Take a moment to visit my other blog, Word Per Diem, which brings you a new word every day – a word you have probably never heard of before.

For right now it’s just a single word every day, but I plan to add different categories such as chemical of the day, medical term of the day, etc. in the future (near or far, it will be in the future).  Check it out!

]]> http://vivalastudio.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/word-per-diem/feed/ 0 vivalamac WordPerDiem http://vivalastudio.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/even-if-your-voice-comes-back-again/ http://vivalastudio.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/even-if-your-voice-comes-back-again/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:55:30 +0000 Jakob http://vivalastudio.wordpress.com/?p=766 ]]> Well, after taking a long, much-needed break from blogging and the internet in general, I find myself at a loss for words.  I have not had much to say in the past 10 blogless days to be honest.  I have been working hard finishing up my drawing and packing for school to start back up.

I went to IKEA.  I love IKEA.  IKEA is awesome.  My grammar is not well in this paragiraffe.  Nor is my spelling or stuff.

This paragraph will be better though, I promise you.  I found a great new blog to go along with a great forum that we are affiliated with.  Is & Was – you should check it out if you like The Sims, and join the forum while you’re at it!  You will not regret joining.

In other news, I have added a link to FreeRice.com, a website where you answer questions and food is donated to the hungry.  For every question you answer correctly, you donate 10 grains of rice.  You can answer questions ranging from multiplication to grammar to German vocabulary to chemical symbols, there are plenty of categories to keep your mind going and your answers donating.  I would highly encourage that you dedicate a few minutes of your day to help feed the hungry!  It’s fast, easy, and fun.  Perfect for wasting time.

That will be all for this update!

This addiction

I cannot break

The withdrawals

Too hard to take

I keep on

Keeping on

But for how long

Remains a mystery

Every year

It happens again

I tell myself

To hell with them

But never

Because I care

Have I ever

Sent them there

In the back of my mind

That’s where they’ll stay

Because I’m afraid

Of what they’ll say

Or of what they’ll do

Because of what I did

To them

I hid

Forever

Obsessed

That’s what I am

I messed

Up

Of the two times I have seen Inception, both were incredibly phenomenal, but I think I enjoyed it the second time around.  I was able to pick up on tiny little clues here and there that helped me understand the whole of the story a lot better than the first time.  It is a difficult movie to follow your first time around, but definitely worth watching.  There is a lot of information packed into 2 1/2 hours of film, but it isn’t to the point where it’s overwhelming.  I would recommend it to anyone.  The characters are perfect for their parts and the storyline is so original that it may just blow your mind.  It delves into the mysteries of the subconscious and the purpose of dreams and dreaming altogether.   So if you have not yet had the chance to see Inception, I recommend you remove your eyes from your computer screen and find a theater screen as soon as possible.

Your mind is the scene of the crime – you wouldn’t want to get caught skipping out on Inception.

You know how you hear about those people who are possessed and crazy and do bizarre things with absolutely no rhyme or reason to their actions and decisions?  Well I always thought they were a myth, kind of like North Dakota and the Loch Ness Monster, but as it turns out, they are not!  I officially know one of these people.  And unfortunately I can’t say I’m too happy about that.  But that’s another story for another day.

And also, today, surprisingly enough, I learned that if you put a swimsuit and towel in the dryer, it doesn’t automatically dry itself.  You have to turn it on first!  Amazing, no?  I thought so too.  So there’s another lesson learned today.

It’s a touchy subject.  Confusing as well.  Very complicated… and hard to lay a finger on.  It’s definitely a two-way street, obviously.  But sometimes you get that eerie feeling that it may have morphed into a one-way.  Sometimes you get the feeling that it may not even exist.  Other times you get the feeling that life without it is life without living.  Incredibly complex and undeniably baffling, love is a subject that I learned a lot about today and yesterday.

I learn new things every day.  So bring on tomorrow.

So write it down, I don’t think that I’ll close my eyes

‘Cause lately I’m not dreaming, so what’s the point in sleeping?

It’s just that at night I’ve got nowhere to hide.

Hammer and Strings by Jack’s Mannequin

The name is Squickerwonker, perhaps unknown to you.

But that’s it, Squickerwonker, and this is what Squickerwonkers do:

Squickerwonkers like to rule, be chief, and have things.

And have the name and number that everybody rings

Squickerwonkers like the wealth and inheritance of old folks

And Squickerwonkers are quick to think and have the answers to all jokes.

But there’s a secret that lies behind the Squickerwonker’s name

It’s a horrible secret that gives Squickerwonkers shame.

- Evangeline Lilly