We came from darkness
In a flash, the universe was created
Molten rock, frozen metal and fiery space dust crashed and collided across the galaxy
Stars were born from clouds of gas, nebulae
The sun exploded in the vast blackness
Casting its newborn brilliance into the universe
Misshapen rocks were sucked into its gravitational pull
The third rock cooled just enough to create water
Tiny organisms evolved
With each passing millennium, they changed…
Water, without it we have no life.
It covers are planet in an eternal blue dye.
Whether ice or steam it will always be here.
Water, without it, we would have great fear.
Fear that our planet will be devoid of all life.
Water soothes and protects healing all wounds.
It possesses a power more pure than the moon.
Be warned waters power is fearsome and great.
It can decide our people’s fate.
Water rising and twisting, overwhelming the coast.
We must realize that water is our host.
A host that is spreading over our land.
Depopulating the areas of all man.
We must all share in one true fear.
Fear that our planet will be devoid of all life.
While reviewing my most recent blog, I came to the mindset that maybe I should write something that’s got nothing to do with sports!
I know you’re all surprised but this is pretty cool. I recently downloaded a new app on my iPad called “Plague Inc.”. This simulator enables the player to take control of their very own disease and attempt to infect and (end result) completely annihilate the entire human race. Imagine sending the humans into complete extinction.
Considering I’m not human (ha), I see literally no controversy of any kind with this game. It’s not like you’re running around with guns and blowing the heads off of zombies. There’s no gore whatsoever. There’s no blood. The only thing possibly traumatic about this game is the principle that you are, in fact eliminating everyone on the planet.
There’s nothing wrong with that. I’m gonna talk a little bit about some problems I see with the game.
A Bird flies in the sky
Why it does, it knows not why.
The Fish swims in the ocean depth
A creature on land it has not met.
A Snake is doomed to slither the jungle floor
Why doesn’t it wish for something more?
A broken man’s purpose is maimed
Society does not know his pain.
Humans have wandered and destroyed
They treat the Earth like it’s a toy.
They discard and waste it for the trash it is not
They allow beauty and innocence to forever rot.
They are intelligence
They are strong
Their strength allows them to commit so much wrong.
If they were gone, the Earth would be clean
The way it was always meant to be.
They must advert there fate
Or their demise will come at a sooner date.
“Far away
This ship is taking me far away
Far away from my memories
Of the people who care if I live or die
The starlight
I will be chasing your starlight
Until the end of my life
I don’t know if it’s worth it anymore
Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold you in my arms
My life
You electrify my life
Let’s conspire to re-ignite
All the souls that would die just to feel alive
I’ll never let you go
If you promise not to fade away, never fade away
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes & revelations
And our hopes and expectations
Black holes & revelations…”
Starlight. Better than sunlight, moonlight, candlelight, or any other kind of light.
A scientist would tell you the stars are balls of hydrogen and helium gas burning millions of light years away.
An astrologer would tell you their position determines certain aspects about the world and that they have traditional meanings.
A romantic would tell you they are beauty incarnate.
A poet would call them inspiration.
What are they to me?
They are everything beautiful, ethereal, untouchable and divine.
The stars represent dreams, aspirations and hopes that are unachievable, but always there.
Ever fancied someone you shouldn’t?
It hurts doesn’t it?
But it’s kind of a good hurt.
When I look at the stars, I feel that good hurt. It’s like watching someone you shouldn’t love. They are so exquisite, so alluring and magical.
Everlasting, always just above my head, but I can never touch them.
They twinkle because of the constant shifting of the atmosphere.
Their light takes billions of years to reach Earth. Many stars may have supernova-ed and gone millions, even billions, of years ago. But their light will remain until time catches up with their destruction. And by then, maybe a new star has formed.
They make me feel lonely and surrounded at the same time.
So insignificant, but so honored to be able to see them.
I like to think their twinkling reflects humanity, always changing, moving.
We have existed less than an instant in the scope of space and time, a meaningless fraction in the endless span of the universe.
In that blink of time, we have charged ahead, shedding our light and exploring the stars. We question everything, longing to know the secrets and mysteries, the enigma and irresistible pull that surrounds creation.
They make me want to know impossible beauty.
Sometimes when I look up at them I feel something like a physical pull, something yanking me upwards towards the night sky.
Stars…
I love anything Sci-Fi. Saying this I have been ecstatic with the premiere of a brand new TV show on Fox. Titled Terra Nova it combines the ferocity of the prehistoric earth with the ingenuity of humans 85 million years in the future.
In the world of Terra Nova the human race has destroyed the earths environments leaving it a barren, industrial waste on its last breath of life. Yet for the Shannon family there is another chance. Being selected to embark on the 10th pilgrimage through a newly discovered time portal to an alternate universe begins the adventure of a lifetime.
Coming out on the other side the family steps into a world governed by nature. With roaring dinosaurs and bizarre foliage, the family of five question if they made the right choice. With joy and optimism they step into the settlement of Terra Nova but soon realize the truth: it wont be easy.
When most people think of space, they imagine a massive area splattered with start and planets, forming thousands of galaxies that seem intangible. However science is now not too far away from actually attempting to spread our species to other planets.
Space exploration has been a hot topic since we first landed on the moon, but who would’ve thought that actually living on another planter would become realistic in our time?
A total of 1,235 collective planets have been discovered including 68 Earth-sized, 288 super-Earth-sized, 662 Neptune-sized, and 165 Jupiter-sized planets all from between 500 and 3,000 light years away. Optimistically speaking, one of those has to be realistic option.
I mean honestly, how cool would it be to be re
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The Galactic Suite Space Resort is reported to be on schedule and expected to launch its first guests into space in 2012. Guests would pay roughly $4.4 million for a three night stay at the space resort and an eight week training program on an island. The Virgin Galactic, a space touring company, would launch four lucky guests and two astronaut pilots from a spaceport in New Mexico into the sky to single pod, where the visitors would land alone and not be met up with staff. Each ride would cost each passenger roughly $200,000.
Once at the Galactic Suite, the guests would be harnessed in a velcro suit so they could shift around their rooms by adhering to the velcro walls. The guests will be able to see the sun rise 15 times in 24 hours and circumnavigate around the globe every hour and 20 minutes.
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