So Says MaryJaene

Horoscope 12/13

maryjaene — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:53:58 +0000

A friendship may create tension in your life now. As you are feeling more optimistic about the direction you have chosen, there is also an inner insecurity that nags at the back of your mind. Don’t be afraid to speak out if anyone attempts to exert too much influence on your choices, but be careful not to inappropriately bring up old baggage. Instead, focusing on the present — and not the past — is the best way to breeze past hidden pockets of trouble. Wednesday, December 13, 2006

From Tarot.com

I wish I had read this yesterday because I was starting to doubt my decision but I think the cold was getting to me. Anyway, I’m back on track which makes me happy in the midst of my misery.

The Cold from Hell

maryjaene — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:47:13 +0000

Somewhere I picked up a chest cold that is unlike any other chest cold I’ve ever had. First off everytime I cough (which is often) I sound like I’m barking. A few times even I looked around the room, hoping some imaginary dog would appear out of nowhere that I could hold up and say “See! See! It’s not me! It’s the dog! The dooooggggg!”

The most annoying thing is that I can only sleep on my left side. I can’t sleep on my back or my right. If I do, the walls start to shake with sound of the most annoying wheezing. Coupled with my barking cough, I’m quite the one woman band.

To add insult to injury, my wireless card died on me and I could not get on the internet. It plugs into my usb port and for some reason the back of my computer gets really hot. I’ve only had it for a year so I wonder if the heat just melted the circuitry until finally Sunday it just blipped its last breath of internet access before going to that computer store in the sky.

So for two days I’ve been without service and really felt like I was missing an arm. I suppose this was the universes way of telling me that first I’m working too hard (hince the cold) and second I’m addicted to the internet a point duly noted and taken. The good part is that I finally got around to actually doing some writing in between barks. Yay me!

My Past Life

maryjaene — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:09:01 +0000

So I was doing some blog surfing over at BlogSoldiers and happened upon this blog with a link to a past life analysis website. What you do is enter your birthday and a psychological blurb (randomly picked I’m sure) pops up. Here’s mine:

Your past life diagnosis:

I don’t know how you feel about it, but you were male in your last earthly incarnation.You were born somewhere in the territory of modern France around the year 1800. Your profession was that of a seaman, dealer, businessman or broker.

Your brief psychological profile in your past life:
Bohemian personality, mysterious, highly gifted, capable to understand ancient books. With a magician’s abilities, you could have been a servant of dark forces.

The lesson that your last past life brought to your present incarnation:
Your task is to learn, to love and to trust the universe. You are bound to think, study, reflect, and to develop inner wisdom.

Do you remember now?

Now I know that this is just for entertainment purposes only but the second paragraph describes me as I am now (except for the dark forces reference) and the third describes pretty much what I’ve felt my purpose to be my entire life even though I’ve been distracted from it. Strange.

This is a random anomaly but at the same time it isn’t. One of the things I’ve learned about the universe is that whatever is in your head will eventually manifest itself and if you have questions eventually they will be answered. Even if the answer comes through a random visit to a website that can’t possibly know anything about you it is still an answer. The trick is that you have to be paying attention enough and be open enough in order to recognize it for what it is.

Step Two Completed

maryjaene — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:22:40 +0000

I had started blogging about my goal to get my degree in computer programming over here. However, I’ve decided to keep all of my personal bloggings on one blog and to keep the focus of that blog to talking about computer and console gaming and the industry in general.

I completed step two of the process which was to take an aptitude test to see what class level I tested into. I did really well. I tested directly into college level English and Math although I barely missed testing into Algebra directly by two points and must take Pre-Algebra. I’m not sad about that. I love math but because I haven’t used it as much as I have my writing skills, I’ve become weak in it so I’m glad I’ll be getting a review in it.

The counselor I spoke to told me that because I got such a high score in English that I could probably take what is called a CLEP test and bypass the first level English course (basically 101) and go directly into the second level (102). CLEP stands for College Level Examination Program and is th equivalent to challenging a course. The test costs $85 total as opposed to $300 tuition and is about one hour long as opposed to 3 months class time. I kinda wanted to take an English refresher course but seeing as my skills are much stronger than even I thought I will probably take the test and bypass English 101. I figure the intenet has so many resources, I’m sure I can find one that will provide me to a refresher in basic grammar, punctuation and style.

So this semester, I think I will either start with Pre-Algebra or the required Intro to Computers course. It really is a coin toss between the two. Maybe I’ll do that. Heads or tails?

The Power of Corporate Advertising

maryjaene — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:20:19 +0000

I started my menstral cycle so already I was feeling yucky. To add to my misery, I ate or drank something that disagreed with my digestive system so nothing would stay in my stomach. It was crazy, I would get hungry but anything I ate would skip my stomach entirely and go straight out the backdoor. You think its gross reading about it. Trying having to deal with it.

Well driving home was an experience. My stomach grumbled all the way. As I was approached the corner drug store that’s close to my house, all of a sudden I hear this in my head:

When you’ve got Nausea, Heartburn, Indigestion, Upset Stomach, Diarhea take Pepto Max!

And a picture of the mythical monsters, Paul Bunyan, the 50 foot woman, Godzilla et al doing the Pepto Bismal dance popped in my head.

I just shook my head as I pulled into the parking lot. Subliminal advertising strikes again.

Oh and yes I am starting to feel better.

Today’s Horoscope 11/27/06

maryjaene — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:26:18 +0000

Everything comes back to what you believe about yourself. Sure, you Aquarians realize that you’re different from others. You may not want to fit into the expected norms of society, yet you do want to feel like you belong to something greater than your isolated self. Reestablish your values, based on what you need, by including those around you in your vision.

Monday, November 27, 2006

From Tarot.com

I have isolated myself from others for so long that I’m not sure how to include them in my dreams and goals. I feel like such a disappointment to myself for not acheiving all that I’ve set out to do in my life and for continously starting and abandoning projects that I’m afraid to share what I’m doing. I feel like if I don’t tell people what I’m doing then no one will be disappointed when I fail to do it and it’s easier to convince myself that I wasn’t really serious about that goal in the first place.

I’m finding, however, that I really need a cheerleader. Someone who believes in me no matter what happens. There is something about having someone in your corner who recognizes your potential and has absolute faith that you will achieve success even when you yourself have doubts. Is there a Cheerleaders ‘R Us any where around here

Today’s Horoscope

maryjaene — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:03:45 +0000

I finally figured out just how useful Google can be and customized a homepage just for me. I only have a few things set up right now because Google is so vast and huge and offer 5000 things you can add to your personal site. One of those things is the daily horoscope. Usually I forget to read it but today’s caught my eye:

It is your key planet Uranus that is getting stressed today by amorous Venus. As the symbol of love, beauty and sensory pleasure, Venus encourages you to risk more than normal in your quest for fulfillment. Avoid too much stimulation, whether from caffeine or reckless behavior. In the long run, it’s better to sacrifice a bit of excitement for long-term stability.

Saturday, November 25, 2006
Courtesy of Tarot.com

I’ve highlighted the key part. I have a bad habit of doing the opposite, sacrificing long term stability for a bit of excitement. If I don’t do something, in the end I’m going to end up with a life I absolutely don’t want.

Brazillians Claim Cat Birthed Puppies

maryjaene — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:57:50 +0000

A couple in Brazil claim that their cat gave birth to puppies. The community they belong to are calling them some nasty names including fraudsters. It amazes me what people will believe but I think a lot of this has to do with being uneducated. Not in the sense of being stupid but in the sense of not having all of the facts.

I’m not saying that it is impossible that a cat couldn’t give birth to puppies. In our world anything is possible as the rules seem to change haphazardly. However procreation can only take place between beings with the same number of chromosomes. A dog has 78 and a cat has 38. Even if a cat and dog fell in lust and decided to act on that, the sperm would never hit the bullseye.

Anyway they are doing a chromosome test to see what comes up. The expert in the article says that it is not uncommon for animals to nurse the young of other animals and that the cat probably inherited the puppies from a nearby female dog who had given birth. I wonder if something happened to puppies mother and that’s why they seek another mother.

Here’s the article.

Character Naming

maryjaene — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 06:26:41 +0000

I’ve been searching for a new name for the leading male character of my book. I had a really good name picked out for him but upon considering it decided that it sounded too cultural. Not that I have anything against ethnic names. The character however is culturally neutral (at least as far as human culture) and I needed a new name to reflect that.

So I come across the most perfect name and it has been, is being used by about a thousand peoples. The name is Morpheus and fits the character perfectly as that’s what he does. He is the manipulator of a dream world called Aetherya.

Morpheus was the Greek god of dreams. He was the son of Hypnos the God of sleep. I really like this name but as I mentioned before it’s been used a thousand times already. Not only in mythology but also in the movie the Matrix and there are several record companies with variations of that name. I even thought about changing the spelling to Morphius (which is a much cooler spelling in my opinion) but alas another record company is using it. I don’t want to run into any copyright or copycat issue.
I think I’ll use it as I’m writing the first draft and hopefully I’ll think of something else as the character’s personality gets fleshed out.

Diet? What Diet?

maryjaene — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:08:46 +0000

Yes the diet thing fizzled out like I knew it would. The good thing is that I knew it would happen and am prepared. Sort of. This pretty much means that it will be Sunday Oct 29 and not Sunday sometime in 2007 before I jump back on the bandwagon.