When I woke up this morning, I took a chance to look outside. Once again, it's snowing. Oh joy.....
I missed work last week, and I'd like to avoid missing it this week. I'm just glad I have a shovel of my own to use, because my place of work's been sold out of snow shovels for several days.
Fortunately, the snow is coming down at a slow pace.
Life Philosophy
I'm not perfect, but I do try to abide by the principle of live and let live in life. With that said, there are times when decisions are made by others that cause me to scratch my head and ask, "What in the world?"
I ran into that last night.
Daily Asterisk: February 27, 2013 from Thomas Holbrook II on Vimeo.
The above video explains what I ran into. I know I can be criticized for my choice in lifestyle, but I am an adult and no longer developing.
It just bothers me sometimes when certain decisions are made that don't appear to be thought through beforehand. I was so disturbed by it that I messaged the person giving them the other side of the story so to speak.
From there, what they do is entirely up to them.
Just because I believe in live and let live doesn't mean I will never voice disagreement with a point of view or a lifestyle decision. The difference is that I don't go out of my way to stop it.
After all, it's not my life and I wouldn't appreciate it if somebody else tried to intervene, because I know what it's like.
Another has tried doing that to me, which is why I no longer associate with them.
The Good News
At least I'm single and don't have much in the way of responsibility. I'm eternally grateful for that, which is why I try to live and let live. I simply have living expenses and other financial obligations to take care of.
From there, it's just making sure I'm ready to deal with each week.
As for more good news, I have started a vlog on Vimeo. The reason I chose Vimeo is because I don't have any desire to create another Google account for the sole purpose of vlogging. I do have a YouTube account, but it will be used for a separate purpose.
I figured it was about time I supplemented this blog with some video of myself speaking. Right now, I'm limiting my videos to around five minutes, give or take a few. Since I'm only allowed to upload 500 MB per week, I'll have to become intimately familiar with OpenShot's exporting options.
In other words, I'm learning how to better compress video.
It also presents an opportunity to become familiar with other video platforms as well as improving some basic film making skills.
Sticking with Ubuntu for Now
I was considering trying out other operating systems on my machines, but it turns out that Ubuntu doesn't always peacefully co-exist with other distros. For now, I'll just stick with Ubuntu 12.04 until I get more computers for the sole purpose of doing reviews.
Right now, I just don't have the money to invest in that.
However, I could possibly do live environments such as Puppy and others since it doesn't touch the hard drive.
Well, I better get dressed and prepare to shovel some snow. Since it looks fairly powdery, I may have an easier time shoveling than I did last time. The good news is that I'm parked in a good spot as well.
If I can't get the car out, I may have to ask for help getting to work from those who happen to have four wheel drive.
