Snapshots, Bits, and Pieces

Mina Tepes (Wikipedia Image)

I'm thinking how I can, and should, blog. I want to post more of my thoughts, and more snapshots of my efforts and hobbies. However, I am too compulsive lately to sit down and type things down. I will be experimenting with this and succeeding posts. Will see what works. ^_^









Finished these anime lately, and here's what I think of them:

• Dance in the Vampire Bund - Grade:A+
• Sexy, lovely, exciting, and romatic. One of my favorites.
• Sekimatsu Occult Academy - Grade:A
• Sengoku Basara 2 - Grade:B-
• As expected. Nothing new here people. Just passing by.
• High School of the Dead - Grade:A
• Not bad at all; and not just because of the rich fan service.

Fyodor Dostoevsky
(Wikipedia Image)

Things to do:

• Start (and finish) SAM's Teach Yourself iPhone Application Development
• (Re)Learn Mandarin
• Listening to audio lately. Just have to keep it up.

• Finish Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
• More than 50% through the book. Unexpectedly engaging and thought-provoking. Very mature work. A lot of introspection. I'm really liking it a lot.

Reflections:

• Until when will this life of peace and bounty last? Is it possible for humanity to forget the horrors of war? I am not speaking of just regional wars, but truly great wars much like the World Wars. And similarly, when I say "forget," I do not mean mere memory, but the experience and feeling of the horrors of war. Can humans who were born and raised during a time of relative peace truly conceive of a world at war? I mean, beyond mere idea, or fantastical day dream; to truly imagine oneself scared witless for one's life - that at any time, a stray bullet, a wrong decision by a leader, can end it all; to see all around you death and inhuman suffering. When one looks at a historical timeline, one will notice that great wars come and go. From this standpoint, it seems it is merely a matter of time before global suffering will once again cover the world. So sad, but so undeniable. Should I worry? Should I prepare? Or should I just live as if it will not come to pass - to cross the bridge when we get there, as they say?

And yet I while away time:

• TowerMadness
• So addicting. Got the Spooky and Marshland packs for free via FB. Bought the flamethrower and flash bait too!

- Ryles