Blogging

I forgot how fun blogging can be when you have something to say. It's easy to become resentful of something when it's viewed as a chore, but this isn't so bad. I don't now if I have anything great to say at the moment, but I like to know I have somewhere to go if I do. Sometimes I feel like I can't come up with anything to write about, and then resort to the Jerry Seinfeldesque way of asking "what's the deal with...?" Oh well, I'm sure I'll be back on later when I actually have a coherent and somewhat intelligent, albeit, unorginal thought.

Traditions

Tomorrow my sisters and I will be coloring Easter eggs, shopping for candy and the ingredients for a lovely dinner, and just spend some quality time together. Having done this every year I can remember, I am looking forward to it. Even though spring break has gone by way too fast for my liking, I am excited for this. It is the little things in life, the little moments in between the fights and the bickering that make things nice. I'm sure there will be squabbles along the way, as there are every year, I'm sure, but somehow I always block them out. I never remember the arguing, and instead look forward to the good times. I'm not sure why we are all nicer this time around, if it's because of some supposed religious obligation, or if we are all just appreciative of each other's company. Either way, it's going to be a good day.

What Are We Here For?

The age old question about what the meaning of life is certainly cannot be answered by me. I'm just as confused as the rest of humanity, but I'd like to believe that there is a meaning somewhere. Some say that having kids, or making a difference is what we are all here for, but even still, I'm not so sure. If everyone is equal in death, and everyone dies alone, then does it really matter how we lived our life? All of us are going to cease to exist, and while memories live on for our family and friends, even they too will perish eventually. I don't mean to sound so depressing, but the only thing for certain in life is death. We can't get around it no matter how much we wish we could. I guess that doesn't mean we should live without any regard to other people and that it's okay to act reckless because our time is running out. However, we all seem to walk around like we are in chains. We are so scared of the unknown, afraid to take risks because of the consequences, when really, who cares? What is it that keeps us from doing what we want to do? What is the harm of trying the career path we had always dreamed of or being with the person that we always wanted to be with but who isn't liked by our friends? We should not fear any consequence, because we only get one shot. This is it, and when it is our time to go, it's over. There will be no second chances, no do-overs. Do we really want to look back on our life and think, "that was safe, I didn't get my hands dirty, I never had a hair out of place" ,or do we want to look back and say "wow, what a ride!" I can't speak for everyone, but for me, I'm hoping I can experience the latter.

Good Friday

Today is Good Friday, and it also happens to be my sister's birthday. In my religion, today is the most somber day of the year, and it should be a day of mourning. However, as with all birthdays, the act of celebrating seems a necessity. It is hard to try and balance the two completely opposite feelings. My family is mournful of the events that happened so long ago, and so happy for the life that was created not nearly as long ago. It seems like a contradiction, but isn't life like that all the time?

Natural Beauty

I used sketchup and movie maker to make the vedio and for the sounds i used Mixcraft 5 Enjoy!!!

Nature Still Picture

Just something I put togeather using Sketchup!!

Random

My friends helped me make a video and take photographs for this class so i decided to add a little of them as my 15 sec video.