Ok, working overnights has some advantages and disadvantages. All of which I have been learning about recently. One of the advantages is being able to attend almost any social event that I want to. Since I don't have to work in the daytime I am free to go anywhere I choose without worrying about work getting in the way. I am kept relatively busy attending House of Faith and all functions that are connected. I always have fun and learn a lot there. One of the things I have learned is a downside to working overnights. Sleep.
That's right, sleep is very important. Weather you work day or night you need your sleep. It is sometimes hard to sleep and attend social functions simultaneously wherein lies my problem. I tend to put sleep on the back burner and hang out with friends in the daytime. It isn't so bad doing that for just one day but I found myself pushing my body to extremes. In a 53 hour span I only got 3 hours of sleep.. All I could think about at work was my bed. But it was my Friday so when I got off work, instead of going to bed, I hung out at a friends house all morning.... I know, I'm probably crazy... oh well.
In other news, I want rain. lots of it. And in a not completely unrelated paragraph thingy my artistic side wrote this.
~Where is the rain to bring forth life in this place? I can feel the drought surround me, I can feel it inside of me. I can see the clouds on the horizon, but always they move away. Long have I awaited the life bringing rain . Longer still I know I must wait. The anticipation of the approaching storm is wondrous but the feeling of watching the clouds turn away is crushing. Never before have I seen such a magnificent storm and never have I been so sad to see it turn away. To pour its rain elsewhere, on fields that are far away, fields that are not my own. It is sad to see the trees wither and the carefully planted seeds not bear their fruit. The very earth cracks from the heat. I pray, God, will you please send me a storm? Will you please send me rain?~
Kinda depressing huh? But I was kind of feeling down when I wrote it. I hope things improve soon because I don't like feeling down. It is against my nature.
On to a more upbeat note. I am waiting for a really fun toy that I ordered to come in. It is a pair of powerisers which are big springy shoes that allow people to jump 6 feet in the air. They are going to be so much fun. I can hardly wait. :)
Well I think I need to take a nap before work so I had best wrap things up.
I hope that everyone finds the rain that they need. Until next time, Farewell.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Please, allow me to introduce myselfs
Hello, I am Ben and this is my blog. (as if you didn't already know that). I have decided to start writing here more often because sometimes I am bored and I think it will be fun. It will also be a good place to put my thoughts to words instead of them being kept in by head and forgotten. I will also be posting about the going ons in my life. Not that anybody would really want to hear about them. But maybe a few will be amused by my strange almost childlike antics. Who knows Maybe I will even meet someone new. We'll see. As for now I would like you to meet some people who are very close to me.... In fact they are me. :) My alter egos.
Just for fun
I will let my alter egos post here from time to time, so be ready for anything. To get you used to them I'll introduce them now.
This is Benjamin Tesla .
He is a Mad scientist. One of his recent accomplishments is the Hydrogen Fuel Cell (H-gen). Used in improving gas mileage, it converts plain water into an explosive gas called HHO that helps gas burn more efficiently in the engine. The device is still in its experimental stages and is scheduled to be in use before the end of the month.
He can be kinda CRAZY sometimes but he is relatively harmless..... His experiments on the other hand can get dangerous. The H-gen employs such elements as water, electricty, and explosive gas. What could possibly go wrong?
On a different note, this is Ben Paganini.
He is the resident Musician. Not proficient at any single instrument just yet, He enjoys playing a wide variety of instruments and music. Though fairly good at learning the basics of any musical device in a single afternoon he is currently focusing on the Guitar, Piano ,Ocarina and Violin.
Here is the artist of the group.....If you can call it art. Kal Ravone. Oops, only one of his drawings could come. ;)
It is more like cartoons than art, but Artist makes me feel more elegant, more lofty, more esteem. Okay so maybe they are just cartoons but they rock don't they? There are more at http://coyote-squadron.deviantart.com/ if you would like to see them.
Not much to say about him except that he likes to draw and write. Why anthro characters all of the time you may ask? Because they are just plain fun to draw. :)
Well that is all of them... I think.
Its time for me to get ready for church. I hope that was amusing. Until next time. Farewell.
P.S. Please forgive the atrocious pictures.
Just for fun
I will let my alter egos post here from time to time, so be ready for anything. To get you used to them I'll introduce them now.
This is Benjamin Tesla .
He is a Mad scientist. One of his recent accomplishments is the Hydrogen Fuel Cell (H-gen). Used in improving gas mileage, it converts plain water into an explosive gas called HHO that helps gas burn more efficiently in the engine. The device is still in its experimental stages and is scheduled to be in use before the end of the month.
He can be kinda CRAZY sometimes but he is relatively harmless..... His experiments on the other hand can get dangerous. The H-gen employs such elements as water, electricty, and explosive gas. What could possibly go wrong?
On a different note, this is Ben Paganini.
He is the resident Musician. Not proficient at any single instrument just yet, He enjoys playing a wide variety of instruments and music. Though fairly good at learning the basics of any musical device in a single afternoon he is currently focusing on the Guitar, Piano ,Ocarina and Violin.
Here is the artist of the group.....If you can call it art. Kal Ravone. Oops, only one of his drawings could come. ;)
It is more like cartoons than art, but Artist makes me feel more elegant, more lofty, more esteem. Okay so maybe they are just cartoons but they rock don't they? There are more at http://coyote-squadron.deviantart.com/ if you would like to see them.
Not much to say about him except that he likes to draw and write. Why anthro characters all of the time you may ask? Because they are just plain fun to draw. :)
Well that is all of them... I think.
Its time for me to get ready for church. I hope that was amusing. Until next time. Farewell.
P.S. Please forgive the atrocious pictures.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
We Are Who We Choose To Be
Have you ever reached a point in your life where you have been caught up in indecision? Caught there while you contemplate the consequences, the possibilities, the effect that such a decision will make on your life? You wrestle with the fear, the doubt, the storm of emotions that cause you to stop at the open door of greatness. Why do we remain stationary until we miss our chance for something so great? Why do we stand at the threshold of opportunity, and hesitate? When we are beckoned to enter, why do we not act as someone else steps past and closes the door behind them? Why do we do such things?
We all make mistakes and we all have regrets. Some days they are all we can think about. All of the possibilities there would be if we had just taken that one final step. Everything that we could have avoided or accomplished if we'd had the courage to push aside the doubt and the fear and taken that one leap of faith. We will beat ourselves up over this. Kick ourselves until the memory of it fades. But this will accomplish little.
Patience is a virtue, but only to a point. When does patience end, and hesitation begin? It is said that he who masters patience can master all, but in the process of learning to wait, we must also learn when to act. When to seize opportunity as it presents itself. For what good is patience if we let the opportunity that we have waited so long for, slip through our hesitant hands? Great opportunities don't remain on the market for long, and we would be foolish to hesitate again if we are ever offered a second chance at a great thing.
What we must do now is press onward, we must choose to move forward. We cannot cling to the past. We have made the mistakes, yes. But that is not to say we have to keep them, to dwell on them and relive them in vain. Let the past hold on to those bitter memories. Let them fade, for the future is bright with hope and more chances ready for the taking. But we must always remember to learn from the mistakes of ourselves and others, the mistakes of the past. For failure is the greatest tool for teaching, if we would but learn.
We would be wise to study what caused our mistakes and to ready ourselves for the future and the successes held therein. To be ready to face the challenges we are all to encounter, to become confident in what we can accomplish would speak volumes of our character and will. Or we can remain idle as great things pass us by. Remain stagnant in out own self loathing and self pity. The choice is our own.
Who are we to make these mistakes in the first place? Do we consider ourselves less than everyone else for these decisions? If so, we must take a hard look at ourselves and see that we are more than the mistakes that we make in the circumstances that are forced upon us. More than our combined successes or failures. In the end, when the cards are being laid on the table and the decisions are being made..... We are who we choose to be.
We all make mistakes and we all have regrets. Some days they are all we can think about. All of the possibilities there would be if we had just taken that one final step. Everything that we could have avoided or accomplished if we'd had the courage to push aside the doubt and the fear and taken that one leap of faith. We will beat ourselves up over this. Kick ourselves until the memory of it fades. But this will accomplish little.
Patience is a virtue, but only to a point. When does patience end, and hesitation begin? It is said that he who masters patience can master all, but in the process of learning to wait, we must also learn when to act. When to seize opportunity as it presents itself. For what good is patience if we let the opportunity that we have waited so long for, slip through our hesitant hands? Great opportunities don't remain on the market for long, and we would be foolish to hesitate again if we are ever offered a second chance at a great thing.
What we must do now is press onward, we must choose to move forward. We cannot cling to the past. We have made the mistakes, yes. But that is not to say we have to keep them, to dwell on them and relive them in vain. Let the past hold on to those bitter memories. Let them fade, for the future is bright with hope and more chances ready for the taking. But we must always remember to learn from the mistakes of ourselves and others, the mistakes of the past. For failure is the greatest tool for teaching, if we would but learn.
We would be wise to study what caused our mistakes and to ready ourselves for the future and the successes held therein. To be ready to face the challenges we are all to encounter, to become confident in what we can accomplish would speak volumes of our character and will. Or we can remain idle as great things pass us by. Remain stagnant in out own self loathing and self pity. The choice is our own.
Who are we to make these mistakes in the first place? Do we consider ourselves less than everyone else for these decisions? If so, we must take a hard look at ourselves and see that we are more than the mistakes that we make in the circumstances that are forced upon us. More than our combined successes or failures. In the end, when the cards are being laid on the table and the decisions are being made..... We are who we choose to be.
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