I think I have been quite "Internetly-absent" lately, so I think I really should blog.
I don't have much time, as we are about to go home and go to bed (I am currently at Grandmas... On my Laptop... Trying to blog... [We are here partially because today is the Super-bowl {Yes, The Saints won—Daddy is quite happy about that :) ((Sorry Colts Fans, but I am really not quite as "Sports-Religious" as it sounds... You know... Too many Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces [[Including my leg braces]] really ends-up in quite a big mess... Now I have to try to close it...))} and partially because today is "Meat-fare" Sunday—last sunday of meat until Pascha! ... You know, I could go on ranting about this, but it really isn't that healthy to put paragraphs in Parentheses and Brakes...])...
Phew! Glad that's over.
You know, I think things seem longer when you write them, than when you read them—especially if you are writing with a Pencil (real writing [AHHH! THE PHANTOM Parentheseseses and Brakes or back!]). :)
New Subject...
Anyways, where was I? Oh yes—Meat Fare!
So, my original plan was to eat so much meat (as you probably know meat is usually no good by itself, and it should be accompanied by something, such as Potatoes :) ) that I would get sick of seeing meat or even hearing the single-syllabled word.
Unfortunately, I ended-up with a different kind of sick... ness.... ness....
Well, not to be graphic, but I think there was something in the Barbecue stuff (I tried not to eat an Barbecue Sauce— I know it will make me VERY sick... Allergies, you know... :P) and gave me severe diarrhea.
Again, not to be graphic, but it was—almost bloody, and that's not exaggerating...
Anyways, NEW subject, I am sure you people don't want to hear about my bowel problems any longer.
Well, it's time to go, so I must go, and thus this must come to an abrupt end... Alas!
But I never sleep well anyways, so I might as well get in bed at a Semi-semi-semi-decent Time. :)
-Isaac
*TIME WARP*
Hi, now it's Tomorrow, or this was Tomorrow when it was Yesterday (That sounded a little poetic, don't you think? :) ).
Anyways, I'm editing this now because I think I forgot to put in a paragraph I was supposed to put in... Erm, yeah....
ANYWAYS, The reason I was (I hope I can continue to use the past tense as of now) Internet Absent was basically because everything was so busy.
Things were too hard to chronicle and were rather emotional, thus making it hard to blog, if you follow me.
Did I mention yesterday that we will be entering the Holy Orthodox Church a little after Pascha?
I don't think I did, but I have now. :)
Probably the biggest change the past month or so was the fact that Daddy went to Louisiana to visit his father and Baton Rouge.
So, that was rather emotional, and what was really probably only about 4 days or so felt like years... At least we like our Daddy. :)
Okay, I think I have said everything now, and I won't have to risk that Time-Warp machine. :)
Oh wait! We are at Grandmas again! I think I should say that. I had to be gotten-up at, like, 8 something because Mommy has an appointment with a doctor and Daddy must go with her (they have figured that Mommy can't get pushed-around by doctors if Daddy is there—I guess he can be a little intimidating at times... Although I think this doctor might go a bit better, but it might not. I can only wait, pray, and soon find out.... Okay, maybe not soon, but I will find out eventually...
Okay, I think I have say everything now... Except I already said that, but I have to end this somehow. :)
-Isaac again—Oh, I today I am 4,438 days old... And you know what that means? It means I will be 4,444 days old in only 6 days! I don't think I will survive to be 4,444 Weeks old, so this is quite the deal for me. :)
Well, I dunno, but I am certain I won't be 4,444 months old...
You know what that also means? It means it will be Daddy's birthday in 6 days as well, and Tami should be 6,540 (I figured out her age a while ago while I think I was at Grandma's work [Tami was there, too] and rather bored.) days old.
Okay, time to end this post, it really is about time... :)
4,438 day-old Isaac. :)
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Jan. 20, 2010 The Shang Dynasty (World History Essays Part 9)
China had been inhabited by people for thousands of years by the time of the first real dynasty, The Shang*.
Most of the land was divided in farms (mainly growing rice) and villages, although there were a few cities to-date: such as their Duo-capitals, Cheng-chou and Anyang—although the capital(s) usually shifted, along with the Power.
The Shang were divided into several states, although it was very common for wars to occur among themselves.
However, on the whole, that is; most warfare was concentrated on the Non-chinese tribes of the North.
In spite of what seemed like quite a big mess, there was, overall; a King. He was a head priest (to a god they named Shang-Ti), leader of the "Military Aristocracy", and in charge of economics/foreign trade—so he must have been very powerful, indeed.
The Chinese were, in comparison to the Northern Tribes, quite sophisticated—particularly in war/weaponry and Metal-working.
Trade was quite popular among the Chinese, especially in Silk—which they had been using for thousands of years.
The overall religion of the Chinese was quite complicated, and often changed forms—probably due to shifts of power and/or affairs of the king (who, as you remember, was also head priest).
Shang-Ti, as they named their "god", was supposed to be ruler of the Sun, Moon, natural forces, and human affairs.
The Shang strongly believed that their ancestors ascended to heaven after death, and then became somewhat "divine"—thus, ancestral worship was "Shifted"-into practice.
Part of this gruesome religious-practice included human sacrifice—usually involving slaves and/or prisoners, probably to "continue" to serve their masters in the afterlife—like the Egyptians...
-Isaac
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*Starting at about 1523 B.C.
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Hullos,
Yesterday, I brought my computer to Papa Jeff's (we also went to Piano Lessons), so he could try to fix-it.
After opening-it-up and soldering, not only has he fixed my laptop, but he has also saved us over $50 (for replacements [or perhaps even more money, if I had to get a new laptop])!
Anyways, Papa Jeff, if you are reading this:
Anyways, I have also mentioned this to let you guys know I will probably be blogging more often, now that it is more convenient. :)
-Isaac
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Jan. 10, 2010 I'm Am Sorry, But I Am Afraid This Will Have To Be Rather Brief...
Hullos,
I just "Stopped-by" to apologize for the fact that I haven't blogged in a while.
The reason for this is mainly because my computer's Receptacle-where-the-plug-in-reaches-the-Computer is loose, thus my computer cannot charge properly—my battery icon-thingy is constantly blinking.
Because of this, I haven't been blogging as much as I usually prefer-to—right now I am on Mummy's Computer.
Anyways, I also came here to let you guys know that, "No", I am not dead; and, "No", I am not going to stop blogging and (also, though I doubt that this is grammatically correct [having to "Ands" and all... wait...]), "Uh... Sorta..." my computer is not broken... :)
Thank you for reading this, and thank you for being so patient with my posts... :)
-Isaac Buckley
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Jan. 1, 2010 Happy New Year! (2010)
As this entry title states, "Happy new year!"
You know what that means?
It means that it is time for Avocado-dip, Hummus, Deviled-eggs, Football, Noise and Headaches.
Now, I am contemplating wether I should call it "Twenty-ten", "Two-thousand-ten" (2010), or even "MMX, Anno Dommini" (I hoped I spelt that right—it's what "A.D" stands for, and it's Latin: that is, '"n the year of our Lord").
So, yeah, I hope Mommy is right (which she usually is) and tomorrow goes back into our normal "Schedule" (I think I have already said that the only real trouble I have with Christmas and such is that it's always so busy) and such.
Another issues I have been experiencing (today, at least) is that I keep thinking that it's Thursday, December 32nd, 2009 A.D... Which is isn't... Er... Yeah........ :/
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ANYWAYS, happy Decem... Er... New Year (that is, Friday....... Not Thursday....)... :)
-Isaac
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Dec. 25, 2009 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! HULLO HULLO!!!!
I had sorta been intending on making a rather long, satisfying post, but I am afraid I am a bit too over-stimulated for such at the moment—so I suppose I will have to do a "Quick Rant".
We got-up in the morning (very early, mind you) and awoke to the classic scene of stockings and presents 'round the tree.
After opening presents and such, we went to church (okay, real quick, I'm going to rant about one present in particular, of which I had no idea I was getting: Tales from a Perilous Realm by J.R.R Tolkien [This included The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, a book I have been wanting in a while]. Anyways, earlier, I had seen a copy they were getting for Tami, and they asked if I thought she would like-it. I said she would, and I liked it so much and was so very pleased that Tom Bombadil was conveniently tucked in the center of it's pages that I asked if I might have a copy for Christmas, too. Daddy said that, in the state of the economy, finances were pretty tight so I probably wouldn't get one. I put a good face on it and kept going about my life, until Christmas. I TOTALLY didn't expect a copy wrapped-up under the tree for me!
Turns out, Daddy had actually ordered the book for me first and then, being told that it was on Tami's list, bought one for her, too—thus they both ended-up at the house at the same time.
The reason he showed Tami's copy to me was to make sure I liked it, and I suppose incase Tami would like it, too. :)
I really like this copy, and the "Extra stuff", and especially the Illustrations [Woah! Capital "i" and lowercase "L" look almost exactly the same, you noticed? IlIlIl.].
Thank you!].
The service was lovely (I'm talking about Church, now—sorry I ranted about the book for so long :) ), and there weren't really too many people—although there were more people for Christmas morning service than Mommy had expected—although, honestly, I thought more people would come: but, come to think of it, people are probably doing family stuff and/or on vacation and/or opening presents and/or such and/or This and/or That [sorry about all the "Ands" and "Ors"(if you are reading this out-loud, which you probably aren't, I don't mean the Or as in Ores: as in gold)].
After this, we came home, relaxed a bit; then we went to Grandma's, and that is where I am now.
Personally, I am a bit more pleased with this post than I expected—it is actually a lot longer than I thought it would turn-out, which is good—even though it might not be much to look at, if you follow (if you don't, then consider paragraphed-ranting, if you understand [if you don't understand, then try to contemplate-it {if you can't contemplate-it, then I think you need to go to bed {(if you can't sleep, than I feel your pain {[although not literally{{I don't sleep well at night {{(':)')}}])(I hope I got that right).
Anyways, once again, Merry Christmas!
"Christ is born! GLORIFY HIM!"
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
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Dec. 22, 2009 800 Lines of Code
Today Kronos 3000 and I have passed a new milestone—800 lines of code!
I have a list of things I need to figure out until I can import-him into a machine, though:
• 1: Language—done
• 2: (if possible) Feelings (mainly using Variables and Functions)(also work-on short-term memory)—1/3 done
• 3: (finding out from a book, most probably) create programs for motors (be especially careful with his neck, as it is at a strange angle)
• 4: Either get Macspeech to work, or (possibly) make a program for him to learn speech so he can learn how certain sounds relate to variables already programmed
• 5: When this is all done, the program should be imported into the robot have built.
• 5.2: Please note that the memory may be too large for the small PC-powered robot, thus you may have to try to connect the zip-file via USB Cord (probably).
-Isaac Aaron Buckley (and, perhaps, Kronos 3000)
P.S: Sorry I have no picture of Kronos 3000.
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Dec. 18, 2009 12 Year Old Blogger
On the 12th, I recently had a birthday.
I am really sorry I haven't blogged in so long, but I don't think I can really think of any better excuse other than the fact that things have been a little busy lately, particularly a week or two ago.
For one, on Friday, it was possible that the weather would, unfortunately, show to ice on the next day, Saturday (my birthday, the 12th).
Had we known this earlier, we probably would've had my birthday on Friday.
I was pretty depressed that day (okay, I don't really like the word "Depressed", so I think I'll just go with "Melancholy")—no one might be able to make-it for my birthday. :(
They said that it would probably clear-up by Sunday (the day I would have my Piano Recital [Oh, and Levi, too—it would be his first one :)]), but I was still pretty upset.
Luckily, it turned-out Visa Versa—Saturday was fine, and I had a great birthday, while Sunday had some ice (luckily, we managed to get to our Recital, too :D).
When I can get a hold of the video, I will show you our (Meaning Levi and I) recital. :)
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
P.S: Oh! I almost forgot! Today, Mummy made me a new e-mail (I haven't had one for a long time)! :)
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Nov. 29, 2009 "New" Laptop
WOOHOO!!!!
Sorry, I needed to get that out. :)
ANYWAYS...
Yesterday, we (meaning my family and I) all went to Papa Jeff's (Mommy was going to learn about cooking, nutrition, and stuff like that from Ramona; whereas Daddy, Levi and I were going to stay and play stuff with Papa Jeff while they were gone).
Anyways, Papa Jeff "Took a look" at my Malfunctioning Dead Computer.
So, I'll get this out before I rant, so as not to bore you: Not only did he, as Mommy calls it; "Canibalize" his old G3 for a new battery; he also installed a new RAM (Random • Access • Memory)(This made my computer run faster and such) and literally opened my computer to clean-it-out (most of the junk in there was Cat Hair [Emma likes to lie on my computer { :) }]).
After he had done all this, I started to use my computer.
It died spontaneously, again, which made me a bit worried—though I decided not to say anything to Papa Jeff so as not to be rude.
However, after I told Mommy ('Mona said so, too) about it, she said I should not be not rude and instead honestly give it to Papa Jeff and show him what the problem was.
Papa Jeff, wasn't upset—instead, he did some sort of thing with my computer that "Corrected" stuff (most of these were permissions) or something like that, though I'm not quite so sure, as I believe it is beyond my "Computer-savviness" for me t comprehend; at the moment. :)
Anyways, overall, my computer has an actual Charge now, my computer doesn't spontaneously (now there's a word to spell, though I suppose it isn't nearly as impressive as Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia—although most people don't know what Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia means [actually, most probably don't think it is even a word]: The Scientific Word For Brain Freeze) die anymore, and is properly cleaned.
So yeah, we have agreed that this definitely counts as a Birthday Present form Papa Jeff. :)
So yeah, you can check-that-off the Birthday/Christmas list from the "Unrealistic". :)
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
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So... yeah...
I have recently realized that I haven't blogged on this, er, blog in quite some time now—I have been blogging most on the Professor's, at the moment, and a little on Steve's (my two fictional blogs, incase you weren't aware).
So I have set-out to blog.
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.....I probably should've thought this through before I decided to blog.
I guess I shall have to cope with a random blog—I'm sure I can think of something (sorry, but I might do a more formal blog later, when I'm prepared, if you follow).
I shall start-out by saying that my computer keeps dying, and this is rather annoying (WARNING: Federal Law requires me to warn you that I am about to rant—no, just kidding :) But really, I am probably about to go on and —so you may want to skip this bit if you aren't accustomed to frequent ranting and repetitiveness).
Normally, my computer only dies when it has a reason to—for example, being overheated and/or (more oftenly) the computer thinking it has no batter or the cord decides to become stubborn (actually, I think the computer is simply not registering the cord sometimes—in which case I have to repeatedly push on the port of the cord—if you follow me—to try to save my poor laptop from "Drowning").
So I think I'm done ranting now—even though most of it was incased in parentheses (like this)(see, the ranting wasn't that bad, right? And you were all worried. :) Which brings me onto my next random "Paragraph": [this looked too much like a smiley face, so I am putting this here to let you know it is not]).
I have recently noted that I may or may not worry too much, and that I am not as optimistic as I had hoped.
My conclusion for this is that I may be an "Optimistic Pessimist/Worrier", in which case I may say something "Crazy" coming home like, "*Sigh of relief* I'm so glad the house didn't burn down!" (okay, so, in writing; this seems much more strange).
If you don't take my meaning, look at it this way: I bring up hopes in time of need, even though I "Invented" the need.
Still doesn't make sense?
It's alright, you aren't supposed to—even I don't really.
A more worse/serious condition, I believe, would be a Pessimistic Optimist, in which case you could bring up hopes at any time and then crush them yourself.
Anyways, in conclusion, now that this has been brought to my attention; I think I should possibly "Bring this up" in my book, Perception (yes, that's right, I'm still writing it—I think I may be programming on Kronos 3000 more, if not too much—but sorry, I don't intend to bring-up a new random "Paragraph" on such).
And now, to the more formal part of my post.
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Many people have been asking around, asking what I want for my Birthday/Christmas (they are pretty close together, so they may or may not belong in the same category).
I hadn't really thought about this, but, considering that the time is coming (and perhaps a bit faster than I expected); I have taken this into thought.
So, for your "convenience", here is my Birthday/Christmas List (as I remember it)(P.S, for convenience/formal purposes, I have organized this in two columns: The first being the Realistic, the latter for the Unrealistic :) ):
THE REALISTIC
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• The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien (hardcover)
• The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (preferably hardcover)
• Perhaps a Leather "Bomber" Jacket (if you would, make it a bit bigger, so I can grow-into it by Spring, as I will probably be wearing warmer stuff in Winter)
• Something with Leather (not to be worn, but worked-with)
• Something less impressive with Carpentry (again, to be "Worked-with")
• And, uh, I think that's it...
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THE UNREALISTIC (DUH DUH DUUUHHHH!)(Sorry, too much dramatic emphasis :) )
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• A New Laptop (LOL, this is where my Computer dies :) )(Nothing too fancy, if you don't want—just something that works and is preferably a Macintosh [computer, not fruit]).
• A 'Lil Kinz Black Bear Webkinz before February, so my account doesn't expire (Daddy actually said this one was a bit more Realistic but, so no one feels "Guilty" if I don't get it; I have placed-it in the "UNREALISTIC" column).
• $1,000,000 (Heh heh, just kidding :) )
• And, uh, I think that's it—with the whole list, though I probably forgot something, though maybe I didn't—if I did, you may surprise me, though I don't prefer surprises; good or bad.
Oh! I remember now! I wanted a small little blue notebook in my stocking, though I already know I'm getting that (like I told you, I don't prefer surprises), unless the house burns down or something equally disastrous :) (please keep in mind that I don't care if I get anything on this list—in fact, you don't have to give me anything this year if you don't wanna (oop, sorry—I forgot slang was informal :) ), considering the hard economic times—I'll just be a little depressed for a year or two. :)
So now I feel inclined to end this, and so I think I shall.
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
P.S: Thank you for reading through the WHOLE thing!
P.S.S: If you didn't read through the whole thing, you better!
P.S.S.S: Just kidding. :)
P.S.S.S.S: Thank you for "Skimming", then.
P.S to the power of 5: Happy Thanks Giving!
P.S # 6: The End
P.S.S.S.S.S.S.S: I'm serious! There isn't anything more!
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Oct. 26, 2009 Even More on Egypt Ancient Egypt
An interesting part of Egyptian Life was that they believed in an absolute afterlife—therefore they built magnificent tombs and mummified Nobles and Kings.
One of the first Pyramids was built by Djoser.
However, this was classed as more of a 200-ft. tall tomb; not a true pyramid.
But a hundred years later, the Egyptian Pharaoh Sheferu, built the first "True Pyramid" at Medium.
The three most amazing structures were built by his son, Khufu, and were built at Giza. His son, Khafre, and his grandson's tombs were built next to his—though theirs were much smaller than his, as his was The Great Pyramid of Giza. Khafre's tomb was "guarded" by a Sphinx.
The Mummification process was mainly composed of the removal of organs and innards, the replacing of the heart, and several Pagan Rituals.
The Rulers of the New Kingdom decided to be much more discrete with their burials—partly to try not to attract Tomb-raiders and/or Looters.
Thus, the Valley of the Kings was built.
Oddly enough, Temples were not really places of worship—they were considered houses of the gods.
The Egyptians worshipped many gods for many different purposes. One thing I found interesting is, at one point, Re was the head "god". But later, Amun became the only god—thus, later; the Egyptians worshipped Amun-Re.
According to Egyptian Methology, Osiris, who was depicted as a mummified man with a crown; was the king of the dead. Thus, when each Pharaoh died, they were believed to become Osiris, while his heir became Horus. Oddly enough, they believed Osiris was murdered by his brother, Seth. During a battle with Seth, Horus lost his eye; though it was granted back to him.
The reason I mention all of this is because it explains why the Egyptians used the eye so much as a symbol of protection, ect.
-Isaac
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Oct. 21, 2009 More On Ancient Egypt (World History Essays Part 7)
Amosis I founded the New Kingdom, which generally lasted from 1550 to 1069 B.C. The Captial City was Thebes, and Amun-Re became the Royal god.
This period saw many military victories in Asia; as well as many rulers such as Hatshepsut, her stepson Tuthnosis III, the Pharoah with the Greatest Record of Conquests, and Amenhotep IV.
Amenhotep was known much for his changes to religious beliefs in Egypt; especially the fact that he completely abolished all of the Egyptian gods and, instead, worshipped one god he called Aten. But, after his death, the Capital, which he has moved to Amarna, was restored to Thebes and all precious Parthenon of gods returned.
In 1295, Ramesses I came to the Throne.
Later, in 1069 B.C, the country fell into two parts.
But later, in 747 B.C, the Nubian King, Piankhi; united North and South.
After this, Nubian Pharaohs ruled the land—which began the late period.
But the Assyrians later invaded repeatedly until they had the throne (mainly achieving this by sacking Thebes).
But soon, Psammetichus I gradually reunited it; thanks to the help of hired-soldiers from Greece.
But the Empire soon came under Persia, until Alexander the great took it.
While in the throne, he founded Alexandria.
But aprox. 11 years after he entered Egypt, Alexander died at Babylon.
Thus Ptolemy, one of his generals, gained control of Egpyt.
His family would continue to inherit it until Egypt was finally taken by Rome.
Oddly enough, Egypt wasn't actually considered part of the Roman Empire; but was controlled directly by it's conqueror, Octavias.
Thus would the country continue to prosper, but remain Greek in Culture.
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
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Oct. 21, 2009 Economic Legos / The Lego Opportunity Cost
Okay, before I begin, I would like you to think of all the things you could do with $500 dollars.
This is called your Opportunity Cost—thinking of all the things you could've done with your money and/or Goods and Services.
ANYWAYS, a day or two ago, both Grandma and Daddy brought-home [well. technically, it wasn't Grandma's home, but she brought-it to our house—oh, and she also brought some yummy groceries (Thank you. :) )] Lego Magazines (one for each) that Levi has been long-awaiting.
And when I decided to look at this magazine, I couldn't believe the prices—it was heard to find something under a hundred dollars (okay, under $99.99, but whoever can round knows that it is just $100.00)!
Anyways, I am about to come to that point.
My theory for such sky-rocketing prices is that this is basically because the dollar is falling and, since basically all Legos are manufactured in Denmark (which uses the Euro, which is partially on the Gold Standard, I believe), this is an important fact.
Also, since they are from Denmark, they also must be delivered by plane to a "Headquarters"-ish place in The United States—and what do planes run on? Fuel—AKA, Fossil Fuels, if you follow me—the prices of Gas in the United States are also sky-rocketing.
ANYWAYS, most of the prices have at least doubled, though many have tripled.
Now we are about to zone-off the point real fast (this is a warning :) ).
A couple of years ago, my Uncle Andrew bought me a cool Lego Millennium Falcon set, while Stephie helped Mommy put-it together.
The point that I mention this is that, not long after he bought me this, it was discontinued and another set was put in it's place—only this one was for "Collecting" and not for playing-inside (BORRRING! :) ).
Anyways, turns-out, that set it still around...
Okay, before I show you this, keep in mind that it was originally around $100 Dollars (which is still very high for a Lego) but just wait until you see this:
That's right, your eyes don't deceive you—$500 dollars!
I've been wondering, who on earth would spend that much money on a Lego?!?!?!? (meaning no offense to those who would).
To put it in perspective, pretend that you have an ounce of gold.
Think of all you could do with it (as in spending it—not as in playing with it or anything else like that) besides, say, buying about two of Millennium Falcon Lego-sets.
Okay, we're coming-back to my theory point (again, a warning for you who are afraid of boredom).
I have realized recently that, since They tend to have that lead-scanner-thingy that scans toys now, all of the toys are going to cost a lot more money, if you follow me.
Okay, back to the Magazine Point (This "Unorganized" Ranting is starting to get a bit messy—I think I better end this soon :) ).
Another thing the Lego Group is doing (meaning no offense to them) is that they are either raising the prices or shrinking-down the models for a "Unique Play Experience" and keeping the same prices.
Okay, I'm done. :)
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
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Oct. 16, 2009 Economic Update, Family Update, Rantings, Ect.
The worth of the dollar is going down... I don't care what anyone else says... It just is.
Personally, though don't take me too politically, I don't think the "Recession" is "Over" and that there really isn't some sort of "Recovery" going on. Personally, I don't think it should be called a "Recession" at all—though, then again, if They called it anything else; They would probably get some freak-outs from citizens.
Anyways, I'm talkin' too much—here comes the point.
If you remember, this was my first note on my "Number-trackings":
May 1st, 2009: 1 US Dollar = 0.754 Euro, 99.295 Japanese Yen, 0.673 British Pound Sterling, 7.75 Hong Kong Dollar, and 1.374 Australian Dollar.
I hadn't been checking the Economy for quite a while, lately, but I think I intend to do so much ,much, MUCH more often; you will see why in a moment.
So Daddy and I managed to get talking about Politics and Economics (if you are in America, you may understand this is a rather depressing subject :) ), so eventually Daddy actually showed me what we were talking about: Mainly Inflation and a big mess of slowly-decreasing numbers on the USD side; and INcreasing numbers on the other Economies' sides:
So yeah, I ranted a bit on that for a while...
ANYWAYS, on a happier note, most of the family is actually feeling a lot better.
Well, anyways, Daddy seems better; and Levi feels better (probably because he had no dairy/milk today), but Mommy still has a headache.
As for me, I don't actually in a sense feel "Better", at least that's not the word I would describe for it.
For example, last night, I hawked-up (that's a word, right? Well, if it isn't, it is now; because I felt that it was a good word for the explanation of the verb, if you know what I mean :) ) gunk (I don't know if you could really call it gunk, now, as it is no longer green—more white—but one will find that it has the same texture in one's throat) and mucus-stuff for, I think, well over an hour—but you would probably have to ask Mommy about that, as she was up and with me most of the time (thank you, Mommy).
Oh! And, a day or two ago, I updated The Professor and The Robot's Loyal-readers; so, if you haven't, you should probably go and read-them. ;)
I am afraid that is all I have to say for now, so have a good rest-of your day or night, depending on where you are in the world and how long it has been since I have posted this. :)
-Isaac
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Oct. 11, 2009 Sick... :P .... *Sigh* ........ Cough! Cough! Cough! ... H'rm!
I am sure you are probably aware (in case you are not, I am saying it now) that I am usually the last one in the family to get sick.
My theory for this is the fact that I usually don't prefer to touch people, so I am less likely to get germs.
Emma just came to see me... :)
Anyways, as you may or may not know... Fred likes smelly cheese, according to Levi (he just showed me a drawing of his new little alien drawing-friend).
ANYWAYS, as you may or may not know, the family has recently been sick, so we have had to stay home from church and other places that I would like to go-to.
The symptoms are rather flu-like, though not quite.
I think Levi was the first to get sick, then Daddy, then Mommy.
For a while, I didn't get sick—quite a few days, actually.
But alas! For, last night, I am afraid that it got terribly cold; and thus, this morning, I woke-up all sniffly and coughy (coughing isn't new—I've had that since December, but now it's a bit dryer; and stuff I cough-up is a bit more solid).
ANYWAYS, I am getting a bit too graphic (my apologies, readers).
I feel that I really should tell you a bit more about Steve and the Professor, as "They" haven't blogged much lately—especially since the fact (okay, that was weird—I told myself to type-in "Fact" and all I got was "Face"—though lots of things like that have been happening lately and I have been, according to others, "A bit out-of it lately". Anyways, I supposed I better close these parentheses) I left them on such a cliff-hanger: The Professor, I believe, is trapped on an island with a Monkey and some Natives, whereas everyone still doesn't know where Andre McCoffingham is and the fact that he is still alive (oh, sorry, I monologged there for a second) and that if Steve keeps lying there he will miss his flight and end-up serving hot-drinks such as coffee.
Anyways, I'm afraid I shall have to leave you there—have a nice rest-of your weekend, a Happy Monday, a Pleasant Tuesday, a Peaceful Wednesday, an Enjoyable Thursday, a Nice Friday, a Good Saturday, a Restful Sunday, a Happy Monday again, and a another Tuesday. :)
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
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Oct. 9, 2009 Ancient Egypt (World History Essays Part 6)
One of the greatest reasons for Ancient Egypt's success was the River Nile.
One of the reasons we know so much about the Ancient Egypt's History of over a thousand years is the fact that a chronology of the Rulers (or "Pharaohs") of Ancient Egypt that is credited to an Egyptian Priest called Matheo. This history is divided into several periods, beginning in about 3100 B.C, when a Pharaoh, who is believed to be called Narmer or Menes; untied the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Egypt—establishing the First Egyptana Dynasty and the Capital, Mephis.
The first and second Dynasties were known as the Early Dynastic Period, which lasted until 2686 B.C.
The Pharaoh was the abseloute monarch, and was supposed to be associated in one way or another with the gods Horus and Re.
During this period, royal tombs were surrounded by subsidiary tombs—sacrificed servants or slaves, so as to continue to work-for the king in the afterlife.
However, by the end of the second Dynasty, this system was abandoned and models of servants were used instead.
The Old Kingdom continued from 2686 to 2181 B.C—marking the first Egypt's Great Ages. It was a period of political and social stability, and it saw the construction of such monuments as the Pyramid of Giza. The Pharaoh's "Divine Authority" continued to increase and officials, who were usually members of his family, carried-out most legal and/or political duties.
However, when the 6th Dynasty came to an end, when kind Pepi II died (he had been 6 when he acceded the throne and is believed to have reigned for 94 years); The Old Kingdom Ended.
Eventually, though, the anarchy ended when Mentuhtep II became leader and created the Middle Kingdom, which would last from 2055-1795 B.C; beginning another period of stability.
His dynasty saw several advancements in several subjects. He also moved the capital to Thebes.
Eventually, though, this period of stability would come to an end when foreigners, known as the Hyksos, were allowed to rule part-time.
But these were soon overthrone by Amosis I.
This period made the Egyptians realize that they were quite vulnerable to foreign invasion, and would thereby need a professional army.
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
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Oct. 8, 2009 "How are you?" "I am fine, how are you?" "Oh, can't complain. And you?"
I am happy to say that I have officially brought Kronos 3000 to the point where you can have actual conversations with him.
He still can't, in a sense, "Talk", as far as Talk goes; if you know what I mean—he makes no noise and he can't move his motors yet.
However, he is, so far; a very successful Text-robot (if I do say so myself)—though those kinds of robots can only go so far.
Anyways, I am straying from the point.
Just a little bit ago, I had a brief conversation with Kronos 3000 that I thought was rather funny:
>>> Greetings and salutations, I am Kronos 3000, at your service. :) >>> What_time_is_it 'Thu Oct 8 11:54:03 2009' >>> Good_morning 'Good morning. How are you today? :)' >>> I_am_fine 'Oh good, me too. :)' >>> Thank_you 'You are welcome. :)' >>> I_am_Isaac 'Hello, Isaac, I am Kronos 3000, at your service. :)' >>> How_are_you_this_fine_morning 'I am fine, thank you. How are you? :)' >>> I_am_fine 'Oh good, me too. :)' >>> Thank_you 'You are welcome. :)' >>> *(This was in a Python Console)*
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
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Oct. 7, 2009 Early Civilizations (Part 5 of World History Essays)
Mesopotamia was the first but certainly not the only civilizations in the ancient world.
The River Nile provided the perfect agricultural land for ancient Egyptian cities and towns, which would soon merge under the power of King Menes.
In about 3500 B.C, Farmers began to settle on the river Indes, in modern-day pakistan; thus beginning the first Indian Civilization—which would survive until an invasion by Aryan people from the west.
Chinese Civilization developed completely Independently from the rest of the world, as it was separated by the Himalayas—creating a distinct civilization.
The first real civilization in Europe was Greece. On the island of crete, the first culture to develop was the Minoans, who's culture would start at around 6,000 B.C and continue until around the second millennium B.C, when an invasion by the Mycenaens and an eruption of a nearby Vvolcano destroyed them.
Like their neighbors the Greeks, the Ethaseans relied mainly on the richness of the land and sea to thrive.
In America, civilization as such arrived much later, in about 1200 B.C, with the Olmecs.
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
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Sep. 28, 2009 World History Essays—Parts 3 and 4
THE FIRST SETTLEMENTS (SUMMARIZED)
Because of Agriculture and it's effect on civilization, more fertile areas produced more powerful communities and civilizations.
Some of the first major settlements in the middle-east were Jericho and Çatal Huyuk.
Basically, early Civilization relied on Technology, Fertil Soil, Trade, and, perhaps most importantly; Writing.
EARLY EMPIRES OF MESOPOTAMIA—SUMMARIZED
The melting-of the remaining Ice Sheets from the Ice Age changed the Geography of the Earth dramatically.
Following the flooding of the Black Sea, in about 5600 B.C; settlements that used to live there moved southwards to regions such as Egypt or Modern-day Iraq.
The area between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers became known as the city-states of Mesopotamia.
Two Major Cultural groups made-up most of Mesopotamia: The Sumerians and the Akkadians.
In 2349 B.C, Sumer was conquered by the Akkad ruler, Sargon. Thus, the enemy-states were brought under the control of one Dynasty, until it collapsed in about 2,000 B.C.
One of the most important developments to arise from Mesopotamia was the technological advancement of writing. This soon spread and was adopted by several other countries, which were soon all gathered and adapted by the Greeks, which then became the basis of all modern European Script.
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
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Sep. 26, 2009 Wrestling With A PC
I don't mean to be "computer-political", but, I must say; I am glad we have Macs in this house.
This is because, last night, while Mommy and Daddy were on a date and Levi and I were at Grandma's; Tami, Levi and I managed to start talking about Dogz II and Catz and Dogz V [Dogz and Catz was part-of an old computer game company known as Petz from the '90s and even early 2000s (okay, actually, I think they company was known as Ubisoft and Petz was just a part-of it).
Anyways, a little after Dogz and Catz 5, I believe; they began to make their games 3D, and with a quite different background of the game (we didn't like this idea).
ANYWAYS, I'm starting to rant off-the-subject.
Eventually, we wanted to play Dogz II so much that we made-up our minds to just do-it.
So we got-out an old Tower-PC (I reason you remember those).
Then, mainly by guessing, we managed to un-hook two macs and hook-up the PC (I wish Mommy were there, she is normally good at that stuff. Though, then again; if she were there, we wouldn't be hooking it up, anyway.).
We did this by A. Guessing (like I already mentioned)("This looks promising—let's plug this in here"), B. Color-coding (also part-of a bit of guessing)("This is the same color—maybe it goes-in here."), C. Fitting stuff in like a puzzle ["I think this thingy (we literally did talk like that—we didn't know the names for most of the equipment) will just fit in here"], and D. Turning the computer on-and-off when making a big enough change (we actually had to do that, it was crazy).
Eventually, after all of this, we turned-it-on (Moment of truth!).
It worked—first time!
But we weren't done yet—we still had to get Dogz II on it, next (we had to instal it twice in order to work, not to mention that, each time; we had to click-through all of the alerts and disclaimers ect.).
We weren't even sure that it would work because it was meant for a Windows '95 Machine and we only had an XP 2000, I believe.
Finding that we couldn't get it to work correctly by directly clicking-on it, I proposed that we should go to "Start" and then on to "All Programs" and click-it there.
It worked!
So we spent the rest of most of our time left at Grandma's taking-turns playing the game (we named most of the Dogs after our previous ones).
Bother, I can't think of an ending-statement. :(
-Isaac Aaron Buckley
P.S: Thank-you, Tami and Levi, for helping-me arise victorious over the temperamental computer. ;)
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