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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
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10:55 am - Wow!
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| Monday, June 15th, 2009
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7:02 pm - His Dark Materials
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I've been reading the His Dark Materials books lately and the more I read about "Dust" the more I see that it is like pyreflies from Final Fantasy X. This also, of course, reminds me of the ancient Greek philosopher that believed that we are all made up of tiny particles and that when we die those particles disperse.
Here's some text from The Subtle Knife the second book in the His Dark Materials series that really confirmed my thoughts for me:
We call them shadow particles, Shadows.
They're conscious. That's right. Shadows are particles of consciousness.
He got a piece of ivory, just a lump, and there were no Shadows with that. It didn't react. But a carved ivory chess piece did. A big splinter of wood off a plank didn't, but a wooden ruler did. And a carved wooden statuette had more.
They knew what these objects were. Anything that was associated with human workmanship and human thought was surrounded by Shadows....
I find this very fascinating that this idea of tiny particles that are connected to human feelings, memories, emotions, etc. keep popping up in philosophy and fiction. I wonder if it all can be connected to the Gaia theory that we live on a living planet and when we die, our energy or whatever returns to the planet (to borrow terminology from Final Fantasy VII). I know pyreflies were eventually seen as being similar to the Lifestream. I wonder if these "elementary particles" can be connected to the theory of the living earth. I know I might keep these ideas in mind when it comes to theories about the pyreflies in my Final Fantasy X fictions.
current mood:  nerdy
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6:14 pm
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It's amazing what walking and stretching everyday can do for your health. I've felt a lot more energetic and healthy than I have in a long time.
current mood:  Mixed
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| Monday, May 18th, 2009
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1:04 pm - Microsoft is trying to copy the Nintendo Wii
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| Sunday, May 17th, 2009
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4:14 pm - Curious
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I've been wondering whether I should get a Twitter account. I basically use Facebook like one as I don't really play with the apps or anything. Hmm...
current mood: geeky
current music: .hack//G.U. in the background
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| Monday, May 4th, 2009
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10:21 pm - X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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Saw it Sat. Good movie. It was definitely meant for me. :D I just wish Gambit had more fighting scenes.
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| Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
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3:03 pm - Interesting
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This is probably going to be sad ( Meme )
current mood:  busy
current music: "Town Where the Sunlight Doesn't Reach" Crisis Core OST
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| Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
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6:49 pm
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All moved in. Now the unpacking begins. So tired. x_x
The new house is very nice. It's bright and cheery compared to our old house. I really miss our neighbors and the road, but otherwise the fact that we have moved hasn't bothered me as much as I thought it would. Now if certain family members (my aunt) would stop telling me I have too much stuff and that the stuff will not fit in my room, I think I can have a very nice bedroom. It's about a foot bigger than my last room, so I can't see where I won't have room. Less wall space, though. x_x Oh well, I think I'll go for the less cluttered look this time around. :)
current mood:  exhausted but happy
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| Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
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9:59 pm
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| Sunday, April 19th, 2009
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10:11 pm - Hmm
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We went out to the house we are moving into today and Brian took me around to the back yard. I got a good look at it and it felt like I was looking at it for the first time. At the same time, I had the odd sensation or realization that this was ours--this house, this backyard. All that's left is for us to move in and for closing to occur. It comforts me that I felt this way. I'm calm now, other than the overwhelming sense of running out of time, but I'm worried that once we move I'm going to dissolve into tears at the fact that my current home is no longer mine. Maybe I don't need to worry.
current mood: tired
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| Monday, March 30th, 2009
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8:15 pm - Really?
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7:20 pm - Greatest thing ever
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| Monday, March 23rd, 2009
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6:58 pm - For ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) vespawoman :)
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Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.
( My Answers )
current mood:  Meh
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| Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
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10:59 pm
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Watched Watchmen again. Loved it again. Have opening song in head. Awesome movie. :D
current mood: geeky
current music: "The Times They Are A-Changin'" Bob Dylan
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| Sunday, March 8th, 2009
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11:57 pm - Update
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The owner of the house we are interested in doesn't like our offer. He insists on selling the house for too close to his asking price which is more than that small house is worth. I don't know what we are going to do. We are running out of time.
I'm enjoying reading The Watchmen. I just borrowed it from Roseanna today. I'm close to Chapter V. So far I think they did an excellent job on the movie. The scenes that they left out are like little treats, though. It's nice to have some newness to the story as well.
current mood: worried
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| Saturday, March 7th, 2009
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11:03 pm - Moving Update
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Mom told me that they have made the offer for our new home. We are buying one in town, not too far from where we live now. She said we should hear about whether the offer has been accepted in the next three days. Mom's thinking we'll be moving around April 17. At least it's not on my birthday, I guess.
current mood: Mixed
current music: Brian playing Fallout 3
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| Friday, March 6th, 2009
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11:38 pm - The Watchmen
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I saw The Watchmen today. Awesome movie. I can't wait to read the graphic novel. I purposefully waited to read it so that I wouldn't spend the entire movie comparing and growing angry when things didn't add up, but from what I heard they did a good job at it overall. A cookie to anyone who can guess who my favorite character is. :)
current mood: geeky
current music: "Earth" Berserk OST
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| Thursday, March 5th, 2009
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12:39 am - Sadness
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It's official, at least for me now, we are going to have to move. Mom has tried everything in her power to allow us to stay where we live now and nothing has worked. We have to move. There is no way we can dispute what our landlady has required of us. We have to find another place to live and move in it before April 30.
I'm sad. The thought of moving off the road I love to walk and from the area I love to live in depresses me, but I think I'm handling this fairly well. I hate this situation, but there is nothing I can do about it. And as much as I hate to admit it, it's kind of exciting--the prospect of moving into a new place.
The only thing is the place we are looking at isn't perfect. The house is a bit smaller than the one we live in now, the back deck has extremely steep stairs which means Maggie is going to have to be carried down them everytime she wants to go out. The heat pump is going to have to be replaced as well as the toilet, and the shower is tiny. Mom keeps mentioning that we are going to have to lose a lot of our stuff. I refuse to do that. The room I will be moving into is bigger than the one I live in now and it comes with a walk-in closet. I think we can make this new house work with the stuff we have. I think if we need to get rid of anything it will be to make the move easier and it will be things we don't mess with anymore and that don't have sentimental value. For instance, there's a lot of clothes in my closet I don't wear or even look at anymore. I can give those away.
I just hope this works out for the best for all of us. This situation sucks, but maybe things will be better. I mean, this will be the first home we will ever own. That makes me happy for my parents as they have always dreamed of owning their own home. I just hope that I can come back to my road every now and then and walk it like I used to and will be this weekend. I also hope my new road will be nice and safe.
Please, if you pray, pray for my family. We need all the help we can get.
current mood: mixed
current music: "Waiting for You" by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
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| Friday, February 27th, 2009
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11:18 pm - Geekiness
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I was just wondering if anyone knows how/if you can transfer game data on an X-Box 360 from one profile to the other. I thought I had logged in as myself while playing a game today, but somehow I got signed in as my brother. I would really like to get credit for my achievements and such and not give those to my brother. I also don't want to start the game over again so that it will be under my profile. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. :)
Also, has anyone played or heard of an online RPG called Eudemon online? It seems interesting to me, but I don't want to download anything until I know it's safe and that there are decent people playing on it.
current mood: geeky
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| Friday, February 20th, 2009
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12:45 pm - New AMV
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