Quotes from The Sword of Truth series

"The only sovereign I can allow to rule me is reason. The first law of reason is this: what exists exists; what is is. From this irreducible, bedrock principle, all knowledge is built. This is the foundation from which life is embraced. Reason is a choice. Wishes and whims are not facts, nor are they a means to discovering them. Reason is our only way of grasping reality--it is our basic tool of survival. We are free to evade the effort of thinking, to reject reason, but we are not free to avoid the penalty of the abyss we refuse to see."

"Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent."

"Evil is not one large entity, but a collection of countless, small depravities brought up from the muck by petty men."

" Cut. Once committed to fight, cut. Everything else is secondary. Cut. That is your duty, your purpose, your hunger. There is no rule more important, no commitment that overrides that one. Cut. Cut from the void, not from bewilderment. Cut the enemy as quickly and directly as possible. Cut with certainty. Cut decisively, resolutely. Cut into his strength. Flow through the gaps in his guard. Cut him. Cut him down utterly. Don't allow him a breath. Crush him. Cut him without mercy to the depths of his spirit."

"Don't shed tears for those already in the ground, until after you have brought vengeance to those who put them there. There will be time enough then."

"We will fight with our last breath if need be, and in our death, let us inflict a wound on him that will fester until it claims him."

• 14Mar 12

  Back to Blogging

  Wow. It's been way over a year since I've posted a blog on here or anywhere else. For the past year or so, I've been in a very difficult place, emotionally and mentally. I've been under a lot of stress primarily due to bills.

  That, and I've been struggling with depression off and on for about eight years now. It made college extremely difficult, and it's part of the reason why I'm stuck in a menial job. I don't have the ambition to really get out there and look to see what is available in a near radius. That's the other thing. I'm stuck living at home for now, because I honestly cannot afford to live on my own with my student loans and car payment/insurance. Honestly, some months I can't even afford groceries. Which makes me more depressed and even less productive.

  I'm trying to make some personal changes to make me a better person, but that stuff is difficult as well. As you can likely tell from this blog, I complain a lot. Some of it is valid as things are fairly difficult at this point, but I don't need to be constantly telling other people about it. We all have our own challenges in our lives, and no one likes someone that just complains all the time.

  Through no interest deals, I have managed to swing a new PC, which is awesome. Thank you NewEgg for one year no interest on payments. I've been picking up games for cheap for a while, but I do need to stop. I think that I get more enjoyment out of buying the games than I do playing them. I like the idea of building my collection.

  My job is off and on with being miserable, though some days I really enjoy it. I'm a "Housekeeping Porter" at my local hospital. Which means I do function set-ups, collect trash, scrub floors, move office equipment, deliver linens and all kinds of other details like those. It's not a bad job, and it pays around $11 an hour, which is pretty good for my area. However, the supervisor makes the job miserable. She doesn't listen to us and treats us like morons. And then she wonders why we don't give the job 100%.

  I'm trying to find other jobs, but there just aren't many out there. And it's not like my college majors really lend themselves to lucrative job areas.

  Anyway, enough complaining for now. I'm going to try doing more of these blogs, if for no one other than myself to let off some steam. I'm headed outside since it's nice out. I'm going to tear apart scrap metal to take to the junk yard to suppliment my income.

  Peace out.

  • Posted Mar 14, 2012 9:18 am GMT
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• 30Nov 10

  Black Friday Haul

  Walmart

  • $12.00..........True Blood Season 1
  • $12.00..........Supernatural Season 1
  • $12.00..........Fringe Season 1
  • $12.00..........Community Season 1
  • $12.00..........The Big Bang Theory Season 1 (For Mom)
  • $1.96............Michael Clayton (For Mom)
  • $1.96............Batman: Under the Red Hood
  • $1.96............Batman: Gotham Knight
  • $1.96............Superman: Doomsday
  • $1.96............Halo: Legends
  • $1.96............Platoon
  • $1.96............Observe and Report

  Amazon

  • $9.99............Wanted Dead or Alive Complete Series (For Dad)
  • $9.99............The Dead Zone Season Four (For Mom)
  • $9.99............The Dead Zone Season Six (For Mom)
  • $9.99............How I Met Your Mother Season 1
  • $9.99............Burn Notice Season 1
  • $9.99............Better Off Ted Season 1
  • $9.99............Lie to Me Season 1
  • $9.49............The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo Complete Series
  • $7.49............Hot Fuzz (3 Disc Collector's Edition)
  • $6.99............Van Helsing (2 Disc Collector's Edition)

  Steam

  • $7.50........Alpha Protocol
  • $4.99........Counter-Strike:Source
  • $10.50......Sam & Max Season 3
  • $1.00........GridRunner Revolution
  • $1.00........ProtoGalaxy
  • $1.00........Galcon Fusion
  • $1.00........BRAINPIPE: A Plunge to Unhumanity
  • $1.00........QuantZ
  • $0.85........And Yet It Moves
  • $0.85........Gish
  • $0.85........Puzzle Agent
  • $1.70........Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
  • $2.50........AudioSurf
  • $2.50........Defense Grid: The Awakening
  • $5.00........Machinarium
  • $0.90........Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time
  • $1.80........Eufloria
  • $0.90........Iron Grip: Warlord
  • $0.45........VVVVVV
  • $0.90........World of Goo
  • $3.75........Supreme Commander 2
  • $6.25........King's Bounty: Armored Princess
  • $5.00........King's Bounty: Crossworlds
  • $1.00........BIT.TRIP BEAT
  • $1.00........The Polynomial - Space of the Music
  • $1.00........Cogs
  • $1.00........Tidalis
  • $2.50........Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Special Edition

  I don't think I did too badly....

  • Posted Nov 30, 2010 11:37 pm GMT
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• 4Sep 10

  I Hit a Dog With My Car....

  And I'm really upset with it. I was on my way home from working for the Census in a town called Richfield. It was about 8:45 at night, and it was dark. Obviously. Anyway, I was going 57 in a 55 zone, and an oncoming car flashed its lights at me. My first thought was to check to make sure my highbeams were off. By the time I looked up from my glance at the dash, there was a dog in the middle of the lane. I think it was a yellow Lab, but I'm not sure because I didn't see it for very long before I slammed into it. I didn't even have time for my reactions to jerk the wheel to the side, not that there was much room before going down over an embankment and into a field, but by the time I had started swerving, I was already past the dog. I thought I hit it right in the middle of the chest with the corner of the driver's side of my car, but when I got out of my car, I saw it staggering down the road; at least one of the hind legs was broken.

  I had my hazard lights on, and I noticed that the road wasn't lit in one place, and evidently, the dog took out the turn signal and broke some of the grill. However, I'm not really that concerned with it. I feel really bad for the dog. I went up the road a bit and pulled off at a convenience store. From there, I called 911, talked to them, and then talked to the police. Then I called my supervisor for the Census to let him know. Tonight yet, I have to write up a report for the Census, since I was on-duty when I hit the animal. The officer who showed up told me that it wasn't really an incident that required a report as there were no humans injured and my car was driveable under its own power.

  It could have been worse, but I'm still pretty shaken about the whole thing.

  • Posted Sep 4, 2010 6:28 pm GMT
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