Memorial Day, 2007

Today is Memorial Day. If you are a U.S. citizen, please take a moment and thank a soldier or veteran that you know.

I would like to thank my two Grandfathers, both of whom fought for this country in the Pacific theater of WWII. Words cannot express the utmost respect and gratitude that I have those two individuals. They put their own young lives on hold to fight for freedom and democracy in a world gripped by the fear of Fascism.

On this day, Memorial Day, I salute and thank my Grandfathers for their service.

The pumpkin

So I got bored sitting here at my computer tonight, and decided to 'Google' myself (read: I went to Google and searched for my name, you sickos). Most of what came back in the results I expected; mostly just websites that I own and/or do work for. There were a couple, though, that I didn't expect (or forgot about).

First was the results posting of a 2-mile race me and my dad entered in about seven years ago. Oddly, I was also listed in the results for some Coaches vs. Cancer run, which I never did. I think someone else in my family ran in my name after I decided not to do it or something.

The second unexpected thing really, truely, made me laugh out loud. The second result that Google returned was a page on The3DStudio.com. I remembered it as soon as I saw it. My freshman year in high school--so long ago now--I was enrolled in a computer graphics introductory class. One of our assignments in the fall was to make a 3D model of some 'halloween' thing. For me, the result of that assignment was this pumpkin, which I was most certainly proud of. In fact, I was proud enough to submit it to The3DStudio.com. I'm not sure why the 'Added On' date is so off. Perhaps because they revamped their website over the past years. Anyways, I was happy to see that over 400 people had downloaded my humble model, and a couple people even left some positive reviews!

All in all, that was my entertainment for the night.

Welcome to version two

STOP! Before you hit the 'back' button, you are at the right place! Let me explain.

In one of my last posts on my old blog, I wrote, "I'm not sure why i stopped writing." I can tell you now why I think I did stop writing: I stopped because I wasn't angry anymore. I became content with who I was, and am still happy to this very day about who I have become. I no longer needed to write in order to vent, because I had nothing left to vent. I guess I could illustrate it by saying that it was like I had no pressure left to be released; I was--you could say--finally at equilibrium.

So why did I start this new blog, you ask? Well, I think writing about things is still important. I follow current events very closely, and usually always have varied opinions about the daily content of the news. I'm often commenting on some of the more controversial stories on Digg (where my username is also 'lexington86'). I've also come into some very strong opinions concerning politics and religion, so you can be sure to see posts about those topics.

I'm sure it's going to take me a while to get back into the swing of posting as often as I used to, but I'd like to get back to that point eventually. I hope you enjoy the new "look and feel" of the blog, and I'm looking forward to reading your comments whenever you wish to leave them.