An Eye Is Upon You...

"Spinning complacently in the darkness, covered and blinded by a blanket of little lives,
False security has lulled the madness of this world into a slumber...

WAKE UP!!
An eye is upon you, staring straight down and keenly through,
Seeing all that you are and everything that you can never be.
Yes, an eye is upon you, an eye ready to blink.
So face forward, with arms wide open and mind reeling,
Your future has arrived...
Are you READY to go?"

- From J.P. Saticoy's "An Eye is Upon You" (1947)      

          Growing up, I wasn't really exposed to science fiction that much. H.G. Wells, Douglas Adams, J.P. Saticoy, Aldous Huxley, Orson Scott Card, and even George Orwell. I feel like I missed out on an era - "They Came From Space!!!", "Tonight the Stars REVOLT!" and other phrases like these are iconic, but seem forgotten. I'd like to get my hands on these sci-fi dime novels and be shocked, terrified, and mystified by the genius minds of these stories and marvel at the possibility that we may not be alone after all...

Something Different...

          I got my hands on some new video editing software over the weekend, so I made this short video with the hope of getting the hang and understanding how the new software works. To some extent, it isn't that very creative or obviously edited, but it gave me enough of a learning curve to begin understanding the workings of the software in hand. Maybe I'm being biased, but I'm pretty happy with the end result of the video. Enjoy!

Random Rant

          It's official - I'm burned out. That's it, I've had enough! I can't write no more. The more I force myself to sit down and write, the more distractions become easier and easier to find. I want this fall semester to be over with and start again fresh next year. I'm looking forward to that pretty soon.

Go Go Gadget Blog Entry!

          Yesterday was such a lazy day for me - I didn't even want to type this up. Perhaps I should be glad that I had such a day? Though with essays and exams looming over me, now is not the best time to unwind, even if I wanted to. Anyhow, I watched "Inspector Gadget" yesterday. I still found it surprisingly entertaining, even if parts of the cinematography as a whole felt outdated. All in all, it was just a nice break from it all. Oh well, the semester goes on. Now is not the time to start dragging my feet to finish it all.

Recognition

          I've been trying to find ways to get recognized in both my serious writing and in my YouTube channel, but I feel like I haven't been making much progress. Trying to do it the fair way is tough, but I'm not too worried or disappointed - I'm not really trying to make a career out of YouTube, but people tell me there is potential in my writing, but I feel like I need a mentor of sorts to help me ameliorate my skills. I just don't know where to look...

Puns

          Lately, I've been feeling "punny" and for some reason, I keep running into them. They always make me smile, at least. Mostly because the joke is crummy joke, yet it's funny nonetheless. For example here are my two favorite pick up puns:

"You must be from Tennessee, because you're the only 'Ten I See!'"

"Are you made of Beryllium, Gold, and Titanium? Because you are 'Be-Au-Ti-ful!'"

...Hopefully, these made your day.

Piñata and Slugger

          Right now, I want to get a Mexican piñata, and just stuff all of my hatred, my frustration, my disappointment, my anger, my envy, my bitterness, my depression, my hopelessness, my jealousy, my loneliness, my faithlessness, my dis-contentedness, my wrath, and my loneliness in the piñata and tear it, beat it, maim it, smash it, kill it, destroy it, pulverize it, decimate it, and annihilate it all until nothing is left, all with a classic Louisville Slugger.