Solongo

hey how goes it?

sorry this is late but thanks for the thumbs up

I'm in the Navy so yeah.....

Crazy, hectic, uncertain …

… will be better though, sometimes crap has to happen.

no more bloggin'?

Things are going good, thanks.

I hope you don't mind but there's a quote from your blog I'd like to use as my signature:

We also feel great joy when others can acknowledge our self worth without focusing on our accomplishments. A person feels inauthentic when they are praised for their accomplishment instead of who they really are. This also explains why a person can achieve a level of success and still feel empty or unworthy of the success.

yeah, it gets a lot better once you have a few years. After that, it becomes a bit more natural.

I just don't want to become the IT stereotype...(yeah, yeah, i know, stereotypes aren't good.) lazy, wasting away in front of a screen 8-5

Thanks. I'll need it. Job search is a bit discouraging ATM. Hoping i don't have to start out in helpdesk.

Best of luck with you too, as you continue on doing what you love

to an extent, yes. More than a lot of other focuses, but on par with a number of others. It's a DOE kind of thing though (depends on experience). With mine (>1yr) i won't make much when i start out.

Yeah, i am so sick of school. The only way i'd do a masters is if company paid 100% and i had a few years off first.

Thing that concerns me about the field is that i'm not a natural for it. Many in the field are kinda "born with it." Proclivity for numbers, etc. It's also a very mental field. I prefer physical stuff too. Anyway, i'll figure it out.

Yeah, it's crazy expensive. Need to move to Europe or something lol.

yeah, i'm not like a typical INFJ - not sure if i'm an INFJ even. I'm comfortable enough with it (for now at least.)

On paper at least, my degree says i'm an Network and Systems Administration focus. Fancy way of saying i set up systems and make sure they work properly.

I think i eventually want to get into security.

that sounds interesting - you'd be/are good at that kind of stuff - i always enjoy reading your writings. Aren't you in NY somewhere?

Yeah, I put myself in a predetermined hole . I'm in my last semester of my IT degree, currently looking for employment after I finish up school

waiting forward for that article. thanks : )

I think it's a lesson learned overall. Sometimes when two people are arguing they are not necessarily arguing about what they think they are arguing about. It pays off to clarify things. Thank you for acknowlidging my experience. It means a lot to me.

yeah I think youre right a lot can be achieved with the internet these days without expensive gadgetry

The bigger an operation someone tries to take on (eg like Ike's TPV) the bigger a headache it can potentially become; if you do you're own thing you can also work at your own pace

I like James Corbetts stuff. He just speaks to camera and gives good clear info

My awakening....hmmm...its been happening by degrees since i was a kid i guess

But then there are big aha moments along the way

Looking into socialist and then anarchist thought showed me the dynamic of our society and from there it is possible to begin to see the ways in which the ruling class maintain their control.

I was always interested in myths and legends and religion, but real insights began when i started looking into the occult...thats the wellspring of it all

How about you...what made the switch in the head go?

Lol Scotland is a mix of the beautiful and the ugly....its had its high points and its lows.....it can be dreich and cold but it can also be warm and bright as well as moody, wild and stunningly beautiful. its right at the point where the polar front rises and falls and also where weather comes in off the atlantic so its a changeable place! But when everythings right...its sublime

But this year we are going to vote for whether we want to become an independent nation again after 300 years of being attached to England, Wales and the Northern portion of Ireland, so a pretty exciting year! This could be a great opportunity for scotland to weaken the power of the central planners!

A poster asked me to comment on indendence and i'll probably start a thread on it soon

Getting back to the awakening process...its a case of how to reach a large audience. Some folk have set up radio stations, some have set up pod casts and some have even set up TV stations

I've contributed financially recently to the making of a crowd funded documentary and also to david Ikes new channel 'the peoples voice'. But the TPV has bitten off more than it can chew at the moment as they crowd funded just over £300,000 in about half a year and used it to buy up a studio and equipment and went on air around the clock!....a pretty tall order

Now they are appealing for more money and are having to go down the advertising route which is obviously a problem for those that don't want to be beholden to other interests

So yeah...its how to do something that isn't a black hole for finances or is at least self financing or free!

Crowd funding does seem to be a pretty cool development of the internet though

I can totally relate to what you are saying. I am a little over the 30 mark but i still haven't found that flash...i have some ideas though

I set up a business with someone and realised through this process the power of 'the mastermind' (when people kind of amplify their brain power by teaming up with others....theres a kind of dynamic effect where people bounce things off each other and build on each others ideas...its very powerful and whilst its happening it really feels like the sky is the limit), so finding like minded people is important. I think for people like us its important that such people aren't just agreeing with our views on something but rather that they share our values...because without that it unravels

So if i get my flash of genius i will get in touch with like minded people such as yourself...sometimes it feels like it is just there hanging in the aether and i just need to bridge to it somehow

And likewise if you are ever needing personel with a venture feel free to give me a shout. i am most definately looking for pro active ways to make a difference

To gain greater understanding and to share it...and you?