lost in those fantasies. Mine usually consist of heroics, secrets, betrayals and war - kinda reflecting the music I'm listening to :) The moral? Dare to dream, it is worth it. But (and this is where I'm going to go against what your mother would tell you) don't forget that truly anything IS possible if you try hard enough. She will say yes, you will be the hero, you can save lives, destroy bad men, save the world. But only if you never give up.
Of course in the true spirit of hypocrisy I do it all the time (pretty much every day in one case) which either puts me in the perfect position to preach this or makes me a stuck up prick (please don't tell me which ;-) )
Oh and that song? One of the finest ever written. "Easier to Run" by Linkin Park. Look to the lyrics:
It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone
We are sent into this life to be trialled, if you face up to it you can do anything
(PS I hate 4am..)
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
On life in general
Wow long time no post. I am really gonna try and get this updated more. At least till I get the LIVE blogging software written. Ah well.
The last few weeks have been weird to say the least! Getting settled in to my new flat has been fun and, though we still haven't worked out a way to avoid the washing up, I am getting along fine with my 2 new flatmates / friends. I think I've pretty much got my room sorted out too now. Most importantly got the PC's all set up and folding (albeit intermittently)!
As to my course, well this week we have the first round of exams for this semester - worth 20% of these set of modules :( I think 3 will be OK but the other 2 need some work to pass them. The 2 culprits? Maths and Electromagnetism. A.k.a Statistics a PHYSICS!!!! Neither of which appeal to my style of Electronics. On the other hand the Embedded Systems and Control Systems lectures are going well (the Control's guy explained all last years maths in a single lecture!) so we shall see.
In other techie news I have just upgraded to FireFox V2.0, and it's superb! The best bit? Inbuilt spell checker that red-underlines any miss-spelt words and then (on a right click) presents various corrections. My only gripe is that the customise Google extension doesn't yet work - but I guess that will all change soon (or at least I hope!). On slightly different note I finally got a regular column in MicroMart - writing the Folding@Home column. Although the first instalment struck discord with one forum member it seemed to go down well. Plus I get £60 a month for it which is always nice!!!! On the same tack I also have another article lined up in the next few weeks - stay tuned!
Life news? hmm how long do I have? Although something did occur to me today whilst my flatmate was taking the piss (long story). It was this! I have been (along with the other flatmate) helping to form and control his relationship with a friend for the better part of 2 months (and am starting to do the same to the other flatmate / another friend). Funnily and against the grain of my usual life advise things seem to be turning out OK for him despite my often inane involvement!!!! However he aptly asked today "What happened to your love life?". Which is a good question but I hadn't thought about it till now! Ok so it's not that I hadn't 'thought' about it I just never tried to get anywhere......
The point of this? I realised I am actually more short sighted than I thought. It sounds big headed to say I can read people but generally I can do quite well, one of the few things I am good at (ironic in a way considering my social skills). But when it comes to the subject of me I'm totally lost! Which can be kinda scary....
So now I get to say something poignant - which isn't entirely inappropriate and might be useful to some people:
"Talk to me, tell me your name. Let us bare our souls so we can be free"
Doesn't it piss you off that we play these games with ourselves and others. I really wish everyone could come out and say - without fear what we all want to say (and I don't mean just in matters of love here!). I suppose I should lead by example but I got good at playing the game, so why stop!!!
Hmm more tomorrow? maybe if your lucky you'll get some techie stuff!!!
Today I have been....
... listening to - The Kooks, Oh La
... downloading - The fast and the furious 3
... buying - WinAVI Converter (to get rid of that annoying watermark on the films)
... hating - My flatmate (not really)
The last few weeks have been weird to say the least! Getting settled in to my new flat has been fun and, though we still haven't worked out a way to avoid the washing up, I am getting along fine with my 2 new flatmates / friends. I think I've pretty much got my room sorted out too now. Most importantly got the PC's all set up and folding (albeit intermittently)!
As to my course, well this week we have the first round of exams for this semester - worth 20% of these set of modules :( I think 3 will be OK but the other 2 need some work to pass them. The 2 culprits? Maths and Electromagnetism. A.k.a Statistics a PHYSICS!!!! Neither of which appeal to my style of Electronics. On the other hand the Embedded Systems and Control Systems lectures are going well (the Control's guy explained all last years maths in a single lecture!) so we shall see.
In other techie news I have just upgraded to FireFox V2.0, and it's superb! The best bit? Inbuilt spell checker that red-underlines any miss-spelt words and then (on a right click) presents various corrections. My only gripe is that the customise Google extension doesn't yet work - but I guess that will all change soon (or at least I hope!). On slightly different note I finally got a regular column in MicroMart - writing the Folding@Home column. Although the first instalment struck discord with one forum member it seemed to go down well. Plus I get £60 a month for it which is always nice!!!! On the same tack I also have another article lined up in the next few weeks - stay tuned!
Life news? hmm how long do I have? Although something did occur to me today whilst my flatmate was taking the piss (long story). It was this! I have been (along with the other flatmate) helping to form and control his relationship with a friend for the better part of 2 months (and am starting to do the same to the other flatmate / another friend). Funnily and against the grain of my usual life advise things seem to be turning out OK for him despite my often inane involvement!!!! However he aptly asked today "What happened to your love life?". Which is a good question but I hadn't thought about it till now! Ok so it's not that I hadn't 'thought' about it I just never tried to get anywhere......
The point of this? I realised I am actually more short sighted than I thought. It sounds big headed to say I can read people but generally I can do quite well, one of the few things I am good at (ironic in a way considering my social skills). But when it comes to the subject of me I'm totally lost! Which can be kinda scary....
So now I get to say something poignant - which isn't entirely inappropriate and might be useful to some people:
"Talk to me, tell me your name. Let us bare our souls so we can be free"
Doesn't it piss you off that we play these games with ourselves and others. I really wish everyone could come out and say - without fear what we all want to say (and I don't mean just in matters of love here!). I suppose I should lead by example but I got good at playing the game, so why stop!!!
Hmm more tomorrow? maybe if your lucky you'll get some techie stuff!!!
Today I have been....
... listening to - The Kooks, Oh La
... downloading - The fast and the furious 3
... buying - WinAVI Converter (to get rid of that annoying watermark on the films)
... hating - My flatmate (not really)
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