Ah, the blog. What a wonderful way to relieve stress. Although I'm not really stressed anymore; I'm just fishing for an excuse to post something mildly interesting, and hopefully brighten the days of those less fortunate than I :). Now I don't want to go on a rant about stress, because, come to think of it, I don't get stressed all that often. I was talking about this with my friend the other day, and we deduced, after many mutterings and squablings (is that a word? If not, I'd like to get full credit for it) that I never get stressed out, and that she gets stressed enough for the both of us.
Let me explain.
1) I don't get stressed
2) 'Friend' does
3) Therefore, she takes all the extra stress that I don't get
It's really quite simple (I don't know why I had to explain it again. Maybe I'm just bs-ing here.)
In which case, goodnight
It's been a pleasure having a one-way conversation with you
Another week, another dollar. Tests to take, projects to create, essays to write, music to make; and of course, the never-ending activity (at least for me) photos to take. Still haven't gotten around to salvaging the rest of my photos from the wreckage that is laptop. I had a hectic weekend, so I didn't have time to save another few snaps form my ever-so interesting life that all-one-of-you faithfully follow :). Anywho (and I know I've said this before) but this weekend I PROMISE to find something to post. But with all the schtuffs that are coming up, I really don't know when I'll find time to get some new shots. Busy, busy busy is my name. A day in the life, huh?
So for now I'll have to make due with some other pics from the summer, although I am running out, so there's a doozy, (whatever that means, I think I've heard it before, but I'm not sure if it's 'doozy' or 'dozy' or something else; pretty sure it means bummer, too bad, stuff like that. Also I don't know if you say "that's a doozy" or "there's a doozy". I'll leave it up to you guys to decide how to pronounce it.) So ANYWHO (I say that a lot, don't I?)...
As in continuation with my 'beach' theme that I have unwilling and unknowingly (until now) created, I've selected another pic to show you all. This one was taken in South Carolina, during the summer when I visited there. I like the curve of the sticks, that go along with the shells surrounding them. Pretty cool, (and totally ocean-made too)
Well, I think I'm all typed-out; another early morning today (when, oh when will all this preparation for SAISA music be over?!) so I'm 'bout ready to hit the sack/hay/bed.
So as always, It's been a pleasure having a one-way conversation with you
You stay classy KTM
(That doesn't have as nice a ring to it like the one from Achorman, does it? Now there's a good sign-off line. "You stay classy San Diego!" I gotta think me-up one of them. I'll keep you posted.)
Ok, I know it's the middle of winter, but I just don't have any more pictures to post. So I'm going back through my pics from the summer, to try and squeeze some more blood from the stone (the stone being my old laptop, the blood being my pictures, many of which I was unable to recover. I have faith though, just not the time til the weekend). I took this in Zanzibar, on the very same sunset beach as discussed before. Which reminds me;
I recently read a book that I enjoyed tremendously (now there's a phrase I've never said before). It's called The Beach. You may know it from the movie of the same name (it had Leo D in it, so that's mega-awesome). It's about this guy (I'd say late teens, early twenties) who goes to Bangkok. He's escaping from his past, and everything that held him down back home. He arrives in BKK, hears this myth about this beach that's supposed to be absolute paradise, finds himself with a map to this untouched, tropical Eden, and sets off to find it. That's the basic gist of the plot, but very much dumbed down. It really is a great read, and the movie is just spectacular as well. It's filled with great quotes that really influenced me, and yet I don't know how.
"We all travel thousands of miles just to watch TV and check in to somewhere with all the comforts of home, and you gotta ask yourself, what is the point of that?"
That's one of them. I really liked this one. It's really changed my entire outlook on vacationing. It's funny how these things work; how we can read (or in this case hear) a pattern of words and they can have an everlasting influence on us. Weird, huh? Avtually, it's probably not that weird; I guess I'm just easily impressed.
Anywho, this picture just reminded me of the genius that is The Beach.
And in a way, the above quote does have meaning with this pic. I remember being here, and thinking that it really was paradise. The sun setting, with the boat lazily crossing by, while the rays of light illuminate all that is around it. And then, I look down and see lawn furniture in the wake. Quelle drag, huh?
Whatev. It was still a ferosh place to be, even with the patio attire.
Fancy a conversation on the horizon?
I am a huge Calvin and Hobbes fan. Those books are my bibles. I remember one particular one, where Calvin is lying in his bed, buried underneath his blankets, while outside the snow falls gently. He snuggles deeper into his cave of blankets, while his mom brings him a mug of steaming hot cocoa and tucks him in. That is however, all a dream, as n the next picture his mom comes in, without hot cocoa, shouting "Why aren't you dressed yet?! The bus is going to be here any second!"
For me that is a lot like my life these days. Having just finished my winter vacation, I realize that I could use another one right now. I guess I'm just in the same mentality that held me over break. It was great though. Waking up and then casually looking over to my desk, where the clock would read 8:00, I would smile and slide back into the blankets, listening (not to the sound of snow falling unfortunately) but the soft gentle purring of my cat sleeping next to me. Ah, what a life.
Now it's up at 5:30 every other morning, for what ends up being a very long day.
Oh well.
C'est la vie.
Posted by
Danny Pen
6:33 AM
Here's one of me. Again on the Sunset Beach, I took a pic of myself with the sun shining behind me, illuminating myself entirely. I kind of like how this turned out
Posted by
Danny Pen
6:26 AM
Another one of Rachel. This is the same beach as the previous one. I remember sitting out on the beach for a long time, at least two hours while the sun set all around us. It really was a sunset worth saving
Posted by
Danny Pen
6:10 AM
Hello again, and happy new year! I know it's been awhile since my last post (a whole year! Hahaha...) but I'm back yet again, with a couple old photos. This one was taken in Zanzibar, in June 2008. That's my sister Rachel standing on the beach, gazing off into the sunset. It really was a spectacular sunset, and hopefully I've captured the feeling of it through this photo.
New years resolution: POST MORE! And not just photos this year. I'm branching out; I've decided to include random insights, quotes, news, etc. In a nutshell: Anything! As you may have seen, I added a Description too; "The world as I see it" This is going to be somewhat of a motto for the blog to come. I hope to provide for you all, a sometimes brief, sometimes detailed insight into the life and times of one young person's experience in Kathmandu. I'm taking a pact; a pact to stay committed to this, for the rest of the year. So far I haven't posted much because of work, and well, maybe I'm just lazy. But no more is that to be the case. It's a new leaf from here on out. So please, enjoy, and look forward to newer (and more frequent) posts!
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