Is this my sixth MySBlog?
I have no idea.
Did I even bother to look at my old blogs to see what number I'm on now?
Um...no.
Yes, friends and neighbors, it's time once again for my semi-irregular, never duplicated, often obfuscated, somewhat serrated blog about...oh, let's pick a topic from this hat here...cheese. Yes, cheese.
As many of you may know, I like cheese. Contrary to popular belief, however, I was not the originator of the website(s) devoted to cheese(s), nor did I partake in any of the early-to-mid 20th century "government cheese" goings-on. Sorry to disappoint.
In other news, 1 out of every 4 members of the population of Ohio makes up 25% of the population of Ohio (statistics allow for +/- 18.92% on a confidence level of 60%). In related news, I now live in Ohio, which is not WV, and for which I am much excited and certainly more on the satisfied side of the measuring line of what could possibly be taken to be happiness if one were not privy to the many interesting and unlikely things going on in my life right now.
This sentence is intentionally left blank.
By the way, in case you could not tell, I am just throwing in a stream of consciousness session of writing here to a) empty out a little bit of the "creative" backup I currently find myself no longer capable of suppressing; b) let you'se guys know I'm still breathing and sometimes take part in this social connective medium known as the Internet in general and MySpace in particular ("Internet" and "MeinPlatz" in German, respectively); and 3) give you something to read that may or may not, depending on your particular persuasion, waste some of your time.
This line is for you, RK: Greetings! (~.~)
In closing, I close with the following famous closing: Farewell.
(This MySBlentry was originally posted on 03 March 2008 at 9:23PM.)
COMMENTS FROM ORIGINAL POST:
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now that's toast!
Posted by NPP Brian on Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 8:21 AM
14 April 2009
13 April 2009
Updates
Greetings!
Just a few updates on the craziness of life.
1. I have completed (finally!!!) the spring 2007 semester of grad school, which required countless, grueling hours of homework (thanks to the online college experience) and much time not able to be spent casually. Yay, it's over.
2. I took 3 of the four PRAXIS-II tests I am required to take for my certification and ability to student teach this fall (after which I will be finished completely). If I passed, I will finish in December (if I student teach well, I guess); if not, I have to retake til I do, which will push back my student teaching, which will push back my degree obtainment, which will push my mind further into the recesses of insanity currently entrenching my brain. But, I digress.
3. I have started seeking freelance voice-over work through Voice123.com, a network of voice-over artists. So far, I have auditioned for many things, but have not been chosen (among the other 10,000+ VO artists); but, I shall continue trying at least for a year. (Then, my subscription runs out and I can then determine if it is worth the "nominal fee".)
4. I don't really have a number 4.
5. DSL must finally be over 6 years old, because I now have--right here in Yawkey--a Digital Subscriber Line bringing my computer into the higher-speed Internet world! I have watched Homestar Runner episodes in no-time flat. I have been able to download a 2MB Word document in less than an hour for the first time in ever. I am so excited, I think I might cry for relief. *:D*
6. That's it.
By the way, please comment on my blog, if you would--it would make it seem so much more rewarding to update more often. You know, give some initiative--some reason--for keeping peoples updated on the malaise and minutiae of my life.
(This MySBlentry was originally posted on 02 May 2007 at 11:46PM.)
COMMENTS FROM ORIGINAL POST:
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*for non-Levi curious people, check out www.nopantsplayers.com
Posted by NPP Brian on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 7:58 AM
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Hooray for the spring semester being over, and for Levi being one step closer to teaching!!! Boo for not having a number 4. : ( That's one of the best numbers in the world! I less than three you!!!
~Randy
Posted by Randy, of course! on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 11:07 AM
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Why do you think we'd want to read an update on your life... lol...j/k. Congrats! on completing this semester of school... and I'm glad you have the real interent now.
Posted by Rebecka on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 11:08 AM
Just a few updates on the craziness of life.
1. I have completed (finally!!!) the spring 2007 semester of grad school, which required countless, grueling hours of homework (thanks to the online college experience) and much time not able to be spent casually. Yay, it's over.
2. I took 3 of the four PRAXIS-II tests I am required to take for my certification and ability to student teach this fall (after which I will be finished completely). If I passed, I will finish in December (if I student teach well, I guess); if not, I have to retake til I do, which will push back my student teaching, which will push back my degree obtainment, which will push my mind further into the recesses of insanity currently entrenching my brain. But, I digress.
3. I have started seeking freelance voice-over work through Voice123.com, a network of voice-over artists. So far, I have auditioned for many things, but have not been chosen (among the other 10,000+ VO artists); but, I shall continue trying at least for a year. (Then, my subscription runs out and I can then determine if it is worth the "nominal fee".)
4. I don't really have a number 4.
5. DSL must finally be over 6 years old, because I now have--right here in Yawkey--a Digital Subscriber Line bringing my computer into the higher-speed Internet world! I have watched Homestar Runner episodes in no-time flat. I have been able to download a 2MB Word document in less than an hour for the first time in ever. I am so excited, I think I might cry for relief. *:D*
6. That's it.
By the way, please comment on my blog, if you would--it would make it seem so much more rewarding to update more often. You know, give some initiative--some reason--for keeping peoples updated on the malaise and minutiae of my life.
(This MySBlentry was originally posted on 02 May 2007 at 11:46PM.)
COMMENTS FROM ORIGINAL POST:
6 Kudos
Consider you blog commented. And welcome to the REAL internet!
P.S. No Pants Players show this weekend (fri + sat 8:00p.m. LaBelle)*for non-Levi curious people, check out www.nopantsplayers.com
Posted by NPP Brian on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 7:58 AM
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Hooray for the spring semester being over, and for Levi being one step closer to teaching!!! Boo for not having a number 4. : ( That's one of the best numbers in the world! I less than three you!!!
~Randy
Posted by Randy, of course! on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 11:07 AM
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Why do you think we'd want to read an update on your life... lol...j/k. Congrats! on completing this semester of school... and I'm glad you have the real interent now.
Posted by Rebecka on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 11:08 AM
10 April 2009
'Tis the Season
No, not for boughs of holly and strings of lights.
It is finally the season of warmth, rain, wind, and the Earth's northern hemisphere tilting more toward the sun than it has in the past 4 months. Yay! Spring.
It's time for preparing garden soil and planting seeds. Time for birds to return from their winter brooding places and frogs to emerge from their underground hollows of hibernation. Time for cold, wispy cirrus clouds to be hidden from view by miles of cumulus, stratus, and nimbus clouds beneath. Time for the Spring Sky to take its abode directly ahead in the night sky, pushing the Winter Sky further West. Time for spring break, spring showers, spring colds, spring cleaning, and spring renewal.
Of all the myths of old considering spring, they all had one thing in common: spring is a time of rebirth. The ancient people of Egypt believed the sun god Osiris, who had died in the winter, bring desolation, coldness, and darkness, was resurrected every spring, bringing back warmth, sunlight, and the Nile floods to help plant their crops. The ancient Greeks equated spring as the beginning of the six months of time when Persephone, daughter of the goddess of agriculture Demeter, was allowed to escape Hades; in celebration, Demeter would make the earth bloom. The Romans, borrowing identities and changing the names from the Greeks, saw spring as the time when Mars would start up his wars again, a reference to the thunderings and lightnings in the heavens in March. For most other religions and points of view, spring is the time of renewal, the vernal equinox, when Earth begins it tilt back toward the sun.
It is no surprise, then, that the celebration of Jesus' resurrection occurs in the Spring. His conquering over death and the grave is no more epitomized than in the natural occurrence of spring conquering winter, the hours of the day conquering the hours of the night. Unlike the many myths, and the recurring rotation and shifting tilt of the earth, Jesus' resurrection was once and for all. Unlike Osiris, He does not have to die every winter to be resurrected every spring. Unlike Persephone, Jesus has already conquered Hell (a word we get from the Greek word "Hades") and does not need to return there ever again.
But, isn't it awesome when you consider how God created this planet with a built-in system that shows exactly what He did for us? Isn't it worth pondering how "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork"?
(This MySBlentry was originally posted on 23 March 2007 at 6:59PM.)
COMMENTS FROM ORIGINAL POST:
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Beautifully put, sir.
Posted by Melissa Starcher on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 11:27 PM
It is finally the season of warmth, rain, wind, and the Earth's northern hemisphere tilting more toward the sun than it has in the past 4 months. Yay! Spring.
It's time for preparing garden soil and planting seeds. Time for birds to return from their winter brooding places and frogs to emerge from their underground hollows of hibernation. Time for cold, wispy cirrus clouds to be hidden from view by miles of cumulus, stratus, and nimbus clouds beneath. Time for the Spring Sky to take its abode directly ahead in the night sky, pushing the Winter Sky further West. Time for spring break, spring showers, spring colds, spring cleaning, and spring renewal.
Of all the myths of old considering spring, they all had one thing in common: spring is a time of rebirth. The ancient people of Egypt believed the sun god Osiris, who had died in the winter, bring desolation, coldness, and darkness, was resurrected every spring, bringing back warmth, sunlight, and the Nile floods to help plant their crops. The ancient Greeks equated spring as the beginning of the six months of time when Persephone, daughter of the goddess of agriculture Demeter, was allowed to escape Hades; in celebration, Demeter would make the earth bloom. The Romans, borrowing identities and changing the names from the Greeks, saw spring as the time when Mars would start up his wars again, a reference to the thunderings and lightnings in the heavens in March. For most other religions and points of view, spring is the time of renewal, the vernal equinox, when Earth begins it tilt back toward the sun.
It is no surprise, then, that the celebration of Jesus' resurrection occurs in the Spring. His conquering over death and the grave is no more epitomized than in the natural occurrence of spring conquering winter, the hours of the day conquering the hours of the night. Unlike the many myths, and the recurring rotation and shifting tilt of the earth, Jesus' resurrection was once and for all. Unlike Osiris, He does not have to die every winter to be resurrected every spring. Unlike Persephone, Jesus has already conquered Hell (a word we get from the Greek word "Hades") and does not need to return there ever again.
But, isn't it awesome when you consider how God created this planet with a built-in system that shows exactly what He did for us? Isn't it worth pondering how "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork"?
(This MySBlentry was originally posted on 23 March 2007 at 6:59PM.)
COMMENTS FROM ORIGINAL POST:
2 Kudos
Beautifully put, sir.
Posted by Melissa Starcher on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 11:27 PM
09 April 2009
Musings
I just realized I used much of the same terminology in my first 2 MySBlentries: "must needs" being one of them.
And both entries referred to my procrastination in completing lesson plans!
Yay, my readers are going to be so pleased and endeared (read: "annoyed and turned away") by my limited vocabulary and verbage.
Go me, I rock!
(This MySBlentry was originally posted on 22 March 2007 at 8:49PM.)
And both entries referred to my procrastination in completing lesson plans!
Yay, my readers are going to be so pleased and endeared (read: "annoyed and turned away") by my limited vocabulary and verbage.
Go me, I rock!
(This MySBlentry was originally posted on 22 March 2007 at 8:49PM.)
08 April 2009
Planning an Astronomy Unit
So, I should totally be doing my homework right now, but I needed a distraction. Unfortunately, this distraction is compounded by the fact that I have dial-up and live in Lincoln County, which automatically triples the time it takes to be effectively distracted than it would for people with DSL living in normal places.
I have an 8-day unit to plan, type, format, and complete so that I can teach the 8-day unit to a high school environmental science class. I have my unit topic down: Astronomy. That's fine. I know where I'm going with that. I am confident in my understanding of astronomy and feel I am perfectly qualified to teach it since I have a biology degree (well, this logic seemed to work for the school system when having me teach middle school music, at least.) Of course, my desire to teach astronomy at all is because I used to work in a planetarium, wherein I gained most of my interest and knowledge of things astronomical.
But, how do I teach a unit on astronomy to students? What do I start with? The solar system, then stars. Start with stars first, with a little history of Galileo, then lead into constellations?
How long will it actually take to get the concept of astronomical units into the unwilling minds of high school students?!
Alas, my distraction must needs come to a close soon. At least I have both of my socks on today. I can't say as much for my brain's synapses.
(This MySBlentry was originally posted on 22 March 2007 at 8:22PM.)
I have an 8-day unit to plan, type, format, and complete so that I can teach the 8-day unit to a high school environmental science class. I have my unit topic down: Astronomy. That's fine. I know where I'm going with that. I am confident in my understanding of astronomy and feel I am perfectly qualified to teach it since I have a biology degree (well, this logic seemed to work for the school system when having me teach middle school music, at least.) Of course, my desire to teach astronomy at all is because I used to work in a planetarium, wherein I gained most of my interest and knowledge of things astronomical.
But, how do I teach a unit on astronomy to students? What do I start with? The solar system, then stars. Start with stars first, with a little history of Galileo, then lead into constellations?
How long will it actually take to get the concept of astronomical units into the unwilling minds of high school students?!
Alas, my distraction must needs come to a close soon. At least I have both of my socks on today. I can't say as much for my brain's synapses.
(This MySBlentry was originally posted on 22 March 2007 at 8:22PM.)
07 April 2009
MySBlentry One
Greetings!
It's my first MySpace blog entry (or "MySBlentry," as I like to call it.) [Hint: pronounced "mice-BLEN-tree"]
This officially brings me up to date in social technology--at least in Lincoln County, WV, terms. (We're 6 years behind everyone else; I think our stores will start carrying DVDs soon.) Now, I have a MySpace account, which apparently makes me cool and unique--just like everyone else under 18 years old.
Er...okay, maybe not.
My coolness (or awesometude, more appropriately) is neither emboldened nor shattered by my hidden presence on the world's largest site for semi-anonymous, largely verbal (and thus lacking the important nonverbal cues of face-to-face meetings, which enhance social communication, but I digress) contact between different types of peoples.
Um....okay, now it's 10:38 pm and I am not completely finished with my lesson plan I have to turn in and do tomorrow night for class, so I must needs away myself.
(To self) "Away!"
(This MySBlentry was originally posted on 14 March 2007 at 10:31PM.)
COMMENTS FROM ORIGINAL POST:
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It's my first MySpace blog entry (or "MySBlentry," as I like to call it.) [Hint: pronounced "mice-BLEN-tree"]
This officially brings me up to date in social technology--at least in Lincoln County, WV, terms. (We're 6 years behind everyone else; I think our stores will start carrying DVDs soon.) Now, I have a MySpace account, which apparently makes me cool and unique--just like everyone else under 18 years old.
Er...okay, maybe not.
My coolness (or awesometude, more appropriately) is neither emboldened nor shattered by my hidden presence on the world's largest site for semi-anonymous, largely verbal (and thus lacking the important nonverbal cues of face-to-face meetings, which enhance social communication, but I digress) contact between different types of peoples.
Um....okay, now it's 10:38 pm and I am not completely finished with my lesson plan I have to turn in and do tomorrow night for class, so I must needs away myself.
(To self) "Away!"
(This MySBlentry was originally posted on 14 March 2007 at 10:31PM.)
COMMENTS FROM ORIGINAL POST:
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ur alwayz cool dont let anyone tell u different!!! I cant belive u never wahtched Andy Grifith before!!! Well gotta make sure my cholthes rwashed 4 thhe fair at 6:00 but we might leve here at 6:00 because the Dimmilison Derbey dont start till 7:00 but we might be thereat 6:00 so my bubby can help my uncle...well I guess I will let u go n if I dont c u tonight I will c u this weekend!!!
luv ya Bubby... April Dawn luvs her Bubbys
Posted by April on Monday, July 16, 2007 - 3:03 PM
21 January 2009
Reading Music
I wish I could read music a lot better than I can. I'm still at the stage where I look at the note and point going "Every Good Boy--B," the musical equivalent of counting your fingers and toes when doing addition. It is possible, I suppose, that I can get some music-reading lessons, but time is a luxury I have not possessed since high school. (Of course, I spent a lot of time in college sleeping in the lounge instead of taking music courses, which in retrospect I should have done. It was hard being a commuter student and maximizing time usage.)
This recent desire (which is actually something I have been mulling over for a while) to read music comes from recent articles and postings I have seen in several music-related magazines and message boards. The major point of contention continuously commented points to the necessity for a singer (or any other musical artist for that matter) to be able to read music to be successful.
That is, it is not enough to have an "ear" for music, or to be able to plunk around on a piano or guitar until you have finally practiced "I'll Fly Away" or that "Sweet Home, Alabama" riff with the CD to near-perfect mimicry. Granted, there are many musical artists who reach great heights with just their own inherent musical abilities along with a lot of practice. But, it is congruent to becoming a successful but illiterate business owner. Certainly, many have obtained accolades for performance, but at some point, they reach their summit.
How much more musically interesting, then, could an artist be if they were able to read music, and consequently, learn the intricate workings and manners of manipulating melodies and meters to create their own music? How much better of a singer would I be if I understood chords and could read music?
(This JPFPost was originally posted in January 2007.)
This recent desire (which is actually something I have been mulling over for a while) to read music comes from recent articles and postings I have seen in several music-related magazines and message boards. The major point of contention continuously commented points to the necessity for a singer (or any other musical artist for that matter) to be able to read music to be successful.
That is, it is not enough to have an "ear" for music, or to be able to plunk around on a piano or guitar until you have finally practiced "I'll Fly Away" or that "Sweet Home, Alabama" riff with the CD to near-perfect mimicry. Granted, there are many musical artists who reach great heights with just their own inherent musical abilities along with a lot of practice. But, it is congruent to becoming a successful but illiterate business owner. Certainly, many have obtained accolades for performance, but at some point, they reach their summit.
How much more musically interesting, then, could an artist be if they were able to read music, and consequently, learn the intricate workings and manners of manipulating melodies and meters to create their own music? How much better of a singer would I be if I understood chords and could read music?
(This JPFPost was originally posted in January 2007.)
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