Hello,
This is Marc writing.
I like to do a little bit of everything in this life I feel like living a varied life is a productive one.I'm writing from my new home in SMithtown, NY. The summer has come and I can't say that I am not happy-its been so crummy in the winter and the spring has felt more like an EXTENDED winter not really spring. But now its gone straight to almost 90 degrees and it will be through the rest of the weekend and then some.
This summer I am working on a few projects. I am working on getting accepted to SUNY Old Westbury in the fall and FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY(was that enough?) obtaining my bachelor's degree. In what doesn't really matter, probably education or psychology I just want to get the darn thing. Its been way too long. SUNY Old Westbury; I picked because for financial reasons it had to be a SUNY- SUNY Farmingdale didn't have the programs that I was looking for and the other SUNY, SUNY Stony Brook well that could potentially be a bit overwhelming with lecture halls of over 2 or 300 students in it and no or very little individualized attention, no I don't want that. So by default it went to SUNY Old Westbury. A good college and I hope to get accepted. Most tell me I will. If not in the fall, then the winter of 2018.
Also my songwriting is progressing. I have 4 videos so far and theyre all on my YOUTUBE channel.
"Making Love To An Empty Heart", "Tear Down ALl these Walls", "Every ( Little) Picture Tells 1000 Words", and "A Place For Believers" are all on there. Working on some other stuff too with Christina Montalto, my School Of Rock instructor in Port Jefferson.
I am also planning on driving for Uber when they start on the island on Saturday July 1st. This could benefit me tremendously financially. I have two jobs at a library and a hospital both are going well but not quite enough cash in coming in. To DO more you need to HAVE more, and then you GET more,and then you DO more, and then it becomes a domino effect. Or so they say.
Also joined a social network and keeping up with meetups. I was wondering if there was one that JUST LIKES TO GO TO THE BEACH- there really isn't. would be nice because I love the beach and there are so many on the island. But Ill still keep up with all of those activities. Just returned recently from a ROAD TRIP with my housemate and his friend to Upstate and New England. SO much fun. My favorite part was Rhode Island SO different to the EAst End of the island which is what I thought it would be like. NO NO so different and much more urban than that. Providence, wher6e we spent the night, actually right on the eastern border with Massachusetts, was so nice(despite the rain) and quaint, and what not. Salem, Mass was fun too. Vermont and New Hampshire was great for driving through despite the cool June temps so peaceful and rural and scenic and homely. Maine we didn't quite get to(pity) and Connecticut was, well, kinda just THERE! lol. New York State is a very picturesque state with lots of history to it too. Learned quite a bit.
Still want to do a few things also this summer that I didn't do last summer. Mini- golf, karaoke I did but want to continue. Still want to see a play or two at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson, do a concert I believe Kool and the Gang and Huey Lewis are coming to the island this summer, among others. Horse riding I want to try, again. Kayaking I haven't tried before, but they say it's a lot of fun. Pick up some more swimming at the beach of course, do some historic walking tours ( Three Village Historical Society has a plethora of them,), and maybe take an art and/or acting workshop. But that could wait until the fall though. And when it rains theres always indoor stuff like museums and the movies. But let's hope for less of those days this summer.
And of course try to go to the city even more. Been once already this summer and plan to do it a lot more. Might go to see a Broadway show in August WICKED which they say is really good.
So I hope to have a great summer.I really enjoy the island and the city and all that it has to offer. Great place to live.......
Cheers,
Marc.
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Sunday, December 22, 2013
TOP 10 WEATHER PHENOMENA
HI guys,
This is post #2. I have taken a hiatus from blogging for a while-now it's time to come back. Here's my first TOP 10 list-this is of weather phenomena;weather is an intense interest of mine.
TOP 10 WEATHER PHENOMENA
#10) COLD- ( FEBRUARY) This is the worst possible weather condition. Especially when combined with a biting chilly wind, cold weather is NOT fun. OK;there ARE some benefits to taking a long drive on a cold sunny day, BUT, realistically, cold weather is not my thing. Especially like living in the NorthEast, where we get quite a bit of it. ANd also because I'm an outdoorsy type of individual;like going out and DOING stuff;not THAT much into indoor activities. More than 2 or 3 months of cold weather I could not live with.
#9)SNOW- (JANUARY) Snow ranks only second to cold as the worst weather condition. True, it's nice to go snowboarding in the white stuff, and to sip hot cocoa or hot chocolate on a snowy day or eve, BUT, let's face it, most of the time we don't really have that luxury, now do we? We have to go out in the white stuff and drive in it to work or wherever we're going. The only reason that it is " better" than cold is that the actual temperature is a bit warmer when it's snowing than when its sunny and cold, usually. The moisture holds in a bit of the "relative heat". Hence the phrase" self-destructive" sunshine. If you're not into meteorology you probably have no idea what I'm talking about LOL.
#8)HUMIDITY- (JULY) Especially in summer, coastal regions tend to exacerbate the humidity factor, due to the moisture coming in from the ocean,lake,river, whatever. And CITIES tend to exacerbate the actual temperature in summer, due to the urban island or greenhouse effect whatever you want to call it, so the heat is actually feels worse than it actually is. Humidity is uncomfortable, it makes you perspire more and makes breathing and exercise harder. In essence,it sucks. I think residents of the NorthEast BosWash corridor know this all too well during summer, especially during summertime. Let alone folks who live in the SOuthEast, big cities like Atlanta, Dallas, Nashville, Miami, etc. Don't know how they cope. Honestly.
#7)RAIN- (APRIL) Rain,to me, has more of a psychological effect to me personally. I guess because of the lack of Vitamin D from the sun, tends to make one tired mentally, psychogically, and emotionally too. At least it does for me. If I'm depressed, stressed, and/or bored, the rain will make that situation worse. Seattle and Portland and Vancouver and coastal Alaska get the most rain, and they also have high suicide and SAD(Seasonal-Affective Disorder) instances, despite the palm trees and relatively "balmy" mild climate. Rain rain go away.
#6)FOG- (NOVEMBER) I don't really like fog. It tends to hang around in the morning during spring and fall and postpones the nice sunny warm days. Also has a kind of depressing feel to it, I think.
#5)WIND- (MARCH) Wind, obviously, is kind of a mixed bag-that's why it's sort of in the middle I guess. In the winter of course it's no good, making the already cold weather feel even colder, but in the summer, it can be quite pleasant-(Seals and Crofts-SUMMER BREEZE makes me feel fine.......) It does. In the spring and the fall it can also be quite nice too. March is the windiest month, and due to the fact that it comes in like a lion and out like a lamb,March can be quite nasty in the beginning and quite nice towards it's end.
#4)THUNDERSTORMS- (SEPTEMBER) I USUALLY like thunderstorms. Partly because they tend to cool down the atmosphere in summer-time, and also for some strange reason I find the pouring rain showers to be quite exciting(at times) and quite therapeutic and cleansing(at others). But again that's just me. Even going to the beach during thunderstorms, I enjoy. Provided no lightning of course.
#3)HEAT- (AUGUST)- OK if its a DRY heat, It's fine with me. I can handle up to around 90 degrees of dry heat before I start to get cranky. In general I like the warmth, because of the beach, the park, the pool.etc. I like being outdoors. But like everything else, it has an extent too which it can be too much. When its humid out, I can't really deal with anything above the 70s.
#2)SLEET/ICE/FREEZING RAIN/MIXED PRECIPITATION-( DECEMBER)- ALl variations on the same theme, meteorologically speaking. This type of precip occurs when the temp is AROUND 32 degrees or just slightly above or below. Usually occurs in late fall or early spring. I have no idea, really, why this type appeals to me, just that it DOES! MAYBE because it's fun to walk, jog,or run in!
#1) SUN- (JUNE)- The nicest time of the year of course. the most sunny days and the heat and humidity hasn't really started yet. Yes,sun is almost always a good thing. This one is pretty self-explanatory.
SO there you have it-my TOP 10 WEATHER PHENOMENA. I'll try to post more top 10 lists in my future blogs. That's it for now-thanks for reading!
This is post #2. I have taken a hiatus from blogging for a while-now it's time to come back. Here's my first TOP 10 list-this is of weather phenomena;weather is an intense interest of mine.
TOP 10 WEATHER PHENOMENA
#10) COLD- ( FEBRUARY) This is the worst possible weather condition. Especially when combined with a biting chilly wind, cold weather is NOT fun. OK;there ARE some benefits to taking a long drive on a cold sunny day, BUT, realistically, cold weather is not my thing. Especially like living in the NorthEast, where we get quite a bit of it. ANd also because I'm an outdoorsy type of individual;like going out and DOING stuff;not THAT much into indoor activities. More than 2 or 3 months of cold weather I could not live with.
#9)SNOW- (JANUARY) Snow ranks only second to cold as the worst weather condition. True, it's nice to go snowboarding in the white stuff, and to sip hot cocoa or hot chocolate on a snowy day or eve, BUT, let's face it, most of the time we don't really have that luxury, now do we? We have to go out in the white stuff and drive in it to work or wherever we're going. The only reason that it is " better" than cold is that the actual temperature is a bit warmer when it's snowing than when its sunny and cold, usually. The moisture holds in a bit of the "relative heat". Hence the phrase" self-destructive" sunshine. If you're not into meteorology you probably have no idea what I'm talking about LOL.
#8)HUMIDITY- (JULY) Especially in summer, coastal regions tend to exacerbate the humidity factor, due to the moisture coming in from the ocean,lake,river, whatever. And CITIES tend to exacerbate the actual temperature in summer, due to the urban island or greenhouse effect whatever you want to call it, so the heat is actually feels worse than it actually is. Humidity is uncomfortable, it makes you perspire more and makes breathing and exercise harder. In essence,it sucks. I think residents of the NorthEast BosWash corridor know this all too well during summer, especially during summertime. Let alone folks who live in the SOuthEast, big cities like Atlanta, Dallas, Nashville, Miami, etc. Don't know how they cope. Honestly.
#7)RAIN- (APRIL) Rain,to me, has more of a psychological effect to me personally. I guess because of the lack of Vitamin D from the sun, tends to make one tired mentally, psychogically, and emotionally too. At least it does for me. If I'm depressed, stressed, and/or bored, the rain will make that situation worse. Seattle and Portland and Vancouver and coastal Alaska get the most rain, and they also have high suicide and SAD(Seasonal-Affective Disorder) instances, despite the palm trees and relatively "balmy" mild climate. Rain rain go away.
#6)FOG- (NOVEMBER) I don't really like fog. It tends to hang around in the morning during spring and fall and postpones the nice sunny warm days. Also has a kind of depressing feel to it, I think.
#5)WIND- (MARCH) Wind, obviously, is kind of a mixed bag-that's why it's sort of in the middle I guess. In the winter of course it's no good, making the already cold weather feel even colder, but in the summer, it can be quite pleasant-(Seals and Crofts-SUMMER BREEZE makes me feel fine.......) It does. In the spring and the fall it can also be quite nice too. March is the windiest month, and due to the fact that it comes in like a lion and out like a lamb,March can be quite nasty in the beginning and quite nice towards it's end.
#4)THUNDERSTORMS- (SEPTEMBER) I USUALLY like thunderstorms. Partly because they tend to cool down the atmosphere in summer-time, and also for some strange reason I find the pouring rain showers to be quite exciting(at times) and quite therapeutic and cleansing(at others). But again that's just me. Even going to the beach during thunderstorms, I enjoy. Provided no lightning of course.
#3)HEAT- (AUGUST)- OK if its a DRY heat, It's fine with me. I can handle up to around 90 degrees of dry heat before I start to get cranky. In general I like the warmth, because of the beach, the park, the pool.etc. I like being outdoors. But like everything else, it has an extent too which it can be too much. When its humid out, I can't really deal with anything above the 70s.
#2)SLEET/ICE/FREEZING RAIN/MIXED PRECIPITATION-( DECEMBER)- ALl variations on the same theme, meteorologically speaking. This type of precip occurs when the temp is AROUND 32 degrees or just slightly above or below. Usually occurs in late fall or early spring. I have no idea, really, why this type appeals to me, just that it DOES! MAYBE because it's fun to walk, jog,or run in!
#1) SUN- (JUNE)- The nicest time of the year of course. the most sunny days and the heat and humidity hasn't really started yet. Yes,sun is almost always a good thing. This one is pretty self-explanatory.
SO there you have it-my TOP 10 WEATHER PHENOMENA. I'll try to post more top 10 lists in my future blogs. That's it for now-thanks for reading!
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