Fun Stuff

I have been painfully honest in this blog, but I've also just been writing what I feel.  Sometimes the things I feel one day betray the things I believe all the time.  The point of this disclaimer is that, if I say something stupid here, please don't hold it against me.  That being said, I don't see why I shouldn't be painfully honest and expressive.  We put on faces all day to protect the people we care about and our own emotional interests.  I think everyone should find an outlet to be completely honest where they can share how angry, lustful, bitter, cynical, hurt, depressed or worthless they feel.  Those were examples by they way; I don't feel all of those and certainly not all the time.

Yesterday, I was discussing the things I'm putting behind me to improve my life.  If you take things away from your life without putting anything back in, you wind up with those same things filling you back up.  That's what I think anyway.  So I'd like to talk about the things I'm going to fill my time with.

• Writing (blogs, etc.)
• Reading (including scripture)
• Listening to music
• Learning to play the ocarina
• Working out (especially rowing, trying to get ready for kayaking)
• Rediscovering my love for "Go" the board game

The above items are things I can pick up easily and mess around with.  They are just for entertainment.  I also have some projects I want to work on to further my career.  First is video-game development.  I have lofty ideals about video-game development and could talk about it for hours, but I have very few games I could put in a portfolio.  I want to change that.  I want to make games to call my own even if they are small and unimpressive.  Secondly, I want to become more familiar with Linux-based server technologies.  I'm not sure anyone really sees the writing on the wall.  I think Linux is the future of operating systems.  Everyone knows Windows and everyone knows Apple and they think that they'll be the top dogs forever, but Free and Open Source Software is going to be the mantra to live by in the future.  I said it first folks.

I've been thinking more about my personal appearance lately.  I've always been laid back and worn clothes that were comfortable and affordable.  I think that if I wind up making more money in the future, I'd like to buy a suit for entertainment.  Something classy but fun.  That's enough for today though.  My most pressing project is to get my apartment tidy.