I think I've been keeping up pretty well with my goals, I probably need to be keeping better track, but ah well. Wait a second, I do need to be working more on my Italian, but I suppose I have all year, so it's not that big of a deal. I've found a Bible Study book, or, my mom did for me. Anyway, I've been writing using my Neo, working on my NaNo.
Did I mention that I need to learn PHP to do logins? I'll see about that when I finish my CSS course. I need to make a decision, when I finish CSS, do I go on to JavaScript which I have the book for, or do I start on PHP? That's a hard one. I'll think about it as I try to actually do more CSS...
Speaking of web stuff, once I'm actually fairly happy with my website (well, enough that I think it can be put on the web without be being laughed at too much), I'll move this blog there I think. It won't be for a while though...
If anyone reads this, remind me to do a lesson or so of Italian, and to actually use it somehow, so I don't let it just fly out of my head. I know that the blog is what that's for, but...I don't know. I almost don't want to hurt everyone's brains with my bad Italian. Tell me to get over it please!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Music
I've been listening to some video game music to put on my iPod (I'm a geek/nerd, I know), and one of the songs...called Sad, really is aptly named. But for some reason...I like it. Another favorite is Tarm Ruins. They're both from Oracle of Seasons, a Legend of Zelda game.
I find it so strange how well music manipulates our emotions. It can go straight to the soul. For some reason, I kind of like sad music sometimes. Another song from Twilight Princess (another Zelda game), has a song that you hear once, Midna's Desperate Hour, it's sad, but I like it. I'd like to learn it on the piano. Anyway, that's the today's ramble I guess. Maybe if you're lucky you'll get more later.
I find it so strange how well music manipulates our emotions. It can go straight to the soul. For some reason, I kind of like sad music sometimes. Another song from Twilight Princess (another Zelda game), has a song that you hear once, Midna's Desperate Hour, it's sad, but I like it. I'd like to learn it on the piano. Anyway, that's the today's ramble I guess. Maybe if you're lucky you'll get more later.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Yay!
*happy dance* Oh right. I'm happy because I got to have my braces off today. This is going to be one of the few times I write about myself in the real world.
We went to the orthodontist this morning at about ten, and we didn't get out until something like 11:30. That's ok though, because they yanked my braces off, scraped the glue off with something that sounded and looked like the drill the dentist uses when you have a cavity (It smelled like burning feathers when they did that by the way), and then they took impressions for my retainers. I get one set of clear ones and also a holly (the kind that you see in most cartoons, with the plastic that goes on the roof of your mouth and then the wire that goes around your teeth). After we left (with my teeth feeling strangely slimy, I still don't know if that's how they always feel and I forgot, or if they really are slimier than usual), we went to Panara bread where I got coffee (of course) and a nice sandwich with roasted tomatoes and a tomato pesto, and greens, and chicken. It was wonderful. I was stuffed by the end of it. Then we came home, and as soon as I feel my stomach can take it, I'm going to have a bowl of homemade popcorn.
In other, possibly more interesting news, the other day a friend came over, and I think she thinks I'm a master web programmer. Because she wants to make a website with me (meaning I do all, and I mean all of the work. I'll have to put whatever graphics, do the CSS, whatever JavaScript I can, write all of the pages...etc, etc). I can't really do much with a website, though I'm getting a little better. I can't do PHP or anything like that, so I can't do user logins, which would be better for what she wants to do. She once sat and watched me code something the first time we tried, and when I finished, she said she expected there to be more than that for the time we spent. I should have told her to go buy dreamweaver or something, then she could see how it would work as she made it herself. But she's my friend, and I think I'm supposed to be nice to them. I know there are tons of Bible verses. Like..."Love your neighbor as yourself," "love your enemies"
I'm not saying she's an enemy of mine, but if you're supposed to love your enemies, how much more should you love your friends? Anyway, I just kind of wish she would be more realistic.
Rambly/ranty today, aren't I? Please don't ask me to do more, because I will if I get half a chance.
We went to the orthodontist this morning at about ten, and we didn't get out until something like 11:30. That's ok though, because they yanked my braces off, scraped the glue off with something that sounded and looked like the drill the dentist uses when you have a cavity (It smelled like burning feathers when they did that by the way), and then they took impressions for my retainers. I get one set of clear ones and also a holly (the kind that you see in most cartoons, with the plastic that goes on the roof of your mouth and then the wire that goes around your teeth). After we left (with my teeth feeling strangely slimy, I still don't know if that's how they always feel and I forgot, or if they really are slimier than usual), we went to Panara bread where I got coffee (of course) and a nice sandwich with roasted tomatoes and a tomato pesto, and greens, and chicken. It was wonderful. I was stuffed by the end of it. Then we came home, and as soon as I feel my stomach can take it, I'm going to have a bowl of homemade popcorn.
In other, possibly more interesting news, the other day a friend came over, and I think she thinks I'm a master web programmer. Because she wants to make a website with me (meaning I do all, and I mean all of the work. I'll have to put whatever graphics, do the CSS, whatever JavaScript I can, write all of the pages...etc, etc). I can't really do much with a website, though I'm getting a little better. I can't do PHP or anything like that, so I can't do user logins, which would be better for what she wants to do. She once sat and watched me code something the first time we tried, and when I finished, she said she expected there to be more than that for the time we spent. I should have told her to go buy dreamweaver or something, then she could see how it would work as she made it herself. But she's my friend, and I think I'm supposed to be nice to them. I know there are tons of Bible verses. Like..."Love your neighbor as yourself," "love your enemies"
I'm not saying she's an enemy of mine, but if you're supposed to love your enemies, how much more should you love your friends? Anyway, I just kind of wish she would be more realistic.
Rambly/ranty today, aren't I? Please don't ask me to do more, because I will if I get half a chance.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Language Issues
Also an update on my 2008 goals.
I've written every day so far, and I also posted in my Italian blog today. Which is partly the source of my language issues. Anyway, other than that, I haven't studied coding, I haven't practiced piano. I have swim team tonight, but no piano today as my brothers are off on a hunting trip, it's not really worth it to go. I should get to work practicing piano, and then if I still have time I should write more, or maybe do a lesson of coding. But I don't feel very motivated. I will practice piano though. I've also done at least one Italian lesson per day.
And now on to my language issue. It's resolved actually now, but I want to blog about it anyway. I was getting confused about when to use Parlo, when to use Parli, and when to use Parla. I called and asked, and I got a very nice answer. It's all about "persons" ("people"? I'm talking about first person, third person, second person). Parlo is when you're talking about yourself, first person ("Io parlo"). Parli is second person familiar. So only to a friend ("tu parli). Parla is either third person or second person formal (hehe, haven't dealt much with third person yet...). Anyway, it was nice to know the rule. I can remember it now. It's just I get confused if my program won't just tell me the rule that it is, if they'll just do that, I'll remember it. There are also different words for if it's plural. But I won't go into that.
Oh, if you were wondering, parlo, parli, parla, and all of those mean "to speak."
I've written every day so far, and I also posted in my Italian blog today. Which is partly the source of my language issues. Anyway, other than that, I haven't studied coding, I haven't practiced piano. I have swim team tonight, but no piano today as my brothers are off on a hunting trip, it's not really worth it to go. I should get to work practicing piano, and then if I still have time I should write more, or maybe do a lesson of coding. But I don't feel very motivated. I will practice piano though. I've also done at least one Italian lesson per day.
And now on to my language issue. It's resolved actually now, but I want to blog about it anyway. I was getting confused about when to use Parlo, when to use Parli, and when to use Parla. I called and asked, and I got a very nice answer. It's all about "persons" ("people"? I'm talking about first person, third person, second person). Parlo is when you're talking about yourself, first person ("Io parlo"). Parli is second person familiar. So only to a friend ("tu parli). Parla is either third person or second person formal (hehe, haven't dealt much with third person yet...). Anyway, it was nice to know the rule. I can remember it now. It's just I get confused if my program won't just tell me the rule that it is, if they'll just do that, I'll remember it. There are also different words for if it's plural. But I won't go into that.
Oh, if you were wondering, parlo, parli, parla, and all of those mean "to speak."
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Time to Get Started!
So, first of all Merry New Year, good luck to you all with whatever you have planned! Second, I added a goal to my list. It's really partly a plan to help me learn Italian. I started a blog, which will be entirely in Italian. To start with I'll be using Google Translator to write the posts so that they're in Italian, but I'll pay attention and my goal is by the end of the year to be able to write them with virtually no help. You can find the new blog here.
If you don't want to try and read the Italian (If you do know Italian, and you see mistakes, please let me know), you can find Google Translator here.
If you don't want to try and read the Italian (If you do know Italian, and you see mistakes, please let me know), you can find Google Translator here.
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