September 2011
18 posts
iLife
This is my first short film exhibiting any kind of skill.
A Short Film
I’ve been meaning to make a short film for a while now about iLife in iWorld; meaning it’ll be a brief little showcase about how Apple products infiltrate almost every aspect of our routine. I guess I should say my routine. We’ll see how it goes; I’m no videographer.
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I couldn’t think of a good title for this post, but I guess you could call it “my thoughts on the last five or six days of being separated, and its effect on the other parts of my life.” But that would be a depressing title and no one would ever read the post. Then again, it’s likely to be a depressing post, so no one will read past this point anyway.Luckily, I’m...
My little break buddy friend
Why Sarah and I Had to Break Up, a Commentary on...
Sarah and I did not break up because of any personal differences or disagreements. We were quite happy together, but circumstances intervened.Those specific circumstances related to Sarah’s parents’ feelings about me. Having only come into contact with me once (and briefly at that) her parents decided that I was unworthy of their daughter’s attention and affections. You have to...
I'm just slightly obsessed with this optical...
One, Two, Skip a Few...
So I skipped my run today. To be far, I have been pretty sore the past couple of days, and I’ve been a little concerned about not taking any time to recuperate. This morning, I woke up on time (7:47) and meditated like I intended to, but I really just felt like taking a rest from running. I’ll run again tomorrow, but today I just wasn’t up to it. And that is okay. I feel the...
Meditate First, Ask Questions Later
It was such a good idea to choose to meditate first thing in the morning instead of run or do homework. Meditation is the easiest activity to initiate, and once finished, everything else seems totally manageable.There have been several mornings where I simply did not feel like running. I forced myself out of bed and into zazen, and it was only upon arising invigorated from my seated position that...
Cherry Crush by @BluCigs
The Cherry Crush flavor cartomizers arrived in mailbox today, and I couldn’t be happier about it.First of all, I was concerned that, instead of the Java Jolt cartridges being bad, my Magnificent Menthols may simply have been uncharacteristically good. I was worried that Blu cartridges really weren’t all that and I just got lucky the once. I was deliciously wrong. Cherry Crush smokes...
Sleep
I woke up this morning at 7:44, with no alarm, just like yesterday. This corresponds to me going to bed around midnight (or around 1 last night) so I’d like to take a minute or two to discuss my sleeping habits and how they play into my new routine.I’m drawing heavily on two articles I read online about sleep, so if you want the verbose version, check these out:Cheat on the Need to...
Meditations
This morning I meditated and could not for the life of me help thinking. At least this time I was thinking in more of a barrage of different thoughts instead of the meta-critical thinking of yesterday, but it was still a bit of a nuisance. I know that the goal is not to free myself from thought, but instead to free myself from feeling different ways about the things I think. Having an emotional...
A vacant workstation
Second Meditation and Second Run
5:44 (Awakening): I woke up one minute before my alarm went off this morning, and I am growing more and more convinced that there really is something about sitting up and then standing up that contributes to the waking up process. I’m going to do some research on that during my internet time later today and hopefully post a wonderful article I found about the science of a good night’s...
First Studies
I had relatively little difficulty finding a course in Programming Methodology from Stanford University that includes and introduction to Java. The program is designed for novices and focuses on understanding the thought process that goes into programming rather than just drilling by rote the mechanics of the language. I definitely liked the “Liberal Arts” approach to the software.My...
Love my Blu.
First Meditation and First Run
Today marks the beginning of my self-development project.6:30 (approximated): I woke from a dream at some point before my alarm went off, but with enough time to fall back asleep again, so I estimate my natural wake time at 6:30 for having gone to bed around 23:00 last night. This is appropriate; humans need between 6-7.5 hours of sleep each night. I only remember a few disturbing bits of my...
An Experiment in Motivation and Development
OverviewI spend most of my time at home reading things and watching things. I read mostly books and news articles on the internet. I watch mostly junk on my AppleTV, punctuated occasionally by something great, just to remind myself what good cinema looks like. It’s an appalling lifestyle if you want to take yourself seriously.So I’ve decided to cobble together some of my favorite...
Experiencing Blu Electronic Cigarettes
I’ve been smoking for eight years. Something about going outside for five minutes, burning something and inhaling harsh air has been strangely appealing to me. However, a new healthcare initiative at my workplace and mounting scientific evidence suggesting I was steering myself toward an early grave convinced me I needed to stop smoking.So I quit, often for several months at a time. But it...