On a day as beautiful as today is, how can a person possibly be expected to concentrate on work? Between IM’ing all morning, and taking a walk every 10 minutes all afternoon, I’ve gotten sod all done today. Talk about the perfect day to finally un-rack my MachineDrum and sit out on the patio making … [Read more…]
I’ve certainly been slowing up on my postings here lately, and, when I have been posting, it’s generally been superficial nonsense about video games and whatever else. There are reasons both known and unknown, which I won’t belabor about or speculate on right now, but I hope to get back in the swing of things … [Read more…]
Between Apple releasing Boot Camp, which enables dual-booting OS X and Windows XP (or Linux) on an Intel Mac, and the new Parallels Workstation, which allows running Windows or Linux (apparently at near-native speeds) from within OS X, (and rumors that this functionality will actually be built into the next version of OS X) I’m … [Read more…]
Well, it’s nice to finally be home at a reasonable hour for the first time since I moved. Perhaps I can actually get some unpacking done today! Maybe finally fire up Oblivion again. Already sat down for a nice, relaxing dinner and am kicking back with a glass of wine right now and catching up … [Read more…]
Just checking my horoscope for this month at Buddhist Astrology: This month you are empty of planets but you have Uranus and Mercury running in opposition for 12 days and then Venus and Uranus for the next 12 days. I would focus on your wisdom and awareness. Although astrology may play a role in your … [Read more…]
Okay, this one is really nerdy… I read today about the lowest frequency “sound” ever measured, being made by the oscillations of a black hole in the Perseus galaxy cluster. The sound waves (if they can truly be called sound at all) travel through the gas and plasma that surrounds the black hole. Sound is … [Read more…]
Got the last of my stuff out of the old apartment and into the new one today. Thankfully my sister was kind enough to come over and help me finish today, because I am really sore today, and my knee is still causing me a great deal of pain (no idea what happened there!) Also … [Read more…]
Whew, am I tired. Regrettably, I didn’t get everything moved. There’s still two or three car loads of stuff to go, but I was just too exhausted to continue. Plus, both my left knee and right hip and really sore. It’s fairly painful to even walk at this point, so any further moving is out … [Read more…]
Well, I have the keys to the new apartment now. The phone is already switched over to the new place, the electric is switching over today, my mail switches over tomorrow, the paper switches on Sunday. 95% of what can be packed is packed. I’m ready to go! With all that, I’ve gotten to thinking … [Read more…]
I realized this morning that I could tighten up my belt yet another, third notch. I’m not doing so due to the fact that most of my pants are now way too big in the waist, and would bunch up too much if I did. But, if I had pants that fit, I could go … [Read more…]
I spent some time, as I promised myself, meditating and self-analyzing on my impending move, and it's place as part of a greater new beginning for me. I've been going through a lot of changes over the last six months or so, I feel like a very different person now that I was then, inside … [Read more…]
…coffee buzz! Bing! The high I’m getting off of a cup of coffee proves (to me at least) how different the caffeine in tea is to other forms. I drink several cups of tea every day, and never get any kind of buzz from it. (Actually, if you want to be pedantic, it’s really not … [Read more…]
I was up until almost 2am last night finishing up most of the packing, and my body woke me up at the usual 6am this morning, and was having nothing to do with trying to go back to sleep for a little while longer. Going on lots of walks, blasting Soulfly on the iPod, and … [Read more…]
Well, that’s just about done. Pretty much everything I can pack has been packed. Nothing much left but the food, some kitchenware and dishes, my computers, clothes, bathroom stuff, and that’s about it. Pretty damn good considering I only started less than a week ago! Strangely, I’m feeling a little sad about it all now. … [Read more…]
Came across some great new music last night. I had actually heard about them a couple months back, but just finally got around to checking them out yesterday. The group is called Konono No. 1, and they’re a group of musicians from the Congo in Africa. It’s rooted in more traditional African-style music, but offers … [Read more…]