Observant of demise I realize
Death is a mighty friend of life
Survival is key
And Fear with it
For Death personifies the feeling of
Fear. And the relation to hope
Vital to life
So required
Do we fear living,
Or hope for Death?
Woe to thee
Forgotten Words
I’m a writer. Well…I write lyrics. Not all of these lyrics see the light of day or even get finished. I forget about them or they get lost in a folder somewhere in my cloud, and that’s the end of that.
Until I stumble across them again. It’s not top-notch work, but they are ideas. So I am going to start a new thing, and hopefully I stick to it. Every week I am going to post some kind of writing. Whether i be a poem, lyrics, a short story, something. Once a week. A finished piece. Right here on this blog.
More to come
I’ll Just Talk to Myself
Why not, right?
I’ve had a lot of problems lately with being myself. I’m scared of something, but I have no idea what that something is. Is i my creativity? Success? Life?
I personally think it is a combination all of the above as well as a lot of other things. However, those are the first things to come to mind. A bit of introspection goes a long way nowadays. Our minds are so concerned about where we are and what’s next in line, but we forget about where we are going. What is it that we want in life? Question, but no answers. Always looking for something new and exciting instead of focusing on the amazing fortunes that we have right in front of us. It’s tough not being able to acknowledge important aspects of our lives. Of course, where I say our, I mean me.
I’ve told myself I want to start writing at least once a day. I figured this would be the best way to go about it, since I can have the tab for my blog open at work and jot down whatever comes to mind between my coming and going from the desk. I typed that last paragraph about 2 hours ago. I can work at my own pace.
The Best Feature of the New Myspace
I am sure if you are over 20 Years old, you remember Myspace. Back when I was in high school that was THE social network. It was new, and exciting; young and hip. Everyone I knew was creating one and putting their best friends on their “Top 8”, and we would all get upset when our best friend would move us down to third.
Well after Facebook decided to remove the college-kid-only restriction, Myspace began to sink…and quickly. Pretty soon, people didn’t even know what it was, and Tom was all alone.
Recently however, under new partial ownership from pop-star Justin Timberlake, Myspace reinvented itself and honestly, it’s a stroke of genius.
I won’t go into a full review, but I want to highlight one important feature that not only Myspace is utilizing, but what most new sites/apps are using: Login with Facebook.
It’s so simple yet so understated how good of a feature this is. Flashback to that Myspace to Facebook switch; figuring out how to create my bio on facebook was a pain. I had to restate myself for the internet. What movies do I like? What’s my favorite music? Who are your friends?
With the ability to just “login” to any site with our Facebook is the equivalent of an online ID. Now when you are logged in on any of these sites and you meet someone or vice versa, all of your information is already there. No need to type it all again.
Now some people out there are scared at this concept; anyone online finding out about you. These people need to get with the program and realize that we are in the digital age. We all live in an online world where everyone is connected, and Facebook is just your driver’s license.
Let’s Talk News
When I first get to work in the morning and boot up my laptop, one of the first things I do is open a bunch of tabs to a bunch of different sites that I check for news, be it gaming news, film, or just current events. One of these sites is CNN. Why? I don’t know, I guess it’s because when I think “news” I think “CNN”.
As anyone reading this knows, 2013 has been an extremely sad year around the world in terms of natural disasters, acts of violence, and government conspiracies. At the forefront of reporting all of these stories is CNN. They were there for the “manhunt” of the Boston Bombings with up to the second coverage of what was happening. When North Korea was starting to threaten it’s southern brother and the US…CNN was there to tell us whenever the slightest movement happened.
What’s even more disturbing than these stories is how fast the media and public kind of forgot about them. Remember the BP Oil spill? Whatever happened there? The news and media (and no, not just CNN) stopped coverage of it in the headlines, and people just went on with their lives…and the next big story. Sure that was a couple years ago, but I remember seeing almost no stories on it soon after it all.
What was even more sickening for me was this “manhunt” in Boston. The FBI and Police were actually hunting this terrorist in our own backyards, with guns ablaze in the final moments, shot one of them dead, all of which was being broadcast on national television. CNN even had a little picture in the corner of their broadcast; the faces of both suspects, one with a big red stamp labeled “DEAD” over his face.
Yes they are terrorists and what they did was completely heinous and saddening…but this isn’t a football game. We were keeping track like the score of a sporting event or a video game.
Then the press and Congress go on from time to time and say violent video games are creating violent people…
UPDATE : Justin Timberlake Confirms Volume 2 of New Album
UPDATE: Justin Timberlake has confirmed that he will be releasing a second part to “The 20/20 Experience”. He has not stated a release date, but rumors are saying this November. Full story below.
Questlove, band leader from the legendary Roots crew and Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night Band has revealed that the second half of Justin’s new album will be releasing sometime this year. Continue reading “UPDATE : Justin Timberlake Confirms Volume 2 of New Album”
And people are mad Obama wants to change Health Care? Get informed people. Health Care is a bigger problem than those pesky oil companies. This is where the problem is…and this is where it can change.
Playstation 4 Press Event – What to Expect
If you follow tech news at all, I am sure you’re aware that Sony will be holding a press conference today to most likely reveal the Playstation 4. The way everything is looking and the rumors spreading around, it is shaping up to be a doozy.
The world of technology is changing ever so rapidly with hardware getting smaller and faster simultaneously. I mean 10 years ago smart phones were a thing of science fiction. So what does this mean for the next generation of consoles? With innovations such as XBOX’s “Kinect’, cloud-based gaming, and faster machines, the successor to the Playstation 3 will probably help define the future of the industry. Below, I will go through some of my thoughts as to what this system will give us and how I feel it will change the gaming industry by bringing it into the new tech era. Continue reading “Playstation 4 Press Event – What to Expect”
writ.
writ.
Write with the state of mind
that conforms
to your inner turmoils
Let breathe calm your senses
to see past clarified fears
Alone, are we?
With time our sides
will join
To reveal a certain
kindness
to all we conceal
Spread the love, share these words.
Apple Releasing 128GB iPad 4th gen
Apple just officially announced that they will be adding a 128GB version of their iPad 4th gen.
The device is scheduled to be available starting February 5th for a not-so-enticing $799 for the Wi-Fi only model. The cellular model will also be ready for purchase for a whopping $929 before taxes. Other than the storage, the tablet is completely the same as the models just released late last year. If I were looking to buy, I would skip over this product and wait until the next generation iPad. Given Apple’s semi-annual renewal cycle they recently introduced, we could probably expect a 5th Gen iPad relatively soon.
There are actually already pictures surfacing of the 5th Gen iPads new casing, which mirrors the design of the iPad mini released last October with it’s smaller bezels and sleek aluminum casing.
But until that mini gets retina, my iPad 3rd gen will do just fine.
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