http://home.lucid.net/ac/ built from words and trying to say what can not be expressed in them en-us 2008-08-08T16:46:45-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000997.html experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. it has been quite some time since i watched the Randy Pausch's last lecture. i recall seeing it in an rss feed, the intro caught my attention,... clues ac 2008-08-08T16:46:45-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000996.html i really wish i could turn my brain off sometimes while commuting. i've found that playing computer games effectively distracts me in that "calgon take me away" sort of way, but while driving... that's probably not such a good... mishigas ac 2008-05-30T12:30:22-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000995.html It's things like this that really strike a cord with me -- He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died . I think it touches my interest in things that are visual, projects that are creative... pick a muse ac 2008-05-30T12:17:19-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000994.html i have this bizarre desire to write something here, but really don't know what to say. weird! so i guess i'll jot down a few things to see if it makes me feel better. not like i don't have... clues ac 2008-05-09T16:50:23-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000993.html it is hard to believe it has been over 3 months since i've posted. i suppose i could sum up that time with dicken's opening to a tale of two cities -- "it was the best of times, it... clues ac 2008-04-18T15:47:39-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000992.html I suppose I could recap the year, but i'd rather leave this one quietly behind me. i have some hope for the upcoming year, but will remain my pessimistic self until things actually happen. 2007 will always be the... mishigas ac 2007-12-31T21:00:36-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000991.html dear mom, since there is no forwarding address in which to send this, i'm putting this here. if there is a g*d and s/he is all knowing and powerful, they can send you the link through whatever technology they... mishigas ac 2007-11-21T14:14:55-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000990.html i really don't know what to write, but just felt the need to do so. to document the moment i suppose. this morning i was awoken with the news that my mother passed away. after my dad died earlier... clues ac 2007-11-21T12:59:49-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000989.html there have been probably a dozen things i've thought about jotting down here, as usual, but work has kept me busy enough -- and when i do have the free time i've chosen to spend it differently. meaning not... clues ac 2007-10-01T15:22:28-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000988.html when i hear or read "happiness is [insert someone's thought]", peanuts comes to mind. not the ones you eat, but charlie brown and friends. in fact, i used to have a bath towel as a child that said "happiness... they say ac 2007-08-22T12:25:59-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000987.html yadda dadda dadda dadda dadda dadda da. all day long i'd viddy viddy vom. if i were a simpson's man. of course, you too can become one via burger king's SimpsonizeMe.... pick a muse ac 2007-08-17T15:51:50-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000986.html to some extent i think i knew about cognitive dissonance, if in concept alone, but this episode of talk of the nation (npr) did an excellent job of explaining it. the show was with the author of the book... mishigas ac 2007-08-10T13:02:55-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000985.html it is kind of strange going back to an area you've spent a fair amount of time in, but never lived. we found ourselves often saying -- "i remember staying in that hotel" a lot. hilton, marriot, double tree,... clues ac 2007-08-06T14:13:56-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000984.html in a light hearted and brief conversation i said that "admitting your problem is the first step to recovery" to which the retort was that i should keep that in mind for myself. i acknowledge my denial. it doesn't... mishigas ac 2007-06-29T16:04:35-08:00 http://home.lucid.net/ac/archives/000983.html i'm slightly embarassed to admit it, but i found myself flipping through O, oprah's magazine. there was a quiz and i took it. Explorer: 19 Builder: 17 Negotiator: 21 Director: 19 interestingly enough, my score from online was different... mishigas ac 2007-06-15T16:48:22-08:00