My computer has been ultra slow for quite a while. I wondered why it was so slow since I ran the Disk Defragmenter and emptied my private data in Firefox. Then I watched this video on YouTube, and realized I had a ton of Temp files, so I deleted all the ones that could be deleted, and emptied my recycle bin which had exactly 2000 files not including subdirectories inside folders. Yeah I know. I should have done this before, and I should probably do it more often, but I always leave stuff there in case I want to retrieve it again. I also downloaded Faster Fox. I don't know if that helped much, but overall my computer is faster. Oh yeah and I also organized my files in My Computer since that was a mess. Now I feel like I've accomplished something.

Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention that after deleting temp files, I discovered an easier way of deleting unused files. I could have totally used Disk Cleanup. Also, there were other ways to make your computer faster here. I thought that article was very helpful.

If you have any tips on making your computer faster, please share them with me.

Weather:   55°F to 46°F, clear with a chance of showers, humidity: 60%, Wind: S at 16 mph

I stumbled upon very cute pages. Enjoy!

I thought this was cute so I'm posting it:
http://upchucky.net/~upchucky/flash-fun/farmer-donkey.swf
Isn't it motivational?

Not much in terms of exciting events have taken place so far--okay, there was the Moon Festival and the Pumkin Patch and other such events, but I'll save those for another time when I'm not so busy.

Moving on, I was inspired by a web site though, which in turn made me want to have my own digital camera more than ever. This guy has amazing origami making skills I could only hope to have. I did make a pretty cool dragon some time ago though...possibly two years ago that I still have. I'd like to post it on the Internet, which in turn gave me the idea that I should have an origami and crafts section in my gallery, because as much as I love to draw, I also love any sort of crafty stuff. This is why I want to have a digital camera. Also, I want one so I can take pictures of all the beautiful/interesting/strange things I see at college.

Heh, I guess making a web site is harder than I'd thought. But, I will not give up! Maybe by the end of this semester it will be good enough to show people. Meanwhile, what do you guys think of the name "MindScape"? I wanted a title along the lines of...an escape of the mind, a place to go to to release observations of the mind to share with others.

After two and a half years of blogging, I've decided to try something new. At the moment, I'm attempting to set up a web site using WordPress. I'm in the process of developing my own theme, and also thinking of what the main focus of the web site will be. I'm thinking of using it as a place for posting poems, stories, a collection of my favorite quotes, and art work. I may have occasional comic strips too. It depends on how reliable my web host will be.

I'm deleting Periscopic Dome and starting fresh. Why? 1. It's a hassel to make updates when all I can use is HTML (my current web host doesn't allow PHP uploads and doesn't provide MySQL services). 2. I don't like using iframes as it's hard to bookmark or link to certain pages. 3. I don't have much of a chance for visitor feedback.

I think this new beginning will motivate me to write with greater control over words, and possibly cause me to become more creative. Hopefully, if I work hard enough, I'll have something to be proud of and cherish for decades.

I'm currently watching, and trying to finish watching Rurouni Kenshin. I've become so obsessed over him, that I decided to research the true meaning of his name. I found that Himura Kenshin translates to 緋村剣心¹ in Japanese Kanji. Then I used those characters as possible Chinese characters, and translated them separately. The first character, fēi, means dark red or purple silk. I'm thinking Kenshin's kimono(?) is supposed to be dark red or purple. The color may also symbolize bloodshed of so many people in his village, or the actual village's name. Cūn is the next character wich means village. The third character is one I'm unsure of the meaning. If any of you know, could you tell me? The last character, xīn, means heart.

I'm currently on episode 50, and I'm dieing to know what his name really means. I'd just found Kenshin's real name in episode 43, but I was unable to find the meaning of it. Once again, if any of you have information on the meaning of Kenshin's name, that'd be really helpful.

1. Characters obtained from Wikipedia

Right now, my current obsession is working with codes.  They're so fun to make and also fun to break.  Yeah, this is boring already.  I guess I'm not really in a writing mood-considering the fact that there really isn't anything interesting to talk about. 

Go here for interesting codes to break:  http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/davinci/

Code I made up (part of it any ways cause susan still hasn't returned it to me yet) : ORFFDULUPORDLAXWILREOSOAS

Randomness:  Our band is playing "Pirates of the Caribbean", "A World of Wonders", oh, crap, I forgot the rest. 

The truely creative mind in any field is no more than this, a human creature born abnormally sensitive.  To him a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failier is death.  Add to this cruely delicate organism is the overpowering necessity to create, create, create, so that w/o the creating of music, or poetry or books or buildings, or something of meaning, hsi very breath is cut off from him.  He must create, must pour out creation.  By some strange unknown inward urgency, he is not really alive unless he is creating.
                  ~Pearl Buck(dont ask)

I just put this here because i felt like it.  I don't  have any real reasons though.