Despite the wonders that are delivered by digital music today, sometimes I really miss lying on my back on a shag carpet, eyes closed, two huge stack speakers aimed at my head, listening to a quality vinyl record played over excellent analog equipment.
One day I wish to retire to a dictionary.
Sometimes I come untethered.
Sir @ December 19, 2010 # 4 Comments
Things you don’t do: Tug on superman’s cape Spit into the wind Pull the mask off the ol’ Lone Ranger Mess around with Jim Attempt to post stuff to a blog every day for two consecutive months when said months are laden with holiday-related travel/responsibilities/angst/general crapola*. It’s been years since I last sent any out [...]
Sir @ December 9, 2010 # 3 Comments
Party. What social gathering rocked your socks off in 2010? Describe the people, music, food, drink, clothes, shenanigans. Since the dawn of time or the Spring 2005, there’s been this thing called TequilaCon where a group of bloggers gather together and discuss important things. It’s a fairly selective group of respected writers. ‘Revered’ is probably [...]
Sir @ December 8, 2010 # 2 Comments
Beautifully Different. Think about what makes you different and what you do that lights people up. Reflect on all the things that make you different – you’ll find they’re what make you beautiful. I’m considering using the following paragraph to close out my Christmas letter this year: I wanted to end this year’s note with [...]
Sir @ December 7, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Community. Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2010? What community would you like to join, create, or more deeply connect with in 2011? The internet, as we all know, is full of murderers and degenerates. Yet against every odd, imaginary or otherwise, I’ve managed to meet some of the loveliest, friendliest, most [...]
Sir @ December 6, 2010 # One Comment
Make. What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it? This is light on the pictures, but trust me when I say that it’s as orange as any bisque ever made. Fall is custom made for [...]
Sir @ December 5, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Let Go. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why? Following the completion of the PhD candidacy proposal this past summer, which was actually a bit more grueling than the defense of my thesis for the master’s degree a couple years ago, I officially stopped believing that I was in way over [...]
Sir @ December 4, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year? There was this thing that I managed to do involving science that worked really well after many days, weeks, and months of trying to get it to work. Let’s see what kind of writer I really am. Can I explain this [...]
Sir @ December 3, 2010 # One Comment
Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors). Rock climbing requires a person to draw a line in the sand of one’s conscious mind. Distractions need to stay on one side, while the rest of one’s faculties sit on the other doing [...]
Sir @ December 2, 2010 # No Comment Yet
What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it? The trick to doing stuff with chemicals and electricity is that if you try to do other stuff at the same time, you may set yourself or others aflame and/or possibly melt stuff, which can be expensive. [...]
Sir @ December 1, 2010 # One Comment
I blame her for my excursion into this. I blame myself, too, sure, but mostly her. She brought it up on her website and I, fool that I am, thought to myself, and I quote, ‘Huh’, and now here we are. Also, I’m on a bit of a roll with the writing baloney at the [...]