Walking off the Earth and Flying Home

This is a new installment!  Otherwise known as "what I come up with when I'm facing writer's block with/am too lazy to complete any other ideas."

"What on earth is she going on about this time?" you ask.  I'm getting there.  Please be patient.  Also I should probably start getting to my point before you grow so entirely frustrated with me that you close down the tab.

Well, remember when I was talking about the List?  I thought it might be a fun to do a post every now and then based off the general idea.  I shall suggest some things to put on your List, and tell you some that are currently on mine.

Ready?  Okay!  Here we go...

THE LIST

"WALKING OFF THE EARTH AND FLYING HOME"

I now have a ridiculous and extravagant title.  I hope you are as proud of me as I am.

SECTION I

otherwise entitled "suggestions for your List"

1) Walk Off the Earth  

     This Canadian band produces songs ranging from musings on the futility of the human condition in its workaholic state to fun summer songs, bringing them all together with catchy, bohemian tunes in a minor key.  Fans of Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat, or Fun. may wish to try them out.  Official Site  Pandora Station

2) "Ode to the West Wind"

     This beautiful poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley is in the public domain.  Whether you love autumn, the ocean, or just a darn good poem, these five stanzas of fourteen lines each are definitely worth your while.  Read it here.

SECTION II

otherwise entitled "things that are on my List"

1) finish Dracula

     In the current vampire-frenzy popular culture seems to be in right now, this is definitely a worthwhile book to read.  Two things I like about this book so far: 1) it treats of vampires as evil, horrible monsters, and 2) a strong motif is the power of the Blessed Sacrament.

     However nice this is, there are still a few parts of the book that I am reserved about.  I would not for one second say that I consider the things propagated within it 100% in accord with Catholic teachings.  

     Like with all horror books, read it in the daytime, and like with all books, read with it reservations, being on guard for any incorrect teachings.  

    Dracula, by Bram Stoker, is in the public domain.  Download it for free on Kindle here.

2) Fly Away Home

     This looks like a very interesting book, and one of these days I plan to purchase it on Kindle.  It's only $2.99, and I think I'd rather have the book online than some luxury chocolate.  

     I found out about this book through the blogosphere, and if you're interested, check out the authoress' blog here.  

If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

—Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Ode to the West Wind"

Wordpress

Wordpress is a blogging website.

Once upon a time, I joined this website, which was somewhat of a mistake.  I found the format dreadfully confusing.  Furthermore, I discovered--too late--that you cannot delete a Wordpress account.  The next best thing I could do was transfer my account to a rarely-used email, and forget I ever made it.

Unfortunately, I can't forget.  (How dramatic I sound!)  Just a little while ago I tried again.  At first I was a bit excited: it was starting to make sense!  Then I clicked a link and was once more lost in chaos.

Wordpress is a bit more grown-up than Blogger (proof: one must pay an exorbitant amount to edit one's own CSS), but I try as I may, I can't adult very well.  At all.  Even on such a simple thing as a blogging site.  (which, in my defense, is not simple at all)  Then again, finding it such may be solely because of my childish confusion.

One day I may try once again.  Sit myself down, figure it out patiently and bit-by-bit.  Until then, I shall wile away my days here, until I am ready to go another round with my grown-up Wordpress blog.

What about you?  Have you ever tried to do something more grown-up and failed miserably?

POLL: Who's Your Favorite?: RESULTS

Three authors.  Three votes.  Who came out on top?  Or were all tied?

Votes for favorite author out of G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien were as follows:

G.K. Chesterton: 1

C.S. Lewis: 0

J.R.R. Tolkien: 2

This makes the winner the one and only J.R.R. Tolkien!

Thank you to all who participated!  Keep an eye out for the next poll, and have a wonderful day! :)

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

-J.R.R. Tolkien (x)

UPDATE: Pages

I've finally got around to adding pages to my blog!  You can see them directly below the banner at the top of the page.

The reason why it make sense to now have pages is because I've (finally) done an about page.

So....yeah!  Check it out!  Or not, doesn't really matter.

But yes, that is the update.  Thanks for reading!

A Semi-Classical Training

I'm hoping to make this blog a little more...professional, I suppose.  Have an organized tag system.  Cohesive posts.  Frequent updates.  Y'know.  Everything I'm bad at.

That said, in this post I thought I'd go back to the reason I chose the name I did.  I love names that mean something.  All my online handles have a special meaning behind them, from a thrilling moment in my early teens, to a particular battle that struck my fancy, to a game and method of address my siblings and I used to use.  But those are for a later time.  ;)

POLL: Who's Your Favorite?

G.K. Chesterton.  C.S. Lewis.  J.R.R. Tolkien.

All three of these Christian authors were, unquestionably, amazingly talented.  Question is, who's your favorite?  Put in your two cents: vote in the poll on the sidebar!

Voting ends March 1st, 2014.

POLL: Favorite Movie of 2013: RESULTS

Well, I was the only one who voted, and I voted for the Hobbit, so...yeah.

100% of people who voted chose The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug over Frozen and Despicable Me 2 and their favorite movie of 2013.

POLL: Favorite Movie of 2013

If you'll check out the sidebar, there's a poll going on until January 6th, 2014.  Please pick your favorite movie of 2013, choosing between: Despicable Me 2, Frozen, and The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug.