Hello, World.

Journals can be such tricky things. Especially public ones. Sometimes I feel I can’t say what I really want to… that somehow I have to censor things. This is quite unusual, considering how open I consider my life to be.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been noticing that the seeds of discontent are beginning to bud, even though water and fertilizer, the usual fuels, are not present to facilitate the growth of a depression spiral. I’ve been spending days more in discontent, becoming more frustrated, and it’s rubbing off on those close to me. Constant lethargy has caused a continuation of the same patterns that emerged last year. I didn’t mention much about the 1-year anniversary last week, because we were in such frustrated moods that neither of us got all from it that we could have. I’m not taking care of myself, and not taking care of Adam.

I find myself wasting entire days, all for no apparent reason. I don’t want to whinge about problems though, for solutions are the only thing that is noteworthy. I have formulated a plan that I will endeavour to follow, and with this journal as a mission statement, I shall outline it.

  • Up at 7am
  • 20 minute run every morning
  • Breakfast is a MUST after morning run
  • 3 decent meals a day at least
  • Organise tutoring for elec eng subjects.

    It sounds simple, but these things are what I’ve been missing out on. It’s no wonder I feel like crap most days! I want to think with clarity again. It will be hard to initiate, but I have to do it.


    Flying is thirsty work!

    Flying is thirsty work!

    Also, whilst I have the floor, I have one other question to ask…

    WHY OH WHY would people want to migrate from LiveJournal to a lesser product like Blogger or MySpace??? What possible advantages does it have that isn’t offered in LiveJournal ?? They say it’s “prettier”… but how so? They have no “friends page”. There are no “communities”. There are ads, or proprietry code on every page, whether it be a toolbar, or a blatant ad. I’ve investigated each, and even set up an accounts on BlogSpot (google), MSN Space(Microsoft), and MySpace, to see what they’re like. I can’t say like any of them. MySpace is blatant advertising space, as is MSN spaces. Google (blogspot) is more impressive, but doesn’t have the community features that I love so much!

    I’ve been with LiveJournal for 18 months now, and have been very impressed with its capabilities, and customisability. I’ve grown very familiar with the API as can be seen in my syndicated archive It’s very powerful, if you know how to play with the code. I spend way too much time on the friends page to be healthy. I guess I’m a geek in favour of practicality over presentation. Typical engineer!