Reaching Out

As humans, we are always reaching for something. Whether it is the cookie jar, or the stars, mankind always seems to reach out for what is just out of our reach. However, it is my belief that if we really could obtain so much knowledge by reaching, we would get bored very quickly, because without the persuit of happiness, how can be be truly happy?

Yellowstone Lessons

Today, when we visited the Old Faithful Geyser, I was reminded of the first time I visited. I was told that I might not see it erupt again, because a thin white layer was covering it every time it erupted. I was also thinking about the fact that eventually, the Big Dipper would change. It seems so sad that people in the year 30000 will have so many different landmarks than we do. (if this post seems random, i'm tired)

Maturity

Sometimes, I think that I am a bit too immature. I like comic books, ponies, etc. Then I remind myself that the world's defenition of mature and my standards are very different. I think that they are the ones who are immature. They just don't want to admit it.

Hero Mashups

Recently, I got a comment asking whether there have been any super hero mashups, like SuperIronBatman. Actually, people on the internet have created several mashups with all sorts of heroes. The internet people call this: "Amalgams". There are too many examples to count, but some of my favorite examples are:

Spider-Bat (Spider-Man and Batman)


Thunderbird (Hawkman and Thor)


Daredevil Lantern (Daredevil and Green Lantern)


Iron Bat (guess who?)

My Favorite Superhero

If I was told to give you my favorite superhero, you would expect me to say Spider-Man, Batman, the entire Justice League or the Avengers, but in actuality, my favorite hero is: The Black Panther!

He has gone up against the likes of Klaw, a being made of sound, the Man-Ape, a-er-man who wears an ape costume, and his wife, Storm, a weather goddess. If this person doesn't have his own series by now, I will be sad.

So...Awesome!

WWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!
Iron Mare! Captain Equestria! Pinkeye! FlutterWidow! The Incredible Spike! AppleThor! Twilight Fury!

How do I take images and save them as desktop backgrounds?

At my school, most of the people say that I am one of the best artists in the school. However, yesterday, we started drawing scenes from the epic poem Beowulf and this one kid drew the demon, Grendel, way better than I did. I sometimes complain about my lack of artistic talent, and the usual advice I get is "keep trying". It's slow, but I think I'm getting better.

Fastest Furies

People sometimes ask me, "If you could have any one superpower, what would it be?"
My answer every time?
Super speed.

I'm not exactly a quickster, but then, I'm not a potato either. It would be so nice to be able to go way fast, and never be late to anything ever again.

Here are some of my favorites Whizzers:

Sonic the Hedgehog

Top Speed: reaching the speed of sound.

Road Runner:

Top Speed: enough to always outrun the coyote guy.

The Flash:

Top Speed: faster than the speed of light!

Rainbow Dash:

Top Speed: unknown limits!

What superpower would you most like to have?

Derp

I can't figure out what to blog about. There just hasn't been anything interesting happening to me. Any ideas?

Reflections

When I think back on 9/11, I realize that while I didn't see any actual footage, it was devastating. But it was also a time when everyone, regardless of race, age, or religion, came together and united. Today, we are still feeling the effects, and we are not united. But we can be.

P.S. Sorry I'm a bit late on this post. I've been going through a busy week.

Resistance is Futile

What I have to say now is going to earn me endless ridicule from anyone who does not understand. This is probably not a secret to anyone who has talked to me in the past few days, but I have a brand new obsession.



Being 17 and liking this makes me a "brony", as they call it. Make fun of me all you want, but take a gander at what this show has to offer.


The way you know this show is awesome? The pony in the bottom right is called Fluttershy. She tamed a dragon, becomes a barbarian, drove away a cockatrice... and she's the timid one.

Blahdom

(Like the title? It's what Lucy used to describe Charlie Brown. Aren't I just full of the cutest random trivia?)

All joking aside, these past few days, I seem to be in a deep blue funk. My depression has been so large since Saturday, that I haven't been able to shake it... until today. I realized that the thing that was bothering me was the amount of stress from school. Being a senior takes a lot more responsibility than any other grade I have experienced. I'm not depressed anymore, but still a little concerned for the future.

Crutch Words

Tonight, we learned about a whole bunch of words, called crutch words,  that are used in conversations to give people a bit more time to think. For example: Of course, actually, in introspect, etc. Some of these I can understand, but there is one word that really bugs me, when used improperly: LITERALLY!

I find it SO annoying when someone says, "I literally died laughing!" I am almost tempted to say, "Oh, really? If you literally died, you wouldn't be talking to me!" I know it sounds silly, but if it isn't literal, why on earth would you say it is?

What a Guy Wants

Sometimes, we get too greedy for our own good. We get just a little bit of luck, and something overtakes us. We can't control it if it gets too strong. Most people in the world wish that they could have more knowledge, but we have seen too many examples of absolute power corrupting absolutely. Maybe we're better off not knowing all there is to know. Maybe we just need to learn at the pace that was set for us by God.

On an unrelated topic: The main reason the aliens haven't contacted us?
We dress our dogs in costumes:

Poh-Tay-Toe, Poh-Tah-Toe

Today, we visited the Brigham City temple open house. It was absolutely beautiful! After, we visited our relatives, and had hot dogs and one of my favorite foods that I don't usually have: dutch oven potatoes! (with bacon and cheese)

Okay, okay, so this isn't exactly what they looked like, so sue me. It seems like a lot of the foods I like the most, I never have that often, like dutch oven potatoes or lasagna. But that's okay. I still like our various types of soup and casseroles.

New Title!

I gots me a new title! Bonus points if you can guess the reference!