4 Apr 07
Everyone you meet is terribly insecure.
3 Apr 07
I’m one of the more organized people I know. I’m usually early for things. Tonight, I’ll attend a regular meeting of the SF/F Writer’s Group of which I’m a member. There’s only one story to critique, and it arrived in my mailbox several days ago. I still haven’t critiqued it. I’m going to take it […]
2 Apr 07
Finally watched volume one of Madlax, an anime by the creators of Noir and .hack. The creators have great confidence in their stories, so much so that the first third of each series contains almost no plot, focusing instead on establishing the characters. This is fine if you love the characters. While I like Madlax‘s […]
30 Mar 07
And it’s done. I’ve completely renovated my garden. As expected, I hit the 90% Wall. Most projects seem to have a point near the end where I just don’t want to put any more time into them. I don’t know why, but it’s frequent, and it seems to affect most creative projects. It’s a major […]
28 Mar 07
Spent the better part of the day digging out the back garden and shifting soil around. I’m renovating the garden with painted planters and new plots of vegetables. It’s spring, and it’s time. It’s also a major undertaking. I had to move a truck load of dirt today, using large rubber buckets. One bucket at […]
27 Mar 07
I’m enjoying Leo Strauss’s History of Political Philosophy, even his flowery, complicated sentences. But even good things can be taken too far. An example: If a religion or divine law is not spurious, obscurantist, or fanatic, it does not promote but suppresses and transcends the ends pursued in ignorant regimes (including tyranny), and substitutes for […]
26 Mar 07
Saw the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. It was perfect, in the mathematical sense of containing everything needed. There were things I didn’t know I’d want to see in there until I saw it. They tossed in a reference to the opening credit sequence of the original cartoon, for Pete’s sake. It proves that […]
25 Mar 07
Just returned from a weekend with Saalon, and am reminded yet again of the power of physical human interaction. Not only do I feel closer to him, we were able to talk and discuss things so much more efficiently. He had some programming questions, and I could explain concepts with such ease when we stood […]
24 Mar 07
I’ve posted The VR Story to this site and Lulu.com, so you can read it for free online or buy a paperback for $10. I’m proud of the VR story. It was a writing experiment that went 25,000 words out of hand. I wrote some lovely bits, just by chugging away every day.
22 Mar 07
Does McDonald’s really need a memorable catchphrase at this point? What else are they doing blindly, out of habit? What am I doing blindly, out of habit?