Getting started with goals

The first step is always the most difficult one, so take it and don't stop. If you think you aren't good enough for a huge leap, take smaller steps. In the end it will add up to the whole. It's not easy to accept, more of a paradox of beliefs actually. The worst time to take a break is after an accomplishment, so never stop. Always keep going. I think I'm talking to myself. Good talk. Keep it up.

ITP Windows

This is becoming a photoblog of sorts... Here's a view outside my room, pretty boring in my opinion. Located in Miami, FL, USA. -Maylay

Downham Market, Norfolk, England -liamlifeless

The MiniDisc Throwback

A few days ago while browsing youtube for videos featuring my favorite Japanese band, I stumbled across a commercial for a MiniDisc player. A couple of eBay transactions later and I have a NetMD recorder and five colourful 80-minute discs. While the audio quality is a bit lacking, I simply adore the style of these tiny diskettes. They have a retro quality that is accompanied by a sort of mystique due to the format's short lived lifespan.

Conclusion of a Moment of Silence

A time of silence is over, and now it's time to start up again. The biggest news has been about Rei_Sama who passed away late January from a chest infection. The loss was huge but the channel is still alive. For those who don't know, Rei is the original founder of #TaLKiNg. He was incredibly nice and easy to get along with (for most people, anyway) and was always there to chat with you whenever you needed anything. He'll be missed, but not easily forgotten. #TaLKiNg will remain online indefinitely despite the loss, so I hope to continue seeing familiar nicks as well as new ones in the future.

For any questions, concerns, clarifications, or whatever, feel free to drop by the channel or leave a comment.

See you around!

- RIP Rei_Sama -

Don't pussy out

Last night I hung out with some friends for some drinks and music. The music showed up late as hell, so we ended up just talking crap. It came up that last year I didn't go out for Halloween. That shit totally killed my mood, and this is so far the second time it comes up that I didn't go to a fun event. I'm not totally positive what happened with me, but I'm sure I was just in a pissed off mood when I didn't feel like going.

Anyway, thinking back to those (so far) two times that I didn't go out with my friends really hurts. It's especially upsetting when I factor in that I could have been drinking at either event to lighten my mood. When you get invited out, don't be a pussy even if you think you're going to have a bad time. There's drinks to be had! It's also not worth regretting it later. You can always forget about something you did, but you can never remember an event that you never attended.

It's hard staying motivated.

I have a lot of trouble staying motivated to do anything. I don't know if it's depression or lack of discipline or what. Dreams of the future are easy to come by, but often require control over things beyond my reach. I'm just being a little bitch about having responsibility, but oh well. Here's to eventually accepting life as it is, totally random and relatively uncontrollable.

Today.

So I guess I'll start things off with a bit of a regular (possibly boring) post. I've always imagined the chat room to have maybe a /blog function to paraphrase the conversations going on and the morals of their stories. I think something like that is a little ambitious right now, but here is a half-way point that hopefully will grow into something nice. If you think you'd like to contribute some thought you can send me a message on Rizon.