My First Story
I’ve now put back online two of my earliest writing projects. The Wand of Cabalis is the first thing I ever wrote, and it shows. I’ve uploaded it along with fresh commentary on its bad (and very few good) points. I wrote A Joining of Powers four years later, so I was marginally better, but it’s still pretty poor. I’m putting these online as encouragements to other writers. Your early […]
Past Lives
This weekend, a very special package arrived: a VHS tape of E.Y.E.S. of Mars. Those of you who watched anime movies on the Sci-Fi Channel back when they still showed anime movies may remember this one. It’s an ecological fable about a psychic girl who gets caught up in the final apocalypse of Mars, and eventually sends her spirit to earth to found Atlantis and give Cro-Magnon man sentience. But the moral […]
Sunday, March 5, 2006
Instead of writing more about self-improvement, as I usually do, I thought I’d spend some bytes on some things I’ve been watching this weekend. I spent all weekend home, some of that cruising Google Video (which, of course, is in Beta. Like Google Groups has been for the past five years). Anyvay, I came across some fun little videos. Tripod’s Song is a perfect pop song about, um, […]
Etiquette
So, what are the “do’s” and “don’ts” of etiquette for blog comment forums like this one? Comments: Stephen Meh, even we agree on a set of “do’s” and “don’ts” anonymous posters won’t care. But, as far as I’m concerned, the only “don’t” is “Don’t spam.” Everything else is fair game when you invite the public to play. Brent What’s spam in this context? Gret Good question Brent, I think that […]
Physicality
So, after recovering from my illness, I had some trouble getting to sleep, and as a result I’ve felt tired for the past couple of days. Which means that I haven’t gotten much done. Which I guess is further proof of Brennen‘s maxim that I quoted a few days ago, “You can’t get away from the physical world.” Another example: A couple of the comments made on this blog recently hurt me. As in, they […]
Confronting My World
I’ve rarely ever felt satisfied by my work, and I may be beginning to understand why. I’ve typically lived in the future. I was always dreaming of adventures and what might be. That manifested in my love of science fiction, naturally, and my general demeanor. I was always trying to figure things out, to get to where things were going. Which is a bad habit in conversations. I rarely listened deeply and fully to others. Over the past few years, […]
Play While Hurt
So I’ve been sick the past couple of days. Well, the past two weeks, really, but sick enough to stay home from work for the past couple of days. Which has gotten me to thinking. I’m home, and I have all this spare time. Obviously, I can’t be as productive as I would be were I healthy. But why not spend some of that time on my various and sundry projects? I could at the very least, […]
Monday, February 20, 2006
I spent Sunday afternoon at a large mall, so I could be more creative. I don’t much like malls. Especially crowded ones, as this mall was. But after waking up one morning last week to find my bedsheet had a long rip down the center, which eventually became so wide the bedsheet was split in half, I decided to brave the crowds. Besides, I needed to recharge my batteries. Much as I want to get things […]
Friday, February 17, 2006
One of the goals of self-improvement is being able to do more things, or do all the things you’re currently doing in less time. People often confuse those goals and, with the time saved, do more things. Which is not to say that one can’t, for example, trim down one’s life to so few projects that one can add another project or two and stay sane. There’s a sweet […]
…or Indifferent
Now that I have comments, I want to write something. So, inevitably, I’m tempted to write about writing comments. Heh. I added comments because I honestly want to hear from you all. I want us all to chat. Though I don’t know how I’ll be able to participate, because I’m exhausted. I’ve re-committed myself to doing a lot of work at work, so I’ve been busier in the last few days than […]