A day at the library

Some people might think that a "stay"-cation is a terrible ordeal to endure.  I know that almost every person I know would say that.  However vacations for most people are more like trying to get away from "your sucky life" rather than trying to better prepare yourself for your life in order to make the most out of it.  You get "lost," so to say, on your vacation to the beautiful beaches of the Bahamas or the majestic Rocky Mountains and all of that trite tourist baloney.

I don't really dread a "stay"-cation because... well, I've only had three vacations outside of Massachusetts, none of which were out of the US.  So a "stay"-cation is not much of a big deal to me.

Well, today I was at the Wakefield library for pretty much the whole day.  And to be honest, it wasn't that bad.

Firstly I had to get some homework done, because I know I wouldn't do it if I had stayed home.  Secondly I needed some peace and quiet in my life.

I wouldn't call it magic but something strange happened to me while I was in the quiet reading room of the library.  Suddenly silence suddenly became a loud noise and every single noise possible suddenly became muted and rare as silence is in the busy streets of inner Boston.  It seems like an oxymoron but any city or suburban person knows that feeling everytime he or she goes into the forest on a calm night; the silence is deafening and might even pierce through one's ears, although this is all psychological because your mind knows there is no sound whatsoever.

At the end of the day, it didn't seem like I was in a city because it was so quiet.  I've only experienced this in a certain church in Boston that I regretfully cannot remember the name of.

So today wasn't a wasted day, a day I wished I could have back to redo it, a day that had no value unlike almost every single other day I live through...

I wish I had HTML knowledge...

Sometimes, I wish that I had HTML knowledge.

For instance, I had to put a meta-tag into this blog in order to get my blog verified on Pinterest.  It took some trial and error but I eventually figured it out.

Another example: I'm the type of DIY person.  And I don't want to put up with pre-made themes or pay for quality themes on Tumblr.  I want to make my own quality Tumblr theme so I can feel great after making a great theme and proud for actually accomplishing something.  I found a YouTube tutorial but I haven't followed it along yet.

Lastly: I don't like using third party applications when it comes to making headers for profiles like in Facebook and Twitter.  I like to make the picture just right so that my header doesn't look tacky and looks like someone who doesn't know how to crop pictures made the cover.

The only problem is that I have not invested my time in learning any HTML at all or photo editing.  I do know basic Photoshop, like contrast/brightness and size adjustment but that's about it.

Struggles of a Sometimes Artist

I really want to get the X-Acto Basic Knife Set [link] for art projects that require me to cut out irregular shapes that I can't do easily with scissors.  However apparently every time I wanted to go to Blick's, it was snowing.  I really wished I could drive and had my own car so I could go anywhere I'd like.