Always anonymous.
I am blogging because I love to write about whatever strikes me at the time, and is 95% spontaneous.
Why anonymity? Well, too many people make the mistake of using their names, and the names of those around them, and invariably employers or people you don't want finding out things.... well they find out.
I will try not to let that happen.
So sit back and relax in the Pumpkin Patch friends. All the pie here is free!
Laterz - AH
To me, they are little nuggets of internet goodness. I say internet goodness because that's where I find them. I've only ever created maybe 10 of my own, ever. So when I come across interesting ones on the internet, I collect them.
With all the hype surrounding the newest, and last Harry Potter book, I thought I would at least make an attempt at endeavoring to try and see if there is a post I could possibly create which would maybe in fact poke fun at and possibly point out some interesting facts while at the same time saying nothing of any consequence towards this great achievement in literature.
Yes it my very own Harry Potter post. Yay me, Jumping on the proverbial band wagon.
The problem with this post, I will tell you right near the start is, I know very little of the books. Well I know they exist, and I know they are all the rage, but I have yet to read one. In fact, if memory serves, I am quite certain I have not even layed eyes on an actual copy of any of the 7 books (up close an personal that is.....I've likely seen them advertised in print or on tv).
So what can someone like me say about the Harry Potter phenomenon, without having read the books? Not too much.
I don't know how many pages they are.
I don't know what size font they used.
I don't know what sort of binding the books have.
I don't know whether there are pictures in the books, or whether they are all words.
I cannot comment (and yes I realize the irony here of saying I cannot comment on the very thing I am commenting on currently) on the style of writing in these books.
And I cannot, even if I try pretty hard, remember exactly what the author's name is (I believe it's J.K. Rowley.....but this is a guess based on the recent buzz, and I've likely seen the name somewhere. I would venture I have a 65% chance of being close on the name, and maybe 50% chance of getting the spelling correct).
I can, however, say I have written a haiku about the Harry Potter books I have never read. And here it is:
Harry Potter books Haven't read them to this date Maybe I will though
Wow, I even amaze myself with the level of crap I can produce at a moments notice.
I once heard a choir conductor tell us to "sing like you're illiterate".
Um.....
I wasn't quite sure about that particular directive, and I ended up sounding like Kermit the Frog...muttering incoherent sounds.
Maybe if I use some sort of backwards, crazy logic, I could try watching the Harry Potter movies, and using a form of reverse theatrical osmosis, suck the words into my brain, transpose them into mental books, and read them in my sleep.
Yes, I'm sure that will work. I'll have to give it a go.
And as we come the end of today's blog about Harry Potter, I am hoping you've all gleaned some fantastic insight into these books, from what I've placed on the internet today.
And, I know you're asking how can this Anathema Heterodox fellow know so little about so much?
Well, it's a mystery to me as well. But I welcome you all back again next time for more of the same drivel I churn out in all of my posts.
And, uncharacteristically, here are some videos which are related (some loosely) to today's blog:
Simpsons Harry Potter spoof
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ABC Family Preview
Is it just me, or does there seem to a lot of strange weather happening lately?
My area just went through 2 separate hot spells, there was crazy flooding going on in Newfoundland yesterday....earthquakes, hurricanes, super cold weather......it really feels like mother nature is kicking us in the groin.
Maybe it's not that bad, but it sure seems like it.
A couple years ago I discovered the perfect place for to live. The reasoning behind it was the climate. I had been watching a show on tv about the search for Atlantis. They were focusing on several places around the world which would be prime locations for the lost city. Then came upon a group of islands off the coast of Portugal called the Azores. Now here's why that Azores would be my perfect spot to live. Average temperature in the Summer.....24 Celsius Average temperature in the Winter.....16 Celsius That is the perfect temperature range for me. I don't need anything hotter, or colder. I would be satisfied with those temperatures. Now the only problem I see with moving to the Azores, is finding a job. Not that jobs wouldn't necessarily be available, but rather the types of jobs in these islands are rather limited. You got fisherman Then you got tourism That's pretty much it. Now if they had some sort of high speed internet, it may be a viable move, if I could break into the dot com world successfully. But most dot coms fail, with only a select few start-ups gaining any huge success.....enough to sustain me, comfortably.
Time will tell if I end up in the Azores. I am told time is on my side, flows like a river, heals all wounds, is a companion that goes with us on journeys, waits for no man, and is vanquished by love. All of this tells me nothing of whether I will be in the Azores one day.
If I run into time, I will ask him though.
And, here's some unrelated videos for your viewing pleasure:
Since I am off work for a week at the moment (took a week of vacation time), I have been doing quite a lot of surfing. Specifically I am trolling around YouTube, LiveVideo, FaceBook etc.
There are people out there who don't care for the internet for various reasons. And admittedly, the internet is chalk full of scammers, porn, and other sewer level sites and characters. I think it's part and parcel of how the internet is made. It's something that will likely not change for a long time, and will likely not change for the better entirely.
In the future, there will be laws passed to protect the innocent, and regulate what we can see or post, but even then I'm not sure to what extent "they" will be able to control everything.
Time will tell.
But today I found something very refreshing while surfing around!
Amidst the plethora of garbage on YouTube (a place I have been frequenting lately), I found someone who is genuinely honest and upbeat. Someone who is a pleasure to listen to, and seems to have a zest for life. Someone who is doing what she has a passion for, and wants others to share in that passion.
Meet Valentina.
Val has a web site entitled valsartdiary and can be found at http://www.valsartdiary.com
Val is a painter, and creates vlogs of her life as such. She videos herself creating her paintings, and even gives away one painting every week to one of her subscribers (she has a YouTube and LiveVideo account where she gets her subscribers from).
Initially, you will see the things which attract people to her channels and web site - she's pretty, has a cute accent, she is energetic, and she edits her vlogs with flare and style.
But once you get to watching a few of the videos, you become enthralled in the things she is creating. All the while she is talking about quite a few different things, she is also discretely talking about her painting, and it draws you in, and you cannot stop watching.
Well, at least that's how I perceived it anyway.
It is very nice to find a gem like Val in a sea of idiocy. I would recommend everyone to check out her videos on YouTube, LiveVideo, or her web site.
I will leave you with a couple of her videos, and you can judge for yourself:
