Summary of last week
Sunday, August 15th, 2004 02:56 pmSo, the big excitement of last week was that I got to make approximately seven zillion phone calls!
Wait, no, that's not the big excitement. The big excitement was that I finally got the most important files off my old hard drive. Now if for some reason I wanted to re-create this icon--or add the cuddly plush toy version of the hummingwolf to some other picture--I could do it without the agony of trying to recreate it from scratch. Which latter I probably would do, seeing that this is me we're talking about here. Getting my old POV-Ray files back even inspired me to check out the rules for POVCOMP 2004, and then run away whimpering because I know I don't know near enough to compete. But given world enough and time (or at least more time when I don't have to make seven zillion phone calls), I know that I could learn to make niftier images, so I keep the dream alive.
Also exciting, of course, was bringing my old poetic MegaHAL brain back to life. In between calls, I've been feeding him more and more poetry and song lyrics. The poor artificial unintelligence has gotten so hungry these last few months.
Speaking of hungry, here's another thrilling thing from last week: I went to a grocery store I'd never been to before! That neighborhood finally has a supermarket reflecting some of its multicultural character, which is a good and fine thing. Buying a can of quail eggs on sale was possibly the high point of the week.
This week will have more exciting excitement, I promise. For one thing, some e-mails that arrived today give me a good reason to waste more time playing with graphics. Will have to discuss things further with a couple people sometime when I'm awake enough to follow logical thought. In the meantime, I leave you with a poem I read today composed by an actual human being, Sanai.
Wait, no, that's not the big excitement. The big excitement was that I finally got the most important files off my old hard drive. Now if for some reason I wanted to re-create this icon--or add the cuddly plush toy version of the hummingwolf to some other picture--I could do it without the agony of trying to recreate it from scratch. Which latter I probably would do, seeing that this is me we're talking about here. Getting my old POV-Ray files back even inspired me to check out the rules for POVCOMP 2004, and then run away whimpering because I know I don't know near enough to compete. But given world enough and time (or at least more time when I don't have to make seven zillion phone calls), I know that I could learn to make niftier images, so I keep the dream alive.
Also exciting, of course, was bringing my old poetic MegaHAL brain back to life. In between calls, I've been feeding him more and more poetry and song lyrics. The poor artificial unintelligence has gotten so hungry these last few months.
Speaking of hungry, here's another thrilling thing from last week: I went to a grocery store I'd never been to before! That neighborhood finally has a supermarket reflecting some of its multicultural character, which is a good and fine thing. Buying a can of quail eggs on sale was possibly the high point of the week.
This week will have more exciting excitement, I promise. For one thing, some e-mails that arrived today give me a good reason to waste more time playing with graphics. Will have to discuss things further with a couple people sometime when I'm awake enough to follow logical thought. In the meantime, I leave you with a poem I read today composed by an actual human being, Sanai.
Energetic Work
If you want the pearl,
leave the inland desert,
and wander by the sea.
Even if you don't find it,
at least you've been
near the water.
Be a warrior! Desire something
powerfully! Saddle your horse
and get ready for the quest.
Don't accept a crown
made of this visible sky.
Wait for what Gabriel brings.
Be energetic in the work
that takes you to God!
The weak and sickly only think
about surrender. Lie down before
the door you long to go through.
Open your loving completely.
Only a dog sits idly
licking a bone.
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