FREE WRITE - TIMES NEW ROMAN

A Few Things That Bug Me:

1. When people use Times New Roman for something that isn't a paper, book, or other big bunch of text. So what if Times is the default font, that doesn't mean you have to use it! There are SO many other good fonts out there, why does everyone have to Times New Roman? And who decided that it would be the universal default? It's about time we put it away for a while and gave other serifed fonts a turn. Like Garamond for example, or Goudy Old Style. Things are much more pleasant to read when the font face is something more visually appealing, refreshing, and a change from the cold, hard standard. BUT, I'm not referring to curly, messy, or fancy fonts. I'm talking about clean serifed fonts, (fonts with the "monkey tails" or lines on the letters.) And it does not belong on big signs, titles or flyers. Again, it's boring. The point is to stand out and be something people will want to look at. No one is going to want to read or look at something that was typed in the same font that they type their papers in. Even THEN a change is refreshing. Oh, and the same goes for Arial.

2. Warm milk.. *shudder*. Milk should always be fresh-out-of-the-fridge cold.

3. When you get the milk-to-cereal ratio wrong and end up with either dry, hard bites of un-moistened cereal, or spoonfulls of plain milk with a few Cheerios floating around. I'm pretty sure Raisin Bran is the hardest to get right.

A Few Things That Can Make My Day:

1. Putting on clothes right out of the dryer. (When I was little we used to dump the freshly finished load onto our couch to fold and sort and I'd just burrow into the pile and lie there until they were cold.)

2. Heavy, cold-press watercolor paper. Mmm...

3. When you realize someone fell asleep while taking notes because of the steady stream of "s" on their screen.

Free Write.

It's interesting the way that accessing information has changed over the past few decades. With the creation and growth of the Internet, almost any bit of information can be accessed by anyone, anywhere. Yes, there is still a lot that is only in books. In fact, not very many books are available to freely view on the Internet today.
With that knowledge in mind, it's a real bummer when you search Google for something, only to find it isn't there, or the results are not relevant at all. This means in the entire, vast database of knowledge, no one knows about what you're looking for. It almost doesn't exist.
I’ve come to realize I often have this mentality when searching. It’s very close to true that if it’s not on the Internet, it’s not going to be anywhere else. But along with the wealth of knowledge, comes a wealth of garbage. Yes, it’s wonderful that you can find facts and answers in seconds, but those seconds will often turn into minutes and even hours after sorting through all the random and irrelevant sites for what you really want.
So there’s my “Hmm” thought of the day. If you’re looking for something, and it’s not online, good luck finding it all. (Especially when it comes to looking for items and articles of clothing.)