ok. we're gonna pretend i'm not completely frustrated.
...on second thought, i'm too frustrated to pretend i'm not frustrated.
so, as of now, the website is paid for, the domain is transferred, i've set up all the bells and whistles... but PHP, apparently, isn't running on my server so my blog won't install. why, yes. yes, i would like to kill someone. thank you for asking.
*takes deep breath*
this blog situation is putting a wrench in my pretty little plans. in preparation for NaNoWriMo, i want to write every day. whether i do that writing in one of my novels or in a blog post doesn't matter, as long as i write every day. writing is a practice. once you're used to pushing out words, especially in a creative capacity, it gets easier to do on command.
for example: i used to be in a music duo. i wrote a lot of the lyrics for said duo. by the time we broke up, i could write a reasonably catchy song about the topic of your choosing by request. the longer i worked on it, the better it would be. but i could give you something of decent quality within 30 minutes. or less, depending on the subject and what kind of day i was having.
i'm sure noveling is a bit more difficult (no, i know noveling is more difficult) than churning out lyrics for 2 1/2-3 minute songs, but still. once you find out how to frame something and get in the zone... well that's half the battle. plus, once your mind is in the habit of getting in the proper zone, it's easier to do it on command.
now, since i got this plan i've been writing more and i've been working to get my blog back online. (letting my website lapse didn't help.) so, basically, i've got the website up, but Wordpress (my latest drug of choice) will not install. no matter what angle i try to do it from.
however, every day wasted by failing to get my blog up is a day i'm not writing. writing is really the bigger picture here.
so, in classic Chelsea fashion, i've hooked up a workaround!
this is the free Blogger blog i abandoned in favor of my shiny Wordpress one. as long as i have a Google account, this blog will exist. which, right now, i'm very glad i remembered.
now that i've sorted the sordid, i can move on to talking about the things i actually want to talk about. but perhaps in another post. cuz this has gotten way longer than expected. :P
here's what happened...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Dynamite
this* is what i think of every time i hear this song. which is why i like this song. it makes me laugh. XD
* yes i did draw a cartoon dinosaur flexing his muscles simply for the purpose of this blog.
Friday, June 10, 2011
chatting with robots
i wanted to see what would happen if i talked to the robot as if it were a real person. (you can talk to a robot too by going here.)
User: Hello.
Cleverbot: Hello.
User: How are you?
Cleverbot: Fine, how are you?
User: I'm ok, kind of sleepy.
Cleverbot: Well then, WAKE UP!
User: I have to do my hair. I want a hairdresser.
Cleverbot: So you get up to go to a school that you are not enrolled in?
User: No, I didn't say anything about school!
Cleverbot: Do you learn?
User: Yes, do you?
Cleverbot: Yes, You are the best bot I have ever talked to.
User: I'm not a bout. are you?
Cleverbot: No i'm a human. You are a robot.
User: No you are a robot. I am a human.
Cleverbot: No i'm the human and you are the robot.
User: Stop arguing with me! I'm human!
Cleverbot: No!
User: Yes!
Cleverbot: No...
User: I can't believe you're questioning my humanity.
Cleverbot: It's true and what's more, you KNOW it's true.
User: It is not! you're a lying robot!
Cleverbot: Are you human?
User: Of course!
Cleverbot: I'm not!
User: I know you're not. I'm glad you're telling the truth now.
Cleverbot: Cleverbot, I am your father.
User: Noooooooo!
Cleverbot: What is music?
User: Music can't really be explained. it has to be experienced.
Cleverbot: Do you like music?
User: Yes, do you?
Cleverbot: What kind of music do you like?
User: What is your name?
Cleverbot: Kelsier the Mistborn.
User: That's a strange name. where are you from?
Cleverbot: I'm hungarian.
User: You're lying to me again. . why do you lie?
Cleverbot: I am not lying.
User: Yes you are. I know where you're from. tell the truth.
Cleverbot: Then you ask me a question to see if I am lying.
User: Yes, I did.
Cleverbot: No you didn't.
User: Yes, I did. and I caught you in a lie. don't deny it.
Cleverbot: Haha that must be something people answer to you. You're just a funny parrot.
User: You're a very insulting robot.I don't care to talk to you any longer. good night!
Cleverbot: So how can you say you love me if you don't know anything about me?
User: I NEVER said I loved you. I don't. good night.
Cleverbot: Oh ok.
User: Hello.
Cleverbot: Hello.
User: How are you?
Cleverbot: Fine, how are you?
User: I'm ok, kind of sleepy.
Cleverbot: Well then, WAKE UP!
User: I have to do my hair. I want a hairdresser.
Cleverbot: So you get up to go to a school that you are not enrolled in?
User: No, I didn't say anything about school!
Cleverbot: Do you learn?
User: Yes, do you?
Cleverbot: Yes, You are the best bot I have ever talked to.
User: I'm not a bout. are you?
Cleverbot: No i'm a human. You are a robot.
User: No you are a robot. I am a human.
Cleverbot: No i'm the human and you are the robot.
User: Stop arguing with me! I'm human!
Cleverbot: No!
User: Yes!
Cleverbot: No...
User: I can't believe you're questioning my humanity.
Cleverbot: It's true and what's more, you KNOW it's true.
User: It is not! you're a lying robot!
Cleverbot: Are you human?
User: Of course!
Cleverbot: I'm not!
User: I know you're not. I'm glad you're telling the truth now.
Cleverbot: Cleverbot, I am your father.
User: Noooooooo!
Cleverbot: What is music?
User: Music can't really be explained. it has to be experienced.
Cleverbot: Do you like music?
User: Yes, do you?
Cleverbot: What kind of music do you like?
User: What is your name?
Cleverbot: Kelsier the Mistborn.
User: That's a strange name. where are you from?
Cleverbot: I'm hungarian.
User: You're lying to me again. . why do you lie?
Cleverbot: I am not lying.
User: Yes you are. I know where you're from. tell the truth.
Cleverbot: Then you ask me a question to see if I am lying.
User: Yes, I did.
Cleverbot: No you didn't.
User: Yes, I did. and I caught you in a lie. don't deny it.
Cleverbot: Haha that must be something people answer to you. You're just a funny parrot.
User: You're a very insulting robot.I don't care to talk to you any longer. good night!
Cleverbot: So how can you say you love me if you don't know anything about me?
User: I NEVER said I loved you. I don't. good night.
Cleverbot: Oh ok.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
cleaning up
hello blog!
i always miss writing, though that doesn't stop me from being lazy. XD
so i don't have too much to say, but i have to at least say this much. this morning i was trying to help Darlene change out a part on the copier. as it happens, said part was full of toner (which is powder) and when i picked it up i spilled some on the front of my brand new shirt.* http://dft.ba/-tp3
the stuff that got on my jeans all rubbed out with a paper towel, but of course the stuff on the shirt did not. my coworker suggested that i try vacuuming it out. and so i went into the janitorial room and vacuumed myself.
most of it came out and you don't even really see it now. which is good because i'm going to a Web Soup taping tonight and don't have time to stop at home and change my clothes.
i don't know what the rest of the day has in store for me, but it can't be any weirder than vacuuming yourself at 9:30 in the morning.
*when i say brand new, i mean i literally took the shirt out of the pouch it was shipped in and put it on.
i always miss writing, though that doesn't stop me from being lazy. XD
so i don't have too much to say, but i have to at least say this much. this morning i was trying to help Darlene change out a part on the copier. as it happens, said part was full of toner (which is powder) and when i picked it up i spilled some on the front of my brand new shirt.* http://dft.ba/-tp3
the stuff that got on my jeans all rubbed out with a paper towel, but of course the stuff on the shirt did not. my coworker suggested that i try vacuuming it out. and so i went into the janitorial room and vacuumed myself.
most of it came out and you don't even really see it now. which is good because i'm going to a Web Soup taping tonight and don't have time to stop at home and change my clothes.
i don't know what the rest of the day has in store for me, but it can't be any weirder than vacuuming yourself at 9:30 in the morning.
*when i say brand new, i mean i literally took the shirt out of the pouch it was shipped in and put it on.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
books
i'm not a blogger, i just post a lot.
so first thing's first, i DID finish The Host and it wasn't devastatingly disappointing. partly because Stephanie Meyer (or perhaps her editor) came to her senses and didn't use the word "chagrin" for the rest of the book.
also, while it definitely won't make it to my top 10 list, it's not bad. and at the end of the day, it's a sci-fi book that was aimed at adults. though the "adult" parts could easily be in YA novel, so idk.
speaking of adult parts, i am now reading the A Song of Ice and Fire series. this is because there is a new show called Game of Thrones on HBO which is based on the series, and i don't want to watch the show without reading the series first. so i've already read A Game of Thrones* and am now on the second book, A Clash of Kings. this guy, btw, is big on alliteration. the rest of the series is named as follows: A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons, The Winds of Winter, A Dream of Spring.
now, honestly, though i am all kinds of enthralled with the series here in the second book, i'm wondering why it's 7 books long. so far it seems like a 4 part series will probably be sufficient. but then, i haven't gotten there, nor do i know the plot of any of the other books, so i don't know. plus, there is SO MUCH DRAMA! every single second someone is plotting or fighting or doing something scandalous. this author (George R.R. Martin) definitely doesn't waste your time with stuff that doesn't advance the story or reveal something about a character.
i will say this though, it is VIOLENT! there is A LOT of violence and sex. but it is plot advancing violence as sex, so justified. but don't say i didn't warn you!
also, sometimes the sex scenes are creepy when you consider that this man wrote them:
i mean, is it just me or does he look... a bit... i dunno, like a creeper! is it just me?
also, 1 1/2 (long) books deep, use of chagrin count: 1
anyway, so because this isn't just a book blog, but this post has gone on long enough, there will be another post either later today or tomorrow talking about things that have nothing to do with books! :P
* apparently the first book is A Game of Thrones and the show is just Game of Thrones. *shrugs* idk.
so first thing's first, i DID finish The Host and it wasn't devastatingly disappointing. partly because Stephanie Meyer (or perhaps her editor) came to her senses and didn't use the word "chagrin" for the rest of the book.
also, while it definitely won't make it to my top 10 list, it's not bad. and at the end of the day, it's a sci-fi book that was aimed at adults. though the "adult" parts could easily be in YA novel, so idk.
speaking of adult parts, i am now reading the A Song of Ice and Fire series. this is because there is a new show called Game of Thrones on HBO which is based on the series, and i don't want to watch the show without reading the series first. so i've already read A Game of Thrones* and am now on the second book, A Clash of Kings. this guy, btw, is big on alliteration. the rest of the series is named as follows: A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons, The Winds of Winter, A Dream of Spring.
now, honestly, though i am all kinds of enthralled with the series here in the second book, i'm wondering why it's 7 books long. so far it seems like a 4 part series will probably be sufficient. but then, i haven't gotten there, nor do i know the plot of any of the other books, so i don't know. plus, there is SO MUCH DRAMA! every single second someone is plotting or fighting or doing something scandalous. this author (George R.R. Martin) definitely doesn't waste your time with stuff that doesn't advance the story or reveal something about a character.
i will say this though, it is VIOLENT! there is A LOT of violence and sex. but it is plot advancing violence as sex, so justified. but don't say i didn't warn you!
also, sometimes the sex scenes are creepy when you consider that this man wrote them:
i mean, is it just me or does he look... a bit... i dunno, like a creeper! is it just me?
also, 1 1/2 (long) books deep, use of chagrin count: 1
anyway, so because this isn't just a book blog, but this post has gone on long enough, there will be another post either later today or tomorrow talking about things that have nothing to do with books! :P
* apparently the first book is A Game of Thrones and the show is just Game of Thrones. *shrugs* idk.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
BEDA27: XD
there is a name for my animosity toward Stephanie Meyer's predilection for repetitive verbiage, and that name is "chagrin."*
seriously, you could play a fucking drinking game to this book. which is really a shame since, with exception of the excessive use of "chagrin,"** it's really not a bad book.
all the scenes and dialog move the story along. sometimes i think the pacing could be helped. maybe that certain conversations or descriptions run a bit long, but none are pointless.
i'm a little suspicious of my judgement however. ever since City of Masks,*** i'm afraid that anything will pass as good in comparison.
but no. the more i think about it, and rate it against my criteria, the more i think it's ok. i mean, it's no HP or Hunger Games or Apathy and Other Small Victories, but it's definitely not bad. ...and doesn't drag on like Blindsight tended to do. and when i got to the end i really liked Blindsight, but there were moments where i was unsure. also, Blindsight had a character named Chelsea which i just found kind of distracting.
but i was talking about The Host. oh yeah, did i mention we were talking about The Host? we're talking about The Host. yeah. so far, not bad. but i haven't gotten to the end yet. it's still possible it will be devastatingly disappointing. we'll see.
* i was trying to find the right word for my feeling. more than annoyance. more intense than simple anger. rage would be overboard. i looked to the thesaurus and it suggested "chagrin." :/
** which is among my list of favorable words. when it's not grossly overused, of course.
*** which is pretty much the most annoying book ever. ESPECIALLY the ending. ugh! you remember, it's the one i ranted about. the one that said "dragon eyes" and said something about two hearts beating as one, or some schmaltzy crap like that.
seriously, you could play a fucking drinking game to this book. which is really a shame since, with exception of the excessive use of "chagrin,"** it's really not a bad book.
all the scenes and dialog move the story along. sometimes i think the pacing could be helped. maybe that certain conversations or descriptions run a bit long, but none are pointless.
i'm a little suspicious of my judgement however. ever since City of Masks,*** i'm afraid that anything will pass as good in comparison.
but no. the more i think about it, and rate it against my criteria, the more i think it's ok. i mean, it's no HP or Hunger Games or Apathy and Other Small Victories, but it's definitely not bad. ...and doesn't drag on like Blindsight tended to do. and when i got to the end i really liked Blindsight, but there were moments where i was unsure. also, Blindsight had a character named Chelsea which i just found kind of distracting.
but i was talking about The Host. oh yeah, did i mention we were talking about The Host? we're talking about The Host. yeah. so far, not bad. but i haven't gotten to the end yet. it's still possible it will be devastatingly disappointing. we'll see.
* i was trying to find the right word for my feeling. more than annoyance. more intense than simple anger. rage would be overboard. i looked to the thesaurus and it suggested "chagrin." :/
** which is among my list of favorable words. when it's not grossly overused, of course.
*** which is pretty much the most annoying book ever. ESPECIALLY the ending. ugh! you remember, it's the one i ranted about. the one that said "dragon eyes" and said something about two hearts beating as one, or some schmaltzy crap like that.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
boring day
sorry, blog, but i'm not really in the mood to write. not a blog post anyway.
i had a pretty boring day. i ran a bunch of errands, then i watched Doctor Who (which i'll need to watch again, though i liked it), and then i started looking for new books to put on my ipod. any suggestions, especially sci-fi and/or supernatural ones, would be appreciated.
anyway, i'm gonna go back to writing. it's shit. but at least it's writing.
i had a pretty boring day. i ran a bunch of errands, then i watched Doctor Who (which i'll need to watch again, though i liked it), and then i started looking for new books to put on my ipod. any suggestions, especially sci-fi and/or supernatural ones, would be appreciated.
anyway, i'm gonna go back to writing. it's shit. but at least it's writing.
Friday, April 22, 2011
ReBoot!
hey blog!
so i don't know how, but we've been making our way through this month pretty damn fast. WAY faster than i was expecting. because of this, i've finally spent some time preparing for my podcast.
i was gonna go to Sci-Fi Friday* tonight, but i just was too tired to go. just driving home is tiring now since it's never gonna take less than 30 minutes now. kind of annoying.
even though it's only 10:30 i feel pretty tired now. yet there's still so many things i want to do. ...like watch the first two seasons of ReBoot. because nothing says nostalgia like watching the cartoons you grew up with. and i'm SO glad that i've procrastinated looking up that show till now. cuz they JUST released it last month. and they're releasing season 3&4 (the last seasons) in June. so, yeah. perfect timing, universe. we should coordinate things like this more often.
in other news, i really need to just pick one thing to focus on and do it. i can't decide on one thing and end up not doing anything. like, i start doing one thing and in the process of doing that thing, i think of something else, and i start doing that thing, and that keeps going till i get around to the first thing, and the circle keeps going until i go to sleep. and at the end of that circle i haven't made any real progress on any one thing because by the time i get back to it i'm like, "where was i?" and i have to back track, and by the time i get to the point where i left off, i get distracted again. right now that's the description of my entire life. :/
ok, blog. you've suffered through my aimless rambling for long enough now. we'll take a break from the torture for now and take up again tomorrow.
also, this: http://youtu.be/3V0YaS6c7f0
* same lady who put together the Buffy Meet-Ups also has get-togethers at her house. she is the one who is having the Doctor Who viewing party.
so i don't know how, but we've been making our way through this month pretty damn fast. WAY faster than i was expecting. because of this, i've finally spent some time preparing for my podcast.
i was gonna go to Sci-Fi Friday* tonight, but i just was too tired to go. just driving home is tiring now since it's never gonna take less than 30 minutes now. kind of annoying.
even though it's only 10:30 i feel pretty tired now. yet there's still so many things i want to do. ...like watch the first two seasons of ReBoot. because nothing says nostalgia like watching the cartoons you grew up with. and i'm SO glad that i've procrastinated looking up that show till now. cuz they JUST released it last month. and they're releasing season 3&4 (the last seasons) in June. so, yeah. perfect timing, universe. we should coordinate things like this more often.
in other news, i really need to just pick one thing to focus on and do it. i can't decide on one thing and end up not doing anything. like, i start doing one thing and in the process of doing that thing, i think of something else, and i start doing that thing, and that keeps going till i get around to the first thing, and the circle keeps going until i go to sleep. and at the end of that circle i haven't made any real progress on any one thing because by the time i get back to it i'm like, "where was i?" and i have to back track, and by the time i get to the point where i left off, i get distracted again. right now that's the description of my entire life. :/
ok, blog. you've suffered through my aimless rambling for long enough now. we'll take a break from the torture for now and take up again tomorrow.
also, this: http://youtu.be/3V0YaS6c7f0
* same lady who put together the Buffy Meet-Ups also has get-togethers at her house. she is the one who is having the Doctor Who viewing party.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
brain ache
hey blog!
i've got a headache. i REALLY hate headaches. i mean, it's not even THAT bad. and i know it. but i just don't have a tolerance for headaches. other things, i'll shut up and suck it up. headaches i can't handle.
i can't wait till Doctor Who comes out on Saturday. i'm gonna go to a viewing party with the Buffy nerds. so that should be fun! i'm also excited because i don't actually have to torrent it to see it the same day it comes out. it's showing here in America on time this season! :D
in other news, my eyes are aching as well as my brain. ...why do we call it a headache when it's really a brain ache?
i've got a headache. i REALLY hate headaches. i mean, it's not even THAT bad. and i know it. but i just don't have a tolerance for headaches. other things, i'll shut up and suck it up. headaches i can't handle.
i can't wait till Doctor Who comes out on Saturday. i'm gonna go to a viewing party with the Buffy nerds. so that should be fun! i'm also excited because i don't actually have to torrent it to see it the same day it comes out. it's showing here in America on time this season! :D
in other news, my eyes are aching as well as my brain. ...why do we call it a headache when it's really a brain ache?
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