Church

Apr 23, 2012

When I was younger I was forced to go to Church. Back then I believed that I had to have some type of relationship with G-d and despite how uncomfortable the Church furniture was, I went with my mother, dutifully every Sunday. The older I got the more confused I got and the more I tried to have that relationship. One day I woke up and realized that forcing a relationship just doesn’t work and I haven’t looked back since.

A Dream Never Fulfilled

Apr 23, 2012

I have always wanted to learn how to play the guitar. I love to sing and music is a BIG part of me but I just didn’t have the patience to self teach and no time to take a class. It’s kind of sad though because I even went out to look at Danelectro Guitars and ended up purchasing one that is just sitting in my closet, rusting. Maybe one day though I don’t think that day will be anytime soon.

The Innovation of eReaders

Apr 23, 2012

When I think back to when I was younger, I shudder. I remember having to carry around 4-5 books a day for classes and how terrible it was for my back. That would probably explain a lot of the back issues I have today! Lol. A Bookbag when I was young was literally a Bookbag. Now a days however, there’s this new thing called an eReader which allows students to have a small device that stores their text. It’s genius really and I wish it was something that was invented sooner. My how I envy the new generation!

A Messy Divorce

Apr 23, 2012

When my parents went through their divorce, it wasn’t pretty. My mother was the type to try to use us kids as a weapon and it hurt us all deeply. She even went as fair to suggest that my father wasn’t my older sister’s real dad and as a result he told her that he would take a paternity test to quell her fears. Who does that? More specifically, what mother would EVER think to tell her child that? I’d have to say it wasn’t the best time of our lives but it made me stronger and for that I’m grateful.

Is it Really Already April?

Apr 3, 2012

I will be the first person to tell you that I’m not big on Easter. My family never celebrated it growing up so I never saw the allure and I always thought it was kind of silly to ask kids to hunt for eggs in the blazing sun. That’s just me though.

Despite that I think I might go out on a limb and look at Easter baskets delivery for a friend of mind. Her birthday is in 2 days and she was nice enough to send me a gift basket so I kind of want to return the favor. Does anyone happen to have any good site suggestions?

It’s Not All Bad!

Apr 3, 2012

I’ll be the first to admit that when the inventions of webcams and video conferencing was introduced, I was hesitant and avoided it for the most part. I was always so self conscious about how I looked and sounded that I tended to shy away from anything that involved talking to people in real time in a non text based application. Well, not anymore, lol.

Now I find that I’d prefer to voice chat or video conference because it frees up my hands and I don’t have to constantly go back to an IM and respond. I can simply speak and continue to concentrate on what I’m doing increasing my ability to muli-task more effectively.

What about everyone else? How do you feel about video conferencing? Is it something that you feel would benefit you, why or why not?