Herb gardens are a little less common than flower-dominant gardens, and probably about as common as a vegetable garden, but herbs themselves are fantastic companion plants. Some herbs are great for eating, and some have strong medicinal purposes (or you can extract oils and sell…
I use to say this to myself on a daily basis. It was sort of a mantra, I’d be ready for whatever came my way. I have started to realize these last couple of weeks that I have forgotten what it is like to live in the present. I’m currently living in the state of “once this happens” Actually, worse, i’m in the state of “this is how it’s going to happen” no longer am I wondering what is to be, or being grateful for what is before me. Instead I am demanding that the future be set in stone. Basically, I need to lighten up. The only person I’m hurting is me.
This morning, I was up at 5 wondering how I can improve upon this. How can I get back to the present. I know I need to work on this because I have been extremely lonely this last month. Not the kind of lonely that you can call up you mom, best friends, or boyfriend to fill. The true loneliness of missing something inside you, but you can’t place your finger on it. All you can do is walk through the emotions and try to find the state where you want to be. Putting no pressure on the out come.
I seriously did this 2 days ago. Damn It still hits me where it hurts.
Dear Internet,
I’m listening to Blink 182 and thinking about middle school.
Send sandwiches.
Gratefully yours,
UCYN
I gotta compete with DAng and Cat. Homemade from scratch, bitches. Earl grey chocolate cake.
This is apparently what I do while friends work out. It’s all fair.
Seeing these are on my bucket list. I think you can go to a small dutch town in Michigan and get similar effects…Might be next years birthday trip!
An aerial view of Dutch tulip fields. Nature makes modern art!
Via: Iran Proud
(via awelltraveledwoman)
I had dinner with an old friend the other day and I asked her about her very strict diet and how she feels about people who are claiming they are now to be on this strict diet though they do not show signs of her allergy. Her response was so poignant, she said that she doesn’t understand why people take this lightly, because she doesn’t. And most of these people are crazy, and if they weren’t focusing their energy on this they would be focused on something else. (another remark, though off point, was that she is not surprised people “feel better” because they are eliminating processed foods and of course that makes anybody feel better)
I’ve been having a weird day, i go through bouts of being frustrated at people, to being calm cool and collected. I’m trying to learn 4 new computer languages, 1 is challenge enough. I trust myself that if I put my focus on it this month I’ll have no problem with it all clicking soon, but the the beginning is always tough. Her remark is floating through me right now like a feather, it’s bring calmness, what I’m trying to learn shouldn’t be taken lightly and the reason I’m frustrated at people is because I’m frustrated at these languages, and if I wasn’t frustrated at these people it would be something else.
I look forward to the rainbow, it’s going to be worth the rain. But for now I need to rest assure that I can do this, I can learn this.
Update: not even 30 minutes after writing this, i made a big head way on things. Funny how just letting go of certain things help.
Perfection by Kate Spade
Dear Kate,
Please continue this, because this is adorable! It also makes me mad that I cannot, in good conscience, afford this. Maybe it’s time to be bad?
Lovingly
emily
This song. This guy. These moves. This video.
Things I like about this: EVERYTHING.
You’ve finished this book and have decided to continue with programming. Maybe it will be a career for you, or maybe it will be a hobby. You’ll need some advice to make sure you continue on the right path, and get the most enjoyment out of your newly chosen activity.
I’ve been programming for a very long time. So long that it’s incredibly boring to me. At the time that I wrote this book, I knew about 20 programming languages and could learn new ones in about a day to a week depending on how weird they were. Eventually though this just became boring and couldn’t hold my interest anymore. This doesn’t mean I think programming is boring, or that you will think it’s boring, only that I find it uninteresting at this point in my journey.
What I discovered after this journey of learning is that it’s not the languages that matter but what you do with them. Actually, I always knew that, but I’d get distracted by the languages and forget it periodically. Now I never forget it, and neither should you.
Which programming language you learn and use doesn’t matter. Do not get sucked into the religion surrounding programming languages as that will only blind you to their true purpose of being your tool for doing interesting things.
Programming as an intellectual activity is the only art form that allows you to create interactive art. You can create projects that other people can play with, and you can talk to them indirectly. No other art form is quite this interactive. Movies flow to the audience in one direction. Paintings do not move. Code goes both ways.
Programming as a profession is only moderately interesting. It can be a good job, but you could make about the same money and be happier running a fast food joint. You’re much better off using code as your secret weapon in another profession.
People who can code in the world of technology companies are a dime a dozen and get no respect. People who can code in biology, medicine, government, sociology, physics, history, and mathematics are respected and can do amazing things to advance those disciplines.
Of course, all of this advice is pointless. If you liked learning to write software with this book, you should try to use it to improve your life any way you can. Go out and explore this weird wonderful new intellectual pursuit that barely anyone in the last 50 years has been able to explore. Might as well enjoy it while you can.
Finally, I’ll say that learning to create software changes you and makes you different. Not better or worse, just different. You may find that people treat you harshly because you can create software, maybe using words like “nerd”. Maybe you’ll find that because you can dissect their logic that they hate arguing with you. You may even find that simply knowing how a computer works makes you annoying and weird to them.
To this I have just one piece of advice: they can go to hell. The world needs more weird people who know how things work and who love to figure it all out. When they treat you like this, just remember that this is your journey, not theirs. Being different is not a crime, and people who tell you it is are just jealous that you’ve picked up a skill they never in their wildest dreams could acquire.
You can code. They cannot. That is pretty damn cool.
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My finished quilt. Don’t let me fool you, I did not make all this. I brought the top, 90% finished at an antique store and then I finished the last 10%. But it’s now an heirloom for my family, I’m very romantic about it.
