Category Archives: Rant

Rant time!

Whoooa!

So through some sort of luck I have managed to resuscitate the site from near-death! Allow me to explain what happened. I originally had the site name trashed-ideas.com. Well I forgot to renew the domain name and it ended up … Continue reading

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Fighting the norm

So I decided yesterday, rather impulsively, that I need a break from TV and games. I’ve been sucked into the world of Borderlands for over a week now, and I’m very close to beating it. But I recently realized that … Continue reading

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Vent?

I wonder why I question myself. Or why I am unconvinced that this is a vent? Perhaps because a vent generally allows me to let off steam, and I doubt that I will feel any relief from writing any of … Continue reading

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Your WTF for the day – So long Hyphen.

In a recent development, About 16,000 words have succumbed to pressures of the Internet age and lost their hyphens in a new edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.Bumble-bee is now bumblebee, ice-cream is ice cream and pot-belly is pot … Continue reading

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Need a vent

SO. Allow me to preface this by saying no good deed goes unpunished.

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News

So I told myself I would do a news update about me and my life. The site is turning more and more into a multimedia playground, which I can’t say I’m opposed to, but I do feel the need to … Continue reading

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Spam blocker back on

Somehow attracted a bunch of unwanted attention again. So if your comments get blocked, let me know.

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In more upsetting news

Apparently there is a bill being presented that would give President Barack Obama, or any current president I suppose, the power to shut down the internet by shutting down a few private networks in a cyber-related emergency. A Senate bill … Continue reading

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Of revelations Part 2

So I’m always in the habit of self-analyzing and gaining perspective, and I’ve noticed that over the past year I’ve got some OCD tendencies & just quirks in general, but I guess I never added them all up. I realized … Continue reading

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4th Grade Memories

This is something I’ve been meaning to post for a while, and my good friend Brit has convinced me to finally post this. When you look back on your 4th grade academic school year, are there many things you can … Continue reading

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Because Internet Neutrality is important

(Edit: Their widget isn’t working in a post form. Please go to the site & check it out. It’s worth your time.) A friend of mine named Alexa posted this and I found it highly informative & at the same … Continue reading

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On comments

So I was recently using the WP-Spamfree plugin and in three weeks it managed to catch 101 “spam” comments. But not a single comment went through during that time. I became suspicious. While on week 3 I decided to log … Continue reading

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Let's talk religion just for a bit

So I’m a fairly open christian. I don’t believe the point of spirituality is to go out and tell someone else they are wrong. I believe it’s a uniting force and common ground that everyone should be able to share. … Continue reading

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Tennis and Heat waves

I suck at tennis, but this is funny. On an interesting note, temperatures rose to 103 degrees in Seattle, Washington today. Why is that interesting other than it’s Seattle in the triple digits? Microsoft’s headquarters are in Washington. I heard … Continue reading

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Days and days

So I want to talk for a minute. It’s almost maddening how often I feel like I put myself through internal hell for arbitrary reasons. One would begin to wonder whether or not I really was a martyr. But regardless … Continue reading

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Reading and had to share

I told myself to post something today, and I had almost given up hope on what to write about. Then I started reading and inspiration was found. Well, not so much on my end. I’ve been reading Beyond Good & … Continue reading

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After the fact…

So it’s been a minute since my last update.  I do, in fact, have a good reason. This weekend was moving weekend. While I could have updated throughout, I doubt very seriously anything I had to say was worth while. … Continue reading

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Long week

So it’s been a looong week and it’s only going to drag out farther. I spent my weekend staying busy. I went down to my father’s for food and to greet Aaron when he got back from Michigan. He finished … Continue reading

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Granola Bars and a finish to moderation

Are actually quite delicious. I was re-introduced to these delightful treats. Somehow the world has a different taste now that I’m coke free. Funny how that works. I also noted that I have felt like I have a lot more … Continue reading

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Carnal relations

So I’ve taken on a few projects now in light of this productiveness that I’ve adopted. One of which is reverting all of our old home videos into DVDs. It’s a fun project and very nostalgic. Unfortunately most of our … Continue reading

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