Difference

You've taken the same road countless times that you know it like the back of your hand. There's that pebble hanging right by the edge of the tar road, and that white blob of excess white paint that was spilled. You even know the number of seconds each side of the traffic gets till the light turns green on your end again. That familiar billboard advert greets you every single time you stare out your car window.

Yet every time you take that same road, it just isn't the same as the last time you were there.

What's so different? You continue wondering.

Communication

Remember the good old days when we used simple language to convey our thoughts?

Example 1

"Mama I really really really love you."

"Really? How much?"

"This much!"

And then you proceed to stretching your arms as wide as your tiny toddling frame can go. Or if you've never done that before (cause you weren't a very cute little kid), maybe you remember this.

Example 2

"Which color do you like?"

"Red!"

Yes, of course I'm talking about crayons. Everyone had a history with crayons. Everyone. Anywho, back to my topic for today.

At my current age, many of us are heavily influenced by our peers, the radio, the telly, movies and, not to forget what connects us all, the internet. I'm pretty sure most of the topics of discussion we have come from these media too. Here are some examples of what we receive from these influences.

More examples

• "I wanna get wit' chu."
• "omgwtfbbq"
• "you betta hide yo daught'rs and hide yo wives."
• "you dun goof'd!"
• "haters to the left."
• "don't be a drag just be a queen."
• "Friday Friday we're gonna get high down on Friday."
• "My mum thinks LOL means lots of love. Today, my mum sent me a text that read 'Your grandma died today. LOL.' "

I just don't get it. Why. Pfft.

p/s: That last example is a personal favorite by the way. Got it off one of those sites where you like the link if it's relevant to you.

Ended a module today. It's weird that five modules are done already, I still feel like I haven't started too long ago.

I have a habit of blanking out sometimes cause I have really short daydreams. Today, about twenty minutes before my last lecture for the module was to end, it was raining really heavily outside that I could even hear the thunder from inside the building. The first thing that hit my mind was that the world was ending outside and here I am, still having a lecture while everyone was running around outside and the sky might have turned red or fallen down, I can't remember.

New beginnings #1

It's been a while since I've had the chance to pen everything down, so I've decided that sometimes I'll leave certain statements after having debates I have in my head just so I can keep track on how active my mind has been. Whoopee! No, not really. But if you do have time on your hands, consider with me won't you?

Without further ado, here is today's. Have fun, no stress and don't overwork yourselves!

"If you've lived long enough, you would know that there really isn't just black and white."

Fyi, comments are very much welcomed!

Vibes

Humans are smart creatures.

I say that because I know for a fact that humans can read these things called "vibes", these invisible and unspoken expressions that are somehow translated and received by others, sometimes unknowingly and other times on purpose.

During the past week, I got vibes from a couple of friends that I might have been using them as my means of transport too often and it shouldn't be a surprise to you that it didn't make me feel very nice at all. I also got vibes that I might be too proud or boastful, that I might be belittling some people, or even that I don't know when to keep my mouth shut.

Maybe it's just my receiving end that's gone wrong, maybe they are thinking that way, maybe I'm over-thinking things. One thing for sure is, something doesn't feel right and I don't like it not feeling right.

Blockage

You know those moments when you can't tell what you're feeling because apparently there are so many feelings that hit you all at once, you don't know which to reveal as the answer when someone asks you about it?

Jackson posing by a leaf-less plant in a huge pot.

Well, times like those call for a burst after blockage over a certain period. The "kraken is released"! Then all is well again.

Or at least, for now it is.

Confirmation

So I made a new face for my blog, I guess I really am coming back on blogger. It's been a while and lots of changes have been made to edit the pages, so I'm feeling rather impressed. I'll be writing stuff, so watch out for that. Of course there will be rants as well.

Just gonna go with the flow and see how things turn out. I'm in uni now and I have a feeling time won't be on my side very often for very long.

Anywho! Hello all, I'm back.