AH-HAH Moment

Whilst reading Dr. Preston's post "How We Read", the Latin phrase at the end of the post caught my eye.  I could think of nothing but that phrase, "Sapere Aude", and what it could possibly mean.

This is (almost) the 'ah-hah!' part.

So I'm sitting on my bed, electric blanket on full heat, and yet I wasn't even close to comfortable.  This two words were ruining my relaxation, raucously slamming against the walls of my brain and heckling me, taunting my inferior intellect.

'Ah-Hah!'

Without warning, a thought popped into my head so suddenly, I had to snap off my reggae and focus on this tiny voice in my head.  You want to know what it was saying?

"Look it up, dumbass...  Use the internet, moron..."

Light bulb!  I hopped over to Google translate and typed in that annoying phrase.  Within seconds, I had my answer


Sapere Aude = "Dare to be wise."

My mind was blown.  It was then and there that I decided to take that saying as my personal credo and post it on every scrap of paper within reach. 

So I guess what i'm trying to say here is, well, thanks, Dr. Preston.  Thank you for possibly making my whole life just a little more awesome.

Peace.
CA

Learnining (in a) Brave New World

I'm a reader.  Everyone knows that.  The funny thing is, while I'm reading for pleasure, I also read to learn.  I know, it doesn't make sense to you, but it does to me, and it's the easiest way for me to absorb knowledge.  Without reading, I highly doubt I would be the student I am today (which isn't saying much, sadly).  So I would say the best way I learn things is by reading them or seeing it done.  I think they call it "visual learning", or something like that.

Peace.
CA

LAUNCH!

For the past few weeks I've been thinking on this 'masterpiece' assignment, and I've (tentatively) decided to try out a project I've been thinking of for a long time; by using online resources and writing skills, one could learn as much, if not more, about the world around them by reading books and writing their own novel than whatever school can teach them.  I realize that this project seems like a very intricate and lengthy, but in actuality, this assignment is nearly 3/4 over.  I just need to finish my current series of novels, and this proyecto is a wrap. 

The wonderful thing about this project is that I've been working on it since I was four and just learning to read.  When I started writing in school, I could tell that this thing, this connection I had with reading, would be important.  And it is.  To this day I've had teachers and other students praise my writing (I'm trying hard not to toot my own horn too much). 
Lately I've been using my talents for creative writing to write a series of novels that include every childhood fantasy I could think of.  I looked at this undertaking with all the joy one could possibly have in writing basically a 120 page creative essay and made it my own.

I'm very proud with what I've done so far, and I can't wait to show everyone the finished products at the end of the year.

Peace.
CA