kattything once commented (quite correctly) that video game music was so cool back in the day, and now it's rather flat (er, sucks). I quite agree, so when I found this site, I was quite happy. :)

( For those of you who haven't read it, it's one of Mark Twain's most captivating short stories; I'm sure you could find it with a quick search on amazon.com . Warning, this entry contains spoiler information, and I HIGHLY recommend reading the story first. )

So I'm in Barnes & Noble, and there's some book-signing event going on behind me. The author's speech meandered across geography and history, explaining how we are genetically and spiritually all one race and one people. It's a sentiment I take as "de facto", so I drifted in and out of paying attention to his dissertation ( Read more... )

I enjoy cooking. When done with its own time and space, it's a relaxing yet energizing activity that provides one of life's necessities for you and those around you; it can be zappy, fun, and comically hazardous if you feel like experimenting; it's also a great time to just jabber with friends while each takes a turn dancing carefully across the ( Read more... )

Today, I went to the Obon festival, which we try to visit each year. I missed the drums again, which makes me a little sad, but I caught the dancing, and came to a very calm, clear realization ( Read more... )

Inspiration to share by this journal entry by sylvanmartenA few weeks ago, I was thinking about the different "styles" of memory (not that there are distinct and separated classes): memories of vision, sound, smell, touch, taste, language (with contextual meaning as opposed to just "sound"), intellectual abstractions, cadences of thoughts (like the lyrics to a ( Read more... )

Wow... it's been a busy few weeks.

Lots of stuff going on at work. This is a very good thing.

Just spent most of Memorial Day Weekend at the beach, and DAMN was it good. It feels like summer already, even though the summer solstice hasn't past yet. The waves were consistently over my head-level, which made for some fabulous rides and some ( Read more... )

Just as a forewarning/FYI, this relates to another post, which I may make and link to later.

( Philosophy of Desensitization and Filtration Of Reality, Version 1.0.0.2.1.7 )

Had a good time today. Got some work done, met up with mystee, who I hadn't seen in ages, and had a great time catching up. Now I just gotta get my arse in gear and finish several "in progress" projects at once. Can't complain much, though ( Read more... )

You know, its amazing when you catch yourself living life as a reflection of memory, half-paying attention to what's actually going on, and half-glazedly watching some distorted reel roll in your head ( Read more... )