ramblings during the witching hour

whoa, it's been a while. September was my last blog entry, I think. well, if you're very fanatical about my blogs, you're probably disappointed and drafting letter bombs as you read this, and if so, perhaps me now posting a new entry will disuade you from any evil thoughts :)
life has been very busy lately and it's left me little time for thinking and much less time for rambling. actually, the only thinking I am doing is in relation to school work and exams - sad isn't it, when you go to sleep and dream about maths equations and geography essay questions. But such is the life of a year 12 student I guess

It's sad to think that in this world, to keep up with everything you have to move at ludicrous speed, like in Spaceballs the movie, but moving at ludicrous speed means that you don't get time to stop and enjoy the little things in life and it's hard and sometimes painful to have to slow down. if there is one thing I think people need more in life, it's to enjoy the simplicities in life and to slow down, take a break and even though the world is not perfect, to enjoy what happiness and beauty there is to be seen. my time in Tanzania allowed me to slow down for a bit and I realised what an incredible world we live in, and that life is too short for people to be intolerant and to judge - unfortunately, we live in a world with a catch phrase that life is used to get ahead and to win. sadly, for someone to win, someone has to lose, and I think sometimes people lose sght of that fact. Life would be so much better if people could learn to get along, but I am a realist, and understand that 6 billion people inhabit this planet we call home and God made us all individuals - meaning we all think differently, which makes for an interesting world, but means that there will always be conflict and disagreement. but it doesn't mean that the world is a horrible place, or that God doesn't care, or that it's every man for himself or that there are not things in this world that can be enjoyed for their beauty. Stop and smell the roses people, take a breath of fresh air, and appreciate what we have. some people in the world are not so lucky, but there is a masai proverb that says that 'teeth do not know poverty' - basically, even those who have the smallest amounts of material wealth can still smile.

So go out, and smile at someone and pass the smile on - life is too short, don't waste time being upset with people, or angry with others - use what you can to have a meaningful life and to spread happiness

wow, that really was a ramble
peace friends :)

Annie out

it's me again! funny that! Chatting away with a good friend of mine about plans for the future, it's so exciting! It's incredible to think what the future has in store for us, and the way we are given so many opportunities, it's an incredible world we live in. that being said, life is not easy, and usually the easiest road is not always the right one or the most morally correct. But there are so many things in life to be enjoyed, and friends to share them with! That's one of the most important things about life, I think - it's one thing to experience amazing things, but it's so much more special to share them with friends :)

randomness

greetings and salutations :)
another fantastic session of ramblings from yours truly. One thing that's been on my mind a lot, with school examinations and whatnot, is the fact that we are expected to know so much for our exams, yet in the real world, people specialise in one area, they don't know a hundred English quotations as well as figures from 3 different countries as well as dozens of case studies! no they don't! They know the stuff in their field and if they're unsure, they look it up!! it's a lovely process, by simply typing in a website and a search parameter, they can find out what it is they either don't know or have forgotten. and yet, here we are, students, expected to know monumental amounts of stuff in all sorts of subjects. What the hell? where's the fairness, and how accurate at determining whether someone is suitable for a uni course is a number that relies on simple regurgitation??
growl


end rant

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Ok, my last post was a little inadequate I think (by the way, my finger feels much better!)

I can't really sleep, probably why I am online right now - and fulfilling my promise of 'ramblings'. I can ramble for hours. It's a gift...I think :P
life right now is pretty good, and i think it's jolly good when life is good....ok, maybe I am a little tired, cause I am making no sense.
I should probably get some sleep, it is a tad late...or early, cause it is technically morning
stay tuned, I should have stuff to talk about at some point or other :)

Well.....

well, I am kinda new at this whole thing, and my finger is aching cause I burnt it on a woodburning what-sa-ma-call-it. ouchies, only in my world!
I got the idea for starting a blog from a friend of mine, and so, after much deliberation, we come to the point that I am now posting stuff. hooray! I made it this far, virtual hi 5!! ouch, finger hurting, where's the water?