Capt. Sand's Blog http://www.seansastronomyshop.com The life and adventures of an odd mind... Sun, 06 May 2012 23:35:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Time of Yao (part 3) http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/05/the-time-of-yao-part-3/ http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/05/the-time-of-yao-part-3/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 23:35:07 +0000 admin http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/?p=870 IMG_0375 moon from anhui U DSC_0568 DSC_0575 DSC_0580 DSC_0607 DSC_0608 DSC_0612 DSC_0617 DSC_0628 DSC_0636 DSC_0645 DSC_0650 DSC_0655 DSC_0658 DSC_0668 IMG_0370 IMG_0375 ]]> http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/05/the-time-of-yao-part-3/feed/ 0 The Time of Yao (part 2) http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/05/the-time-of-yao-part-2/ http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/05/the-time-of-yao-part-2/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 15:55:20 +0000 admin http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/?p=848 DSC_0438 DSC_0439 DSC_0440 DSC_0446 DSC_0481 DSC_0487 DSC_0495 DSC_0506 DSC_0512 DSC_0517 DSC_0525b DSC_0539b DSC_0542 DSC_0547 DSC_0550 DSC_0552 DSC_0556 DSC_0557 DSC_0558 ]]> http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/05/the-time-of-yao-part-2/feed/ 0 The Time of Yao (part 1). http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/05/the-time-of-yao-part-1/ http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/05/the-time-of-yao-part-1/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 15:19:03 +0000 admin http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/?p=826 DSC_0325 DSC_0328 DSC_0331 DSC_0354 DSC_0359 DSC_0368 DSC_0372 DSC_0373 DSC_0374 DSC_0384 DSC_0386 DSC_0387 DSC_0388 DSC_0392 DSC_0398 DSC_0400 DSC_0404 DSC_0411 DSC_0424 ]]> http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/05/the-time-of-yao-part-1/feed/ 0 Photos of me from the student’s perspective… http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/04/photos-of-me-from-the-students-perspective/ http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/04/photos-of-me-from-the-students-perspective/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:37:11 +0000 admin http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/?p=808 照片 p99be p111sb p356sbe ps3b ps89be ps233b ps266be psb2 psb3 psb22 psb23 psb56e psb psbe ]]> http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/04/photos-of-me-from-the-students-perspective/feed/ 0 My latest poem. http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/my-latest-poem/ http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/my-latest-poem/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:09:42 +0000 admin http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/?p=802 http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/love-poetry/i-saw-a-dozen-fresh-roses-today/

]]> http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/my-latest-poem/feed/ 0 My friend Fred discovers his own comet! SWEETNESS! http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/my-friend-fred-discovers-his-own-comet-sweetness/ http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/my-friend-fred-discovers-his-own-comet-sweetness/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:23:41 +0000 admin http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/?p=795 http://www.moonglow.net/ccd/comet/index.html

]]> http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/my-friend-fred-discovers-his-own-comet-sweetness/feed/ 0 I have finished the book!!!!! http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/i-have-finished-the-book/ http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/i-have-finished-the-book/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:01:36 +0000 admin http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/?p=793 Continue reading →]]> After nearly 7 weeks of writing, I have finished my first science fiction book!  What an intense ride! There were nights I couldn’t stop writing. Especially, the action parts, which there are quite a few of in this book.

The book is 52,000 words long and looks like it will be about 300 pages when it finally printed.  Next, I need to go back and polish it here and there, put some clarifications in and then it’s on to the drawings and artwork.

I can’t believe its done!  I’m so excited that I think I’m going to explode!

:D

-Sean

]]> http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/i-have-finished-the-book/feed/ 0 The Old Days of the Millen. Read about these adventures this summer with my new book. :) http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/the-old-days-of-the-millen-read-about-these-adventures-this-summer-with-my-new-book/ http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/the-old-days-of-the-millen-read-about-these-adventures-this-summer-with-my-new-book/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:16:32 +0000 admin http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/?p=751 2 Loading the log.. 3 Where they found THE Log 4 4l 5 6 7 8 9 The Millen at St. Helens 12 The Sails are jammed again! 22 23 She must pay for her insolence! 25 27 28 29 30 Blow torches are fun! 38 39 40 42 43 l1 l3 l4 l5 l6 l7 THE LOG Taking the log home. l ]]> http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/03/the-old-days-of-the-millen-read-about-these-adventures-this-summer-with-my-new-book/feed/ 0 Neil’s Birthday http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/02/neils-birthday/ http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/02/neils-birthday/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:24:12 +0000 admin http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/?p=727 DSC_0397 Lighting the cake. DSC_0402 DSC_0404 DSC_0405 DSC_0406 DSC_0407 This place was good. Real food! :D DSC_0410 DSC_0381 DSC_0382 DSC_0383 DSC_0384 DSC_0385 DSC_0387 DSC_0388 DSC_0390 DSC_0391 OMG! A Real Burger! I've been jonesing for one for months!! ]]> http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/02/neils-birthday/feed/ 0 Status of the books http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/02/status-of-the-books/ http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/2012/02/status-of-the-books/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:46:26 +0000 admin http://www.seansastronomyshop.com/?p=724 Continue reading →]]> Well, I have almost completed my memoirs and the new science fiction book is 1/4 done.  China seems to be the perfect place to write, as I have become so prolific at it in the last month and half.

I think some of the reason I am writing so much, is that I find myself having so much to say, but no one has the time to listen.  I never liked small talk, even as a kid.  I always wanted to talk about something meaningful.  That hasn’t changed, but the stories have become more complicated, or maybe I just see more complication in them.  In any case, the back story for my points of view and general points I want to make have become too large and complicated to say to someone on an average day.   And it seems that everyday here is an average day, too filled with the everyday tasks, distractions or too noisy to really talk.  And then there is of course the language barrier.

The last place I was able to have long deep  conversations was in my 5th floor living room and I miss that, but even if I went back, those people are now gone.  Discussions of human emotion cycles and charts, talk of neutron detection, etc…you people know who you are!

Guess the point here is that I hope now everyone will benefit from what I write and maybe this will spark more deep conversations in the future.

I can’t believe it, but it looks like I will be publishing at least 3 books this summer, so add them to your wish list! :D

-Sean

 

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