One of my most used labels or tags for this blog is "time travel". Well, that usually leads to other, wonderful thoughts. Today, my thought was about teleportation. 

Now, for the sake of clarification, this is teleportation like in "The Fly" where technology allows for instant teleportation from point A to point B. This has nothing to do with evolution, mutation, or superpowers. 

The actual point of this blog is that the sense of adventure with the advent of teleportation will actually decrease. This is why I think this:
Each major city will have at least one teleportation device. Your range of travel from that point is limited. Say I wanted to go to Rome for the weekend. I would just hop in a teleporter and head to Rome, wander around the city and head back. It makes me think of the Olympics being held in Beijing. They spent a lot of money and time making sure the area around the olympic stadium was beautiful and pristine, but go a couple blocks in a different direction and you'll get a better idea of "real life" where people go to work each day and aren't flooded with tourists etc. 

What teleportation would do for travel is phenomenal, but then who would take the time to see the deserts of Africa, the rainforests of Costa Rica, and the Australian outback? Spend the weekend in Sydney and then go home. So, while transportation would open the door for travel, it would also limit it. The ease of getting across the world would be far more preferable than taking an 18 hour drive into the middle of nowhere (for most people anyway). 

When actual teleportion is implemented throughout the world, tourism will be much more efficient. The lanes of traffic will be more precise, and hopefully, those wannabe adventurers will leave those of us who actually prefer "roughing it" alone. One day I hope to see a teleportation pod type thing in the middle of a field or like a train station. 

These are my thoughts, they are mine, they are my own. I would like to know yours... so feel free to share!

For those of you that don't know, this is a picture of family guy that parodies The Fly (with Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis). Look it up if you want to really know what this picture is about.

I was sent this picture because of my love for Jurassic Park. This makes me happy in many ways, I hope you all enjoy... 

There is a word in Greek that implies such a strong emotion that there is a physical reaction, a physical pain associated with it. Luke 19:41 in the original Greek employs this word: 
41 καὶ ὡς ἤγγισεν, ἰδὼν τὴν πόλιν ἔκλαυσεν ἐπ' αὐτῇ, λέγων
41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it

In this verse, Jesus felt such a strong compassion for the city that he was literally weeping in anguish. Have you ever felt something so strongly that you were physically in pain because of it? I imagine intense grief, loneliness, loss, love, compassion, and pride are the most common.  For some reason, this has been on my mind lately.  Don't know why, but there it is.  A random tidbit of information for you...

100 Random things about me:

1. I love rainy days more than I like sunny ones.
2. One of my life goals is to open my own used bookstore/coffee shop with a hostel connected to it.
3. I think that almost all religions have at least one good thing about them (a lot of qualifiers in that statement...)
4. I have three tattoos.
5. I've been to at least 15 countries (US not included)
6. I love writing, but am really bad at finishing stories.
7. I have a rather jagged 3-4in. scar on my left cheek.
8. All but two of my injuries involved winter sports (mainly sledding)
9. Korean food is quite possibly one of my favorite kinds of foods ever.
10. I mainly eat just fruits, vegetables, and nuts, not out of principle; I just don't really like meat.
11. I'm basically nocturnal.
12. I try to take one international trip each year.
13. I've seen well over 1,000 movies.
14. My sister is my best friend.
15. I have a very confusing family structure.
16. My favorite holiday is St. Patrick's Day, despite the fact that I'm not Irish.
17. I try to avoid full-time work, but am at work (my full-time job) as I write this.
18. I sleep on the floor because beds hurt my back.
19. My favorite author is Chaucer.
20. I think that one lifetime is not enough time to see everything I want to.
21. I hate it when I end sentences with prepositions, like I did the sentence above. Teehee... that one too.
22. I think that everyone should be passionate about something in their life.
23. My money goes four places: travel, craft supplies, books, and basic necessities to live.
24. I really hate talking on the phone, except to my mom or sister.
25. I hope to never have to go through pregnancy.
26. I hope to one day live in Scotland.
27. Wine makes me giggle.
28. I'm tempted to hire someone with a Scottish accent to talk to me, doesn't matter what they say, I just like to hear the accent.
29. I love word games, like cryptoquips and crosswords.
30. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in English (focusing on Literature) which basically means I'm qualified to read.
31. I love really cheesy ridiculous movies.
32. One of my pet peeves is when people are late and they don't tell you they are going to be.
33. I love the water, and I love wind.
34. I have naturally curly hair.
35. My eyes change color depending on the season and what I'm wearing.
36. Dairy and I are not good friends.
37. I have to say, I'm a Mac person.
38. Modern, folksie type music is fantastic. This includes Gaelic Storm, Flogging Molly, Pogues, The Devil Makes Three etc.
39. The Peace Corps is in my very near future.
40. I love yoga.
41. I still keep in contact with my friends from high school.
42. Tofu is delicious.
43. I love British humor!
44. I'm a very laid back person.
45. I've never fired a gun.
46. I've always wanted to learn to swordfight.
47. I love to act, but hate doing repeated performances.
48. I play a little game with myself: I quote movies in everyday conversation and see if anyone gets the quotes.
49. Another game I play is guessing what people look like based on the kind of shoes they are wearing.
50. I also make up lives for people I see at airports, on the street, on the bus etc.
51. Pomegranates are quite possibly my favorite food.
52. I don't cook often.
53. I don't like coffee, but I like espresso (not the espresso coffee roast, but espresso shots).
54. I like to think that instincts are generally right, unless they are clouded by extreme emotion. This is why, when I get in an argument, I like to address the issue the next day.
55. I have two rings that I wear all the time. One is a claddagh ring I got in the claddagh in Galway, Ireland.
56. One day, I would like to see all the continents.
57. The first mountains I ever saw were the Italian Alps.
58. I like to dabble in photography.
59. I am allergic to some sort of cheap metal... It might be nickel, it might not be.
60. I am horrible at card games.
61. I have no aptitude for musical instruments.
62. I've always wanted to go to the opera.
63. I can't walk in heels... it's a curse, or maybe a gift.
64. I love to write, but I really love the actual act of pen to paper.
65. I rather like the taste of Pepto Bismol
66. I have seen every episode of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis (movies too).
67. The BBC is, by far, my favorite broadcasting company.
68. I honestly can't choose a favorite book.
69. All of my fingers are double jointed (except thumbs, but I guess that depends on if you consider thumbs to be fingers).
70. My greatest fear is being forgotten.
71. I don't think I could live without a water source around me (river, lake, pond, sea etc).
72. If I could, I would live and die in the Scottish Highlands.
73. I am really horrible at meeting new people.
74. I love theme songs to shows.
75. If I could have a superpower, it would be something along the lines of the Babelfish from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the ability to understand and communicate in any other language).
76. I love breakfast foods.
77. I've dyed my hair twice, once green and once red.
78. I hate having dirt under my nails, which is why my nails are almost always short.
79. I would love to become fluent in at least 2 other languages.
80. I love studying word origins.
81. I think Dali was a genius and Picasso was insane.
82. If I could travel back to medieval times, I would, but as a high class male.
83. With all that imagination has to offer, I find it odd that there isn't much more to it.
84. Street lights turn on and off when I'm around.
85. It always rains when I'm camping.
86. Technology always shuts down when I need it most.
87. I don't really like seafood, but I love sushi.
88. I have very little rhythm.
89. I watch movies and TV shows with captions on (preposition ending). The mind is more active while sleeping than it is while watching TV, so, if you're reading while watching TV, it's better, right?
90. I love using commas, and I definitely don't always using them correctly.
91. My favorite characters in TV and movies are always supporting roles.
92. I don't like crowds or loud noises. Concerts really aren't my thing.
93. I don't like milk, chocolate, or hot drinks. Hot chocolate really isn't my thing.
94. I love marshmallows, especially stale ones.
95. I see the sun rise and set almost everyday. That's because I usually go to bed after sunrise and wake up before sunset.
96. My feelings about relationships can best be summed up in a quote by Dr. Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory): "Human relationships will continue to baffle and repulse me."
97. I'm addicted to Bubble Bazinga.
98. I talk a lot more than I should.
99. I think word jokes are so punny! HAHAHA!! (Part of me wants to say I'm not laughing out loud at that, because it really is a bad joke... the honest part of me is definitely laughing at it!)
100. My video game abilities are limited by the amount of buttons I have to interact with. The original playstation was the stopping point, then they came out with the Wii... for people like me.

I honestly can't believe I finished the list! It only took me 7 hours. Woohoo! Time at work well spent.

I randomly posed a question to one of my friends the other day. My question was:

Hypothetically speaking, if a planet had intelligent beings and never rotated or revolved so one side always had light, then would the intelligent beings have a concept of time?

I realize there is a lot to think about in this situation, like food sources and supply and if the intelligent beings needed sleep. For a moment though, my mind was truly boggled to consider life without a concept of measured time. 

...I've been watching Stargate SG1.

I have to stop and ask a simple question. Why do people offer a penny to hear some one else's thoughts, but spend two pennies to put in their own? It sounds like a rip off to me. A penny for your thoughts... Well, here's my two cents.

Any insight is appreciated. Hey, you might even make some money out of it! Most likely not, but it's fun to dream.