Hybrid Air Vehicles

http://www.hybridairvehicles.net/

I think I might be in love…with a skycat.

Ever since I was a child I’ve loved blimps, I like the idea of them.  Anything that flies is always going to get my attention, but there’s something quite special in my mind associated with airships, and I always wished I lived somewhere where I could see them flying around.

Living in a garage the iconic goodyear blimp is one that holds a lot of appeal for me, makes me think of summers as a kid

There’s also that very steam punk thing about them *drools a little*

So when I saw a hybrid air vehicle on the news my heart skipped a beat, such gorgeous machines, if you look at the website (or check out youtube, worth checking out the nearly identical P-791 as well) you can see a video of one in flight, they fly like some kind of sky whale, really graceful. They look so much like the blimps I love, but new technology is creating so much potential in these hybrid machines as cargo transporters & surveillance that their standard blimp counterparts just don’t have

Really hope this technology continues to go places

Mornings

I’ve never been a big fan of afternoons, and as a result I hate having to waste the mornings.  A normal working day starts at 9am, and for a lot of us that means falling asleep around midnight and waking up some time around 6, or if you’re lucky enough to be a student on campus like I am at the moment some time between 7.45 & 8.30 =p

This I find to be a very sad state of affairs for us morning lovers wasting 60-85% of the best part of the day asleep, I’m having a lot of trouble sleeping at the moment and as a result I do actually get to enjoy the early hours of the morning…but struggle through the rest of the day as a result.  I also tend to feel bad for not sleeping and in trying to make myself sleep at the right time I waste the time I’m actually awake.

I think a lot of us crave a certain amount of freedom in our lives, that if we look at things sensibly we know we can’t have.  For me this craving manifests in how I want my sleep patterns to go & on a larger scale having some degree of control over when I do what.  If I had my way I’d fall asleep sometime around midday & either sleep through until 8pm or if I could reshape biology sleep 12-4pm and then 8-12pm or 9pm-1am…now that’d be amazing.  I’d have a lunch type meal around 9am I think, just because I like to eat a lot at that time of day.

Looking at the bigger picture I’d love to structure the year around learning, because that’s essentially what my life’s about.  Even last year studying at home my time was ruled by exams & my personal timetable was strict, and whilst I’m enjoying the structure of university because it’s different something about it still clashes with me, as I expect the necessity of social conformity clashes with everyone, at least at some point or another.

So for now I’ve opened my curtains because it makes me happy & hope I’ll be able to get enough sleep to function in today’s labs (no chance), hopefully today will be a productive day if nothing else =)

Soul Silver!

I meant to write a while ago about Pokemon Soul Silver, I must say it’s amazing one of the things that has impressed me most so far is the sheer variety of pokemon at the beginning of the game, and not just variety…an assortment of pokemon that you might actually want to keep and train.  The collection of new features are also really fun, I love seeing my pokemon walking along beside me, and my pokewalker hasn’t left my side in the past month.

Leveling up happens much slower than in other games (understandable with 16 badges to get through), although the levels of your opponents are lower to compensate…keep having the urge to grind constantly, but considering how little time I have to play at the moment it seems like a bit of a waste doing that, and I haven’t come across any problems so far =)

Actually really behind with this game, and haven’t been able to play in a week so not much more I can say (damn exams), might start cataloging the stories behind my pokemon names, that would be fun

A Short and Confused Introduction

I wanted a blog…but didn’t know what to write…so I chose now…when I have the least to write about…to make one

Sometimes I get quite opinionated and usually I like to ramble on about nothing so hopefully in future I’ll be able to write more…I’m an imaginative and quite frankly unusual child so this shouldn’t be a problem…it’s just the quality I worry about 

Some of my favourite things (in no particular order) are:

·Socks

·Anime

·Physics

·Pokemon