An Actual Post @ MindSay 
It is, an actual entry. *gasp* Much has been happening in the last few weeks, thus preventing me from being able to say anything on all that is happening. So now I will post y'all a list of said things of noteable notedness.
* Got apartment for college
*Finished Geofair. Lost Dustin (*cries*) and got hit on (we think) by some dude.
*Finished co-op presentations
*Participated at Children's Water Festival, and got rained on the entire time.
*Began canoe practises, trainning for Ont. Summer Games. Now have an actual partner, although I haven't met them yet. Soon, I hope.
*Missed May race at velo. Return this weekend.
*Enjoyed May 24 weekend, lit fireworks, slept, ate, slept, froze. Typical May 24 weather really.
*Spent more money on books at library book sale. I swear I will go broke buying them.
*Began investigating camera options.
*Began investigating phone options.
*Began organizing supplies and stuff for apartment.
*Didn't find my bear.
*Got bugged by the jerkish one at school.
*Found Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern computer game. Am now obsessed.
For now, that shall be all I post, because I feel like I'm falling asleep as I type right now. *sigh* Until next time then.
*~Singing in the Spring Showers~*
-Jewl-
Howdy howdy all!
Have you ever had a conversation with someone, who, instead of listening to what you are actually saying, they are just waiting for their turn to speak?
By listening, I mean hearing your ACTUAL words and PROCESSING what you say. Perhaps they might ask a question for clarification if you are in some way ambiguous on some concept.
Are you guilty of this kind of behavior?
I am on occassion, but I think because I am ceaselessly curious about human behavior and I write about it a great deal for recreation and for profit (sometimes) I catch myself in the process.
I ask questions when I am confused about something. I even fess up and apologize if I am in error or in some cases I admit that I agree with something someone has said if I truly agree.
I work, on some Mondays and Wednesdays, as a Teaching Assistant at the university for 2 separate professors. I do it free of charge for the experience and one of the main areas of training is listening for content and comprehension. I was told that if I practice hearing and processing what is ACTUALLY said by a student, then it would be easier to READ what is ACTUALLY written by a student.
I have found this to be true in a great many instances. I try to practice this whenever I talk with someone or read something. I even do this with books I read for recreation, I take notes in the margins of every book I read as a matter of fact. I want to make sure that I am not doing a dis-service to the ACTUAL content. I seek out other opinions even if they differ from my own, since I cant always question the author. Who doesnt want balance?
That being said, I read a couple of blogs and noticed that many of the replies don't reflect what was ACTUALLY written in the entry. Why not?
Why not just comment on what is ACTUALLY written instead of "jumping the gun" or taking the opportunity to air out some unrelated grievance?
I am by no means innocent of this but I can honestly say that I have gone back to those folks and apologized for getting off task. I even concede a point or two if I find a flaw in my own ideas....I notice that a great many of us would rather chew off a limb than admit that an error was made on our part.
Just a little something I was going over in mind during some down time......
How about some poetry....here goes.....
The Owls
UNDER the overhanging yews,
The dark owls sit in solemn state,
Like stranger gods; by twos and twos
Their red eyes gleam. They meditate.
Motionless thus they sit and dream
Until that melancholy hour
When, with the sun's last fading gleam,
The nightly shades assume their power.
From their still attitude the wise
Will learn with terror to despise
All tumult, movement, and unrest;
For he who follows every shade,
Carries the memory in his breast,
Of each unhappy journey made.--Charles Baudelaire
Goddess Bless
