PS4 Short Drooling Review

Every day, new phones, new tablets, new laptops doubling as a some other type of random gadget that we just can't live without -- and it's Android! Gaming consoles, aren't that prolific. In 18 years of having the PlayStation amongst us, we've only reached version 4 -- a stupid huge difference from that of  the Apple's iPhone, which seems to release a new version every time we blink. Today, PlayStation enters the "next generation" once more with the PlayStation 4, and the world is significantly different than the last time around: HD is finally standard, online multiplayer offers an expectation and multitasking is a given.
Despite it's new and interesting look, awesome game experiences, 2013 gamers should expect a multifaceted, swift gaming console that's as fast and powerful as the crazy never ending wave of cutting edge electronics that are standard in our modern lives. Will the PlayStation 4 live up to our spoiled expectations?

Most definitely! It will be well worth your money to invest in this speedy and powerful console. Vita integration works seamlessly with the PS4, which will allow you to easily access just about everything! Remote Play hits a bit of a speed bump, but only according to the wireless strength which is your own home set up. It works pretty smoothly up to about 20 feet, beyond that, the issues resolve themselves just as quickly as it happens.

Wolf Creek Art - The Love Flute

 Wolfcreekart.com

The story behind the Love Flute (it surely drew me in!):
A long time ago, there lived a young man who was very shy. He was brave in battle, and led the buffalo hunt with courage, yet when it came to speaking his love to the girl he wanted to marry, he was too shy to speak. He would stand helplessly, his eyes cast to the ground, while other young men stood with their courting blankets outside the tipi of the girl's father.

The young man thought about the girl day and night. In his dreams she was still there before his eyes, yet even in his dreams he lacked the courage to tell her of his love.

He watched her from a distance when she fetched water from the river, and his heart was heavy when he saw the other young men who talked to her so easily, whistled to her to gain her attention, and in a hundred ways vied for her love. The young man was sure that the girl did not notice him

One day, his heart aching, he left the camp and wandered alone. In despair he drew his bow and without a thought he let fly an arrow into the air.

To his amazement the arrow stayed aloft. It seemed to him that the arrow pointed ahead. He followed the direction of the arrow and found that it moved ahead at a steady pace which he could follow. He followed the arrow all day, and when evening came the arrow fell to earth beside a stream.

He slept beside the stream, and in the morning shot another arrow into the sky. Again the arrow stayed aloft, and led him on. That evening it, too, sank to earth beside a stream. This continued for a total of four days.

On the fourth day the young man slept at the edge of a forest. In that half-dream state between waking and sleep, two Elk Men appeared to him, and told him that they had come to help him. "We have come to give you this flute", one said, and when he blew into the flute he carried, the sound was so beautiful that even the forest stood breathlessly listening.

The Elk Man told him, "This flute is made from the wood of the cedar, because cedars grow where the winds blow. Woodpecker made these finger holes in the flute with his beak."

The other Elk Man told him "All the birds and animals helped to make this flute, and their voices sing within it. When you play this flute for the girl you love, all our voices sing with you. Your music will speak the words of love that your voice alone cannot."

Then the Elk Men were gone, but there, lying on sage leaves, was the flute. The young man set off towards his home, his heart light. He played the flute as he walked, and the cranes joined in his song. For four days he walked, playing his music, and listening to the sounds of the animals and birds. He imitated the sounds of the animals on his flute, and from those sounds he made melodies

As evening drew near on the fourth day, he reached the hill above his camp. There he paused to play his flute, and the sounds of the beautiful music he made carried into the camp and thrilled the heart of every woman there.

But one woman, the girl he loved, knew that the music spoke straight to her heart. The girl left her tipi and joined the young man on the hill. She listened to the words of love that his music spoke more eloquently than his voice could express. "I love you. I love you."
                            

http://wolfcreekart.com is a website that has a vast collection of Native American handmade fine crafted art.
We stumbled upon them at the Pow Wow at the Howard County Fairgrounds last weekend. As we were walking along, the beautiful sound of a wooden flute was echoing through the warehouse. A sweet, yet haunting sounds that just drew you in...I had to find out where the sound was coming from. It piqued an insatiable interest and created a strange longing inside, as if there was a great adventure to be found.

I definitely understand the draw of the love flute!

We found Mark Barfoot peacefully playing at his stand. Mark Barfoot, is a Native American Indian Folk Artist, was born in 1952 in North America, the son of an Wolf Clan Onondaga mother and a Cherokee father.
He learned the art of finger weaving at a very young age. Much of what he learned was self taught, but he studied with elders from various nations to learn other mediums of Indian folk art. Mark creates a wide variety of fine craft art.

The list of handmade crafts at left are only a part of the life and learning of Mark Barfoot. As he travels the country selling his work, he shares his knowledge of the culture with those he meets.

Mark is also a musician. He plays the flute and has made 3 flute music CD's. Mark is available for flute performance at gatherings, shows, and private events.

Mark is a master drum maker. His drum websites are:

• EatPrayDrum.org
• BuyADrum.net

$.01 jewelry! Amazing!

This is unheard of... when I thought about getting an item for $.01, I wasn't expecting to see jewelry, and engagement quality jewelry at that.
I gathered them all in one place, what do you think?
http://astore.amazon.com/spiz-20

As Time Goes By

It's been a while since I've posted here... it's amazing how much life has changed, how much I have changed. I remember the hopes and dreams from past posts, internally speaking, and how this moment today, a lot of those things have not come to pass. But, I'm not as upset by it as I was when I was younger. Is this due to a complacency, a giving up of hope, a loss of fight for what I want? Or, is it just a part of maturing? Life is still weird, that is one unchangeable constant! What once mattered before seems to be just a pile of dust today.
Going to hit the streets to get the word out for the tattoo brightener i'm actually really excited.