It'll make student essays harder to read, but that doesn't make it any less awesome.

Ludvig Bruneau Rossow, a Norwegian graphic designer, one day decided to take it upon himself to make a font from railway models. He created every letter of the alphabet from an old train set found in his grandmother's basement. Unfortunately, he did not manage to make any of the punctuation or other subsets.

Well, what do you know?

So, it's really quite interesting to look at some of my older posts. At some point, I actually posted quite regularly, several times a week, even. However, I've know that there's an inverse relation between the frequency of my posts and the quality of my posts. So, in reality, I should post less.

On the other hand, this relationship might actually be a false positive and reflect instead as a direct relationship between my age and my quality of posts. Unfortunately, we may never know...Unless I start posting more often, but everyone knows that's probably not going to happen.

The fount of youth....

...Really isn't all that plentiful. I was looking over some of the older posts on this blog, and there were some pretty dumb things.

It's surprising that I made my first post on this blog in 2008. I believe that is....7th grade? 6th? Probably 7th. And I spelled strategy "strategie!" How could I make THAT mistake?

It's kind of amusing too. I just read a post about how impressed I am with myself for beating Minesweeper on expert in 276 seconds. Hah! That's about twice the average time it takes me now--approximately 130 seconds, with a record of 110. Speaking of which, I ought to save a screenshot as proof....

Ok, on the plus side, I really did post a lot back then, with 40 posts in just that year alone. Of course, that number went down each year, ending at a measly 5 posts in 2011. The year's 3/4 over, too! It's incredible how much this blog has been neglected. But really, there were some great posts here too. I think blog quality peaked when I started adding pictures. I really like that post about flowers, and the one about stick notes (I believe they are under "Food for thought")

Anyway, I promise to post more, for the few people that occasionally read this.

Jamie's the Coolest Person ever

Yep, she totally is :D

Too bad she never reads my blog.

Too bad nobody does

It's so sad....

GAH

OK, this sort of blog neglect is UNACCEPTABLE.

I'm am setting a new-school-year's resolution.

I shall update this blog at least once a week.

^This probably won't happen, but hey, goal setting is a key factor in success.

Hmm....

Oh! This year's debate topic is:

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its exploration and/or development beyond the earth's mesosphere.

And that's like....right there ↓


Trust me, it sounds like an exciting topic, but the problem is, you have to be realistic about it. As much as I'd love to talk about space elevators and building a galactic empire, we don't really have those technological capabilities. So we're stuck with boring stuff like space-based solar power and asteroid mining.

My gutter smells like syrup!

My blog is resurrected! How fares you all?

I wanted to make a note about how wonderful sticky notes are. You see, not only do the conveniently stick to many things, they are also deceptively urgent.

They have a certain degree of urgency in that they aren't sticky like tape. Sticky notes will fall off quickly if you don't attend to them quickly, so you are always reminded of the note as you worry about it falling off. Therefore, you are more motivated to get the task done, take of the sticky, and safely dispose of it without worrying about losing it and forgetting this vitally important task.



I love sticky notes.

Rooting for the Bad Guys

What, I ask of you, is wrong with rooting for the bad guys? Or rather, not necessarily the bad, but the cynical, the self-centered, and the ones who know what they want and how they are going to get it.
Frankly, I feel that those are the most interesting people of all. They rarely tend to have the same sappy ideals of the protagonist, of love, hope, and all things warm and fuzzy. Instead, these are the radicals, the philosophers, and the ones who make the first move.
I see nothing deplorable in that. Really, what is the difference between Buzz Lightyear and Hitler? Hitler was a brilliant leader. He managed not only to get others to believe what he wanted, but he even got them to act upon those beliefs. Buzz Lightyear was an equally charismatic leader, and ideologically, what really is the difference in the personalities of these two?
We glorify the nice people because their actions tend to benefit society more. Ok, fine, I'll give them that, but at least let me sympathize with the bad guy who is hated by all others and will not be getting the happy ending.
When was the last time you attempted to imagine the glorious history behind these characters in fiction? I will give you my answer: today. In Julius Caesar, I
These guys are the wittiest, the smartest, and most courageous of all, because they chose to cross that line between glory and infamy. That's why I love them.