Raptor Pass

Can you see the video clip that is supposed to show in the blog post below? I can’t see it and I am wondering if it is because I am on firefox 3 and linux right now. Guess I’ll check later.

So I just watched the first episode of Babylon 5 on Hulu. It was a mediocre show, but this clip made the entire episode worth it. The alien is an ambassador, just so you know.

Only in fantasy fiction can you have a line like this:

“Damn it, even in my head I get no respect! That’s it! I’m outta here!” Naruto proceeded to look for an exit that didn’t exist in his mind.

He has been laughing up a storm this evening…

So I was doing my laundry today, and outside of the laundry room there was a cat. You all know that I love cats, and this one was very friendly so I spent some time petting it. It even followed me all the way to my door… Likely wanted in out of the rain… Anyway, so as much as I enjoyed petting a cat for the first time in forever, I am not enjoying the subsequent sneezing…

So, I can’t cook well, so I like to nuke pot pies for dinner. Been doing that a lot for a couple months now. Each time I have taken it out of the nuker, I slide the pie out of the box it is nuked in onto the plate. Then I have to flip the pie over to get the cardboard pie plate off it.

Um, yeah, so tonight I just slid it out of the nuking box upside down… The plate just came right off without me having to nearly burn my fingers… And it took me that long to figure it out….

So, my brother wants an update. Why exactly he wants that, I don’t know. There is nothing I would write about that he doesn’t already know about. The only other person I know of that visits here regularly is my mother, she also already know everything I would write about. So, is there anyone who visits here that doesn’t know what is going on in my life?

Dragonfire

by Donita K. Paul

reviewed by David Reagan 12-20-2007

Think on things that are good and beautiful. A very well know Bible principle, and the reason I liked this book so much. Mrs. Paul weaves a tale of magic and the supernatural in such a way that good is good, and evil is evil. She emphasizes serving God the way God wants, and not your own selfish desires. It is shown how easy it is to fall into the enemy’s trap when we are physically and emotionally hurt. The consequences are shown, but God’s forgiveness is also shown. All of this is done without spending very much time with the characters in peril. Hence, your mind is directed towards how good God is instead of how bad the characters have it.

Story wise, the plot is somewhat confusing. There is an overall war going on, but the focus is kept to where the main characters are. So it is hard to see the overall effects. The main plot is that the bad guys are rising up and the good guys need to get off their rear ends and do something about it. From there it focuses in on Kale as she helps her father find more dragons to help unite the Amaran lands, and Bardon as he goes directly to where fighting is already happening. It climaxes in big battles against the two evil wizards.

Magic in the land of Amara is essentially just energy used to manipulate the world around you. For example, pulling moisture from the air to form pools of water. It is emphasized that wizards must follow God’s rules for how they use their magic. The evil wizards are the ones who don’t. Magic is also seen as a direct gift from God.

In conclusion, this is a good book for young teens to adults who don’t have to have something written for adults. There are many good lessons in it, and it definitely focuses your mind more on God. I read it in about four or five hours, though I am a somewhat fast reader. Be sure to read the first three in the series first.

Heh, just found this link. The Pi Song. Make sure you have your sound turned on. If I listen to it enough I might get part of pi memorized….

It’s been a while since I posted so I thought I should post something. Not really sure what though.

My life is the same as ever. Go to school part of the week, work the rest. Wal-Mart is boring. School is easy and challenging, depending on what class I am doing.

Heh, I also only less than a week before I turn 22. Kinda scary that time has gone by so fast. Normally you look forward to bdays, but I get to work 330pm-12am on mine. Such fun.

I am looking forward to the end of the month though. The Guild War expansion is coming out then. And I have finally nearly completed the first Guild Wars campaign. Which has been lots of fun. I just wish my bro had a computer that could play it. Would be fun to play with him. Fortunately my friend Chris plays it a lot, way more than I do. Which is funny since he didn’t even want to get it at first. lol.

Anyone know of a way to get a few thousand dollars for living expenses? I have to get an internship for my degree this coming school year, and it is unlikly to be paid. So trying to juggle an intership, classes, and work is not appealing. Still praying about that…

Not much else to say write now. At least there is an update…