Summer

My first final exam is tomorrow. I have one every day this week except Friday, then I’m done for the summer. I am very eager to be finished and becoming antsy with how soon it will be. This summer should be fantastic; I plan on really living it up. I’m tired of sitting on my butt looking at text books. I never thought I’d ever be so eager to be working again but I’m really looking forward to starting my new job. I feel like I’ve been in an endless slump and I hope this summer will finally bring me out of it, school really does bring out the worst in me.

None like it Hot!

I was listening to the radio the other day and someone was arguing about whether or not global warming exists. While listening I came to a new opinion on the whole issue. My new opinion is that, in a way, it’s a moot argument. There is the constant battle between people who believe in global warming and those who believe it’s all just a natural cycle of the planet. Regardless of which side you are on I think everyone can agree that climate change exists. There is no denying the rapid changes our planet has been going through.

So, now accepting climate change as an ongoing fact of life, regardless of the source, let’s look at what those two sides are arguing for. Keep in mind these are just my opinions. The side that believes climate change is a natural cycle of the planet is fighting for... nothing. They believe our pollution is not the cause of our warming the planet. I think their general attitude is that we shouldn’t worry so much. That continuing on as we are now isn’t that bad as we think. These arguments seem to pop up often as a defence after someone being accused of environmental irresponsibility.

Now the side of those whole believe in global warming. These people tend to believe we are being environmentally irresponsible is some matter. These people often fight for environmental change and use the idea of global warming to support their actions. They are fighting for less pollution and a more sustainable way of life. Their general attitude is that if we don’t start changing our ways we could potentially destroy the planet and wipe ourselves out.

Now let’s look at a few facts. Pollution is bad. More and more species of animals are going extinct. We continue to destroy the environments of other livings things, burn forests and pump toxins into the air and water. Fresh water is becoming alarmingly scarce and will likely become as valuable as oil. This water isn’t vanishing, it’s still out there but it’s becoming contaminated to the point where it isn’t usable. We continue to burn through natural resources at an alarming rate and we WILL eventually run out. The world is not living in a sustainable fashion. How long until tuna fish is but a memory? All in all, the world is acting in an irresponsible manner, like a man throwing all his wood on the fire at once. The bright light and heat of a bonfire may be glorious but once it dies out and he finds himself without fuel, he’s forced to suffer through a very cold night.

The things I mentioned aren’t secret, everyone can see them. They are happening and have logically negative consequences! The proof is irrefutable. So regardless of which side you are on. Whether or not you believe we humans are heating the planet, why wouldn’t you support change towards a sustainable way of life? Does it make sense to sit back and continue burning the world thinking everything will be just fine? Shouldn’t we be trying to fix our problems? Maybe we shouldn’t focus so much on arguing about whether global warming exists and focus more on the simpler problems that obviously exist

Weiner

I was driving home tonight after Kung Fu when just a few blocks from home I almost ran over a wiener dog. I stopped for him to cross the street and was surprised to see him wander up to my car instead of running away. Guessing that this dog might be lacking a few brains I got out of the car to check him for tags. As I excited my car he promptly rolled over for a belly rub in the middle of the street.

Luckily he did have tags so I called the owner. I got voicemail and decided to bring him home with me instead of letting him wander around lost. Luckily the owner called me back fairly soon, happy to know I found him safe, and came to pick him up. I played with him for a bit while I waited...he really likes belly rubs. The owner thanked me profusely and asked me about my uniform (I was still in uniform from kung fu) so I talked about Kung Fu for a bit. She thought it sounded pretty cool; maybe we’ll have a new Kung Fu student somewhere in Edmonton.

I feel pretty good right now, what a pleasant way to start off my night. I look forward to my roommate coming home and being puzzled by the muddy paw prints in the kitchen.

Darn

Turns out I didn’t get that job I wanted. It went to the most unlikely candidate actually, leaving me utterly perplexed. Darn. Well it looks like I have a lot more work cut out for me. I’m going to have to look into some other options, throw some resumes around and hope to get lucky.

In good news I’ve made some progress on the tiger form. I have a few moves down and some good ideas. Picking a theme and getting the general outline done was the hardest part. Now I just have to transfer vague images in my head into precise bodily movements. As Sifu Brinker put it, as I explained what I wanted, it will be a slinky form. I want the form to be consistently fluctuating from close range, tight moves and exploding outwards for long strikes. Of course I’m going to try to be as feral as possible. Let me know if my eyes have too much dragon in them.