The planet Venus... I need to substantiate XP

Well I suppose if your reading this blog you would understand that Venus is a planet... good.... now I realize you haven't been completely informed on Venus, and her elationship with the other gods. I will show you hehehe.

The mythology of Venus is ancient with roots in Neolithic Greece.  She was called Eurynome, which means "wide wandering one". She was born of  primal Chaos, dancing on the water. Eurynome transformed the North Wind into  a serpent named Ophion. The serpent coiled himself around her, impregnated  her and she gave birth to the Cosmic Egg. Ophion wrapped himself around the  egg seven times and stayed until it hatched Creation.
As Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, she is rich in mythology, Homer wrote of her in his verses calling her the beautiful, golden goddess. Depending on the source, she was either the daughter of Zeus and Dione or she sprang from the foam of the sea. In early writings she was depicted as a soft, weak, unimposing goddess, but later she became a treacherous, spiteful goddess who exerted a destructive power over men.
Perhaps the most famous of her exploits were the events that led to the Trojan War. There was a contest to name the most beautiful of the goddesses. The choice was narrowed down to three: Juno, Pallas Athena and Aphrodite. Zeus was chosen to decide and intelligently declined, suggesting they ask a young shepherd, Paris, who he assured them, would be a fair judge. Paris was not asked to look upon the goddesses, but to choose the fairest by choosing which of their gifts he would accept. Juno offered to make him the ruler of Europe and Asia, Pallas Athena assured him he would lead the Trojans to victory over the Greeks and Aphrodite offered him the fairest woman in the world. He gave the golden apple of choice to Aphrodite and the goddess led him to Helen of Troy, the wife of Menelaus.
Adonis is another important figure in the mythology of Aphrodite. Smyrna, the daughter of King Cinyras of Cyprus, was rumored to be more beautiful than Aphrodite/Venus. Cinyras's wife bragged of her daughter's beauty and fired up the goddess's vengeful nature. Venus caused a spell to fall on Smyrna, who then fell in love with her own father, went to him while he was in a drunken stupor and became pregnant by him. When Cinyras found out what had happened, he pursued Smyrna to kill her and as he raised his sword to strike her, Aphrodite turned her into a myrrh tree. The tree was sliced in two and out fell Adonis.
Adonis was taken to Persephone (Queen of the Dead) to be raised and it turned out that both goddesses, Persephone and Aphrodite fell in love with Adonis and both wanted him for themselves. They asked the Muses to decide the fate of the situation and they declared that Adonis should spend one third of his time with Persephone, one third of his time with Aphrodite and one third of his time alone hunting in the hills. The dishonest side of Aphrodite emerged and she used her power to get Adonis to fall in love with her and stay with her rather than abide by the decision. In anger, Persephone told Aries/Mars and Aries disguised himself as a wild boar and challenged Adonis on the slopes of Mount Lebanon, where Adonis was gored to death in Aphrodite's sight. Aphrodite, still unwilling to let go of him, begged Zeus to intervene. He did and Adonis was allowed to spend one half of his time above ground and the other half in the underworld.
The story of Aphrodite/Venus is much like the story of the Sumerian goddess Ishtar, Queen of Love. She descended into the underworld to find the soul of her dead lover, Tammuz. As she journeys through the underworld, she is stripped of her glory by the guardians of Hell. When she comes before the Queen of the Dead, she is hung on a meat hook and left for dead. Eventually she is rescued by the will of the gods and made the Queen of Heaven.
The myth correlates to Venus as it travels through the heavens. As the morning star, Venus runs ahead to the sun as it goes through its earlier degrees of longitude. As it moves through superior conjunction with the Sun it becomes invisible (correlates to the underworld). Then Venus reappears as the Evening Star, moving through a later degree of zodiacal longitude than the sun.
The myth of Aphrodite/Venus and Adonis (Ishtar's Descent) is important because it represents a psychological process in a relationship. As the morning star, Venus is concerned with the love, the infatuation, rather than the relationship itself. These poeple, with prominent Venus tend to be impulsive and fall in love quickly. As we grow psychologically though the life experience process, maturity evolves. The evening star represents greater maturity. Maturity and the evening star are both more highly reflective. Maturity is more cautious and more aware of love's transformative process and in this state more able to keep a relationship together.
Venus (Aphrodite) was married to Vulcan (Hephaestus), the skilled artisan/craftsman who cared only for his work and possessed little capacity for holding up his end of a relationship. As a result of her being neglected by Vulcan, Venus looked for passion and physical love elsewhere and she found it with Mars (Aries). Mars adored Venus.
Venus is the planet of personal relationships, attitudes toward money, comforts and possessions and also determines sex appeal, creativity and social graces. Venus represents the woman's image of herself (the glyph is the hand held mirror) and in the man's chart it indicates the kind of woman he is attracted to.
A strong Venus bestows an eye for design and beauty, a knowledge of how to dress up and present yourself appealingly. Afflicted, Venus indicates a strong streak of conceitedness and lack of willpower.
As the goddess for love, Venus delighted in many sexual exploits. It must be remembered; however, that Venus and Mars were having an extramarital affair. Venus was not faithful to her lovers and she enjoyed the act of falling in love, but once a love relationship was established, the ability to maintain the relationship eluded her. The aspects Venus and Mars create between the charts of couples cannot be used to indicate marital stability. It is a gauge toward passion and attraction.
The desire for love, sex and relationships are the first social needs to emerge. It is Venus, the goddess of love, who is the guide to the deepest layers of the unconscious, the collective mind or world soul.
Venus also embodies the watery depths of deceit, as she lied to her lover to gain his attentions. When Venus appeared to Anchises she was dressed in red and anointed with oil and giving off a golden glow. She assured Anchises that she was a mortal woman.
As the traditional planet of Libra, the marriage sign, Venus is sometimes mistaken for the planet of love and marriage, but that really falls under the realm of Juno (Hera). In Libra, Venus is concerned with the interplay of opposites that exists in relationships. Venus is gentle and seeks the aggressive Mars. There is a tendency to seek out in the other person that which we feel we are lacking in character. Unfortunately, once we have that "opposite" attraction in a relationship, we immediately begin to work on changing that person. Stress and contention are a natural element in such relationships.
As the ruling planet of Taurus, Venus exudes raw sensuality, whose sole purpose is to enjoy the abundant earthiness of the physical world represented by nature and the body. Thus, she was sometimes known as Aphrodite Panderos, the patroness of common love. Prostitutes worshipped her as one of themselves under the name Aphrodite Porne or Aphrodite Hetaira.
Basically, Venus represents the principles of "I" of self-worth in Taurus, the "I" of "What do you think of me", in Libra.
Venus is easily the most beautiful of the goddesses, yet she needs constant validation. She is easily threatened by other beautiful women and exhibits a jealous, angry side. When mortals began talking about Psyche, whose beauty they said rivaled Aphrodite, the goddess condemned her to death. Psyche was rescued by Eros, Aphrodite's son. the Aphrodite/Eros/Psyche story is told in the Snow White fairy tale: Snow White is condemned to death by the queen when Snow White began to rival the queen for beauty. The handsome prince rescues her from death and they marry and live happily ever after. Eros and Psyche married and lived happily. Their union signifies the displacement of the mother as the most important female in a son's life with the elevation of the wife.
Venus is an intricate part of the natal chart. It is often said that it is almost impossible to understand the psyche of a woman. I suggest that if that is indeed true, then perhaps it only seems that way, because Venus is not an easily understood planet in the natal chart. With an understanding of Venus and Mars (coming in the next issue) it will be clearer why women are associated with Venus and men are associated with Mars.


Just to say I did not write this ^_^.


~Chronic

Video of the week (normally on a Sunday...)

Late admittedly.

This video/ song is on the subject of medication, depression and self-perception. Now for the promised video, the song "Symptom finger" by The Faint.

Although not my personal taste in music, the message is there and more powerful than ever in the modern world.

The song tells us of how the medical companies and the professionals themselves who are supposed to help cure us are often just after the money. There is a lot of cash in the medical world, and money attracts the greedy. The prescription of certain drugs, operations and treatments is often not there for you, but for the business. 

Worldwide, children are prescribed drugs such as Ritalin and Concerta  when they may not need these medications. The media is often use to promote the use of such medications, most often anti-depressants and concentration aids. 

Many people these days don't realise that medical-usage drugs do still have very many negative side-effects, and that many times anti-depressants are not an easy way out so much as a long and problematic road that often does not help unless you are, clinically and chemically depressive.

Tuesday Irony & apologies.

Those of you aware of the passage of time will have noticed that Sunday and Monday updates have not been well... updated. I apologise for this. Internet problems on Sunday, and work and laziness and heat problems on Monday.

So without further procrastination... The irony of the week.

Lightning strikes twice...

First off, I would like to apologise for the lack of updates, my internet decided to go on strike. So here's my update that was originally planned for yesterday:

In both the literal and metaphorical senses, we can most certainly prove that lightning does strike twice.
Let's first take a look at the literal sense: Lightning is drawn between the ground and sky, or ground and magnetic field, by charges in the atmosphere and all the way up to the magnetic field of the earth. These form in certain areas more than others because of good conditions. The same can be said of the clouds which bring lightning, they will form very often in some areas, and never in others.

But now for the metaphorical sense. The thing I'm referring to most here is luck, or lack there of. We all have those days where all seems as it should and you find money every 10 minutes, and we all have those days, where it would only seem like an appropriate end if the sky actually fell.
And while some people can safely say they have won the lotto twice and, knowing their luck, just might win it again, others have had lives harder than many a normal person could imagine.
But in the end, no matter who you are, there will be bad days, but there will also be good days. Even in the darkest nights, it's possible to find a beacon of hope, even through the most bitter strife, we manage to cope.

So enjoy the good days as they come, and use your luck, and when it's just one of those days where all goes wrong, remember that soon enough, your lightning of luck will strike again.

The arts.

Very often, we can be quite pessimistic about the world. It's hard not to be in modern society, all major news resolves around some or other political controversy or a crisis of some kind. The modern media shows us only the bad, and our prospects for the future often seem grim.

But most people don't see that, despite what is happening, there is still much happiness and positivity in humanity. The natural world is still there to appreciate and there are still things keeping us from becoming totally nihilistic.

One of the reasons for this is that the positivity is never demonstrated in a way that most people notice, it's there if you look for it, but it requires so much more searching for than is needed to find the negative in the modern world.
And this is why we need the arts, they demonstrate that in humanity, there is talent and appreciation, inspiration and creativity. They can often bring the natural world to us in a more accessible form. Through paintings, sketchings, and yes, even photography (it's an art and a skill, one that takes a decent amount of skill) we see things that we would often not think about. The world around us or simply the thought patterns of an artist can be shown in an accessible and skilled form, letting the world see that there is still, something there worth keeping.

A little Salvador Dali, because you need to appreciate your clocks too...

Astronomy: The planet Venus

As of now, Thursday is astronomy update day. And Today will be on Venus.

Venus:

Venus is the second planet from the sun. It is only marginally smaller than the Earth is, however it has a much thicker atmosphere which consists of poisonous gases such as Carbon dioxide and Sulphur, as well as some of the inert gas Nitrogen.
Venus's year lasts 227 Earth days.
It is the brightest object after the moon in the night sky and is called the Morning/ Evening Star as it is brightest just before dawn or just after dusk.

The name Venus comes from the Roman name for the Greek God of love and beauty, Aphrodite. The symbol for Venus comes from Venus's mirror, hence the circle (mirror face) with the cross (handle). This is also the symbol used to show that something is of a woman.

Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar system with a temperature of  460 °C. The temperature is the same all over the planet as the strong greenhouse effect traps and distributes heat all around the planet. 
The high temperature and high pressure combined mean that lava on the planet's surface often does not cool for very long periods of time and most volcanoes are relatively flat.
The high levels of greenhouse gases in Venus's atmosphere come from the fact that there is a lot of volcanic activity on the planet. 


On February the 12th, 1961, the Soviet's sent the first ever probe to another planet. The chosen destination was Venus and the probe's name Venera I. The Soviets also sent Venera 4, the first probe to relay data from within Venus's atmosphere.

If you would like some more basic info on Venus, Here is the wikipedia link.

And here is a picture to conclude the days ramblings:

I'd like to point out that...

I'm am odd but I do enjoy a good piece of laughter , I mean we can't all be so stuck up, boring, lifeless and dull. So what I do is add zest to my overboardly boring life by being well you guessed it, odd. There are many ways to add some of adventure to your life... I mean c'mon haven't you ever wondered if there is some kind of randectic (random +  hectic = randectic) moment that could change your life forever in a good way could happen?


I for one have hoped for it but it still hasn't come so what i do to past the time to make life a tad more exciting is by being mischevious and curious and such and being the general random. So I'm saying that if you feel like if your in a rut or ditch of some kind, no one is going to help you but yourself, so for sanity sake... make life more interesting and not the bad interesting like drama and problems, I mean like fun, something that just makes you want to jump out of bed every morning and say "YES ANOTHER DAY OF FUN!"


Soooooo do it for sanity sake because as you can see psycho237 and I have lost ours long ago in a galaxy far far away.


~ Chronic

Sunny bays and trees painted purple...

Okay... hello my friendly little victims of advice and the need to read the blog, I need to blog today so what I'm blogging about is the weather  and my cockatiel and why I have random titles for my posts.


The weather is hot... yeah thats pretty much it... I could emphasize on it (okay you convinced me amy (my cockatiel is called amy)) Its soooo hot I would rather breath in random gases hoping I would reach to a lower body temperature. Or I would release gases (like that really cold gas... what is it called hmmmmm liquid nitrogen?) I one day hope to conquer the sun with my cockatiel at my side and a pair of gumboots on my feet.


Now to the cockatiel... She is called Amy.... Psycho237 will refer to her as a parrot... and he is a hidden dino under that bitchy (excuse my language) exterior.


Now to my random blog titles... I post them to make my post sound interesting like.. well you figure it out you lazy readers... !


"Ave a good one govner"


~Chronic.

*Indemnity, excuse the general oddness of my friend... ~Psycho237*

Mental blocks and facing adversity.

We all have them. We all dislike them at work and school when what we are doing is important. They come at the most inopportune moments and they can leave you pondering and staring at the walls for hours. They can be set on by stress or just occur randomly.

But we all have to somehow live past the complete gridlock of the mind as it goes on strike and demands more chocolate. For instance me, today, right now. That's the very reason I brought it up. These are trivial things however, and it's time to look at the harsher side of this coin.

There are also Mental blocks of a more sever kind: being in situations that you don't know how to get through. Time tests us all and sometimes, sometimes you just don't know how to do it. There just seems to be no way out.

But luckily, both kinds can be overcome.
For the first kind, more power-aid, sleep and a less interesting wall will work nicely.

But then we come to type two: These can be a serious problem. Simply trying to find ways out of a current situation can seem as daunting as the problem itself. The mind refuses to think straight, stress builds up and it just seems hopeless. But it never is. No matter what. First thing first, distract yourself. Have a snack, sleep, give your mind time to focus. Then, get a second opinion, always speak to someone else first, find a good confidant. Then think through what you have to say or do.

There is no point in rushing, rushing causes mistakes and sometimes these can have serious repercussions. Don't think if you can't think straight, and wait until you can.

So whatever stress or obstacle it is that lies ahead of you, don't worry, all things can be overcome. Stay well, think well and have peace and clarity of mind, good by and I'll update soon.

Tuesday ironic picture.

When I said many new features, I meant it. And to keep this short and sweet, I will use a picture, so you can go through the thousand words at your own pace. The pictures will be Hijacked borrowed from a site called friends or irony most of the time, however any other satire or ironic piece I want to put here will also be in the Tuesday update.

To make it nice and accessible, it will get its own label too, so you can see all the posts according to day of the week updates.

I hope you like them and enjoy your day, You will hear of more weekly updates on Thursday and all my normal posts will continue... as normal.

Humanity Monday: What we've done right

I am starting Yet another daily feature (watch this week, I'm gonna have many new features). The new feature is humanity Monday. I will be discussing some aspect of human society in these posts, be it our history, politics, or just human nature and our impact on the world.

Today's Humanity Monday topic is... What we've done right

Human history is violent, turbulent and cruel at best. Our impact on the environment not the greatest. But we aren't all bad, just take a look at friends and family, maybe even just random people and you realise that there is good in everyone.

We have managed to build many cities and have learnt more than any other animal species could ever hope to. We have created a social network connecting the whole world (you're on it right now) and the majority of our species lives in relative peace. We have managed to increase the average lifespan twofold since the dawn of society and are learning to conserve the natural world. 

We have also created philosophy, learning, culture and made the world, to say the least, a more interesting place.

And after all, we live in a damn awesome world and we would be wise to keep it that way. The natural beauty of things has managed to be captured and expressed through the arts and maintained by ecologists and those bright and good enough to do their little part for the environment. While there are problems, today's focus is on the positive, and there is no better way to conclude talk of the good in the world and the people who inhabit it than this:

Facing your fears

We are all human. And one unfortunate fact about being human is that we all have fears. Whether they be logical or silly, useful or just... frightening, we all have them.

And in having fears, we also need to face them. Sometimes, we grow out of fears, like the fear of what is in your closet... although with the mess in my room that is still valid. Other times, we face them head on, bite the bullet and get it  over with. This works best but is often the most painful at the time.

I'll give you two examples: Firstly, I'm seriously afraid of heights. On the third floor of my school I get jumpy and feel chills down my spine when I look over the balcony.

So how did I help to fight this, or at least prove that I could face it when necessary?

I did something both very stupid and very clever: I went to a theme park and tried out a rollercoaster. Well, actually, 5 or 6 rollercoasters. And you know what? It's some of the most fun I've ever had.

                                                                             Pure evil, pure evil little buggers...

Second example, I hate Black widow spiders (black button spiders). They are evil creatures and our garden is full of them. My gran was bitten by one and was hospitalised for weeks. They are everywhere and they can stuff you up with a potent Neuro-toxin. And just one of the places they settle in is our pile of bricks. So with my luck, my dad starts a building project and requests that I bring him two loads of bricks. Aww... snap.

I have to take these bricks out of the filthy, web-ridden pile and stuff them into a wheelbarrow. Without getting bitten. By the time I was done, I had seen about ten of the things and had almost touched a couple of those.
But it taught me that they aren't that scary or dangerous, and while I should keep a healthy respect for them, I didn't need to freak out.

I hope that whatever fear is holding your sanity in its clutches is overcome soon and I wish you a great day.

It's Furnace day today...

Carrying on from How to beat the heat, I must just say, that today is damn hot. It is too bright and hot with our South African weather to even consider going outside, the dogs have become semi-comatose in an attempt to stave off heat stroke and the birds have all hidden in the trees.

I have determined that the sun is currently enjoying a good old game of fire and yet more fire with my head. The temperature is a jaw melting 28 degrees Celsius in my cool room with a fan blowing at full speed. This is madness!

< It's so far away, but still so hot. 5505 °C hot at that on the surface.
No wonder we need sunblock to survive.


I have found that a wet face cloth is the only long-term solution to fighting this kind of heat. The kind of heat that melts thermometers.


I have just left mine in the sun for a while and it registers a mind-frying 42 °C! For any of you in the Southern hemisphere, I wish you a freezing cold night to even this out, and for those in the North, I ask for a donation of Aircons!


Cheers everyone and happy tanning.

My updates

The face of the blog needs to be constantly shifting a little, now doesn't it? Well, yes, of course it does. So every Sunday, I will change the first astronomy picture and the insanity quote. Every Sunday, I will also post a video of the month and discuss it, I will also change the month in space picture every month.

And so for the first video of the month, something in theme with astronomy:

Here, we can see just how small we really are. The universe truly is a massive place. So no matter how much of a big deal the fact that you spilled just-microwaved coffee on your trouser pants, your fax machine and your cat seems, it is small on the grand scale of things and your cat will forgive you... well, probably.

Always see things in proportion, don't make mountains out of anthills and learn to let go. Forgive, forget and be happy with the world around you, a little positivity can make a big difference. Just like little gravity can make stars bigger and brighter than the imagination could ever comprehend.

A purpose...

We all need one, but do we all have one? That thing that makes us just know, that we are needed for something. A purpose in life, if you will. 


But what is the purpose of a purpose? Why have one, why find one? Whether you are happy, depressed or just content, I think it is important. Regardless of how you feel, it is always good to be needed, to feel needed. So that no matter what may come, you should just hang on, not give up, but be there, be helpful or do whatever it is that you must. Feeling needed also adds a sense of caution, the knowledge that you can't let anything happen, and if something does, the knowledge that you HAVE to help. This is one thing that can truly make us Human, a part of our world. Indeed, for a few it is all that they have.


There are many things that can give one purpose, but the best is other people. Knowing that there are people out there who want you to be around the next day and the day after that too. Knowing that you keep however many people afloat and happy, there is nothing like that. 


And while some may struggle to find themselves now, a time will come for eveyone, when they know, that they are needed.


Until next time, stay well and live life.

A welcome is in order.

Today, for the great promised update. I am introducing a new author and administrator to clinically insane. He is Brad, and he will be posting here from time to time. Now, first thing first, Treat him well, and remember, feedback to all the contributors is good, and comment politely.

I figure that the balance of power is better when there are three and Brad should help to add some wisdom and good old common sense to this mad house.
So enjoy his posts, they will be highlighted in green.


This has been Psycho237, bringing to you Brad the co-contributor. We all wish you a great day and that no drownings occur, we take no responsibility for toes lost through hypothermia when following advice in this blog. Cheers and stay well.

How to beat the heat.

You get hot days, you get cold days, you get days where you sneeze icicles, and you get days where you wish the heat would go back to where it came from so you could go back to sneezing icicles.
Today was one of those days, as in the first and fourth type. It was a scorcher to remember. And it goes along with the rest of the year too. The Northern hemisphere this year had its hottest Summer on record (you guys are so lucky that you are now having Winter) and globally this is predicted be the hottest year on record.

Now, when it comes down to beating the sweltering days like today, I find it's best to find a nice air-conditioned restaurant or corner cafe, sit down and spend the day buying cold-drinks. This keeps you company, indoors on a hot sun-burn day and keeps you hydrated.
You could also use a swimming pool and wash away the heat.
You could periodically take cold showers in an effort to keep cool.

If it's really bad, desperate measures should be taken. Once peeling yourself off the ground/ a chair/ the wall/ your bed, walk to the freezer or ice dispenser, not too fast to avoid heat-stroke. Then you take an ice cube. And suck it. As in, put the thing in your mouth, don't swallow because it'll get stuck in your throat, not too big a block because people will stare when your face turns lilac-blue.
And voilà, you have cooled down. Repeat for the next 6-8 hours and you should be set!

Enjoy your day and remember to buy an aircon in the near future.

Freedom of speech

Today... is a great day for democracy, for the speaking of minds, and for freedom of speech. Why, you ask? Because today... today I have done it, today I have made the comments free for all. I will still be checking and moderating, but now you can speak as you wish without going through the trouble of signing in.

Want to post a random comment that was on your mind after reading what I said but still wish to remain truly anonymous like an real internet user? Well now you can.

Here's wishing for many (or just a few, that would still be nice) comments from all of you and that you have a great day. Don't get lost now and I hope you enjoy your day, come back later for another update from me, psycho 237.

A look into my mind

...Right folks, to begin the days lesson, please click the shiny red button...

...once mesmerised, please return to the text below...

Today, for something a little different... a gif. Now, you are probably wondering why I have a random, mild eye-sore of an animation. To be honest, I don't know why. But, I know why I've put it here. Today, we are going to look at my mind.

To look into my mind, you must look into the epicentre of the gif, but not too close, because that'll hurt. The first thing you notice is that go to deep or close, and it hurts to look at. Also notice how it fluctuates, like my sanity. And the colour, a decent, good white dot at the center, and then red frustration, impatience and lastly fuzzy confusion.

Now, my people, you have seen the light, the light that is the inside of my mind.

I wish you all a good day, and don't stare too long now.

beating boredom.

We all have those days. You know, those days, were everything you do is suddenly boring, and the few interesting things there are have either slipped your mind or require more energy than you care to give. Those days where it seems you are destined to spend the rest of your life as a disinterested hobo with a job (sorry Mc Donald's workers, there's still hope). Those days where... okay, you get the picture.

For me, these days always come with ironic and bad timing. The holidays you have waited months for, that are so short, get crushed so quickly. The time is spent browsing for videos that you know will be boring, looking for articles that don't interest you, playing games you finished years ago.

But is there still hope? Yes, and this is how you can find it: You call a friend/ girlfriend/ partner in crime, and arrange something, anything, for the next day. Then you wait until about 10 o' clock, and then you sleep, and then you enjoy the next day. Sorry, if you're bored today, then... still got the rest of the day. That or you could go and get a random medical check-up as an excuse to speak to someone, just remember to mention your chronic gastro and you'll have their attention well and undivided...

*The author of this advice will not be held responsible for any awkwardness, staring, air-time spent or ankles broken in the shower that may have been caused by this advice. He wishes you well and for you to enjoy your day and kill some time by reading his blog.*

Happiness is...

Is it a delicious, hot cup of  "I am scaring my friends and enjoying it", is it a heaped teaspoon of  "I am flying down a roller-coaster at 300Km/h and now my tongue is lodged in my oesophagus",  or even a warm bite of  "I've had a great day with my friends and still have a lot of holiday to look forward to".

Well, I'd say the last one is the most sure-fire way to happiness, after all, it's holiday!
And our friends are the very reason for happiness, what's the point in enjoying yourself unless you have someone else enjoying themselves with you?

This is my contribution for the day, I wish you all a great day/ night, now go out there and live life, you, yes YOU! Before I have to rip those crisps from your hand and cattle-prod you into the street, grab the phone and make a plan, you're worth it.

The best invention after the best invention (motorized forks) since sliced bread

Beat this! Motorized fork Lovers! Bacon Soap!

Astronomy: The planet Mercury

And now for the promised and not delivered astronomy. Seeing as there is nothing interesting happening as of current like a new supernova explosion or the discovery of an Earth-like planet, I will be giving a brief summary of a planet... Yay!

Mercury:

Mercury is the planet in the Solar-system that is closest to our sun. Of the eight currently recognised planets in our solar-system (RIP dear littlest Pluto) it is the smallest.
Mercury's year lasts 88 Earth days.
The planet is only visible in the twilight period at dawn and dusk, due to its angle in the sky caused by its proximity to the sun.
The name mercury comes from the Roman name for the Greek messenger god Hermes. The symbol for Mercury even comes from caduceus, the staff with two intertwined snakes on it.

To the left is the actual staff, and on the right is the symbol used for Mercury.

The temperature on Mercury is between about      -180°C to about 430°C, the range is so massive as the planet's atmosphere is extremely thin and therefore is not a very good insulator or storer of heat.


The first probe to ever get a close up examination of Mercury was the Mariner 10, this probe used Venus's gravity to reach Mercury.

For more information, Here is the wikipedia link to Mercury

And here is a little picture of the planet:

I will so survive and so will you...

In life, we all have those troubles, the unfair trial and punishments, the gut-wrenchingly long waits until we can get that which makes us happy, the massive load of work or say... biology studying sitting in front of you that refuses to write itself out...

But at the same, we are all still here (or I presume you are if you are reading this), so how come? Well, we all have our coping methods, whether it be eating, friends or hitting our heads against walls until the lovely red elixir of life does cometh out in pools and pools, okay, hopefully not the last one, but you get the point.
Now these coping methods can sometimes be rather unhealthy and often they are just not enough, and that is where the second thing getting us through comes into play: The future.

You know that someday your punishment will be over, that that interminably long and hard wait will eventually terminate, that that massive load of work can be done. Were it not for the knowledge of the future, many would lose hope and crawl in a whole somewhere or just go completely and totally mental and start stealing peoples' shoes with no fear of repercussions...

So look forward my fellow Earthlings, the sky will still be there in the morning, no matter how grey there will still be a sliver of light. Every cloud has its silver lining, so go out there and find the silver lining on yours!

Time does not fly whilst studying...

I have tragic news for you all today: I have been studying my rear end off. Yes, I know, it is tragic to see such a free spirit like myself caged by the restraints studying and school-work. It is tragic to see one so involved in the outside world (yes I am! maybe...) locked inside, bound to a textbook written in an unrefined version of Dutch that I barely understand. No, it is not tragic that I am posting this onto the grand anonymous blob that is the internet... not at all.

To prove the uselessness of studying, or the fact that I am a pyromaniac...

Oh, and Chronic, no, your posts will appear in light blue because red looks really weird with this blog's colour scheme...

Slugs and snails and puppy dog nuclear pitch forks.

I would like to say that that last post was somewhat inspiring and looked liked Yoda and Juno decided to make love over an Excel Spread Sheet. But in other words I lack wisdom and probably male potato chips. In any case back to the reason I posted, I realize that I would like to say a few things about myself , being the co Admin but the lesser important one. anyway.

Here are the few things you should know about me : I'm a great noob detecter because I studied the language of noobish and I hate noobs. I dislike Mathematics and the gestation period that occurs in forks and knives. I enjoy unlimited amounts of Star Craft 2 and Sims 3. I don't care about your feelings because I'm wonderful that way. And I find all forms of Nuclear Fascim Illegal.

Here's an example of Noobish: OMw LOLOL haha u g0teh r€ad lmao Help Help Help teh b/0G lmaoL0l0l0!!!111!!!!!1!!!1!

Noobish Translated : You got to read the blog.

By the way my posts are red from now on ok!

~Chronic...

Wisdom...

Wisdom: that which you lack until just after you need it...

But what is wisdom? Is it doing what is right or doing what is intelligent? Is it avoiding getting into trouble or being able to get out of it? Is it knowing everything or knowing that you never will?

No. It's none of these, Wisdom is not spending time pondering wisdom and instead going and doing that which you are supposed to be doing at the time. Therefore I lack any wisdom what-so-ever.
The same is true of just about all philosophers, they have the time and often the wealth to be genuinely helpful, but instead they make quotable quotes on the exact nature of that which, in trying to achieve, they shall never gain.

So where am I going with this? I'll give you a hint, no, that would waste more time. Where I am going with this is that A: sometimes, you just have to bite the bullet and do what you have to.
and B: For me that bullet has taken the shape of Textbook...
and C: I'm telling you to start doing whatever YOU should be doing, yes it is fun to read the blog of a random person in order to determine whether or not you are relatively sane compared to someone on the other side of the world who may or may not be a bipolar squirrel caretaker, but by the same token we almost all have work we SHOULD be doing. So get Going, and carry on reading this later...

But still come back and read later...
You may acquire more wisdom...

A cat's tale...

Recently, I have learned to appreciate something a little more , that something would be my black cat Samantha.

In the last two days, Samantha went missing. But here's a little background first:
She does often not stay with us for a night because she spends it on the roof, that kind of thing, but it is never more than one night, and we see her many times during the day, so we know she's still around.
One more thing, She is my cat in the sense that she lives almost solely in my room as opposed to the rest of my parent's house, and, on the night she went missing, I chased her out for killing a mouse in my room. In the past I've never done anything to scare her or chase her off.

It was Friday night that my parents said she was not coming in and that they couldn't find her, but as stated, this has happened before so no worries. Then on Saturday Morning she still hadn't been seen. By Saturday night she had now been gone an entire day, and she hadn't eaten either. Come Sunday morning, (today) there is a sense of panic, we cannot find our cat and we live next to a busy road and our neighbours have dogs.
After searching everywhere and being ready to go back inside, I see a dark shape moving against the cat ladder. I know I am in a mild panic and am short sighted, but I look again anyway...

Lo and behold: It is Samantha! After calling her and stroking her, I get her inside and the family feeds her straight away.

Thus endeth the story of how my very own pet was lost and then found.

motorised forks... WHAT?!

I have tragic news for you today, it seems that the world is readily approaching its maximum level of extremely stupid items. These novelties have been going on for ages, but I think we are getting to the point where this nonsense cannot continue to go much further. And this is why...

Today, I present you with...
The motorised spaghetti twirling fork! This product is by Hog wild and is actually purchasable off of amazon, I warn you, you may not be able to stand the "more satisfying bites and 100% twirling fun".
I warned you...

So ask the world now, what could possibly next to topple this invention off of its throne of redundancy and flying spaghetti strips?

GIMP and how it can save you too...

Hmm, you think to yourself, I want to perform an image manipulation related task, for example, making a header for my blog (hypothetical scenario here...) but I don't want to have to pay for photoshop. Well, do not fear as there are many alternatives, including GIMP.

Currently, I am using GIMP 2.6.8 and I can honestly say that it is one of the best free products you will ever find. While most people are too lazy to make an image themselves or don't feel they need it, some just worry that it'll look like crap, but once again, don't worry, GIMP is super easy to use... so you can easily fix your screw ups wherever they may be.

While at this point you are probably imagining me sounding like a constipated telemarketer, just listen to this: try it, it's free, and the download is small. If you hate it with a burning passion and wish to sacrifice it to your neighbours computer virus riddled flash drive, so be it, but it give it a try.

Oh yes, and enjoy the insanity quotes on the top right hand side of the page, under the intro, I swear I am not using them to justify my current mental state...

This little doggy can be the computer using man's best friend...

South Africa...

For those of you who are weirdly interested in my life (internet stalkers, I'm looking at you...) I will tell you this, I live in the country South Africa. If you live in the Northern hemisphere, you probably know South Africa as that place with the damn vuvuzelas...

Damn noisy things...

But there's a little more to us than THAT, oh, wait, you probably also remember all our politicians with their tendencies...

But the place is not ALL bad, we provide the world with comic entertainment, and for the last 100 years we have only had two leaders who have not been viciously mocked through cartoons... We provide the caricaturists with excellent source material...

And despite all the bad, I like it here, we have great vibe and constant sirens keep one well alert and ready for the next day. Thank-you and good day, I must now barricade the windows and make sure that the cats are armed, ammunition for cat-paw sized glocks doesn't come cheap these days...

A funny story for you...

We all love our humour, especially when it involves some else's pain. But sometimes, life is just so cruel, so tragically hilarious, that inspires some one to write a joke very loosely based on their own experience... Take it away... Joe somebody:

The doctor said, ‘Joe, the good news is I can cure your headaches. The bad news is that it will require castration.

You have a very rare condition, which causes your testicles to press on your spine and the pressure creates one hell of a headache. The only way to relieve the pressure is to remove the testicles.’

Joe was shocked and depressed. He wondered if he had anything to live for. He had no choice but to go under the knife. When he left the hospital, he was without a headache for the first time in 20 years, but he felt like he was missing an important part of himself. As he walked down the street, he realized that he felt like a different person. He could make a new beginning and live a new life.

He saw a men’s clothing store and thought, ‘That’s what I need… A new suit.’ He entered the shop and told the salesman, ‘I’d like a new suit.’
The elderly tailor eyed him briefly and said, ‘Let’s see…. size 44 long.’
Joe laughed, ‘That’s right, how did you know?’
‘Been in the business 60 years!’ the tailor said.
Joe tried on the suit it fit perfectly.

As Joe admired himself in the mirror, the salesman asked, ‘How about a new shirt?’
Joe thought for a moment and then said, ‘Sure.’
The salesman eyed Joe and said, ‘Let’s see, 34 sleeves and 16-1/2 neck.
Joe was surprised, ‘That’s right, how did you know?’
‘Been in the business 60 years.’
Joe tried on the shirt and it fit perfectly.
Joe walked comfortably around the shop and the salesman asked,
‘How about some new underwear?’
Joe thought for a moment and said, ‘Sure.’
The salesman said, ‘Let’s see… size 36.
Joe laughed, ‘Ah ha! I got you! I’ve worn a size 34 since I was 18 years old.’
The salesman shook his head, ‘You can’t wear a size 34. A size 34 would press your testicles up against the base of your spine and give you one hell of a headache.’

New suit – $400
New shirt – $36
New underwear – $6
Second Opinion – PRICELESS

Gyming and you...

Now, gyming, despite being hated by the spell-checker, is a word we are all familiar with. But how many of us actually go? Is it enough? Do those among us who need it actually go? Or is it just those who want another set of tendons to be as thick as lead piping?

You see, the thing about gym is it's your choice, you don't have to follow some sergeant's drill or an instructor, you can take it at your own pace. And there-in lies the problem and the solution in one.

For those of us who need to get off our rears, there is the knowledge that you don't have to push yourself too hard, just enough that work off the calories needed. For those other's among us who don't break a sweat under their instructor's guidance and can lift a small cow, you know that you can still push yourself to the point where progress is made. But you have to make the choice to do enough.

Now get out there and work yourself into a better healthier person, a good start would be to stop reading, turn off the pc and go sign up at your local gym, because EVERYONE is scared of dying in front of their computer from a heart attack and being forever known as "that guy who died in front of his computer while eating cheese puffs".

Partners in Crime

I, the godfather of this blog, am accepting a new leader, the balance of power shall be kept even (admin privelages for both people tend to do that) and we shall rule with an iron fist.

His name is Chronic and here is here to add to this blog, if you have a problem with him, you have a problem with me, if you have a problem with me, then you have a very dangerous problem indeed.

Enjoy his contributions, watch out for his sig and enjoy your day, or make sure your cat enjoys its day, either works really.

Hello I'm awesome....

Well I'm awesome but my name is....(dramatic WW2 music) Chronic... Da da daaaaaa. And I'm here to rid the world of evil and male menopause. Just kidding I'm here to post randomly like a madman breathing in dangerous unicycle fumes that are called user friendly. Enjoy my posts infidels!


Chronic

Insanity: Is it a choice?

Welcome, welcome, to clinically insane. I trust that by the time I'm dead, at least two people will read this and possibly have used it against me to win a court case, so it's still worth typing (If one of you two happens to be the legal type).


I have begun this blog in order to just say a word here and there and because my hand-writing looks like what would happen if ink-covered spiders had a bar fight on the pages of an old diary.


First off: If you are actually taking the time to read this (not likely, but possible), then thank-you very much, You will receive four free foot massages from my next life self. 
Second: Yes, I am indeed insane, just ask the cat (whose not bad at conversation, although I don't agree with my cat's political views).
Third: Life is short and no time should be wasted: If you can leave a legacy somewhere as opposed to just sleeping the spare time away, you've made some progress, even if all you have done is entertained an audience of 10 people a few times a week, you've done something with your time that would otherwise be wasted in an even worse manner. 


And finally: If you have something to say, do comment, but please refrain from swearing to kingdom come, we have little asterisks **** for a reason.