30 December 2009

Life was so much better when I wasn't a zombie - I Love Brains, ALL CAPS

Alright, time for the annual "what's New Year's mean?" thought process.

A new year is a fresh start. A new year means that I can forget all the poopy things that happened in the last year. It means that I can move on with my life, and learn and do new things.

New Year's is time to reflect on the last year. From the times when I hated my life to the times when life was a joyride, I can reflect on it and figure out what the heck it all means.

It's also scary. This year holds so many new things for me. Moving, for the first time in my memory. Moving, not only to Ottawa, but out on my own, for the first time. Going to university. I'll only be seventeen when I move out, and that's young, man! I'll be leaving most of my friends, and that's scary. But so so exciting. I can't wait to get out of here, I can't wait to be on my own. I'm excited and jittery and scared, and just want high school to be over.

I guess that's what New Year's means. But I'm not entirely sure.

DFTBA
JR

15 December 2009

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be-

... silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity. - Christopher Morley

Alright. Venting time.

He's wrong. Happiness is dependant upon sadness to give it meaning. You can't understand an emotion if you've never felt anything else. If happiness is an emotion, and sadness is it's antithesis, then sadness is an essential part of our lives.

Also, hatred is essential to understanding love. Hatred is nothing but the absence of love. If God feels sadness and happiness and hatred and love, then they must all be part of humanity and human life. We need them all to be truly human.

Time to change topics:

If there's one person I'd like to be, it's Alaska Young. To be able to leave behind such a legacy is the most anyone can ask for. To be able to make people ask questions - that's a dream come true. If I can make someone question the things they've always believed, then my life will not have been a waste. Questioning is good, and people don't do it nearly enough.

Think, people, think! It's good for you! Use your brain!

JR

06 December 2009

We've got planets and galaxies and moons, and an aweful lot of running to do! - Chameleon Circuit

Vlog update:

A name has been chosen: ONC. ONC stands for Ontario Nerd Conglomeration, but I'm thinking maybe Channel would be more appropriate. I'm working on some formatting ideas, including possibly sharing the vlog with Tim. I told him we should, but he wasn't too excited about it. And then he heard the name and was excited and jumped up on the wagon.

Projected launch date is Tuesday 29 December. Updates on Tuesdays and Fridays from me, and Tim will probably take one or two days a week as well, and it will be made of win. The lovely Cherd is working on theme music, and I'm super-duper excited about it.

In other news, I've become completely obsessed with YouTube, and it is irreversable, I believe.

Also, I'm out of books to read, so if y'all have suggestions, I'll try to read them. I've decided that my New Year's resolution for next year will be to read a novel a week, for a total of 52 novels next year. They don't have to be long, but I need to start a list so that I don't end up getting way behind. So, please help!

DFTBA,
Jennie.Rae

04 December 2009

"Spotty, unfit, neurotic, unfunny, forgetful, weedy" - Charlie McDonell (SP?)

So, big-ish news.

Coming sometime shortly after Christmas, I shall be posting on YouTube instead of here. Actually, I might keep this up, I'm not sure, but I plan on starting up a vlog on YouTube. I've a slight obsession, and I thought that it would be a good idea to jump into the community by which I'm so fascinated.

I'm still trying to come up with a name for it, so if you've got any ideas, that'd be great. I'm thinking something either anagramatical, or an alliteration. Some kind of wordplay would be great. Unfortunately, the best I can come up with is Knocturnal Knovelist, and I don't like to call myself a novelist at the best of times, so I'm not totally sold, yet.

It has to come after Christmas, because then I will be in possession of my very own, brand new laptop, and then I'll actually have the apparati that I will need to make a video for a vlog. I'm sort of really excited for this, I hope it works.