On the sporadic nature of posting

First of all, if you've been checking this randomly to see if I've posted, I appreciate your tenacity, you poor person. I basically only blog when I have a good idea, which is seems is very seldom. In any case, I do plan on doing this more regularly, and might even set up a schedule. If you have any suggestions for things you'd like me to write about, feel free to comment on this post. I think I've fixed it so anyone can comment and view comments now. Anyway, I'll try to post more often, but until I set up something regular, no promises. Thanks for reading!

For the nongamers whom the last post bored

A whisper floats unheard upon the wind,

A voice that longs to journey home again,

To linger where the hearthstone gently glows

And thaw what loneliness and fear has froze

To open once again the eyes of love

And see the world it blindly drifts above

To feel with hands that long have numbed with cold

And grasp the earth which breezes now withhold.

Who knows what lies beyond the distant shore?

Terrors unknown or joys forevermore?

For none returns to speak of that goodnight,

Who dwell forever bathed in the light.

None knows where those departed take their rest,

Save God above whose hand their souls has blest.

Physics and why it is fun

I'll be honest here. While I did well in my high school physics class, I don't think I can honestly say that I was absolutely enjoying it and having the time of my life. This is a problem for many reasons. For instance, what if you need to put in a new floor, or install a pulley system, or figure out how to use transdimentional apertures to escape/destroy an evil AI? While I really am unable to help you with learning the first two skillsets, I can definitely point you in the right direction with the third. Pick up a copy of Portal and see how fun physics can be.

I know what you're saying, "but random blog writing person, I don't even like video games, plus I noticed that Portal came out ages ago and there's a second one out, so your advice seems terrible and also behind the times, so why should I listen?"
First of all, your grammar is atrocious, so you really should check that out, maybe take a few classes. Secondly, Portal is a puzzle game which starts out quite slow and builds up the skills you need to progress over time. It does require some basic WASD keyboard using movement skills, but I have faith in your basic hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. (See? I'm not always critical.) Thirdly, Portal 2 primarily continues the plot of the original Portal, so better to play them in order. Lastly, the original is quite cheap now, you can pick it up for ten dollars. For this you get a mind-bending puzzle game that will challenge you while entertaining you with some of the most witty humor and fantastic voice acting I've heard in a video game. If you like games, pick it up.

Quixotic

A glimpse of green, a flitting wing, a song,
A golden voice in echoing glen is heard
A fleeting form, oft seen, oft glimpsed, soon gone.
Its mem’ry but a hushed and whispered word
Sweet effervescent laughter fills the air
As chimes set loose in wind will sing their tune
A voice as sweet as honey, soft as wind
Now whispers in the treetops night and noon.
A squirrel may have heard its echo last
While climbing fast aloft the highest tree,
Perhaps a gliding swallow felt it pass,
A breath of breeze sent from a distant sea
    And once afar I glimpsed its faerie grace
    Yet never caught the smile that wreathed its face

The Enemy's Gate is Down

If you don't recognize this sentence, stop reading my blog, go buy a copy of Ender's Game and read it.
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No, seriously go read it, it's much better than this blog by a factor of seventy gazillion. So good that I have to invent numbers like seventy gazillion to describe the comparison. For those of you who HAVE read it, you know exactly what I'm talking about, and hopefully won't mind being reminded by me. For those of you who haven't still haven't read it despite my insistence, let me explain a bit. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card is a Hugo and Nebula award winning sci fi book. If you don't like science fiction, don't worry. While the story is set in the future, the focus is never on the trappings of futuristic gadgetry. Instead, Card gives an intriguing story that is extremely psychological, intelligent and well worth reading.
A word of warning to my readers though, there is some use of profanity in the book. It's mostly what some would term mild, but it is present, along with some crude humor on the part of children in the plot, and I would be remiss to recommend a book without letting you know that. You are now informed.
If you like sci fi and books that make you think, I suggest you read it at once. If you don't... rethink life decisions that you have made, learn to like intelligent fiction, and read it anyway.

(Author's note: I realize many intelligent people do not enjoy reading science fiction and will in no way be responsible for any insult caused by lack of understanding of this by the reader.)

Penguinos!

For some reason that currently escapes me, when attempting to think of a random word I constantly come up with "penguin." Not really sure what that says about me as a person, I'm sure there's some sort of physiological study that shows the importance of word association where avians are concerned. I guess penguins are at least both classy and cute. (Not easy to pull of, trust me) At least it's not chickens, emus, or platypi. If I am forced to choose a bird to associate, there are worse choices than penguins. Also, to answer your question, yes, this is my most random post yet.

Poetry and Prose

I've always found it easier to structure my creative writing as poetry, rather than prose. This is not to say I can't write short stories, but I don't think I've ever written one simply for my own amusement. On the other hand I've written countless poems, some of them short and ridiculous like the one I've posted, others long and serious. I rather wish I had the patience to sit down and craft a story so large it needs a book or even a series to contain it. Maybe sometime I'll get around to it, but that would require some manner of perseverance coupled with a relatively steady source of creativity and inspiration, which at this point seems rather unlikely. Still, if I ever get the hankering or a really good idea, I'll keep you posted. I'll probably even put up samples for input from my three or four viewers. How generous, right?

A Bit of Whimsy

A lazy hobgoblin once woke in a daze
And discovered he grew several feet while he lay
In a sleep on the ground for about twenty days.
“What a height!” the hob thought in his laggardly way.

So he set off to tell in his bumbling fashion
What occurred while he slumbered and dreams filled his head
But in haste, in his yearning to talk, in his passion
He stumbled then fell, fast asleep on his bed.

Being a Bibliophile

Being in my 20s, I sometimes despair at the attitude of my generation toward books and reading in general. Many of my peers have shared with me that they find reading boring or that they simply have trouble focusing that long. Personally I love reading and wish I had more time to spend on it. Growing up I read basically everything I could get my hands on, from C.S. Lewis to books on Egyptian mythology from the Library. Recently I bought a kindle, which has made keeping a multitude of books on hand even simpler. I feel like it will definitely be an asset if I start traveling again, as well. There are a ton of free classic books available for kindle as well, so I highly recommend it if you enjoy reading. If you don't, get your head checked, seriously reexamine your life, get some medical attention, then sit down with a book and enjoy it!
More seriously, I understand some people not being able to sit down for hours on end reading, but I feel like my generation is simply missing out on so many great experiences and references that have formed modern culture. Hopefully new technology like the kindle and the iPad will bring new readers into the fold.

Souvlaki and Tzatziki

Today I went to a new Greek restaurant. This marks the first time I've had Greek food since actually going to Greece a few years back. I can't really make an exact comparison though, as I didn't have any gyros while over in Greece, strangely enough. The tzatziki sauce on the gyros was excellent though, definitely authentic. For some reason I feel like Greek food always tastes so clean and refreshing. It must be the copious amounts of fresh vegetables, which normally I would avoid on principle. Typically I shun healthy foods like the plague, but I make exceptions for Greek food apparently. Anyway, that's probably going to be the highlight of this day, as I'll spend the rest either working or planning a campaign for an RPG I'm running for my siblings. Little do they know what is in store for them... Bwahahaha!

Beginnings

It was recently pointed out to me that saying I had a blog while not posting anything is rather pointless like saying I have a place where I could conceivably write sometime. It's a lot like saying I have a book, when really all I have is a lot of paper handy. In any case, this is a blog, and I shall likely write in it from time to time. Be forewarned, readers, my interests are wide-ranging and diverse, so you may have to endure anything from poetry, movie reviews, ideas for RPGs (not the weapons, though that would be interesting), what I consider "sage" advice, or simply whatever is happening in life at the moment. I hope at the least to be moderately entertaining, occasionally uplifting, mildly amusing, and always ridiculous.