...You Know What, We Simply Present: Gwen Smith's Uncluttered

Oh dear, this really doesn't fall into any of the categories...It's just been on my mind today.

Awesome video, just awesome. Excellent message, and...only <10000 page views! (so it COULD count for a "Love Deprived"...)

Randomized Cool: Pi, We Love You.

Continuing the "numbers" trend, here is Pi by Kate Bush. Admittedtly, over 300000 views, but still seems a little underloved. So let us spread the word, and fill the world with Pi. 



Numbers Have Love

Just know this. Numbers...add meaning to life.
They don't just tell you
how much time you've wasted today
how little you are really getting paid
How long a distance you have to travel to reach your goals
Sometimes they say "You're almost there; don't give up."
Or "You've defied the odds, you've broken the rules, but the rules don't care. Congrats."
Or "This one little
mistake
waste
problem
incident
spike of pain
moment of heartache
failure
misfortune
hurt
sorrow
time of despair
is like an instantaneous velocity of the speeding line
it's existence holds things in place
without it, the physical as we know it
couldn't exist
but the number describing it
is so small
so infinitesimally small
it infinitely nears zero
it brushes against the nothing
it reached the Event Horizon
and in the grand scheme
When infinity becomes our reality
though it shouldn't be forgotten
because scars, you see,
add character
and harden the skin
and remind us of life before,
it can still be counted
as zero.
nothing.
nothing at all."

Sometimes Numbers are much nicer than you first assumed.

Devotional: Blessings of God---No One Forsaken

Psalm 9:10,18 (KJV)

"And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord , hast not forsaken them that seek thee."

And

"[18] For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever."

Just felt like sharing that with you tonight. This exact subject has been on my mind a ton recently. let us act as the hands of God and reach out to those in need. Let us allow God to bless us as well. We all could use it, especially in times such as these.

God bless, my readers. God bless.

~RRC

Steve Jobs...May He Rest in Peace.

I know that millions of people have probably commented on, tweeted and facebooked about, and reblogged this news, but...wow, Steve Jobs is dead. I'm very saddened...

Reblogged:

"The family of former Apple chief executive Steve Jobs said that he died "peacefully" on Wednesday, surrounded by his family. A memorial Web site will be posted.
Jobs passed away at the age of 56. Jobs is survived by his wife Laurene and two children, as well as a daughter from a previous relationship.

On August 24, Jobs stepped down, stating that he could no longer meet his duties and expectations as Apple's chief executive. Jobs was diagnosed with and treated for a rare type of pancreatic cancer in 2004, but he said the 2009 absence was not a resurgence of that cancer. He took a medical leave of absence in January.
In a statement, Jobs' family said he died peacefully.
"Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family.
"In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family. We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve's illness; a website will be provided for those who wish to offer tributes and memories.

"We are grateful for the support and kindness of those who share our feelings for Steve. We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grief."
Numerous members of the tech world chimed in with their own tributes, and Twitter was filled with condolences attached to the #RIPSteveJobs hashtag. Online, mourners began leaving notes on Facebook tribute pages as well as the Steve Jobs Day Facebook page."

The original and complete article can be found on PCmag.com. I don't know if it's the best article written on the subject (i thought it was pretty good); i just picked a concise one and went with it. There were a ton of kind, touching comments worth looking through, as well.

I personally owe Steve Jobs for awesome computers, Apple in general, and especially for Pixar. yep, that's right; Pixar might never have existed if he hadn't believed in what those crazy, story-loving, author/artist/computer geeks could do back in the day. I thank him, and pray for him and his family.


~Sincerely,

RRC

Love Deprived: Amazone by Sortilège

I'm not completely familiar with Sortilège, truth be told, but I do like what I've heard so far; primarily this particular song (more on them later...I have a weakness for foreign music, especially rap, opera, or heavy metal. Don't ask me why).  

What I gathered from the lyrics and title, it is about women who are Amazon warriors and describes their passion and lethal ability masked by disarming beauty (that is my guess, anyway. ;)  Being new to the rules of the French language, I wasn't sure how to position the words so that the translator that I used [Google's very own langauge tools] would make the most sense. Also, it's an online translator, albeit a rather good one; anyone know of a site with translated lyrics or who speaks French? I like to check up on all of my songs, to make sure the lyrics are not only good quality but okay spiritually. :)

While this does seem to be one of their more popular ones, it still has (currently) under 6000 views. Enjoy.

Randomized Cool: Paper Shepherd

Just thought I'd post this because it's AWESOME. Just so you know.