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School has thrown me into a constant state of work and deadlines. I’m glad I have found time to sleep as of late. But I have not forgotten about you all. I have had lots of ideas, but no time to express them. oh yes my lament.

This is not a bad thing I guess. I would much rather spend my time writing and exploring various topics; I think I learn way more this way. And in the future I think we are all going to be in a constant state of education the way things are moving today. New technologies are being implemented daily. The landscape is in constant change. But yes, this is not a bad thing because I am learning a lot of interesting things and can apply them to my life. This is a good a thing.

So what I wanted to talk about was Human Computer Interaction (HCI), more specifically the User Interface (UI). Probably up to this point in my technological education I wasn’t too concerned by what the user thought. My thinking was this is how it is and we must adapt to the technology. I think that was a big mistake. Technology should conform to the user; this is my new mantra. Users are not stupid – the technology makes them feel stupid – and that is a big no-no.
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I usually don’t answer memes from people. It’s just not my style, but Bobby from Revellian has always written highly of me, so I feel this one is for him. This is stemming from his definitely freaky post of a near death experience. It was a great story and I’m glad he is alright, please read the post it’s good!

This meme was started by Christy’s Coffee Break. I like her blog, it’s got quite the geeky appeal to it. The freaky fridays meme is an interesting idea I think, something different. I like these niche posts that explore different things.

The Death of a Loved One

I’m not much of a believer in ghosts, ghouls, or shadowy creatures of the night for many various reasons. I’m not so sure how much I believe in a great afterlife, I think it is an attempt of our brains to try to comprehend this crazy world. Death is not an easy think to deal with, when it is loved ones, friends, or complete strangers. I think it is easy to put ourselves in their shoes, which is why death is so personal.

Time: 2000-2001, the turn of the century occurred, Y2K was a bust, and I was finishing my last year of high school. Also, this was the most trying year of my entire life, so far.
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