The first time i heard "that" sound... it brought chills to my body. it just seemed as though "that' sound set my mind at ease and comfort. It was when i was in 7th grade. Thats when it all really hit me. I really wanted to learn how to make "those" sounds. I was in church and they were playing this song and out of no where i noticed the guitarist as he shredded away on his guitar during a solo. That was the sound that brought chills to my body. That was what i wanted to learn how to do. I took the plunge and and bought me a guitar, actually i didnt buy it i asked for one for christmas. they got it for me and i became obsessed. I was always thinking about it and playing my guitar. trying to figure out new songs and learn as much as i could as fast as i could. OF course i knew i wasnt going to be able to just pick up a guitar and start shredding like the guitarist from my church, i knew it was going to take hard work to even get anywhere near sounding "decent". What i didnt know was, it was going to be so painful. My fingers burned so horribly, it felt as if they had tiny cuts in them..............Music mainly the guitar just had a serious impact on me. The way he moved his hands and the way his facial expressions went with the notes he played i wanted to learn it all ... i wanted to learn how to do what he was doing. it amazed me. It wasnt only his playing that gave me chills, it seems like any song i heard that had a nice solo to it gave me the chills.... oups 15 mins up.
When i was younger I loved Disney channel. I would always say to my self "i could do that..." or "hes not that funny...". I figured I should try to become a Disney channel star. Soooo instead of doing auditions and casting calls and joining my schools seasonal plays and such i picked up a camera and started making videos and short clips of "random" things that pops up in my mind. At first i wanted to try and become a youtube celeb but now that i've tried and saw that it doesnt work how i thought it would. it seem
free writing sucks... i guess im supose to write of... wait web design graphics, all of that good stuff. IT all reminds me of my love of the guitar and such. When i see a design or a web site or some sort of graphic i just see things differently ten what other people might see. i visualize the process and steps that mightve gone into creating that design. With graphics and web design, i feel as if i could just release my creativity easier then doing this writing or some other form of "art". MY love for design and graphics started from playing video games actually, i would go on different clans online forums and sites and notice their "sigs" or graphic signatures. They all had cool images and graphics with their names and i wanted to learn how to do it too. So i asked how they did those and their reply was "photoshop". It took me a few months to figure out how i could get my own copy of "photoshop" and i didnt realize how complex this program would be. But me, i went ahead nad taught my self and bascially lived in photoshop, i learned all of the vernacular of the program... pixels, opacity, marquee, layers. I took the photoshop world into my everyday life. Instead of saying feet or inches i would say pixels.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Political, Spiritual, and Personality results...
MY personality Test Result:
INFJ
I guess it fits me pretty good. Im not a very Extrovert type of guy, i'm usually the "shy" one in the group... or the really quiet one.
Im not going to go and "holler" at some cutie, lol. and Im really chill and laid back. And im not sure about that other stuff lol.
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MY Political Test results:
Economic Left/Right: -2.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.03
Im not really sure exactly what all of that means... but I think its good since im within the Fence that Professor Andy talked about.
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Do you have a spiritual belief or practice?
Yes.
Is belief itself a problem?
- No, belief isnt, but "religion" is.
How important is tolerance of differing beliefs in regard to this topic?
- Its pretty important to be able to respect and tolerate others beliefs and practices.
Do you believe in a divine being or higher power?
- For sure.
How do you relate (or not) to this concept of a higher power?
- What you mean?
What is the relationship between the physical and spiritual world?
- They're both intermixed, they run into each other daily.
How important (or not) is spirituality to your personal identity?
- I feel it should be real important becasue usually the way people are in life reflects their beliefs and morals.
What is your attitude to people whose views on spiritual matters differ from
your own?
- Its whatever, I dont judge anyone or think differently about them.
Do you believe your spiritual beliefs (or lack thereof) continue to change
over time or generally stay the same? What is the importance of change or
its lack?
- I think My belief stays the same.
INFJ
I guess it fits me pretty good. Im not a very Extrovert type of guy, i'm usually the "shy" one in the group... or the really quiet one.
Im not going to go and "holler" at some cutie, lol. and Im really chill and laid back. And im not sure about that other stuff lol.
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MY Political Test results:
Economic Left/Right: -2.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.03
Im not really sure exactly what all of that means... but I think its good since im within the Fence that Professor Andy talked about.
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Do you have a spiritual belief or practice?
Yes.
Is belief itself a problem?
- No, belief isnt, but "religion" is.
How important is tolerance of differing beliefs in regard to this topic?
- Its pretty important to be able to respect and tolerate others beliefs and practices.
Do you believe in a divine being or higher power?
- For sure.
How do you relate (or not) to this concept of a higher power?
- What you mean?
What is the relationship between the physical and spiritual world?
- They're both intermixed, they run into each other daily.
How important (or not) is spirituality to your personal identity?
- I feel it should be real important becasue usually the way people are in life reflects their beliefs and morals.
What is your attitude to people whose views on spiritual matters differ from
your own?
- Its whatever, I dont judge anyone or think differently about them.
Do you believe your spiritual beliefs (or lack thereof) continue to change
over time or generally stay the same? What is the importance of change or
its lack?
- I think My belief stays the same.
Us and Them
I'm sure everyone feels like they're both part of the "us" and "them" group in life. The "us" would be the people that we're use to or that we find normal, while the "them" would be anything BUT normal, those people who are different or not like "you".
In the memoir "Us and Them" , David feels as if the Tomkeys are the "them". He felt as though they were weird and different because of their beliefs and customs. He was some what prejudice towards them... but in the end he learned and figured out his true ways.
In many ways everyone is and could be considered a "them" when it comes to todays society. If you dont dress this way you could be a "them", if you dont talk this way, you could be a "them", If you have done this or that... you're probably a "them". For me, Being a "them" is good. Id rather be a "them", Id rather be different when it comes to some things... actually a lot of things.
Us and Them was a good Memoir also. pretty intriguing... good stuff.
In the memoir "Us and Them" , David feels as if the Tomkeys are the "them". He felt as though they were weird and different because of their beliefs and customs. He was some what prejudice towards them... but in the end he learned and figured out his true ways.
In many ways everyone is and could be considered a "them" when it comes to todays society. If you dont dress this way you could be a "them", if you dont talk this way, you could be a "them", If you have done this or that... you're probably a "them". For me, Being a "them" is good. Id rather be a "them", Id rather be different when it comes to some things... actually a lot of things.
Us and Them was a good Memoir also. pretty intriguing... good stuff.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
People and being "afraid"...
So I figured, since i have to do this blogging stuff as a grade... I might as well blog about the things that goes on in my mind. I'm not talking about any psycho crazy killing stuff... but that serious thinking type stuff, like Why DID the chicken cross the road... or why do people act certain ways and do certain things. Why are so many people "fake", why are so many people afraid to be them selves, why do they follow others rather then doing their own thing? I figured, like i said, that people are just scared... afraid to do them, they're afraid to say whats on their mind and speak truth on things; They'd rather just go with the flow of things instead of making a flow them selves. They probably feel as if things would be easier to just travel the path that's already been traveled. People just seem to do things no-a-days to "fit in" or be "accepted". You have to be bold and different to get anywhere in life, no actually, you just have to be you, and not worry about others.
Another thing ive noticed with some people, is how they are afraid of change... or trying new things. Those people who, in the past have been hurt and always holds on to that pain because they're to0 afraid to try again. Maybe someone was in bad relationships in the past and because those went wrong they're afraid to give the next person a chance, even if that person could be something great to them. Once I saw this poster on a while and it read: "If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done.", and I thought about people who really want things or want things to change but they're too afraid to change things or change their lives around. If you want change, you cant sit around doing the same thing you've been doing in the past... if you do the same thing you're always going to get the same thing. If you keep dating "McA-holes", then try talking to new people, If you keep running into that chair...then try walking a different direction, etc etc. You get my point.
Lastly, I think the reason why many people are afraid of change, trying new things, being them selves, and anything else you could be afraid of... is because they're afraid of failure. I know I've been afraid of failure plenty of times. But I've never let that fear of not succeeded keep me from things. If you fail, go back look where you messed up at or what you could've done better and try again. Dont ever just quit, Stop being afraid of things. Letting your fears get the best of you actually brings the worst of you. That's probably why the chicken can never really cross the road in life, it was to afraid...
Another thing ive noticed with some people, is how they are afraid of change... or trying new things. Those people who, in the past have been hurt and always holds on to that pain because they're to0 afraid to try again. Maybe someone was in bad relationships in the past and because those went wrong they're afraid to give the next person a chance, even if that person could be something great to them. Once I saw this poster on a while and it read: "If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done.", and I thought about people who really want things or want things to change but they're too afraid to change things or change their lives around. If you want change, you cant sit around doing the same thing you've been doing in the past... if you do the same thing you're always going to get the same thing. If you keep dating "McA-holes", then try talking to new people, If you keep running into that chair...then try walking a different direction, etc etc. You get my point.
Lastly, I think the reason why many people are afraid of change, trying new things, being them selves, and anything else you could be afraid of... is because they're afraid of failure. I know I've been afraid of failure plenty of times. But I've never let that fear of not succeeded keep me from things. If you fail, go back look where you messed up at or what you could've done better and try again. Dont ever just quit, Stop being afraid of things. Letting your fears get the best of you actually brings the worst of you. That's probably why the chicken can never really cross the road in life, it was to afraid...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
What IS my history with writing?
I figured everyone has some sort of history when it comes to writing, I mean, we all have been writing and stuff since kindergarten. Cat, Dog, Mom and so on and all of that good stuff.
As for me, I design and create web sites for various people and usually I always end up writing or coming up with content for their site. Although I'm not really fond on the idea of writing content for web sites, it isn't that bad. The content makes the site most of the time so therefore it’s all gooooood.
I've been doing this for about 3 years and although I don't consider myself to be a pro or anything I feel I'm pretty decent... You know, I can sound smart and sophisticated when need to be, but most of the time I feel like that’s a little too much so I just write exactly how I'm thinking it...
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