Friday, November 18, 2005

That's one small snowflake for the ground... soon one giant heap of all kinds.

The beginning of a snow storm, From outside my dorm window


Winter is a beautiful time of year but burrrrrrrrr....... The white stuff has fallen a couple of times already and I continually find myself hating it more and more. Not so much the snow but the agonizing, bitter, freezing wind. Then it is a thing like this that will change my mind. I happened to stumble upon this beautiful site of the sun shining throught the limbs of a tree early in the morning. The tree is one in front of the Fine Arts building, refracting iridescent snow and light.

Heaven woven quilt


Isn't that beautiful? I couldn't believe it. I would've missed this had I not gone in early to work on an art project and brought my camera to take pictures of my piece. When I saw this tree, I almost forgot I had my camera with me. I just stared for ages and I remember saying to myself, "Aww dang I wish I had my camera." Then it dawned on me that I did have it, although it took forever to unbundle myself to get to it. I'm thankful I did.

If it must be cold at least God still has a hand in the creation of beauty for us all to behold. Let us all be thankful for everything we are given and able to behold. Remember to see the beauty in everything we would otherwise miss.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Saturday, November 12, 2005

Banjo and Bass playing Bach?

If Bach never wrote works for the banjo and bass it may very well be because the banjo hadn't been been created. In today's world anything is possible and I just came back from a concert that left me in awe. Bach was played on the banjo and double bass along with other classical compositions from Tchaikovsky and Chopin. My ears danced to a new sound created by these two virtuoso musicians, Bela Fleck on the banjo and Edgar Meyer playing the bass. If you can imagine this sound then you can't even savor the other genres played from bluegrass to jazz, not to mention the banter back and forth between the two musicians.
I know what some of you may think, isn't the banjo all twangy soundin' and the bass just boring low harmony? Well yeah in many cases yes, but not by these two, who are masters of their instruments. I'd have to say that Edgar Meyer is the world's greatest bassist and Bela Fleck, the world's best banjo player. If you knew what a harpsichord sounds like then you have heard how this guy handled the banjo and the bass was strung and plucked with the ease of a violin. Simply put, their concert was a feast for the soul.

Listen to a sampling of their latest CD, Music for Two. My favorite, and I heard it live, is Woolly Mammoth.

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Maintenance

Problems fixed. Actually I just reverted back to old code. Internet Explorer, you are terrible.

Sorry for the inconvenience. The Sea of Steve is currently experiencing technical difficulties with Internet Explorer users. Since I don't have a Mac I'm not sure if you are having difficulties. If you are a Mac user, specifically Surfari users, and also notice something strange let me know.

Those using Firefox shouldn't experience any problems.

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Steve Seas a New Look

You came, you saw, and I hope you enjoy the new look of the Sea of Steve. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The site is what it is and that's all that it is. I only ask what you think the site to be or not to be, that is the only question. I'm beside myself with joy over the new look but soft what light through your windows do you see? It is the best, and Steve is the sun? Or could it be another black sheep of the blogging community?

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Macnopoly

I was reading the newspaper today and I came across this ad.



I always thought Microsoft had the biggest monopoly ever. So this ad can only be saying one of two things, that either Microsoft really got split up after the anti-trust case, which allowed for McDonald's to take the lead of the world's monopolies, or more likely, that Microsoft and McDonald's merged forming a international conglomeratation of food and technology. Obviously it's the latter and more evil one.

It might be hard to choke down now but just think of the similarities here. First consider the Mcdonald's logo, the golden arches.

Does this not promote Bill Gates to the core? Golden Gates....Bill Gates. He's rich, no wait he's golden and his last name is Gates. Other ways to describe the nerd might be the "Quarter Pounder" and "Sausage McMuffin with egg." With all these McDonald's products promoting Bill Gates how could he not merge with them? And not to mention that a big "M" could easily promote Microsoft too.

So what does McDonald's get out of this merge?. Well I thought about this one too and it is quite obvious. McDonald's now offers free wireless internet access in their stores, "Would you like fries or wireless internet with that?" and they get to fire that annoying clown, Ronald McDonald, in favor of the more annoying, Microsoft Windows Paperclip.


I even came up with their new saying,

"Did somebody say onopol.

Friday, October 14, 2005

Hey Hey to the Monkeys

Monkeys peel the banana the correct way


I've been really busy lately and I lost the monkey that turns the crank in my head. I figured it's time for my monkey and I to get the cranks turning again, and what better why to do that then to incite him? So I looked around my room for something to post about, anything that Mr. Monkey would find amusing.

I saw exactly that, just lying there, soaking up the mid-day sun, reverberating their color while stretching out on a table. They were laying on their sides with their long skinny necks, curved slender bodies and smooth skin glistening in the warm rays. In no time at all Mr. Monkey sprang to his feet, started turning the cranks, and salivated over the beautiful sight before him. He was very curious and started spinning the handle like a barrel full of monkeys going over Victoria Falls.








I'm Talking Bananas!!!


and let's face it, YOU don't know the correct way to PEEL A BANANA!!!

Have no fear I will show you chimpanzees, the correct way. It's really quite simple and it makes a lot of sense. I too used to be an ignorant ape that peeled the banana the wrong way, so you can change your primate ways too.


Now that I have your Curious George attentions, let's begin the correct instictive primatal way to peel a banana.

Start by finding a banana of course. They come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colors. I prefer the yellow ones. Hold the banana by the part that attaches to the plant, also known as the stem of the banana. Now peel the banana from the other end known as the tip. Ok...ok, I know you've always been taught that the stem was the top, but you're wrong. Want proof? Here you go.


Notice that the stems are on the bottom and the bananas curve up and around the plant.

By peeling the banana from the true top you'll notice a few things especially when the banana is ripe.

* The banana easily flowers or fans out into three sections length wise.

* Those nasty little stringy things on the sides of the banana that you always have to peel off after you remove the peel the incorrect way is non existent when the banana is peeled from the top.

* You have a handle by which to eat the banana. You wouldn't eat a pop-sicle by holding the pop-sicle end would you?

* The banana is symmetrical while you're eating it.

* The peel looks more aesthetic after you're done. A banana peel from a correctly opened banana can resemble a fountain, a squid or a palm tree. An incorrectly opened banana peel resembles nothing at all!

* The banana flower sat in the end you open. Implying you should open the banana in the same direction the banana flower once opened.


As if that wasn't proof enough here is more.

Bananas are depicted in cartoons peeled the correct way.

Even Nintendo draws the banana in this manner. If Bugs Bunny instead ate bananas he too would peel it in this fashion.











Finally if none of the above has convinced you, then this will be the clincher of all arguments. Obviously if any creature knows how to peel a banana it would be the monkey. It comes naturally to them and believe it or not monkeys peel the banana from the non-stem end. You can't argue with that, for when it comes to bananas, monkeys are the true banana experts.

Sunday, September 25, 2005

Nothing Is Sound

I wake up this morning and groan. Why? because I am coming down with a sickness, the kind of thing that lingers in the upper back pallete of your throat. It bugs me. Nothing is sound anymore except for the fact that I went to the very first concert of my entire life......Switchfoot!



They are a truly unique rock band with an intense longing for meaning, something I search for in the music I listen to. Their concert was gnarly! Thought I'd throw in a California surf word. It wasn't just great because it was my first rock concert I've ever been to, but because their concert was absolutely bodacious. The lead singer had a lot of presence. He jumped up on the drummers platform, rocked out on the bass drum, almost knocking it over, and then jumped back down. He also got into the crowd and sang. Yeah...wow...
Our crowd was tremendous. The sheer decible noise was intense, louder then our football games by far. The kind of screams that you can feel in the pit of your stomach and then it got louder something I didn't think was possible. The whole experience was amazing and I diffently am going to have to listen to more of their music because my friend CJ got me interested in their stuff and now that I heard it first hand I'm psyched.

My good friend Nate might like to know that Switchfoot is coming to Brisbane Oct. 3rd. He should go and convert some 'lost souls' at the concert. Too bad I have no way of 'contacting' him... *UT04 2AM* if(sleep==true) return sorry; else run fragBySteve;