Monday, May 19, 2008

New Direction

It's May and I realize that I have, again, neglected this blog for far too long. It's been over six months since I last posted anything. In that seemingly short amount of time I've finished student teaching, finished school, moved back to my hometown, found a great full-time job and gotten married. My life, as you may see is moving in a new direction; a more adult direction. For the most part this blog had been my place to post the interesting, strange and obscure, but my interest in that, although still there, seems to be waning, and I ask myself why. No answer occurs to me. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that I don't have hours during the day to simply sit at a computer and search. Then again, perhaps I am simply...heaven forbid...growing up. Both seem viable, but I much prefer the former. With that said, I (fingers crossed) recommit myself to this blog and to the vision which I initially had for it. However, in addition to this and when time permits, you may find me inserting my own opinion on certain issues. If I get really brave I may even share something I've written. So, to the few people who still read this, and the few who may eventually stumble here, I am back...again...

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Simply

Beautiful.

Monday, October 29, 2007

How Profound...

One of my favorite things about having Gmail is the ability to set up an "iGoogle" homepage. I love the personalization of it.
I have installed on my homepage a few fun gadgets ranging from interesting photos on flickr to a hangman game. One of the most random gadgets I have is a fortune cookie gadget which today revealed this amazingly profound nugget of knowledge...



It truly was all so different...before everything changed...

The Prodigal Son Returns...again...

Six months hiatus;

  1. May 11, 2007 - College "Graduation,"
  2. July 7-14, 2007 - Built a house in Juarez, Mexico
  3. August 4, 2007 - Got engaged (and set a date - February 29, 2008)
  4. August 4 - 21, 2007 - Fort Collins, Colorado - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  5. August 29, 2007 - Moved to Kalispell, MT
  6. September 4 - October 25, 2007 - Student taught for eight weeks in the fifth grade classroom at Trinity Lutheran School
  7. October 29, 2007 - Started six week experience in sixth grade at Trinity Lutheran School
So, what's new with you?

RIDGWAY, Pa. - It's furry and walks on all fours. Beyond that, about the only thing certain about the critter photographed by a hunter's camera is that some people have gotten the notion it could be a Sasquatch, or bigfoot. Others say it's just a bear with a bad skin infection.
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"It appears to be a primate-like animal. In my opinion, it appears to be a juvenile Sasquatch," said Paul Majeta of the bigfoot group.
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"There is no question it is a bear with a severe case of mange," Feaser told The Bradford Era.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Household Music

I'm back...hopefully for good again. It's been a busy/stressful month (I've been doing a teaching practicum with first graders).
Only two more weeks left before the graduation ceremony, then summer vacation and finally student teaching in the fall.
Anyways, Andrea stumbled upon this tonight and shared it with me and I decided I needed to share it with whoever still finds the time to check this rather neglected blog.

Musica para 6 baterias y 1 apartamento - ZappInternet
If you can't see the video; here.

Friday, March 30, 2007

YIKES!

Wow...
Over two weeks since the last post...
Busy, Busy, Busy!
Just go here...
And don't forget to brush those teeth at least twice a day!!

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Pavement Picasso

This guy takes sidewalk chalking to an entirely new level. He carefully plans out his drawings and creates them to look 3D and real when viewed at the right angle. This first video shows the process...



...and this video is good to watch just to see the many different drawings he's done. I wish I thought of this first!

Would you like to supersize that?!

Sometimes I see things that make me think that perhaps I need to explore art in a different way...


Saturday, March 10, 2007

Sink the Titanic!



















Over the past months, I have truly grown to hate the song "My Heart Will Go On" from the film Titanic. I know that all of the Celine Dion fan's who read this blog (perhaps there is at least one) are throwing their hands up in shame and disgust, but in all honesty I do not think that even you could survive what Concordia students confined to the Student Union endure on an almost daily basis. This is hours and hours of bad piano playing, generally consisting of at least ten times through the afore mentioned ballad.

Click to Enlarge; or view on Flickr.