Friday, February 4, 2005
And this is why I love Terry Teachout’s theater criticism columns in the Wall Street Journal: Even if the constituent parts of “Good Vibrations” were better, though, I doubt it would be worth seeing, for it is a disastrous example of a fundmanetally flawed genre, the “jukebox musical,” in which pre-existing songs are loosely strung together to tell a new story. The problem with building such a show out of rock songs is […]
February 3, 2005
The best-laid plans of mice and men…. My recent illnesses have reminded me of my childhood allergy to dust mites, and suggested that my allergy has perhaps not dissipated with the passage of time. So, I decided to buy a dehumidifier. According to WalMart.com, Wal-Mart sells half a dozen brands of dehumidifier. After work, I stopped by my nearest Wal-Mart and spent half an hour wandering its aisles. They didn’t have any. None at all. The two employees I asked […]
January 31, 2005
My truck wasn’t towed. I got a temporary extension through February, so I’ll have time to get my truck tested for emissions and return to the DMV. To my delight, I spent a total of maybe five minutes at the DMV. I’m feeling better today, by the way. Much of the black hue to yesterday’s entry was caused by my illness, I think. I always feel down when I’m sick. And I’m sick every couple of months. A co-worker suggested that I may be […]
Saturday, January 29, 2005
I’ve found that an effective way to keep a project on-track is to test it. By “project,” I mean anything from writing a book to implementing a to-do list, as I’m doing. I had a total of fifty-nine items on my new weekly to-do list this past week (some of them regular chores like laundry, others specific tasks like calling about my DSL service). Of those, I completed thirty-seven, and another seven could not be […]
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
John Carmack has his own blog now.
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
I sometimes think that, if I put my entire to-do list on one day on my calendar, I’d get it all done on that day. For example, here’s what I wanted to accomplish today: Make about seven phone calls, go to the grocery store, make a fish dinner, do a load of laundry, proof more of that novel, bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies that I can munch on at work instead of buying snacks from […]
Monday, January 24, 2005
(Note: I finally uploaded entries for the last few days, including a VR story snippet on Thursday. I plan to post a big VR story update tomorrow to make up for my lack of updates recently.) The to-do list worked well today, too. I took my parents to the airport, then after a quick dinner at a local Asian restaurant, I picked up Molly (my parents’ golden retriever, who I’m taking care of while they’re away) and returned home […]
Monday, January 24, 2005
(Note: I finally uploaded entries for the last few days, including a VR story snippet on Thursday. I plan to post a big VR story update tomorrow to make up for my lack of updates recently.) The to-do list worked well today, too. I took my parents to the airport, then after a quick dinner at a local Asian restaurant, I picked up Molly (my parents’ golden retriever, who I’m taking care of while they’re away) and returned home […]
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Well, the weekly to-do list worked today, at least. I did pretty much everything: I tried to go to church, but the parking lot was almost empty (no doubt thanks to the snow). So I drove over to Starbucks and spent about two hours online there, researching accountants for Otherspace Productions, updating Syllable.org, advertising my spare bedroom for rent on CraigsList, updating SUB, and updating the OS on Navi2. I then dove back into Cronan, […]
Saturday, January 22, 2005
Arg, forgot to upload Friday’s entry, which was my penance for forgetting to upload any of the VR story last week. I’m beginning to think I should upload the VR story on a different day, since I’m sure not remembering to post it on Wednesdays. I sort of relaxed on today. Oh, I did a few chores: laundry, a bit of house cleaning, etc. But mostly I spent the day doing things I enjoy: I cooked a pot of beef stew—an excellent […]