Famous Last Words: Back to Work

Well the vacation is over. I just got back from my home state, California. It was my son's first time out there and I hope it inspired him that the world is bigger than just what he sees here in Oklahoma. It was great to get away for a week and spend it with family and friends. The trip was to surprise a person I consider my brother that I have been playing online games with for about 10years. He was turning 50 and is moving to Arizona in June so me and a group of other friends that all play online thought it was the perfect time to do it. Yes, online friends can turn into family just like this group has. The trip helped recharge my mindset to focus more on my goals of getting back home and how to do it. School is a major factor in the plan.

We went to Venice, Santa Monica, Hollywood and all around SoCal. My son had never experienced anything like what he did during this trip. Just watching him with his eyes wide and the smile he had warmed my heart. I had done everything like that before so my enjoyment was watching him. The ocean was probably his favorite part. It was a little cold but he kept running in and out of the waves just being a kid. He got to meet my friends and he fit in perfectly. Some of them are engineers and seeing as he wants to become and engineer when he grows up it was inspiring from him. The cars that they drove probably helped that haha. I know this is sad to say but I even missed the traffic. At least I did not have to drive and was riding in a Tesla S the whole time.

Personal photo of The Lost Sons crew after the last breakfast (I'm the one in front)

Ventura, California 2017

Review Week 13

Of all of the announcements this one hits home. I knew I was getting burnt out between work and school. The trip I just got back from helped me relax and recharge, something about being by the ocean does that for me. Even if you do not get to go on a vacation, find somewhere relaxing to just cool out and relax. It helps in the long run.

Take Time to Recharge.

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Extra Reading: Welsh Fairy Book (Thomas)

Extra Reading: Welsh Fairy Book (Thomas)

This collection of Welsh tales was enjoyable. I really loved the stories "Arthur in the Cave" and "St Collen and the King of Fairy". The stories were well written and easy to read. Although some of them were short it gave enough to pull a reader in. Seeing the difference in how the Welsh viewed Arthur as immortal was intriguing to me as well. At the end of  "Arthur in the Cave" I thought the sorcerer and the Welshman were done for, great use of misdirection.

The Welsh Fairy Book by W. Jenkyn Thomas with illustrations by Willy Pogány (1908) Part A

Image of St. Collens Church in Wales, Llangollen Church and graveyard in Abbey Road 

by John Haynes, 31 December 2007. Source: Wikimedia.

Reading Notes: Celtic Fairy Tales Part A

Celtic Fairy Tales Part A

Part A of these fairy tales was very enjoyable. I was wanting to do a story about fairies and the first story had exactly all of the information I was needing. The Celtic version of Snow White was better than the original in my opinion as the prince ended up with two wives instead of the one. The reading was easy enough and understanding a lot of the basic principles of the characters helped someone visualize. 

Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1892). Part A.

A portrait of a fairy, by Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1869). Source: Wikipedia.