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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Upcoming Birmingham events
New music festival upcoming in Birmingham. Seems like all local bands, pretty cool.
Also, Lebanese food festival!
Something cool at Sloss Furnace.
And of course, Crawfish!
Lots of cool things going on, so many to choose from! And I'm supposed to be studying....?
Ikes.
Also, Lebanese food festival!
Something cool at Sloss Furnace.
And of course, Crawfish!
Lots of cool things going on, so many to choose from! And I'm supposed to be studying....?
Ikes.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
What is life like, to you?
Had a lovely talk with my dad tonight, catching up on life. Somewhere along the conversation, we started talking to each other in metaphors and similes, which of course I love.
He tells me that I sometimes like to treat life like building sandcastles.
"You get down and you start shaping these castles, coming up with how things aught to be, you mold them into what you want them to look like. Then the tide comes and washes them away. So next time maybe you start building a little further away from the shore, but the tide comes in and stops you in the middle of your construction".
You can't mold life, he tells me.
"Life is fluid. It's always moving, everything changes. "
Which can be quite annoying to me sometimes, 'cause I never can get anything fully figured out the way I like! But really, that makes for a much more interesting story.
Wisdom from Ron.
Also!
"You know anything about how planes fly?"
I answered something simple about wind rushing under and scooping it into the air.
"Aerodynamics! When I was on the Navy aircraft ships we would always point the jets into the wind. If you try and fly them the other way they would never make it into the air, they would just crash. You have to run them directly into the current so the resistance from the air will pick them up! That's how they'd fly. Well, that's how life is. I realized this the other day. You have to turn and face your problems, move into the wind, to start your rise and to get over them."
He's a smart man. And I love that he talks in metaphors (: They make explanations much more entertaining.
Wish I could remember them all. I should probably start writing down all the wise sayings and colorful quotes my dad says to me. They could fill a book!
He tells me that I sometimes like to treat life like building sandcastles.
"You get down and you start shaping these castles, coming up with how things aught to be, you mold them into what you want them to look like. Then the tide comes and washes them away. So next time maybe you start building a little further away from the shore, but the tide comes in and stops you in the middle of your construction".
You can't mold life, he tells me.
"Life is fluid. It's always moving, everything changes. "
Which can be quite annoying to me sometimes, 'cause I never can get anything fully figured out the way I like! But really, that makes for a much more interesting story.
Wisdom from Ron.
Also!
"You know anything about how planes fly?"
I answered something simple about wind rushing under and scooping it into the air.
"Aerodynamics! When I was on the Navy aircraft ships we would always point the jets into the wind. If you try and fly them the other way they would never make it into the air, they would just crash. You have to run them directly into the current so the resistance from the air will pick them up! That's how they'd fly. Well, that's how life is. I realized this the other day. You have to turn and face your problems, move into the wind, to start your rise and to get over them."
He's a smart man. And I love that he talks in metaphors (: They make explanations much more entertaining.
Wish I could remember them all. I should probably start writing down all the wise sayings and colorful quotes my dad says to me. They could fill a book!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
A blog about blogs?
I'm no good at this quite yet, but here are some things I've been reading about lately:
Making plastic from chicken feathers
Upcoming MCAT changes
A second internet? (still confused but learning about this one)
Book-less libraries (I heard this idea somewhere else too... can't remember where)
etc. etc. etc.
Making plastic from chicken feathers
Upcoming MCAT changes
A second internet? (still confused but learning about this one)
Book-less libraries (I heard this idea somewhere else too... can't remember where)
etc. etc. etc.
Also, just for cuteness sake...
Hangout
Even more great musicians are coming to The Hangout Festival! Newly added that I'm lookin forward to include:
The Avett Brothers, STS9, Grace Potter and Nocturnals, Big Gigantic, and Railroad Earth <3
How will I see them all....?
Excited.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
If you have a few minutes you need to use up and want to learn something new, inspiring, or positive about the ideas that are floating around the world, check out Ted talks.
Bwahh?
http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2011/03/us_carbon_storage_project_choo_1.html
Or
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/choosing-a-home-for-captured-carbon-dioxide/?ref=science
I wasn't aware this was being attempted. Should prove to be an interesting idea to keep up with.
Or
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/choosing-a-home-for-captured-carbon-dioxide/?ref=science
I wasn't aware this was being attempted. Should prove to be an interesting idea to keep up with.
Ketch-up
I started this blog a while ago and it never caught on for me, but then I didn't have anything good to say really (trust me, I deleted all the previous stuff I wrote about on here... happy no one was reading it then). Still not sure if I have anything good to say, but lately I do keep coming across things I would like to share, so I'll give it another go.
... Where to start?
Currently I am reading The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz. She is the founder of Acumen Fund, which is essentially a lending company that aims to help alleviate poverty by investing in small business ideas for individuals or companies, typically in developing countries. Basically micro-loans. Today her book has also led me to discover Sweet Honey in the Rock. Ah, women singing about things that matter to them. I love it. It does seem like a powerful medium, music.
Also, this week specifically I recognize all the support I get from my friends. They give it freely and I feel lucky to have them surrounding me in this city. They fill my space! The in between. In between what? Whatever the heck it is that I think I am looking for.
Happy April! I insist (:
... Where to start?
Currently I am reading The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz. She is the founder of Acumen Fund, which is essentially a lending company that aims to help alleviate poverty by investing in small business ideas for individuals or companies, typically in developing countries. Basically micro-loans. Today her book has also led me to discover Sweet Honey in the Rock. Ah, women singing about things that matter to them. I love it. It does seem like a powerful medium, music.
Also, this week specifically I recognize all the support I get from my friends. They give it freely and I feel lucky to have them surrounding me in this city. They fill my space! The in between. In between what? Whatever the heck it is that I think I am looking for.
Happy April! I insist (:
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