Just recently we decided to jump onto the Netflix streaming services. Instantly I was amazed at the selection, but also dismayed at it. It got me doing tons of research over which is the ‘best’ service. But something happened somewhere along the way, and I realized a few things.
Fact is, the internet is taking over the world, isn’t it? TV can practically be replaced with the right combination of streaming services. Fact is, even streaming radio is a ton better than the repetitive crap that plays over the airways just about anywhere.
A Brainless Nod is a blog about love and life, passionately written using articles, poetry, and serial web fiction. We are Dan and Lisa, and we both enjoy writing immensely. We hope you enjoy this look at our passions, our life together, and our opinions. Posts are sporadic due to us entering college, but expect new stuff every now and then!
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
Status Update of the Blog and Life 08/2013
There’s nothing like a little update on how everything’s going on the website, hopefully I can drum up a bit more interest in certain things while doing it. We’ll see, though. If you haven't checked it out, be sure to read the Press Release that came out on August 4th.
As of this last weekend, the 6th serial story in the Ballad of the Emerald Bard came to a close. The next order of business in the Ballad is to rewrite the 2nd story. Buried Secrets was a 5 part story that, I realize now, was poorly written. Part of the grand experiment of this serial webfiction is to fix mistakes after they are published. Its something I knew ahead of time I wanted to do, so here’s my first chance.
As of this last weekend, the 6th serial story in the Ballad of the Emerald Bard came to a close. The next order of business in the Ballad is to rewrite the 2nd story. Buried Secrets was a 5 part story that, I realize now, was poorly written. Part of the grand experiment of this serial webfiction is to fix mistakes after they are published. Its something I knew ahead of time I wanted to do, so here’s my first chance.
Friday, August 2, 2013
(poem) - Passing the Time Away
There is nothing
Like passing the time away
Reading books
Enjoying the hooks
Writing a novel
Can’t be that trivial
Singing a song
Under the rain
Can’t be wrong
Using the brain
Video game are a challenge
If you take the plunge
Experiencing a story
Told through allegory
There is nothing
Like passing the time away
Poetry and rhyming
Are much like breathing
You just start doing it
And never ever quit
Fame and fortune
May never arrive
But I live my life fun
This is for what I strive
Art flows from my fingers
Onto many, many papers
Words forming thoughts
Keeping my wit very taut
There is nothing
Like passing the time away
Jobless
But not homeless
I work for a bright future
Based on our love for each other
Nothing will keep us apart
The beauty of love brought us together
Every day we create amazing art
All the while, ignoring the weather
The climate of the entire world
Is trying to make our life unfurl
We will make it through this
For, together, we have nothing but time to pass
Fact is
There is nothing
Like passing the time away.
--Dan
--Want more Poetry? Check out my Poetry Collection Page!
Like passing the time away
Reading books
Enjoying the hooks
Writing a novel
Can’t be that trivial
Singing a song
Under the rain
Can’t be wrong
Using the brain
Video game are a challenge
If you take the plunge
Experiencing a story
Told through allegory
There is nothing
Like passing the time away
Poetry and rhyming
Are much like breathing
You just start doing it
And never ever quit
Fame and fortune
May never arrive
But I live my life fun
This is for what I strive
Art flows from my fingers
Onto many, many papers
Words forming thoughts
Keeping my wit very taut
There is nothing
Like passing the time away
Jobless
But not homeless
I work for a bright future
Based on our love for each other
Nothing will keep us apart
The beauty of love brought us together
Every day we create amazing art
All the while, ignoring the weather
The climate of the entire world
Is trying to make our life unfurl
We will make it through this
For, together, we have nothing but time to pass
Fact is
There is nothing
Like passing the time away.
--Dan
--Want more Poetry? Check out my Poetry Collection Page!
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
The Water Heater Conundrum
I hate our water heater. With a burning passion. There are very few people I hate worse than this contraptions design. I’ve never had a water heater need so much upkeep. Hell, I’ve never seen any appliance in an entire house need so much upkeep....
Such is the price of home ownership though. When things go wrong, you have to fix them, replace them, or pay someone way too much to deal with it. Fact is, we’ve had several people look at the thing, and only one person understood the problem, but his ‘fix’ was a workaround that is a bit crazy.
Such is the price of home ownership though. When things go wrong, you have to fix them, replace them, or pay someone way too much to deal with it. Fact is, we’ve had several people look at the thing, and only one person understood the problem, but his ‘fix’ was a workaround that is a bit crazy.
Labels:
complicated,
gas,
hate,
heater,
home,
maintenance,
natural,
ownership,
pain,
water
Monday, July 29, 2013
When College Comes a Knockin'
I wish I remembered the point in which colleges started scouting me and my fellow highschool friends. I know they did, just a little bit, but yeah, I’m sure its nothing like what going on in our house now. Part of me fully understand what exactly is going on. But lets start somewhere else.
C.J. is getting college letters from all over the US. Reading these turns out to be quite interesting. About half of the colleges that have seen packets have truly interesting financial aid statements. Obviously I need to do more research, but they all read in such a way that make me believe that the tuition/room/board free. Part of me obviously doesn’t believe this, but yeah, its an interesting read, none-the-less.
C.J. is getting college letters from all over the US. Reading these turns out to be quite interesting. About half of the colleges that have seen packets have truly interesting financial aid statements. Obviously I need to do more research, but they all read in such a way that make me believe that the tuition/room/board free. Part of me obviously doesn’t believe this, but yeah, its an interesting read, none-the-less.
Labels:
college,
financial aid,
future,
grant,
high school,
teenager
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