I read just earlier today a story called There Will Come Soft Rains and then moved on to learn some sideline details about smart homes (Smart Homes).
Smart homes and futuristic stories aren't really my thing but hey? When you need to get something done, you got to get it done.
What do I think about smart homes? Are they beneficial? Well, I personally can get out of my bed and turn off a light or even close the drapes but for people with busy lives? I guess it might be helpful to them. I most definitely would not want my house talking to me. I would feel like I'm constantly being watched and questioned every day. Would you like me to make you toast? Would you like me to turn off the lights?
No, thank you. I am good. Besides, the good thing about not having these things is that I can walk around all over my house, close my drapes and maybe learn some new cool stuff about it. Or I might see a dust bunny and decide I need to clean the house. And oh my goodness I just realized I probably need to do that soon.
I would love to get one of those Roomba cleaners though. First off I do admit I hate cleaning the house. It's boring and I just don't feel like getting out of bed to deal with it. But most of all I want to see it chase my dogs around the house. They already hate it when I vacuum because the noise scares them half to death and they do this weird running in circles and barking thing. It's quite funny. So, I would have to say I would enjoy a Roomba. It would give me great joy in life. A joy that nothing else could give.
Overall I will pass on the "smart homes" thing. It's kinda a neutral thing, I guess. I don't want to become too lazy and incapable of doing things that are easily completed. But what about the Roomba?! Sorry, not today... (sad face).
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Monday, June 26, 2017
The Sword of Shannara Review
My dad read The Sword of Shannara (Book #1) as a kid and loved it. He then recommended the book to me. So, before reading, I looked on Goodreads to see what some of the reviews were. To be honest many of the reviews scared me but in my eyes, the book seemed very interesting so I read it.
I don't always like to determine what I'm reading off of the reviews given because I don't always agree with the reviews. And I don't want to miss out on a book that could actually be really great. These were a few of the reasons why I decided to stick with it. And I'm very happy I did.
The book was not the best book I've read all though I enjoyed it very much. Terry Brooks was precise in his writing and he added many details. His book was also fast paced. He didn't drag out circumstances, journeys, etc, All though I love having many details in my readings I believe there is only a certain amount needed. He could have shortened the book having fewer details that weren't needed. Besides that, Terry Brooks is a great writer and I love how he created a perfect picture in your mind.
The characters caught my mind right from the get go. He created a perfect persona of who the characters were and you couldn't help but fall in love with all of them. Even the evil characters were mind blowing. Menion Leah was my favorite character. His continuous humor, smart alec comments, and continued hope and faith in his friends couldn't help but make you love him. He cared for everyone and would die for any of them.
All though the book is quite long I do recommend reading it. Don't let the size scare you away.
As I've heard the second book, The Elfstones of Shannara, is a great book as well. I will be moving on to that one right after I finish Of Mice and Men.
I don't always like to determine what I'm reading off of the reviews given because I don't always agree with the reviews. And I don't want to miss out on a book that could actually be really great. These were a few of the reasons why I decided to stick with it. And I'm very happy I did.
The book was not the best book I've read all though I enjoyed it very much. Terry Brooks was precise in his writing and he added many details. His book was also fast paced. He didn't drag out circumstances, journeys, etc, All though I love having many details in my readings I believe there is only a certain amount needed. He could have shortened the book having fewer details that weren't needed. Besides that, Terry Brooks is a great writer and I love how he created a perfect picture in your mind.
The characters caught my mind right from the get go. He created a perfect persona of who the characters were and you couldn't help but fall in love with all of them. Even the evil characters were mind blowing. Menion Leah was my favorite character. His continuous humor, smart alec comments, and continued hope and faith in his friends couldn't help but make you love him. He cared for everyone and would die for any of them.
All though the book is quite long I do recommend reading it. Don't let the size scare you away.
As I've heard the second book, The Elfstones of Shannara, is a great book as well. I will be moving on to that one right after I finish Of Mice and Men.
Friday, June 23, 2017
How to Become the Bestest Googler in 5 Ways
1) The Common Sense Quotations of Googling
Remember that really weird poem you read like a year ago? I think it was something like "If it can fly, it should die" but the title, oh my goodness, you just can't remember! Well, here's this quick tip that just brings you to your knees; simply type in the line of the poem with quotation marks around it and BOOM search, search, search. Let me tell you, you'll find it quick. The title of the poor death of all winged creatures is "A Poem about Bugs". Creative, right?
2) Too Many Words? Just Leave Out a Few
Have you ever had to listen to a person or video and the person just never stops talking? Have a hard time focusing or paying attention? Well, Google has the same problem, sorta. So the moral of the story state as few words as you possibly can and Google will work hard to find your answer.
3) Asking a Question Never Ever Works With Google
We're just going, to be honest here. Stating a question in Google search never works. For some reason, even though you have no idea what the answer is, it wants you to state the answer to your question. How that's possible? I have no idea. What they tell me, think like the author, think predictively. I guess it works....
4) Don't Worry About Spelling. God Bless Spell Check
What would we do without spell check? I would have to admit to the many issues I would have. Life would be sad but yet, maybe a little more simple? So, the great thing about Google search is that if you spell antediluvian (an-ti-də-ˈlü-vē-ən) wrong it will gladly correct your misspelling. What a relief.
5) Use a Hyphen When Typing is to Hard
As if Google wanted to help you out a bit it decided to allow you to use hyphens to make life easier. It said I'm going to allow people to search "Mustang -cars" because it is hard to type in "A mustang car". Instead take away the pain of typing an a and just add a hyphen! Whoo!!
Some other helpful sites:
https://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/1264/12-quick-tips-to-search-google-like-an-expert.aspx
True, False? Love, or Hate?
Over the course of this summer, I've been going over how to understand the difference between a real and fake online site using the criteria of the Santa Barbara College CARS Checklist.
I managed to stumble upon the blog The Tree Octopus and couldn't help but smile. The creativity someone could have to make a blog like that mesmerizes me and oh, how I wish I could be that creative. Not to mention, looking through the other blogs, just boggled my mind more! The blog is not connected to any school or organization. Other than a very interesting and imaginary University which seems to be located in Scottland in relation to haggis? Quite interesting credentials if I may say so myself....Of course, the truth behind such a creative blog is not real but I have to give the writer a thumbs up.
I also managed to look at another blog and it was literally crazy. Let me tell you why. I've been thinking about what courses I should take next year and one class I want to take is Dave Ramsey's Financial Math. It was completely crazy while looking through Eva's blog, 5 Tips for Teen Bloggers, I looked at her About Us section. She stated how she and her mom took the Dave Ramsey course, I don't know if it was the exact one I want to take, and how helpful it was for her financially. She is exact in her writing and cares about what she's telling her fellow fans. She has inspired and motivated me to take the course and until that day, I will wait desperately. Eva not only helps kids financially through her blog but also with so much more like college, shopping, jobs and even the best ways to make your blog grow. She has been an inspiration to me!
I read this piece on Eva's blog as well and I loved it! I still have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do as a career and just that fact scares me. But as my parents have told me I have three years to plan and find out. I pray and pray that the Lord will show me the way but I'm still young so why overwhelm myself just yet? As Tirzah did, I will stick with the things I love to do in high school (and maybe someday college) and slowly learn and decide what it is the Lord wants me to do, what I want to do. My parents say the Lord calls you to do the thing you're most scared of, the thing you're nowhere close to good at. And in this way, I'll have to rely on him and I could conquer the world. Amazing!
Continued prays and God Bless!!
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
A Very Weird Story I Read
So I had the chance to read a short story called Meat. A popular story, I guess, that many people enjoy reading. When, in reality, it was nothing but confusion for me. Until I made a connection. You see, I was reading as if the two beings talking were human and the "meat" creatures were some otherworldly creature. When its the complete opposite. The "meat" beings are the humans and the two things talking are of another world.
And so, the story started to make a little more sense. The aliens discovered humans and called us nothing but meat. How can meat talk, sing? Meat, capable of thinking?! And they asked themselves the question who wants to talk to talking meat? So, therefore, they threw us to the sidelines on the assumption we are incapable of thinking, of having intelligence.
It makes me wonder, how can someone pass biased standards upon another person, without first looking at themselves? Were the aliens so prideful and arrogant that no other race, especially "meat", could be of any substance? Or were they scared because the "meat" truly was intelligent? Maybe even more so than the aliens. Yet in the end, another race is welcomed back into the group and called intelligent. Why do they get to decide who is intelligent and not? It is not their job.
You can only discover one's intelligence by first discovering and understanding them.
The very end closed the story with "...Imagine how unbearably, how unutterably cold the Universe would be if one were all alone..." but yet they left the humans all alone.
And so, the story started to make a little more sense. The aliens discovered humans and called us nothing but meat. How can meat talk, sing? Meat, capable of thinking?! And they asked themselves the question who wants to talk to talking meat? So, therefore, they threw us to the sidelines on the assumption we are incapable of thinking, of having intelligence.
It makes me wonder, how can someone pass biased standards upon another person, without first looking at themselves? Were the aliens so prideful and arrogant that no other race, especially "meat", could be of any substance? Or were they scared because the "meat" truly was intelligent? Maybe even more so than the aliens. Yet in the end, another race is welcomed back into the group and called intelligent. Why do they get to decide who is intelligent and not? It is not their job.
You can only discover one's intelligence by first discovering and understanding them.
The very end closed the story with "...Imagine how unbearably, how unutterably cold the Universe would be if one were all alone..." but yet they left the humans all alone.
Saturday, June 17, 2017
I Googled Myself
I admit! I googled myself! I can't be the only one who's done this...
As it turns out its hard to find yourself on google or I just did something wrong. Maybe I don't know enough about myself to find myself online. Which would be very sad.
To be honest, since it was hard to find my blog I went about ways I could help to show off my blog. And hopefully gain so more followers. That would be great, feel free to show my blog to some of your friends!
Followers is always great and I would love to write some blogs about hikes and stuff for ya!
As it turns out its hard to find yourself on google or I just did something wrong. Maybe I don't know enough about myself to find myself online. Which would be very sad.
To be honest, since it was hard to find my blog I went about ways I could help to show off my blog. And hopefully gain so more followers. That would be great, feel free to show my blog to some of your friends!
Followers is always great and I would love to write some blogs about hikes and stuff for ya!
The Sun is Shining
Have you ever started writing something as an english assignment or just anything in general and you just don't feel it? You can say the words or put them on paper but its not you. There's nothing in the words. Literally nothing. Well, I have had that problem. Just a few seconds ago to be honest.
I was trying to write something knowing I had to get it done but it didn't sound right. Then you hit that speed bump after erasing everything and wonder what could I possibly write about that means something to me. What do my readers want to hear? What can I write that intrigues the mind? And thats where it all begins. Creativity takes over and the desire to write at least something gets you going. So, one word becomes two and so on and so on. Its almost like it comes so naturally, it just flows from your thoughts and nothing can stop you. I have that feeling right now! Even though this isn't the most intriguing topic. Wow, your brain works in mysterious ways, does it not?
So, I write to you as a person who is interested and enjoys writing to her fellow thinkers what gives you creativity? What pushes you enough to the point where it all just flows out easily? Writing, of course, is one of mine. But also drawing, hiking, ADVENTURE! Life is an adventure. Let your mind run free and be curious. What can I do today? What can I write about today? What can make my heart and mind sing!
I was trying to write something knowing I had to get it done but it didn't sound right. Then you hit that speed bump after erasing everything and wonder what could I possibly write about that means something to me. What do my readers want to hear? What can I write that intrigues the mind? And thats where it all begins. Creativity takes over and the desire to write at least something gets you going. So, one word becomes two and so on and so on. Its almost like it comes so naturally, it just flows from your thoughts and nothing can stop you. I have that feeling right now! Even though this isn't the most intriguing topic. Wow, your brain works in mysterious ways, does it not?
So, I write to you as a person who is interested and enjoys writing to her fellow thinkers what gives you creativity? What pushes you enough to the point where it all just flows out easily? Writing, of course, is one of mine. But also drawing, hiking, ADVENTURE! Life is an adventure. Let your mind run free and be curious. What can I do today? What can I write about today? What can make my heart and mind sing!
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