Today I got sick from pizza at work and still biked home 12 miles. But on my way I laid down at a picknick table by a dam to rest. The summer wind and sound of crashing water made me feel a lot better.

I've been around since the days we were still called the Pre Office.

I've been around since the indexpage used to look like this: →/oldindex.html

I've been sick most of today. But before it got dark I took a jaunt to the woods with a sword and small flashligh.
There's a small clearing near a small stream where I've set up a base camp or rest stop of sorts. The recent rain has made ferns grow up everywhere overnight. I gathered some rocks and I started to damn work on building up the stream, but it started to get dark. Even in a forest I know so well I can loose my way at night. Once during winter this happened to me. I had to wait for hours until I heard cars motor from a far off highway. I used the sound to orientate myself and get back home.

I went to a nearby park which I hadn't previously known about. Two events which occurred in that trip:
1. The park is surrounded by a fence. When leaving I startled a dear. In its panic it ran into the fence twice trying to escape, before finally finding a way around it. Poor thing.
2. On the way back, I saw a police car with sirens approach. It pulled over next to me, the officer came out and asked to see my hands and if I had a gun. After patting me down and such he explained that someone apparently mistook the Kindle I was carrying as a gun and called in. Surprisingly, I wasn't really worried or scared, even though that's in my temperament, just nervous and embarrassed. We both were, I guess. It was kind of funny in retrospect.

I put a blue tinted lightbulb in my room's light socket and it's so strange to have my room cast in a light blue instead of yellow. I'm hoping it subconsciously improves my mood, but it might prove to be too strange!

I'm on a bus to visit my friend at her college for a week.

>>106

Post photo.

>>107

No way, I'll never post pictures of myself or my lair

>>4
Did you get the job?

Last night I was gifted by a friend access to an observatory.
I saw Andromeda.
It was exhilarating. I was elated.

I've had three family members staying at my house for weeks, and now apparently I'm being joined by two more children and two dogs. I do love my family but it's really getting tiring never having a moment to myself. I also can't smoke weed unless everyone is gone from the house, which is more of a bother than you might imagine (I normally indulge around 4-5 times every day, and I'd say I'm dependent on some level).

I saw a Japanese guy on the bus home watching anime on his ipad.

I'm learning to walk more elegantly. It feels very nice, but doesn't look very good because I'm a boy; I'm saving it for when I'm alone.

>>113
Oh yeah, I had a weird slouch and head bob to my walk until my freshman year in high school. But with practice I corrected it. Now I walk with confidence.

More rock climbing lately. My arms are breaking but I'm not stopping!

I'm making a computer for my mom and sister. It will be their very first! I've been making a cute web portal for them.

>>115
I'm thinking of trying rock climbing next year. I've found a sports club near me that has a rock climbing group and I'll probably check it out next week.

I challenged my friend to a Pokemon battle. For the first time ever, he was actually able to beat me.
I'm kind of proud of him.

>>117
I hope you like it. It's pretty easy to get into and the knots you need to learn for indoor climbing are really simple.

Today I was walking under a tree and a butterfly landed on a leaf near me. It was black, white, and a small spot of brown one each wing. I reached out my hand under the leaf it was resting on. It flew away. I laughed. 'I didn't mean to scare you!' I thought.

I woke up and found a saddleback caterpillar on my frying pan. I have no idea how he got inside but he's now happily crawling around my bushes.

Wanna know what's great? Sitting with my feet in a river, laying down with my back on concrete, looking up at the sky, and thinking about nothing for 45 minutes. That's great.

Yesterday I discovered that I can help subdue my restlessness by cleaning around the house. I swept all the stuff out from under my bed for the first time in a year (thankfully encountering only one spider, though I was ready with the vacuum) and tidied the rest of my room. Maybe today I'll clean my bathroom up.

Today I was dozing off in the garden when it suddenly started raining. It was a slight drizzle and I didn't feel like moving. The raindrops were little surprises on my skin and after a while I could smell the wet earth through my blanket. The sky let up after a while and the winds were so soft and gentle. They were like the finest sheets floating over my skin.

You should really stay out when it starts raining.

The other day I had the chance to sit with my sister on a small dock next to a lake. It was sunny but cool. My favorite insect, dragonflies, were everywhere. We saw a small fish jump out of the water. A large red dragonfly land on my knee. We both dared not breath as we very slowly took out cameras to take photos with. My sister saw some milkweed float by me. She did not know what it was. I saw some milkweed plants with pods still on them, I brought her to the plants and told her to bring me a small sharp rock. She did as asked and I slowly cut the pod open for her to see the fluffy seedings. Told that once the pod grew enought to open, the sun would dry out the seeds fluffy part, and the wind would blow them out and away from the pod. Once the seeds landed in good enough soild, they would take root and grow into another milkweed plant. She said "Oh." and the fell quiet. I could not tell if she was bored or thinking deeply about what I had said. I asked her to help me spread the seeds of the pod we opened. Most fell to the ground around our feet but what ones took to the breeze she watched quietly.
After that we laid down on the dock and let our heads dangle over the water. There on a floating branch we saw snails using the branch as a boat. The smallest snails we have ever seen. They were smaller than my pinky nail. I told my sister I did not even know snails could get that small. She became really excied when she picked one up and it came out of its shell to crawl around on her finger. It was a really good day.

>>125
That was a nice post, thank you.

I wouldn't have said this if the board hadn't been slowing down recently, I guess it fits the board. Nevertheless, I'll make sure to write something in the AFTERNOON newspaper every day!

I made a large breakfast for myself and then I ate it all curled up in a blanket.

Today I got to hang out with my closest friend at an art gallery for the last time before she heads off to Japan until the winter holidays.

I took a trip with a couple of friends to spend the weekend at another friend's house this past weekend. Seems that a few good friends, a pool at midnight, and a bottle of whiskey are all I needed to feel a little better about life.

I recently got back from a camping trip with a close friend and some of his family members. We didn't get up to much other than the usual drunken antics, though we did find a really beautiful spot overlooking the lake with a great view of the mountains.

Today I sad 'Hi' to a newspaper guy in front of the supermarket before he could say it to me. By the look on his face I could tell that it this doesn't happen often.

I was unable to post it until now, but this was my Wednesday.

>>133
My firefox dies when I want to view the video. Oh well~

>>134
Aurora can't seem to handle it either...

>>133
that is some heavy rain.

whenever it rains heavily i like to open the window and lie on my bed listening to it hit against the roof of my shed, it's strangely cathartic.

The pizza place brought me the wrong pizza and now I have to wait for another one. I'm so hungry!

Today I made out with a dude.
For 2 hours.
I guess I'm bi, then?

>>138
That's not a small thing in life.

>>139
Please forgive my ignorance, but in what way do you mean?

Today I met an old friend on the train. We used to organize small events for children at the local sports club. We talked in a nice pace with almost no pauses and after an hour a mother and two kids joined us and we played silly games and wished them well when we split up again.

>>140
Well, it's not really a mundane event and I just thought that it didn't really fit the thread or the board.

>>142
Isn't each day and all that happens within somehow important in the context of this giant game?

Today I helped someone out with an in-class assignment when he got stuck. I was happy because the previous class I had hit a wall too, and he had given me a hand. It was nice to return the favor.

I shaved off my beard but left my mustache on for charity. I think I've made a huge mistake.

I stayed up late enough to hear the coal train on its way to the power plant on the river. The combination of insect-song, its whistle, the low rumble of its running, and the distance which transmutes them all is real pretty.

Today I'm staying in. I considered biking to the cathedral to find some peace and solace. I'm supposed to be atheist but recently I've been questioning what I even believe. I'm not looking for Jesus Christ, I'm just looking for something outside of myself. I don't know what that is. I think being raised within the Christian institution means that I would naturally look to churches for inspiration, but I'm also reading the Bhagavad Gita and have been listening to Buddhist lectures. I don't know what to think.

>>147
I'm an atheist, I usually think of the physical universe and my planet as what is being "outside myself". I love my planet and my universe and I love being alive. Buddhism is my favorite religion. I don't believe any of their superstitions of course, but a lot of their tenants are basically guideline on how to live a good, peaceful life.

It's raining really hard and I walk around the house in shorts. It's a pleasant cold that makes me drag a blanket along.

(I am 147)

>>148

Isn't Buddhism more about destroying the notion that the physical universe is "outside of ourselves"? I think it tries to emphasise a fundamental unity. I find this comforting to a certain extent; trivial problems melt away. However it's difficult to find. It's like trying to clasp a handful of water - the more vigorously you try to grasp it, only the faster it slips from your hands. I don't really know what I'm talking about.

There has been thunder storms and rain on my university for two days. I reeally love it. Twice the power has gone out and it's neat to watch the emergency backup systems flicker into life and come online.

There was an adult praying mantis in my bathroom sink this morning. Not really something I'd expect. Spent a minute staring at her, then caught her and released her outside.

There is a word I once knew. It was a word for the smell that comes after rain. The smell of wet soil and flora. I don't know the word, but I know the smell.
You know that smell?
Yeah.

>>153
I know this word. I can tell it to you, but it might be nice to keep only recognizing it by the smell.

>>154
Damnit! No! Please! Tell me the word!

>>155
Sorry, it didn't seem like you were too concerned about knowing it. It's petrichor.

Is there a word for the smell of rain on hot pavement?

>>157
I don't know, but I love that smell.

I'm sitting on the toilet with a butterfly that can't find the window. We're having a lot of fun.

Today I walk to one of my classes on a path that takes me past an apple tree. It is a breezy and overcast day. On the apple tree I saw a raven. I froze, then crouched to watch it. Once it saw I had stopped moving it scooted sideways down the branch, then cocked it's head at an apple.
It smashed it's beak humorously into the apple making fresh applesauce splatter onto the sidewalk below it. The raven yanked it's head back and looked insulted. Then smashed it's beak into the apple again, this time yanking out a good chunk of apple meat, which it then swallowed. It was really cool to watch.
Eventually a passing person scared the raven off. I was glad to have had the chance to watch that.

I typed in Japanese yesterday.

Getting to read a book on a school day under a tree.
That is a good feeling.

Today I awoke to a strange sort of feeling I can only describe as directionless love. I'm not sure how to harness it, so I think I'm going to try doing some good deeds later.

I feel dad because I keep failing math tests.

I've started to fix my poor posture by standing up straight and keeping my head aligned and now my shoulders are sore.

>>164
Keep trying! It's all in the practise. As long as you have the will to learn you're potentially unstoppable.

>>166
Thanks for the support! I'm definitely going to practice as much as I can to correct my posture. I noticed that I was always slouching all the time, and it really hit me when I looked in the mirror and actually observed my posture instead of just looking at the same person I always see in the mirror.

Now I'm reading articles and watching videos that teach proper posture while standing, walking, sleeping, and sitting. Now I look at the me in the mirror with good posture, and I feel taller and look more confident. Definitely something I want to improve on and overcome.

I have a job at the local newspaper now.
It started as a volunteer gig, but the editor liked my stuff and decided to pay me as a freelancer. If I keep it up, I'll have a more permanent position there, he says. I'm excited, but I'm still kind of mad they didn't publish my other two articles. I busted my ass writing those.
I'm about to go off to the local football team's game. That's what they have me covering for the time being.

A woman gave me a ticket to a piano concert. It starts at eight!

It has been raining very hard this morning. I am listening to it while shirtless with a fuzzy blanket is heavenly.

I am excited that monday it will be 58F outside. I really want the cold weather to come.

>>171

I really want the cold weather to come.

You and me both. It's a shame I'm in Florida. 58F is about as cold as it gets around here.

>>172
I love the cold season. It's perfect. Floridas climate would kill me.

I was recently gifted an old, very broken iPod Touch by a friend. She never used it and the battery does not last very long. I read that it's easy to switch out smashed screens and cheap. I hate Apple and using closed source things makes me feel unsafe, but I'm happy to have it. The video camera on it is great, and having a way to check for letters from friends and read books and post on the post office while I'm out is really great. Once I find an open source browser for iOS I will be really happy.

Also, →/323/0e1b16116b43846471a2c19c20c2b369.jpg is my wallpaper.

I failed a really big online math test that took me 3 hours to finish. I feel really hurt. I have an in-class test friday too.

>>168
They put my article on the front page. My god, this is great. It's just some rinky-dink little paper, but man do I feel awesome.

>>175
I recommend checking this guy's videos out. The ways he explains concepts and does examples is very helpful for me. I hope it helps you, too. I apologize if the stuff he goes over doesn't cover what you need to study.
http://www.youtube.com/user/patrickJMT

Today the sky looked like a still frame from a Makoto Shinkai film.

>>176
Congratulations! I´m very happy for you. What´s it like working for a small newspaper?

>>178
Thank you.
I can't say much, really, but it's nice. Everyone I've spoken with is relieved that the football games are getting coverage again, and they love how I write.
I don't go by the office much, but I get along with everyone when I'm there to discuss my article with the editor. I'd love it if I end up getting a more stable position here.

>>176
Hey, look at you. Nice.

I'm starting to like the mustache and that worries me a bit.

My university lectures start tomorrow. The university education is done in English here, and my skills weren't satisfactory for academy so this first year is just going to be English study. I'm used to writing on internet but talking in this foreign language in real life is still very awkward for me. I'm already bad enough at adapting to a new social group using the very language I've been using for my whole life. During the class introduction last week, the only person whose voice shivered was me. This is such a hassle, to begin with English pronunciation is just too different and listening to Chinese cartoons all the damn time for years rather than American live action certainly didn't help. It's not that I'm hoping for an embarrassment-free experience, I just hope I won't embarrass myself too much.

>>182
So long as you're learning what's there to be embarrassed about?

It's a tough mindset but everyone starts somewhere. Embarrassed is what one should be when they've had all the time in the world yet still don't know because they didn't try.

>>183-san speaks good advice.

I live in the one desert in Washington and the weather is finally starting to get down around the 50-70 F range as we come into fall. It's been cloudy, lightly breezy and smells wonderful. This and spring are my favorite times of the year.

>>183
Thank you for the kind words. Today the lecture didn't go bad at all, uneventful maybe, but at least nothing negative happened. That's something, makes me feel a bit silly for being scared and whining at all.

On the other hand I bought five new books on my way, and watched the final episode of Uchouten Kazoku in the morning. All in all, it was a decent day.

My family is going to get a dog! （　´∀｀）

This morning I woke up during a big thunderstorm. It was right above our house and a spectacular thing to wake up to. I felt energetic for the rest of the day.

>>187
Congratulations!

I just back from a trip into the city. Portland, Maine. As a person who lived in the forest his whole life, seeing a real city was amazing. Everything was amazing and the people I was with got annoyed with me for thinking so. The city library was huge and looked like something from Star Trek. And for the first time in years I saw the open ocean. The Harbor Lights at night were the most beautiful thing in the world.

>>189
....Damn. Portland isnt even that big for a real city, it just qualifies as far as I think.
I think I envy you for being able to have an experience like that. Like a farmer in the ancient day shaving only lived on his plot of land, and then seeing rome.

>>189
Where do you live? Inland Maine?

Puppy status: peed on my carpet

Wow, I've been super busy with school stuff the last few days. Hope it eases down a little in the coming weeks, but it doesn't look like it will.

>>192
Cute.

This puppy is making me so happy I'm actually crying a little bit right now

>>195
What's the breed? What's it look like?

>>196

it's a corgi and it looks like, uh, a corgi

>>197
...photo please?

>>198

I don't have anything that takes digital pictures except my 3ds, and I have a phobia about posting personal real life pictures on the internet anyway. Sorry

This morning is a wet, foggy, beautiful fall morning.