Thursday, November 20, 2008

Living in a right-handed world..

Obama and John McCain are left-handed.. Who knew?
7-10% of humans are left-handed.

Any who, living in a right-handed world is difficult. I don't think that people understand what we left-handers go through.

For example, scissors are made for right handed people most of the time and it really kills your fingers when you cut paper. The computer mouse is almost another one. I grew up using a right-handed mouse with my left hand and because of that I don't know if I'd like a left handed mouse. But its still annoying. Certain knives are made for right-handed people because they have curves and such. Certain saw and tools in that category have the tool nailed into the right side for carpenters and such. Guitars are mostly made in the right-handed fashion. It is also very hard to learn to play guitar from a right handed person because you have to thinik backwords or upside down. Trupets, violins, and clairenets are also popluarly right-handed made. Golf clubs are easy to get for a left-handed people so thats nice but I don't like golfing.

Another big thing is writing. It was hard to learn to write because when I was little every one was writing with and different hand. I used to write backwords but I have no idea why. If you notice how a left handed person writes and how a right handed person writes you'll notice that it is different. Because left-handed kids or their teachers incouraged the student to mimic the style or writing of a right handed person we curl our wrists. We try and write at the same angle and thus the curled hand. You have to lift your hand when you write because you'll smudge the paper. Apparently, a left-handed person that writes in the proper way should have their pen/cil below the line of which they are writing. Don't try and do this! ITS HARD.

Guns are made for right-handed people as well as cameras. The grip of a camera is for right handed people as well as the shutter button but I've learned to live with it. There aren't left handed cameras but it doesn't matter as much as the other things. And bowling balls!

Oh, and baseball. I catch and throw with my left hand. I know its odd but I do! I must be extremely left-handed. I think I'm slightly dyslexic because when I read outloud I sometimes mix up the words or letters and say something wrong or skip something but only sometimes.

And idiotic binders and notebook paper. I hate those stupid metal bars! ERGH. That's the worst thing!! OUT OF ALL OF THEM.

I do these things wiht my left handed.
- switch on/off lights
- brush teeth
- comb hair
- hammer
- water flowers
- throw dice
- pick up/count things
- open window/door
- use a screwdriver
- sew
- throw a ball
- write, draw, and paint
- eat and drink
- cut food
- more..

According to Left-handers International, August 13th has been made Left-Handers Day!!
YAY US

Wedding rings are worn on the left hand. But that goes back to an Egyptian & Mayan belief of the vein that connects to the heart is on the left handed.
  

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Spanish

Last night was my first Spanish class with Nolan Readegui. He is the Son-in-Law of my history teacher's daughter. Joanna (daughter) went to Peru a few years back and met him there. They now live in Franklin, Tennessee. His English isn't perfect but not bad either. He says he is a little uncomfortable when speaking English and I understand. I feel the same way in Chinese and sometimes Spanish. One thing I love about the language barrier is that when he doesn't know a word in English and can just say it in Spanish I generally understand what he's talking about.

In the class we only speak Spanish. It is sooooooo cool! You know that exciting feeling you get when you are having an amazing time and don't want it to end? Well, I get that feeling when I'm in the class. I love understanding a different language. I understand much better than I speak. I can say most everything I understand but I might put the pronouns or use a conjugation that is okay but doesn't sound right. Understanding the language helps me understand the grammar and connects that dots. I was surprised of how much Spanish I knew. I had to ask him to repeat himself twice the whole time but otherwise understood every word. I was taught Mexican-ish Spanish and he speaks Peruvian Spanish (which is considered the most proper) so I'll bet there will be some confusion but we'll manage. I hope to be fluent pretty soon! Maybe by next summer! That would rock!

Now for the point of this blog post.. I am going to post 20 Spanish words a day and memorize them. It'll take me 50 days to memorize 1,000 words (in a 1,000 Spanish Words book) and I'm excited about that. Here we go! (I might know some of these words but I'm going to post them anyways.)

abajo: down, downstairs, below
--Te espero abajo.
abanico: fan
--Las damas usan abanicos cuanda hace color.
abierto: open
--El banco queda abierto desde las ocho hasta los dos.
abrazar: to embrace, to hug
--Abrazó a sus parientes antes de salir.
abrazo: hug, embrace
--Abrazos para los niños de todos nostros.
abrigo: overcoat
--Siempre llevo un abrigo caunda hace frío.
acá: here
--Venga acá, rápido.
acabar: to finish
-Nuestro trabajo nunca acaba.
acción: action
--Sus acciónes me confuden.
aceptar: to accept
--¿Aceptan ustedes cheques da viajero?
acerca de: about
--Busco un libro acerca de los Ustados Unidos.
acercarse: to approach (reflexive)
--Acérquense y podrán ver mejor.
acompañar: to accompant, to go with
--¿Me permiten acompañarlos?
aconsejar: to advise
--¿Qué me aconsejan hacer?
acordarse: to remember (reflexive)
--¿Se acuerdan ustedes de nosotros?
acostarse: to go to bed (reflexive)
--Siempre nos acostamos trade cundo visitamos un país extranjero.
actual: present, current
--El globierno actual tiene muchos problemas.
acuerdo: agreement
--Estamos de acurdo con usted.

I didn't put the English translation because if I look back I want to be able to read the Spanish and understand how to use the word in a sentence. ¡Hasta la vista!

Monday, November 17, 2008

New China!

My Chinese teacher Mr. Li called me on Saturday night and asked me to work at the Chinese restaurant he helps run. He works 3 days a week there and I will too. I will work Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday from 5-8pm at $8 an hour. I get 50% of the tips which is like $3 or $5 but it's money! So I get around $10 an hour with the tips added. Not bad...

My first night was this Sunday and it was fun! The lady's English isn't the best. She says that wrong word or doesn't understand what I'm saying and tells me the wrong things and then blames me for screwing up. "Your teacher even knows this..." she explains. "But you are new and I won't fire you!" I was like gheeez.. thanks a lot lady. I don't know what it is but she thinks I'm a little slow or something. She added, "In a few weeks if you can remember the cash register you can learn to put the Chinese food into bags for to go order". I just thought to myself, "Oh man, this lady is nuts or she thinks I am". It's like talking to a person who listens to every other word but she got a lot better at the end of the night. They aren't very electronical at all and don't believe that "void" means you void the transaction and not the whole entire machine! I just laughed inside and was silent.

Here are some pictures of the place. :) Enjoy

P.S: These were all taken with my phone so they are bad quality.






There names are the following (one family): Jim(Dad), Karen(Mom), & Wendy (in kindergarten). Wendy is in the background you can see her head.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Website

I've been working on this sim game for a long time now and it's finally almost done. A sim game is an online interactive community based game which centers around an animal or theme. The animal in this game is a horse. You can show, breed, sell, and groom virtual horses and more. It isn't a traditional game with graphics and fancy stuff like that. It's a website, php, mysql, css, html based game.

If you want to check it out here is the info and a link:
http://hermesmarketing.com/uh/
login info:
email: flashatizer@yahoo.com
password: m

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

University

I've been investigating college things over in Chengdu, China. SCU or Sichuan University seems to be the best college in Chengdu because it is the province's college. It would be like Florida State University or something like that.

I messaged a few people on myspace that attend the college and they seem very nice and happy to help. They say that foreigners who know little Chinese attend the school and manage. "Study hard and the immersion of the Chinese language will come into play" seems to be the theme. That was my intent so I'm not worried about it.

I printed the application and physical forms from the website and it costs 17,500 RBM each academic year. That's $2,500 USD a YEAR! That's extremely cheap! Renting a room is 20 ($3) RBM a dasy for a bed in a two bed room or 40 RBM ($6) a day for a single bed room. I don't know what I'd want to do. I think that having a roommate would be fun, especially if they are Chinese.

There are better universities around China, but I have no idea where I should be. I keep getting pointed towards Chengdu so that's the idea basis for now but things could be different. There is Peking University near Bei Jing, a University near Shang Hai, or a Honk Kong University..

What to choose..

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Kung Fu Panda

I watched Kung Fu Panda last night and decided to draw 3 of the characters.
Viper, Tigress, and Po.



Monday, November 10, 2008

Blog Post

Alrighty.. so I got an email (from a obsessive reader) and they gave me some topics to blog about..
Suggested topics for MSKB
1. Foods
2. Nutrition
3. Chicks
4. Chinese culture
5. Walgreen experiences with crazy customers
6. Last time you changed your socks
7. Last time you slept in your pants
8. Pet update
9. Why sports don't do it for you
10. The tile of your first book

I'll shoot this one out in one blog! Mwhaha.. I know wasn't the point of the blog but its mor fun this way.

Foods: I love fruit, some of those would be... oranges, red apples, grapes, pineapple, strawberries, cantaloupe, lemon and lime mixed with water (my free Sprite mix), watermelon, and more.. You can't really go wrong with fruit. Its all so good. YUM

Nutrition: I love wheat, soy milk, fruits and veggies, lots of spices, peppers, and meat. I would eat it everyday but we are on a short supply of these things sometimes.

Chicks: None here.. Never had a girlfriend and I don't really want one right now. We'd all like to have one but I'm focusing on school. I have no time for anyone else and it'd be unfair.

Chinese culture: There is a lot to say here. I'll blog about this some other time.

Walgreen's: I have had a few run ins but nothing really weird that I witnessed. There are two women who always have a ton of coupons and take about $25 off their purchases with the 10+ coupons they use. They use one for every item every single time. There is also a coupon man who is pretty disgusting. He is rather large, has two very slick eyebrows (a lot like the Grinch) and has a mean temper. He has a mental retarded son and one who acts like one; he yells at them half the time because they are constantly touching things. At Walgreen's, you may use one manufacturer's coupon per item and as many Walgreen's coupon's within the limitation of the Walgreen's limit. This man doesn't understand that the coupons printed out of the coupon machine are manufacturer coupons and say $2 off COURTESY OF P&B or whatever.. Apparently, a lot of celebrities come into Walgreen's. I haven't spotted one yet (in the jungle of retail) but apparently Nick and Aaron Carter came in and bought a few manly products and Wynonna Judd popped in while I was in the store but I didn't see her or at least I didn't realize it was her. That about sums up the Walgreen's stuff for now.

Socks: I hardly wear socks but I don't rewear the ones I just wore. They are usually smelly and hardened.. I have no idea why..

Pants: I sleep in my cloths every night. :)

Pet Update: I'll save this one for later..

Sports: I don't know what it is about sports that I don't like but I just don't. I enjoy playing them sometimes but only a few kinds. Football isn't that much fun to play, lacrosse is a blast, volleyball, baseball, basketball, and tennis are all fun to play. Swimming is the best sport because I love water. Watching people on tv playing a sport is boring unless its a lot entertaining. Soccer is fun to watch because of all the tricks but only live. Football seems to be the same everywhere and basketball is fun to play but not too often. Volleyball isn't boring at all to ply but watching isn't very fun on tv but in real life. Swimming is fun whenever your doing it and in whatever situation. I love to play death soccer (catching the ball and running with it for a few seconds dropping it and tripping people and acting ruthless while playing). My old school Stone-Table used to play death soccer everyday at lunch time. It was a BLAST! My dad told me that I didn't like sports when I was little so I guess I just don't like for that reason...

Title of my First Book: Hmm.. Good question.. I have no idea. I need to think about that one.

Pink Eye & Etc...

My little sister (Leah) told me that my eye looked pink around 12pm on Sunday. I thought nothing of it and went about my day. Later that night I noticed that it was still pinkish. I asked my dad about it and then called my mom (RN or Registered Nurse). When she got home the next morning she looked at it and it looked a lot worse. Almost the whole eye was pink verses the previous day's small pink blob. I called sick for work and headed to a different Walgreen's Walk-In Clinic. They nurse was very personal and friendly. She told me a story about her contact experience as a child and sent me off. I had to pick up the eye drop prescription at my neighborhood Walgreen's because they were out. I picked it up and headed home. I was officially diagnosed with Conjunctivitis. That's just the fancy word for pink eye.. or in Spanish: conjuntivitis.

Oh! I had to take one of my contacts out and now I'm half blind.. :( I included a picture of my joyful experience with Conjunctivitis. I do hope you enjoy!

It looks painful but it isn't at all.


And now for the Etc... I drew a few pictures yesterday and here are two of them..

The first is a dinosaur called a Parasaurolophus.



The second is a standard Hummingbird.


I drew them both in about and hour. Enjoy!





Monday, November 3, 2008

What is a guy to do?

I've noticed this reoccurring pattern among my fellow peers. Most of the people my age (16-19+) -Christian or not- seem to cuss, drink underage, smoke, and do all sorts of other non-advisable things. I deal with these things too but not in the same way. I have told myself because I am a firm Believer and try to be a Christian in all I do to not do those things and I haven't. My fellow peers know that I don't approve or do anything like that and try and avoid them when around me but it is quite clear that they continue if I wasn't there. I don't know what to do with myself sometimes. People sometimes hold back when around me because they know me and what I'd say.

Not all of my peers do these things but I hate the fact that people don't understand the simple solution. God is the fill for the ultimate void in their lives. We do these things to fill a temporary void but God is the ultimate answer. If I tell my peers that its wrong, they justify it by means of the flesh, illogical answers, or by simply telling me that they knew I'd say it. I hate the fact that I can't get them to realize what they are doing is sinful or simply un-Christian hurts me. What is a Its hard to have a great relationship with someone that excuses sin and calls himself a Christian.

So, I guess this is a typed prayer that is in my heart.