About the Blog

In class, I was not sure what to do or say when presenting my blog, so I skipped over the title and URL of my blog.  First of all, the URL, "negligible parallax" actually has a lot of meaning behind it.  It is a phrase I created after reading the definition of the word parallax.  Basically, a parallax is similar to a perspective point.  When you are looking in a straight line and move side to side, objects that are closer to you seem to move faster than the objects that are farther away.  Negligible parallax, to me, means that something is so far away that no matter how much you move around, it seems to stand still, much like when you stare at the moon or the stars while in a car.  This represents my hopes for the future and that even if I deviate from the straight path, I will still end up being successful and happy later on.  It also represents some things in my life that I do not like, but no matter how much I try to avoid them, they are still always there, in my line of sight.

The title of the blog, "Proceed into Space", is from the song "Selkies:  the Endless Obsession" by Between the Buried and Me.  The quote does not have as deep a meaning as the URL does, but I liked it enough to make it the title of my blog and I made the background match it.  The quote represents changes in my life, like going to college for the first time.  This is my first semester in college, so I was very scared at first.  However, instead of avoiding it and being afraid, I just dove right into it and made sure to do everything I have to.  Like space, there are still many things that are unknown to me, but that will not stop me from exploring and making the best of my college life.