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Entry #1
I’m so new to this blog thing. I can’t believe I’m actually doing this. Who would have thought? Certainly not me.
Here I am, sitting outside by the fountain, with the wi-fi connection streaming in to my laptop like some kind of magic. No cords, my readers, not a wire in sight. The water is quite soothing to my ears, and I think it is also conducive to writing.
There is a woman eyeing me strangely from the café, though. It seems as though she may be judging me for having an electronic device near to the water. Leave it to her to worry, I take chances. Yes, for once in my life.
I lied earlier about there being no cords. I am wearing earbuds. You may ask, why wear earbuds when there is the gentle babble of the fountain behind me? This is my strategy, because when I present the image of a person who is listening to something, I feel more comfortable. No music, kids, just my own insecurities. Also, I can listen in on other people’s conversations without feeling intrusive. Better yet, I feel hip!
I had a coffee earlier. (Splenda, half and half.) (Trying to stay up to date with the sweeteners. They have less calories. FYI.) This could be a food blog too. It’s so versatile. Maybe I’ll post a picture of the empty paper cup and plastic lid. Now that’s appealing. For one thing, I’ve kicked my decaf habit. If you’re gonna drink it, you gotta <b/drink/b> it. (Just so you know, I’m trying out my html skills, yeah. It’s a work in progress.)
This is what gets to me, the birds here are so happy. It’s like, you’re a bird. What is it?! Plus they hit all these high notes like they are never going to chirp again. Save it for the show, bud. I’m here, trying to enjoy myself and these birds are going way over the top. What now, there’s another one. I swear, it’s some sort of a bird orchestra or something. I wonder which one conducts…
My computer has some good battery life going right now, its like at a good ninety-five percent. You know, some of these laptops won’t hold up when they aren’t plugged in. Mine is doing really well, I’m pleased.
The only thing that would make this whole situation better would be if I could walk around while I type. Doing that, I’d get an overall view of the area. That’s an excellent idea, actually. Maybe someone should invent a rolling computer that walks with you. Yeah. Or one with a Bluetooth headset that would take down dictation. Although, I would look funny talking into mid-air. I’ve seen people doing that and it really doesn’t make anyone look too sane.
Comments (2):
Cool blog. Glad to see that someone has the courage to address the issues
that are relevant to society today. We should talk about that whole deal with
the low-calorie sweeteners. Check out my blog too (I recommend the RSS
feed).—flet4938 10:34 pm
hi its greta from jr high found u on google crazy wats up!!?!!—gretenater
4:12 am
Entry #2
Today I was at Office Depot. I wasn’t there for any particular reason other than they had a sale on printer ink and I figured that it was worth it. 33% off. (Every third one is free!) I would have just gone to their website, but it was an in store only deal. Those stores are quite unoriginal. Anyways, when I was in the store, there was a constant buzzing sound. At first I thought it was a security alarm and it disturbed me. I always feel nervous whenever an alarm goes off. I don’t know why. But then, when it kept on going, I realized that it must be just something that was a part of the store environment. Being there for even the ten or fifteen minutes that figuring out what ink number matched my printer took gave me a headache. I can’t imagine what its like to work there for hours at a time. Afterwards, I looked on YouTube for some videos, just to see if anyone had recorded the sound. No luck, but I did find a dead boring video on there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psGFOGOUqM0
It’s just that image and no sound. I’m not impressed.
I’ve been watching more videos lately. It seems like there are videos about everything I could ever want to know about. I was thinking about watching one series of videos that guided you through the best foreign cities. I don’t know if I could actually bring myself to travel so far away, but I am curious about the world. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be far away from everything I know. It just seems like that would be both liberating and a little daunting. Maybe I’m just better off looking at all those things from afar.
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Everywhere I go, it’s the youtube this, the youtube that! I long for the days when we had other people filter the content we saw. Ah, and when I was a child we had to wait and watch the commercials before we saw anything good.—AnnaLoggen 12:14 pm
Entry # 3
Today is the day when I go out and conquer my fear. Headlong, head first, whatever. I’m thoroughly committed to being totally and completely honest with myself. For the longest time I have been saying that I would really try to get over this irrational fear and I will do it, today. Ever since I was little I have been absolutely terrified of jumping on trampolines. It’s something about the bounciness and the springiness of it all. Maybe I just don’t like feeling that I’m not in control. In any case, I see a trampoline in the middle of the field I’m sitting in and something has come over me. I think I’ll go ask those kids whether I can try it for a second.
Comments (2):
Acrobatics should really be a part of every child's physical education, IMHO[*]. If the majority of the population knew how to be balanced and centered, we would have a lot less violence in our communities. Although you never had the chance to embrace this revered art form, I congratulate your efforts to try it out. If you get good, contact me.—KirkduSoleil 7:16 pm
Trampolines? Spooky. I don't even believe you. Could you find anything more lame to be afraid of? Good luck when you face something really big...—sinic202 8:23 pm
Entry #4
The taxi I was in this afternoon had horrible cell phone reception. I tried to make several phone calls and it was just a failure. Okay so maybe it wasn’t the taxi but the series of tunnels we went through. I’m not sure. However, the quality of cell phone reception all over should be better. I don’t believe the Verizon guy from the commercials, at all. It comes down to convenience, I mean, what are we paying all this money for? Every month, I get these bills and I think back to how I never get the service that I want. This is ridiculous. I feel like I should change carriers.
Speaking of ridiculous, I'm totally concerned that my outfit today might fall under that category. I'm wearing nothing out of the ordinary, but somehow I feel like I'm not going to fit in very well when I'm walking around. I'm worried that people are going to give me weird looks or something. Or worse, no one will notice. Sometimes it concerns me that I only ever stand out in a bad way.
Some observations about my surroundings: there is a tall oak tree in front of me. At least, it is in front of the window near to the desk I am sitting at. The tree has dark, tough bark. It looms, blocking most of the sunlight from entering the room through the window. Somehow, I always get a little bit sad looking at the tree, and I look at it every day. That can't be good.
Comments (1):
I totally agree with you about the cell phone problem. Although, I can't say that it gets any better when you have a different carrier. I have AT&T and it still is very patchy and overpriced. I'm also sure that your outfit looks fine, don't worry—flet4938 9:00 am
Entry #5
For all that is said about panini, I don't really think that any one description does a good panini justice. Still, I will make an attempt. This one has bread, cheese, ham and pesto. Toasted. Crunchy. Very delicious.
That was a horrible description. Oh well.
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Yummo!—rr35 11:58 pm
Entry #6
I tried to play the game Othello today. I don't know that I really get it. Maybe that's because I was teaching it to myself. Yeah, that's not the best way to play a game. Still, in some ways, I could think of it as acquiring a new skill.
I know what I could do, I could play games online. Maybe I should learn hearts, because that game is built into the computer. You can play without going online, so just in case. I am totally over solitaire. That game is annoying. I don't mind the game, but once you get to the point where you are winning, it is a bunch of work to get the cards in order. I kind of wish that it was just over at that point. I'm just not patient enough.
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WE HAV THE GAMES 4 U. Subscribe now. www.gamergamer.com–GaMeRgAmEr 7:45pm