Seal "Hunting"

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There are some things in this world that leave me tethered on the edge where hope meets dispair. They also leave me going "Why???". The Annual Canadian Seal Hunt is one such thing. I watched a Youtube video about it that left me feeling very distressed about it. I won't share the video for fear of upsetting sensitive readers but it's graphic. It's really graphic.

Some people are determined to defend the annual practice by saying that it's actually not as bad as certain organisations make it out to be. I am skeptical that this is the case, but I am open to hearing arguments from both sides (the pro seal hunting and the anti seal hunting). To me, hunting as a sport is wrong, unless it's for human survival in some way, and looking at how young some of these seals are leaves an acidic taste in my mouth.

Resources and links:

Humane Society International has this to say about the matter.

You can urge Canada to end this slaughter via PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) by visiting their website and clicking on the appropriate link.

Tell me:

What the what? Say what in the comments.

Do what you feel is right, unless it's wrong.

Blogging can be Scary

Just saying... Well, what am I saying exactly? I'm saying this: isn't it slightly terrifying that you would publish writing on a topic that is important in your life and everyone can see it and copy and paste to their hearts' desire?

For me it is. Just saying.

Why? Well here are 2 reasons off the top of my head.

1. Once it's published, it's difficult to take it back.

Much like Twitter, blogging has the potential to attract global readers, and although you can delete a post if you aren't happy with it, the truth still stands that it was on the Internet, for anyone to behold, for a duration of time. It's possible for someone to read your article, take offense, and link it to you. Now, I know this screams paranoia and I probably am a bit paranoid.

The Good News: If you haven't said anything offensive, and think before you post, you probably don't have anything to worry about - unless you're a bit like me and tend to worry anyway.

2. Copy right or copy wrong, it still happens.

It's unfortunate but it's true. Words are cheap sometimes, and some people view them as a free for all on the internet. They are either thieves and liars, taking those words and pretending that they wrote them, ignorant, or just uneducated about ownership and copyright, in which case, a conversation could clear up any infringements.

Having said all this, I would still encourage one to go down the blogging path, even with these things in mind. So, blogging can be scary? Yes, I know I'm the one that said so, but there's a good end to this daunting story.

Life is scary. Getting out of bed in the morning can be seen as scary, but nobody ever got anywhere by sleeping all day. Get out of bed, experience life and if you want to blog, but it terrifies you, realise that while these fears might be valid, the experience of having a blog might be worth more than the terror of being misquoted.

Still this is not the final conclusion and should not be taken as blogging advice. What about you, blog visitors? Are you afraid of blogging? How valid do you think this fear is and what are some of your blogging pro's and con's?

Are you free?

Free-thinking.

Are you free? No.

Lady Lancelot has arrived and declared this blog a thinking spot. From this moment forward, it shall be as non profit and as weird as possible. It will also be a place of writing practice, although the fear of content-stealing is upon the owner.

Not that there won't be other blogs with different declarations.

The Lady has spoken.

For now.

Round the bend. Back again.

"Wild horses, couldn't drag me away"... from life, the smell of life, the touch of life and the immediacy of fresh air, even if it is endlessly coated with car fumes.

It's amazing. This year of study has come to an end and the end follows a somewhat chaotic middle. Frayed at the edges, I emerged, whole. Still. It's wonderful to have space in my mind to think freely again, because it was at the mercy of stress and chaos for what seemed like a long time.

:-)

Rumors of an Art Blog

The rumors are true.

There's a new blog on the block, and it's... mine.

Well, after grappling with my magnetic attraction to starting new blogs and my general addiction to blogging, I decided it was time. It's time to create a blog that will focus on my studies, rather than steal me away from them. Hopefully, this new blog will get me to think more critically about art and dive into the reality that I am a fourth year fine arts student.

As these things usually happen, it was a spontaneous decision, and it went down on Wordpress.com. Who wouldn't be lured into the visual amazing-ness of their arty themes? An art blog was a definite choice. Now I can blog about what I am actually supposed to be focussing on at university. There is hope for my degree, with blogging addiction afterall!

Where does this leave "The Fire in my Eyes"?

Actually, it leaves it exactly the same as it was before. It really is the fire in my eyes and will remain a passionate, spontaneous blog which documents the whimsicalities of my mind. The new blog, The Incredible World of Art, is one of the branches off The Fire in my Eyes, and I thought it would be cool to start a blog to share art news and views and share artistst that really make me think and/or inspire me.

Where can you find this new blog?
Well, here:
The Incredible World of Art
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Now that you've read that these rumors are true, it's up to you to investigate further.
Hope that everyone is enjoying this Tuesday!

Until Next time.

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4 Fun and Fast Online Games

Hi bloggers and readers,

A while back I gave you a list of Cute Online Games.

Today I'm going to give you a list of 4 Quick Online Games that I consider to be creative, fun and fast.

They are all available to play online and what I like about them is that they are quick to load and relatively easy to play. Most of the time, all that is required to play is a computer, an Internet connection and Adobe Flash Player. Some of them are the type of games that you can play in your coffee or lunch break. They might be slightly addictive but they're much less addictive than the three alternatives I will mention later.

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