Thoughts

What is it that defines ones life? Is it ones achievements? Or the journey they take to get there? The age old question of what the heck is life for, considering the majority of people just want to bother others and make other peoples lives miserable. We all want something for ourselves, we just don't know what it is. We're constantly bombarded with whats right, whats cool and what we should like. All this distracts and confuses us from what we actually want. Most people live there lives not knowing what makes them happy, just one burst of emotion at a time with the incessant ups and downs. We call this our life and we're ok with that. But one day, something happens that opens your eyes. A sudden sense of awareness of yourself and the others around you takes over. The realization of true happiness and joy. An overwhelming feeling so unexplainable that only those who experienced it can understand. Many are fortunate to experience it, but only a few can hold on to it. The rest of us brush it off and continue on with our routine lives. What if you can have that moment forever? Through thick and thin that underlying feeling is always there? I want to believe it exists. In fact I know it does. It just starts with a little bit of awareness and a little bit of searching. When it comes down to it, how else would you want to live your life?

Contrail Shadow

This will be the first post on this blog. I transfered this information from my old News page. One day in August 07, I saw something interesting in the sky. I arrived at the Park and ride and was sitting on the bus when I noticed an usual dark streak or shadow in the sky. At first I thought it was a reflection on the window, but I realized it was across the sky itself. It was relatively thick and stretched from horizon to horizon, passing right by the sun. The band was very dark near the sun. If you've ever played Halo and looked up at the sky, you will see a band across the sky. It looked just like a huge shadow. I did some research when I got home and realized I witnessed a 'contrail shadow'. Here is an image I found on the internet which was very similar to what I saw.

If you ever have time, look it up. It's an interesting phenomenon and awesome to see in person if you can catch it.