Robot Sketch

这是有意思。

Super cool Chineasy character illustrations. 

I like them a lot, but am admittedly a bit torn on some of them as teaching tools. Although not all chinese characters are pictographs (symbols that are drawn to look like the things they represent), some are - as easily seen above with kou, the mouth, and ren, the person.

Nu, the woman, is also a pictograph - but it’s meant to represent the entire figure of a woman, head, limbs, and torso, not just the face. If you ignore the drawing around it and just focus on the character strokes, I think you can easily see her.

If characters already have pictographic roots, I don’t think it’s entirely necessary to create new ones. Particularly when other, more complex characters may later incorporate those same pictographic roots to make a new meaning - creating new ones could unnecessarily confuse a learner.

Forgive and forget?

My personal messages were read while I was asleep. I feel so violated and exposed. The trust that I once placed in you is no longer there. One of the most important cornerstone of a relationship is trust. Without it why should we stay together? I can forgive this transgression but I am afraid I'll never forget...

A New Day

It's 11am when I pull the covers off myself

been feeling down, lost track of for how long

I stagger to my feet, walking toward the kitchen, trying to find something to eat

It's been a long time since I've felt  alive

It is like a darkness has surrounded me, and crept deep down inside

Something draws me to the window, where the blinds are closed so tight

The soft glowing light behind; entices  me

Something feels different, this must be the moment and I shall not let it go 

I'm going to let the light in, for the first time in forever

I'm going to let the sun warm my heart today

Showering in solar rays, looking at the world before me

My body feels alive, for the first time in so long

I feel the darkness melt away

Today is going to be a new day

Happy Holidays

She came from nowhere!

She stole your time!

Then she was gone!

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The late night dance

click clack, click clack, your feet make music as you twirl,

Beyond the water under the bridge, I see you dancing on the ridge.

Left right, left right

I join you beneath the waxing moon

Tonight, our night, we dance

Disappointed

In me I'm trying to do things right Can't take the shame Eyes are open Mind is numb Just keep moving So hard not to look back Don't do it! March onward, 1 2 3 4 Over the hill there is the promise of sunshine

Farewell friend

It hurt a lot, but it had to be done. I hope you understand, it is time to move on. Time to focus on the here and now, not the past and what might have been. It would be a lie if I said I wasn't crying. The next bridge to burn will change everything, there is no going back... Take a deep breath and hold on tight... 3 ..2...1 exhale... Here it goes.

Hello world

Testing testing, 1,2,3...  This blog will be a special little place where I keep my thoughts and projects that I am working on. Here is a short list of things to expect while viewing this blog: School projects, written reflections, games, silly things and images of art that I find interesting. 

If only everyone had a best friend/video game console like BMO...