Touching on the relevant.

There are often many ideas, that simply come and go, which feel pretty good from time to time. I often think to myself "Oh... I'll remember this one for sure. It's a pretty solid idea!" only to find myself grasping at the air when I am trying to recall it later. I occasionally have the wherewithal to make a note of some type which allows me to fully access the memory when I finally do have an opportune moment... but, as is more frequently the case, I let some really good ideas fall into oblivion without any good reason for it. It is a sad thing, indeed. I really am trying to do better, though!

Some of this is written partially under the auspices that I might have had such an idea come to mind at some point during the day today. This may, or may not, be true. I honestly do not remember. Either way I think it was important to point out my own shortcomings in this area of life. It helps me make better decisions about these kinds of things in the future, hopefully improving myself in the process. A certain benefit of public display is the meager form of commitment that comes with it.

So, I guess I will just leave it all at that for tonight. It is WAY past my bedtime, anyway.

Not all questions are equal.

This is something I am sure most people already recognize on some conscious level, though, I think there is very little thought as to why this is the case. I am one of the people who has generally overlooked the various differences they have but today was something a little different. Today, I was forced to think through every one of the main questioning words with a little more purpose than usual, and it forced me to see things in a bit of a new light.

Who? This is a fairly easy question to answer. All it takes is to simply identify the people/personalities/characters involved and present them as requested. Certainly, there are numerous deeper factors that can be explored on any given answer but it is the base question of 'who?' which is a fairly easy hurdle to clear. This question has a medium sort of weight to it.

What? This is nearly identical to who in almost every way. All answers in this realm are fairly concrete and easy to identify, under normal circumstances. Again, there is a possibility that deeper factors are available for exploration but, in general, this question sits at a basically medium weight as well.

When? This one is essentially identical to 'where?' and seems to me to be the lightest of all these questions. It is a literal consideration of chronological evidence and has very little flexibility to it. The answers can be confused or incomplete but the facts and reality always exist in a measurable form. Outside of an infinite continuum, this question has very little weight to it.

Where? A basic repeat of the 'when?' analysis suits this particular question fine. The only additional bonus to this one is the possibility of the metaphysical, as there are definitely places which do not occur in the normal physical realm. Thusly, it gains a slightly higher weight than the 'when?' does... but really only slightly.

How? This is where things start to get really meaty. The 'how?' of things is one of the profoundly driving forces in the world inspiring progress and exploration. Man comprehends so little about what actually is and through the manifestation of 'how?' he climbs further and further out into the realms of knowledge he comes to realize is even more incomprehensible. This is a question which by its very nature generates more questions. It can have definitive closure, yet, there is little frequency of this occurrence to true satisfaction. This question has a very high level of weight to it.

Why? If there is one question which could be considered the literal parent of all others,(which in itself is a fairly presumptuous statement) I would have to say that it is this one. This is a question which begs the motives of the human, physical, and metaphysical world. It nearly always evades closure by its nature. Even when it is answered in simple terms it still can have place for immense depth and obfuscation. There are few complete answers to it which can satisfy its demands. Truly, there is little to compare when attempting to assign any sort of weight value to it. It is heavier than them all combined.

There are always many more ideas that could be expounded on any one of these topics. Indeed, I have only shed a tiny flicker of candlelit exposure to these topics, and still then I am far from a masterful scholar thereto. I appreciate the movement they have inspired in my mind today, though, and expect a long life of learning to revolve around any of these from time to time. The never ending process of learning is quite the experience!

A ticklish laugh or two... or three.

I always enjoy a good humorous chortle from time to time. The kind of laugh that is hearty and pleasant with a solidly plastered smile on my face. Some squinty-eyed glaring usually accompanies it as well. It is especially pleasant when it has some significant momentum which carries it several minutes or more. It is like a biologically produced moment of personal hysteria. Why am I making it so hard to describe?

A good quote is often a surefire way to set the tumblers in motion. Here is one that, while it is not exactly positive, is hyperbolussly hilarious to me:

"The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be when you kill them." - William Clayton

I do not usually highlight any particular quotations in the course of my writings here but I think this merits a new category title. I think I will call it Quotation Station... just for fun.

The beautiful Sabbath.

There are a few things in life that are just plain awesome enough to be placed in a category all by themselves. When it comes to creating a list of my favorite overall things, Sundays definitely make the list for so many reasons. I think I will name a few of those reasons here in tonight's entry.

1. Forgetting about the world: This is pretty much awesome. It does not mean that my life on other days is totally shunned by any means. It mostly means that whatever stresses that carry from Saturday to Monday are largely absent during the time between them. It is nice to shed unwanted things whenever the opportunities arise... and getting to do it weekly without fail is absolutely, incredibly excellent.

2. Positive socializing: Almost everybody has a very positive attitude about just about everything all the time. I am not usually one to enjoy the seemingly superficial optimism on display in most situations... but, the positive attitudes on display are more efficacious in their effect than I think many people realize. Positive attitude has real effect on life.

3. Feminine beauty: It probably means I am somewhat old fashioned, but seeing a girl in a dress usually makes her more attractive to me. Perhaps, due to it only being about a once a week sort of thing, the infrequency of it simply improves my positive attraction to it. I do not really know. I am not ashamed to say I like seeing a girl in a dress, though, as I can not actually change the way I think about it anyway.

I enjoy the pleasant evenings, the opportunity to see my family, the higher quality food at meals, and a plethora of other things about Sundays as well. I am quite a blessed fellow for such immensity of awesomeness, I have to admit!

Too much lateness for my tasteness.

Which is most certainly the reason for my poorly coordinated alarm clock this morning. I knew the long day stood in opposition to my normalcy and proper functionality... yet, I just gone done and done it all again. Or something. I am quite a strange duck, even to myself.

Tomorrow will be something new and hopefully relevant and something positive that I am actually capable of appreciating. Short entry, out.

Taking advantage of the time.

My regular work stuff certainly did not flow in any normal sort of manner but I was able to do more of my client's work because of it. This kind of thing is not very unusual, yet, it is unusual for me to actually make good use of my time as productively as I did today. I am glad to have had a little more self-discipline than I normally do today.

Tomorrow will be one of the first "killer" days of the year. Eight to eight, with a one hour break for my sanity in the middle. I did a ten-hour day on Monday but every hour past eight seems to double in length for some reason. Thus, I will cut yet another entry short, for the need of more sleep in preparation.

Wendoggle's.

Though, most people just call it Wendy's. And, even though it is just fast food, I am generally always pleased with my experiences there. Today, however, went right over the top of pretty much every prior experience I have had there.

It started with a routine trip to pick up a few dinner items off of the value menu. My friend ordered something similar for himself. When we got back to the school we discovered that one of his items did not actually make it into the bag before we drove off. He decided to call them up to see what could be done. They offered him a replacement item plus one additional item of the same thing. We decided to go back to get it once we finished eating the rest of the order.

We went inside to reclaim the lost items and, much to our surprise and delight, were given even more extra items than expected(2 value Frosty's and an extra 5-piece Spicy Chicken Nuggets to be precise.) How deliciously awesome! I am never one to under appreciate the gift of a free Frosty... no matter what size it is. Yumster time!

That was the prime positive moment of the day. I quite enjoyed most of it beyond that as well. Tomorrow should be something new entirely.