We're moving from Blogger. It's been good, but not good enough. We want some more features with a more robust... everything. So we've chosen WordPress. Sorry, Blogger. We just need to move on, yah know?
Head on over to blurbshift.wordpress.com to check it out.
Make sure to change your bookmarks and/or your RSS feed! :)
Meet yah over at WordPress! Tah-tah, Blogger!
Hey, I just realized--Blurbshift has been up and running for more than a year! So happy anniversary to us! We may not have a big fanbase [hopefully that will change in time!], but it's been really fun to write for a public blog. As said in the previous posts about possible changes, expect big things from Blurbshift in the future! If we can get a web host, that is. Nonetheless, if you've been reading, please continue! And if you have friends who need something to do for the summer, send them our link!
A belated celebration post is on its way!
Note: This post will be at the top of the blog until June 1st. Please scroll down to read recent posts.
Here's the deal, kids.
BlurbShift isn't where we want it to be yet. We want to change that. We want to make it a supercool safe haven of writing, art, and other awesomeness.
To make that idea reality, we have a few ideas. First off, a new website. We're calling it redo with our own domain name. But we're not stopping there. We're revamping the whole dang thing with voting features, ranking, and a second blog that's like a melting pot of everything you guys send to us, and not just what we think is great.
Second, for those of you who've been keeping up with us since we've started, we're going to go back to creating a printable magazine with the best of the best, some exclusive stories, and some stuff we like that you've sent us that we didn't really want to waste just putting in the blog.
Third, accessibility. We want you to go BlurbShiftin' all over the place. That means on your phone, your iPod, and of course your computer. We're going to optimize the site for whatever your needs and desires, as long as you ask for it. Maybe even a version for you Opera Mini users. I know I'd like that! ;)
We don't know when all this'll be up and running, but it could be from weeks to months to a year and a half from now. Just hang on and ride with us as we go beta crazy and test out features and ideas and make it what we want it to be.
Thanks!
Lets try something. I know some info, mostly about gadgets and websites and other crap, all of which I don't really need to know. So I feel I should pass that information on to you, the reader of this post, so that you may know some info you don't need to know also. Ready? Lets do this then!
*For all of you who have an iPhone, an iPod Touch, or are thinking about getting one or the other, here's a little tidbit. Or two. On the 9th of June, Apple is releasing v2.0 of the software for the iPhone and Touch. What's this do you ask? Well, kind reader, it's going to include some updates that aren't announced yet, but also an update that includes the ability for developers to create applications that are native to the devices, and not just through accessible Mobile Safari. This way, developers can use the full potential of the device's capabilities, and not just what Mobile Safari can do. This includes full 3D games with motion support, powerful productivity apps, etc.
And, if you're going to buy either a shiny new iPhone or Touch, wait until after the 9th. Apple's probably going to come out with a newer iPhone or some price drops, and that's not too far away, is it?
*What do you get when you mix awesomeness, the internet, and cellphones? The free mobile web browser Opera Mini, of course! It's comparable to the web browser in the iPhone, not as good of course, but still a really great mobile web browser. Zoom in and out of full webpages with ease. Go the the site to check it out. It actually made the $15 a month worth it for unlimited internet on my phone.
*Making things is hard. That's why there's Instructibles. The how-to on everything you'd ever need to do, by people who've done it themselves, with step-by-step instructions, pictures, and sometimes even video. Perfect for finding something to do for a "look what I did!" weekend, or weeknight, project.
Have crap you know and don't need to know? Send it over to
blurbshift (AT) gmail (DOT) com.
I think I was asleep when I wrote this. Or just totally out of it. So it kind of is getting edited a lot. Drop a comment if it needs to be edited further. Why am I keeping it? Because I think it'd be a really good post if it made sense :P
Jeez, someone needs to update this blog more. What's wrong with people these days?
Oh wait. That's my job. Guess I should be a little more consistent :P
[That, by the way, is my way of apologizing for not writing in over a MONTH!]
Anyway. I don't have much to write about so I figured I could write about the season finale of House, on Fox.
If you don't know what House is: It's a TV series based on a series of books, I think, about a mad genius doctor who takes almost unacceptable risks to save lives.
Ok.
SPOILER ALERT!
Not only was the story line compelling because it showed us that yes, House does have emotion somewhere deep inside that humongous skull of his, but it is also compelling because it has so many twists, turns, and unexpected occurances. His first conflict? Saving his best friend's girlfriend who he thinks he might have slept with. His dreams with her bring on disturbingly accurate symptoms that she has, and help him to solve the case. However, his friend's desperation to save his girlfriend effects House [oh my!], and he starts to waver and change treatments and become cautious to save his friend some pains. In the end though, he has to make the tough decision to go against his friend's requests, only to follow them again to successfully solve the case. After risking his life to save that of his friend's girlfriend, he pushes his already fractured skull to the limit and falls into a coma that he later confesses he's not sure he wants to wake up from [this is suicidal, people!] And all of this is, in a way, in vain, as he finds out she overdosed on a drug for her flu [I can't remember the name of the drug] that turns the situation terminal, and she's expected to die within the day. All of this is very sad and depressing, but brace yourselves because it gets worse! When Wilson [House's heartbroken friend] finds out his girlfriend will die in a matter of hours, he is miraculously able to wake her up for her remaining time on earth to snuggle with her and whisper sweet somethings in her ear. The saddest exchange of words?
Wilson: Why aren't you angry?
Amber [His dying girlfriend]: Anger is not the last emotion I want to experience.
Or something like that. A real tearjerker...if you cry.
But the saddest part has to be when Wilson gives her one last loving kiss, then dramatically turns to shut off her support, one by one. She gasps and gurgles romantically a little bit, and dies in his arms. Awe.
And if that weren't bad enough, House's female team member finds out she has a genetic and terminal disease [which I think is like...Huntington's?]. What makes it more heartbreaking is the fact that she's avoided taking the test so long--you hope that maybe there's a chance she didn't have it, that she was worried over nothing. But no. She has it.
And to make matters worse, when Wilson goes home, he finds an utterly suicidal note on his bed.
"Sorry I'm not here, went to pick up House. Love, Amber."
The significance? Her pathway to death started when she went to pick up a drunk House from a bar. After leaving they took a bus together that was in a nasty accident. But before the accident, Amber confesses she has the flu and takes the deadly medicine. Then, CRASH and everything is a blur. And so, Amber's last "words" become even more depressing, because perhaps, the note implies she's returning. Which she's not. Ever. And when that thought hits you, how do you deal with it? Not well, I would assume.
So shall we sum it up?
-Amber dies.
-House goes into a coma saving her.
-Wilson dies on the inside because Amber did, and gets the arrow twisted inside his bleeding heart with the devastating note.
-Female team member ["14"] has a terminal genetic illness.
-House has suicidal thoughts and admits his fear of returning to pain and misery.
[Did I not mention that? He's in a "bus to heaven" with Amber after she dies, talking about not wanting to get off, wanting to die because he doesn't want to live through pain and misery.]
Have a happy day. XD
